The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-11-01
House Bill No. I23
Act No. I29.)

Act No. 12o.) House Bill No. 1873.
Joint Resolu,ion-Proposing amendment
to Article $50 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana.
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 23o of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana be SO amend
ed as read follows:
Article 2so. The following shall be ex-
empt from taxation, and no other, viz: All
public property, places of religious worship,
burial, the rectories and Parsonages OF
churches and grounds thereunto appurtenant,
used exclusively residences for the minis
tiers in charge of such churches, all charita-
BILE institutions. all buildings and property
used exclusively for public monuments or
historical collections, colleges and other
school purposes, the real and personal estate
of any public library, and that of any other
library association used by or connected with
such library, all books and philosophical APP
paratus, and all paintings and statuary OF
any company association, kept in public
hall; provided, the property SO exempted be
not leased for purposes of private or corpo-
rate profit or income. There shall also be
exempt from taxation household property to
the value of five hundred dollars. There
shall also be exempt from parochial and mu-
nicipal taxation for a period OF ten years
from the first day of January, 1900. the cap
ital, machinery and other property employed
IN mining operations, ana In tne manufacture
of textile fabrics, yarns, rope, cordage, leath-
er, shoes, harness, saddlery, hats, clothing,
-four, machinery, articles of tin, copper and
sheet iron, agricultural implements, and fur
niture and other articles of wood, marble or
stone; soap, stationery, ink and paper, boat,
building. and fertilizers and chemicals; pro-
vided that not less than five hands are en-
ployed in any factory; provided that
| nothing herein contained shall affect the ex-
emptions provided for by existing Constitu-
| tional provisions. There shall also be ex
empt from taxation for period of ten years
| from the date of its completion any railroad
or parts of such railroad that may hereafter
| be constructed and completed prior to Janu-
| airy Ist. 1904; provided, that when aid has
heretofore been voted by any parish, ward,
| or municipality to an, railroad not yet con-
structed, such rrilrOad shall not be entitled to
! the exemption from taxation herein estab-
| lishcd, unless it waivers and relinquiSheS
| such aid 0 consents to a resubmission ot the
| question of granting such aid to vote OF
| the property taxpayers of the parish, ward
| or municipality, which has voted the same,
| if one-,hrd of such property taxpayers petit
| ton for the me within six months after the
| adoption of this Constitution. And provided,
| further, that this exemption shall not apply
| to double tracks, sidlngs, switches, depotS or
| other improvements or betterments, which
may be constructed by railroads now in oper-
| alton within the State, other than extensions
| or new lines constructed by such railroads
| nor shall the exemption hereinbefore grant
| ed apply 10 any railroad part of such
railroad, the construction of which was be
gun and the roadbed of which was substan
TALLY completed at the date of the adoption