The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-06-28


ways pay a license tax.
The Constitutional Convention
/ Articles adopted since our last
report:
i No funds raised for the support
of the public schools of the State
shall he appropriated to OF used
for the support of any seetarian
schools.
/ TAXATION.
/ The taxing power may he exer-
cised by the General Assembly for
State purposes. and by parishes
and municipal corporations under
authority granted to them by the
GeneraI Assembly Tor parish and
municipal purposes.
Taxation shall be equal and unl-
form throughout the territorial
limits of the authority leyying the
tax, and all property shall be taxed
in proportion to Its value, to he
ascertained rs directed bl law. La
order to arrive at this equality and
uniformity the General Assembly
shall, al its FIRST session after the
adoption of this constitution. pro-
vide system of equality and uni-
formity in assessments, based upon
the relative value of property III
the different portions OF the State.
The valuation put upon property
for purposes of State taxatiop shall
he taken rs the proper valuation
for purposes of local taxation In
every subdivision of the State; pro-
pided, that property shall never be
assessed for more than Its cash
value, and that owners Of property
shall have the right to test the
correctness of their assessments
before the courts.
The taxing power shall be exer-
cised only TO carry on and maip-
tain the government of the State
and the public institutions thereof
! to educate the children OF the State
{ to pay the principal and Interest
of the public debt; to suppress iu.
surfeeiion, repel invasion, or dc
lend the State in time of war, ian,
; for lleyee purposes rs hereinaftel
provided: promded, that the citl
: zens'of the State who lost limbs i,
the Confederate armyshallbelgivel
. artificial limbs at the expense q
: the State.
The power to tax corporation
aud corporate property shall inese
be suspended by act of the tGeher
!, al Assembly.
oil The General Assembly maylev.
Il a license tax, aud may gradual
the amount of such tax to be col
J lected from the persons pursaini
: the several trades, professions
\ vocations and callings. all pei
. sons, associations Of persons au'
l. corporations, pursuing amy trade
3 professions, business OF calm
e may be rendered liable to sue
i tax, except clerks, Ilaborers, ,clei
!, gymen, school teachers, those an
gagged in mechanical, agricultural
y horticultural and mining pursuits
y! and manufacturers, other tina
n those of distilled, alchclic or maj
st Liquors, tobacco and cigars. N
r. political corporation shall impos
= d greater license tax than is in
!, pose by the General Assembly fe
i State purposes.
y The following property shall b
T. exempted from taxation, and q
rs other, viz: All public propert,
~ places of religious worship or bu
ials, all institutions of purely pull
IN lie charity, all property used {
j leased for college or other soho,
- purposes, the real and person,
W estate Of any public library, an
=. that Of any Other literary associ,
IN lion used by or connected wit
is such library, all books an
D. philosophical apparatus, and a
q paintings and statnary of an
company or associations kept in
public hall; promised, the propert
W SO exempted be not used for al
ne purpose of private or corporate
al profit Or income. There shall ais