St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-30

! adopted, shall become operative Oh Tie Is
gay or January, 1903, ana all cases ptnuin:
| Supreme Court, snail be nnaliy Determined
by said Court and all cases penulns uu.
Undetermined in the Courts appeal az
| now constituted shall be transferred TO tn.
Courts Of Appeal, as organized uuutr lnest
amendments, having Jurisdiction un,er IN,
foregoing amendments OF the cause. ant
| without costs to the parties.
Section 5. BE it further resolved, etc.
That said proposed amendments be sub
mitted to the electors for their approval
the Constitution OF Louisiana, and the
general election laws OF this State, at the
Congressional election to be held in this
State in November. 1902.
tSigned) ). y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
| tSlsned) ALbEkI ESIOIINAL,
Lieutenant Governor and President ol The
Approved, July sth, a. d. 1902.
W. W. HEARD.
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana
Join Il! i: MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
House Bill No. 1873
| JOINT RESOLUTION,
| Proposing an amendment to Article 23O OF
| the Constitution OF the State Of Lou
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State OF Louisiana, two.
| thirds OF all members elected to each House
| concurring, That Article 23U OF the ConstI
tuition OF the State of Louisiana be so
amended as to read as follows:
| Article 80 The following shall be ex.
| empt from taxation, and no other viz: All
public property, places of religious worship,
| or burial, the rectories and parsonageS 1T
| ant, used exclusively as residences for the
ministers in charge OF such churches all
| charitable INSTITUTIONS, all buildings and
| property used exclusively for public monu-
ments or historical collections, colleges and
| other school purposes the real and personal
estate OF any public library, and chat OF
connected with such library. all books and
philosophical apparatus. and all paintings
and statuary Of any company or associa-
ton. kept in public hail; provided. the
property so exempted be not leased for pur-
| poses of private or corporate profit or in
come. There shall also be exempt from
| five hundred dollars. There shall also be
| exempt from parochlal and municipal taxa.
! tion for period of ten years from the first
day of January 1900, the capital, machin-
/ operations and in the manufacture OF tex
tile. fabrics. yarns, rope, cordage, leather.
Of n
| sheet iron. agricultural implements. and
| furniture and other articles of wood mar,
BILE or stone soap stationery tCs, INK ana ana
| chemicals: provided that not less than hve
| hands are employed in any one factory !;
| provided. that nothing herein contained
| shall affect the exemptions provided for by
| existing Constitutional provisions. There
| shall also be exempt from taxation tor a
| period of ten years from the date OF ITS
completion any railroad or parts OF sucn
railroad that may hereafter be constructed
and completed prior to January lst l9o4 .
provided. that when aid has heretofore been
| voted by any parish, ward. or municipality
| to any railroad not yet constructed such
railroad shall not be entitled to the. eX
| emption from taxation herein established
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| aid or consents TO a re-submssion of the
| question of granting such aid to vote or
| the property taxpayers OF the parish, Ward
| or municipality, which has voted the same.
| if one-third OF sucn property taxpayers pc
tition for the same within SIX months at ter
| the adoption of this Constitution: : hd
provided. further, tnat TINS exemption shaii
not apply to double tracks. slulnSs,
switches, aepots and otner improvements or
betterments which may be constructed ny
railroads now in operation within the state.
| other than extensions or new lines con
structed by such railroads nor sAall the
| exemption hereinbetorc granted apply 20
any railroad or part of such railroad, tne
construction of which was begun and the
| roadbed of which was substantially com
pleted at the dare OF the adoption or ms
Constitution. The property or real estate
! belonging to any military organization or
| the State of Louisiana which Is used .!
| the State National Guard or militia tor mil
| itary purposes, sucn as aisehals or f, az
morles while so used. snail be exempt from
| taxation. 49,. mat
| the aforesaid proposed amendments ha,,n
| hpen read in rac House of the General
| Assembly, on three separate days anu inc
yeas ana nays thereon having Deen ehteleu
on the journal OF each House. the secLe
| tar of state shall cause the same 10 NC
published in two newspapers pup1lsNeu ~
| the Parish of Orleans ana in one paper ~
each other parish OF the State IN Whlch
nevs,a1er is published. Tor two months pre-
ceiius the neAt election Tor REPRESENTATIVES,
Sec. 5. lie it further enacted. etc, That
! at said election of Representatives IN toL
press, the said amendments shall be SUP.
mittea TO the electors for their approval or
rejection. , o+n THAT
said election Shall be held under the eA-
listing election laws OF the State. and II
majority voting Oh said amendments sha,.
approve and ratiiy the same ,Hsn shaii
amendments SO approved ara iatlileu sn"''
become Il part of the CONSTRUCTOR.
See ) lie it further enacted: etc, lhat
the result of such election shal' De niaue
known by the proclamation of the Gov
ernOr =. c.SpCpS
s S2piahsd, o. '"e 'l 'Li ESTOplNAL,
Lieutenant Governor and PRESIDENT oi 'he
Approved July 81 StA' W. A. h II aSG?
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A JUN 5tGi s0p +. MICHEL
Secretary of State
House Bin No. 259.
1A'' w. JOINT RESOLUTION:
pro,os:,g an amendment to Article 226 OF
the Constitution OF the state VI i-ou'
SerTlon /. BE it resolved by. the General
Assembly of the State OF LOUISIANA wv
thirds Of all the members elected TO eac i
House cuncurrlhg. that the loiio"lhE s.'", ~
he Submitted rs an amendment III lleu W
Article 226 of the Constitution 10 .iie ~.
tors of the STATE at the next Schete d. 49,
gresiona election to ne hoiuet' A. M,ndav in
November. l3u1 and it snail be the duts "
the officers charged with the cohuut1. for
said election to promulgate ana prov 'u e+;,Ia
said election IN accordance wan
;,2l of the Constitution sod t. bare-
Article 126 There shall be ana Is W.
nv created a State Board OF APPRAISAL
whose duty it small be 10 assess the plu ;pns
and intliyiduais employed in railway. teie.
"ranh. telephone. sleeping car ana express
ni1sinrss throughout the state OF Lo"isit,i."'
which Board of Appraisers shal' De Io'm
posed of the Auditor ana otner l rennras,
rrorresroudng in number to the congress,
sinnal Disirlcts of the State. to be electeu
hv thp Governor, Lieutenant to'erno,.
Treasurer Attorney General ana So t.nsinn
If S1ate one member from each LONG, estvd
al district, for the term of four years. anu
a. a. i't r:enaraI Assembly shall Tx the com
SienedI j. y. SANDERS.
speaker of the House q. Of Eepr GfHaI
Lieutenant Governor anu Aie1
Approved July 9th. a D. l: .Hn
Governor of the State OF Lou's'aha
J 1tyf s'gTS MICHEL.
Secretary of State.