St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-09-10

AMENDMENT
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ErePOstng ~ saessra
gasr% II STATE Of Louirian. ~ lonstitution
psrisb y And collection AZ 9sssesE-
SkiRna N yHLleAna and the gsaRs sa ths
exposition il III sssSssssing snd building s.
Cans5.a We the comrlstion "a orleans 70
direetion I y ~ t2 be expended anasna
ton Compsnys ae Worid's Panama E4,a sae
AsseTabIv Ba it resolved bv n.
thIrS~ "a the State 81 Lori VS. General
c6neurrinr mheeMoerB elected "a aash bsM9
nsiisssaa3on Of the State Of T 1or9s e the Con.
for 49, me qaalifed e~lectora of % sub
by Article XII OF rejection 81 reani~ss
sIssse of Iouistana At th az Of the
SoIiiSo ~ 70 be held on the arst TTongEeEsional
1910, rs fo Me arst Monday 81 N@oqsm5bss1rs
havf-s mnorlds Panama Expoait;on
oct befoya oIganlxed as a corDorsfiaI
Public. ~ fssEcy sSommer Beaedict' Eotspsyy
1RElA, 1910, for the pyrposs ~ month os
OTlaenno at or near Che ei41g togloss4lnE
baiS rs "a the State Of Louisss5. oI sew
Panana CaTs1Ia az the completion 81 M ~
Worlds i Psn. sRs purpose Ot siding aid
cate and bS;9d Exposition Company "a ~.
OLaeans an exposition n esIe5r s.sy q New
SSv Ts4oh of the Panama CanaI ~ ~ Wa
dailsr! snrss-eighths (M) Of one miiI onn sE.
lama oTif,55s AsESnes Of the State oS Igonis
s te- 0nsslee Of the Parish Of Orlsans 80
20 i ri slK-eighths (6-s) be ona ngli Ano
ysonisiras - the Farish Of Orleans. efsfs ~
an III $500 y ena E5s same ts hessby issisd
IN state oe Lcuistana and pspIs% w "
raiia a9e9lnnApE wteh the year 9c4I 40
levied until 1lnETa ony Y re year y whlsh Il Is
sass snaH have been collected snd nsgd g i.to
1ha 4aA ef fhe state Of Louisiana.
,ei1ast. tax snps levied shall Be asssssed and
S2as0eG without costs or eonmiNeiaw9 ~
~ yarlous pArishes ~throughous ghs sssts
20 paid to the State Treasnres ID "a $3.50 ssg
oslieetea - ssaer State taxes are assessed.
Ane tax herein levied Is additional ~ III
SsstTa;a taxes now authorised BY Che Con.
ESxes nsrein provided for shall reguafn IL
Se state Treasury as othsr State fnadm ~.
y ls nnally decided BY The sixfy.arst
states fhAt an exposition Tor he nuSnasss
naxeln set togth will ID held es 81 rss9,
!ns CITY e New Orleans. When this fact
i tnNs dsnnitety determined, Shen ahe monew
E9m the collection of this tax shail be nsiS
o9t py the State Treasurer upea tie waryarS
9. me worlds Panama Rxposikion Com
2says approved by the Governor. Treasurer
and Auditor Of the State, or any two q
Snsn Tor the purpose ca securing 3 site and.
1or the construction, equipment snd mefns
tanning of che exposition.
The site Of the exposition and iii inn
prcvements situated thereon and al m0nevs
OF other aaasta o4 said Worlds PAaama nx-
position Company shall be exempt fkom af
State, Parish, municipal and special taxes
wnile being used for said exposition pur-
nh az herein voted for M prvnosss
hsxein stated shall constitute 4 binding con.
Gaet between the State Of Louistens md
the World Panama Exposition Company Of
Louisiana. snd shall continue IN forss until
the amount hexein stated she'll have been
collected.
ne Worlds Panama Exposition Company
shall, on demand, render account to the
Governor, Treasurer and Auditor Of The
State for ail money peceived by IL from
the State Treasurer.
II upon the collection Of the last years
taxes more than Four Million (&4,o00,00
Dollars shall have been raised, or il after
collecting a portion Of the taxes herein pro-
that no exposition will be held Ut or near
the City Of New Orleans IL celebration Of
~they@pening Of the Panama Canal, then what
Four Million (s4,0oo.e501 Dollars az shove
provided, or whatever money is collected and
paid into the Treasury before il ig definitely
determined that no exposition shall be held,
thereupon ali of said money shall be returned to
the various parishes, md the Parish Of Orleans,
in proportion to the amount contributed by
each. The funds thus received by the yarl'
Gus parishes OF the State, including al funds
RccrOing to said paFishes under the pro
visions Of the charter OF the Worlds Pan.
ANA Exposition Company, shall be used ex-
cfusively By said parishes for the building
This amendment to the Constitution shall
prevail over all other provisions Ut the Con-
s~titution OF the State of Louisiana, which
may, directly or indirectly, conflict here
with, and shall be deemed to be self-executs
ing and to confer directly the authority
herein granted, without IN enabling act OF the
Section 3. Be it further resolved, ste,
That the official ballet 10 be used 81 the
said election she'll have printed thereon the
words:
tFog the proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State OF LouiE1ena,
levying a tax in aid Of the exposition
eeIebYating the opening OF the Panama
Canal
end the words:
TO the Constitution OF the STATE OF
Louisiana, ievying Q tax IN aid OF the
exposition celebrating the opening OF
the Panama Canal,
ana each eiector shall indicate, as provid-
"a in the General Election Laws Of the
State. whether be votes for or against the
phoposea p III. -LAMBEEMoNT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Sen4 n. q. DUPRE.
Speaker 81 the House of Representatives..
Approved: May Oath, lQ10.--
j. Il. SANDERS,
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN r. MICHEL
Secretary of state.
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