The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-09-22
CONSTITUTIONAL AxExDxnrs,
ACT Ne. 4
Senate Bill No. 1,
A. JOINT RES0I JYTION

CONSTlTUTIONAL AMENDNRNTA
ACT NJ. 4
Senate Bill No. l.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constt.
tuition OF the State of Louisiana for
tax in the Parish Of Orleans and the
state OF Louisiana, in aid Of locating
and building an exposition in tho
city Of New Orleans to celebrate the
said tax to be expended under the d.
rccti0n of the Worlds Panama Expo
sition Company.
Section /. BE 1t resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all members elected to
each house concurring, That an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana be submitted to the qualified
or rejection as required by Article 321
OF the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana at the Congressional election
70 be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday Of Novem-
Der. 1910, az follows:
The Worlds Panama Exposition Com
pany having been organized as q cor
Roration BY act before Percy Sommer
Of the month Of April. 1910. for the pur-
pose Of promoting an exposition at or
wear the city OF New Orleans. in the
State of Louisiana, to be held in cele.
bration Of the completion of the Pana-
ma Canal:
Now. for the purpose of aiding said
Worlds Panama Exposition Company
to locate and build at or near the city
bration Of the completion of the Pana-
ma Canal, an annual tax of three
eighths (3-O OF one mill on the dollar
in all parishes Of the State of Louisiana
tax Of six-eighths (6-s) OF one mill on
the dollar in the Parish of Orleans,
state of Louisiana, be and the same il
hereby levied on all property subject
lana and Parish Of Orleans. beginning
with the year 1911 and collected annu-
ally In the year in which 1t is levied
until Four Million l4.0O0.00O) Dollars
the Treasury Of the State of Louisiana.
The tax thus levied shall be assessed
and collected without costs or commits
sions in the various parishes through
out the state and paid to the State
Treasurer in the same manner as other
state taxes are assessed, collected and
paid in.
The tax herein levied is additional to
all other taxes now authorized by the
| Constitution.
The money realized from the collec-
| tiOn Of taxes herein provided for shall
remain in the State Treasury as other
cided by the Sixty-first or Sixty-second
| Congress OF the United States that an
exposition for the purposes herein sci
forth will be held at or near the City OF
| New Orleans. When this fact il thus
definitely determined. then the money
from the collection OF this tax shall BIZ
paid out by the State Treasurer upOT
! the warrant of the Worlds Panama Elk.
Governor, Treasurer and Auditor Of thu
| State or any two of them for the pur.
pose OF securing site and for the con.
structton. equipment and maintaining
| The site of the exposition and all i'm.
provements situated thereon, and Al
moneys or other assets of said World,
Panama Exposition Company shall bt
| pal and special taxes while being uset
| for said exposition purposes.
The tax herein voted for the purpos
es herein stated shall constitute a bind
Louisiana and the Worlds Panama EN-,
position Company OF Louisiana, ant
shall continue In force until the amount
herein stated shall have been collected
pany shall. on demand. render account
| to the Governor, Treasurer and Auditor
| OF the State for all money received BY
1t from the State Treasurer.
| II upon the collection Of the las,
years taxes more than Four Million
$4,000. 0OO) dollars shall have beer
raised. or II after collecting a portion
Of the taxes herein provided for 1t shat
ton will be held at or near the City Of
New Orleans in celebration Of the open.
Ing of the Panama Canal. then what
ever money Is collected in excess OF tn,
above provided, or whatever money /.
collected and paid into the Treasury
before it is definitely determined thai
no exposition shall be held. thereupor
the various parishes. and the Parish Of
Orleans. In proportion to the amoun
contributed by each. The funds thu.
received by the various parishes OF tn.
said parishes under the provisions o.
the charter Of the Worlds Pnnam;
Exposition Company. shall be used ex
clusively by said parishes for thu
building Of good roads.
I This amendment to the Constitution
shall prevail over all other provision.
Of the Constitution OF the State o.
Louisiana, which may. directly or indi
deemed to be self-executing and to con
fer directly the authority herein grant
ed, without an enabling Act Of the Leg
islature.
J Section 2. Be it further resolved
etc. That the official ballot to be uset
at the said election shall have printe,
thereon the words:
!, For the proposed amendment to
Louisiana. levying tax in aid OF
the exposition celebrating the
opening Of the Panama Canal"
and the words:
Against the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution OF the
State Of louisiana, levying tax
in aid Of the exposition celebrat-
ing the opening Of the Panama
| Canal"
and each elector shall indicate. as pro
vided in the General Election Laws Q
the State. whether he votes for 0
against the proposed amendment.
r. NJ. LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President Q
the Senate.
II. G. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
Approved: May gath. 1910.
J. y. SANDERS.
. Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN L. MICHEL.