The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-16

Ian fN7noAn, Observation-Disclosures iDf rar
SONS and corporations pprsr;.
any trade, profession, business
calling may be rendered liabls =
such TAX. except clerks, labo,ssas
clergymen, school teaehars. thoaa
engaged M mechanical, apric,l
turai, horticultural and min;as
pursuits, and manufacturers qaLas,
than those of distilled alcol,ol;e !.
malt liquors, tobacco and cipars
and cotton seed oil. No poIitnsI
corporstion shall impose d greal@
license tax than is imposed bg H.
General Assembly for State nm.
poses.
The following property shall be
exempt from taxafion, and no 9th.
Ell, viz: All publie property, PLACES
of Religious worship or burial, All
charitable institutions, all bniIa.
Jugs and property uaed exclusively
for colleges or other achool pnr.
poses, the.real and personal estate
of any public library and that q
any other literary association used
by or connected with snch library.
all books, philosophical apparatus
and all paintings and s'tataary d
amy company or association kent
in public hall; provided, The
property so exempted he not used
or leased tor purposes of priyatem
corporate profit or income. There
shall also be exempt from taxation
household property to the value tut
five hundred dollars. There shall
also be exempt from taxation and
license for q period of ten years
from the adoption of this eonstitu-
tiop, machinery and other property
employed iu the lmauufactnre oil
textile fabrics, leather. shoes, hats,
-four, harness, satldlery, machin-
cry. agricultural supplements, fur
uiture and other articles of wood,
marble or stone, soap, stationers,
ink and paper, boat building aud
chocolate, provided that not less
than five hands are emploNea 10
ANY one factory.
The General Assembly shalllew
an annual poll tax, for the main
tenanee of public schools, upou
every male iphabitant ln the State
over the age OF tweuty-one years,
which shall newer be less than ons
dollar nor exceed one dollar tanda
half per capita, and fhe Genera
Assembly shall pass laws to ep.
force payment OF Said tax.
The State tax on property for all
purposes whatever, including *.
ipenses of government, sehou's,
Illevees andiinterest, shall not exceed
ito i,euy eone year six mills ou Tie
I,(!oil,lr Of Its assessed vsluation, II
the ordinance regarding the haua-
ed deshr of the State is adopted and
ratified by the people; and it said
,on((inanee is NOT adopted and Iatl-
fed by the people, the State tsz
for all purposes aforesaid shallnot
exceed in any one year Ave mills
on the dollar of the assessed xalp-
ation of THE property; aud no pat
isb or mnnieipal tax for all pnr-
/ poses whatsoever shall exceed ten
mills on the dollar of valuation;
and provided, that for the purpose
of erecting and constructing public
buildings, bridges and works d
public Improvement in parlshes
aud municipalities the rates Of taz-
ation herein limited ipay he l,p-
creased when the rate of such 40
crease and the purpose for which
lit is iintendad shall have been sub
United to o vote of The property
taxpayers of sadh perish or Imonl-
eipality entitled to vote under the
election laws of the State, aud .
majority of the same voting q
such election shall have voted
1 therefor.
4 dGontinued Next Week.
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