The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-08-30
Act NJ. !,v.l
House Bill No. Ioc.

Act NJ. !29l House Bill No. 1o5.
Joint >eSo!u,ion-pr"oosins an anne dmeut
to Article 80 Of tn Constitution of the
State of Louisiana.
Section I. BE enacted 10y the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, Two
thirds of all members elected TO each House
cuncurrins, That Article $50 of the Cons,itu-
ton of the State Of Louisiana be amend
ed read as follows:
Article $50. The following shall be
empt from taxation, and no other, viz: All
public property, places of religious worship,
O burial. the rect0reS and parsonaIcs of
churches and grounds thercunto .:ppurtcnant,
used exclusively residences for the minis
tccS in charge of such churches, all Charita-
bic institutions, all buildings and property
used exclusively for public monuments or
historical collections, colleges and other
school purposes, the real end personal estate
of any public library, and that of any other
llbrary association used by or connected with
such library, all books and philosophical ap-
paratus, and all paintings and statuary Of
any company or association, kept in 4 public
hall; provided, the property SO exempted be
not leased for purposes of private or cnrp1-
rate profit or income. There shall also be
cxem pit from taxation household property to
the value OF five hundred dollars. There
shall also be exempt from parochial and mu-
niclpal taxation for period of ten years
from the first day of January, 1900. the cap
ital, machinery aud other property employed
in mining operations, and in the manufacture
| OF textile fabrics, yarns, rope, cordage, leath-
er, shoes, harness, saddlcry, hats, clothing,
flour, machinery, articles of tin. copper and
sheet iron, agricultural implements, and fur
ni,urc and other articles of wood, marble or
stone: soap, stationery, ink and paper, boat,
builing and fertilizers and chemicals: pro-
viucd that not less than five hands en-
ployed in any one factory: provided that
no, hing herein con, aimed shall affect the OK.
| emptions provided for by existing Consti,u-
tional provisions. There shall also be cx-
cmpt from ta&atipn for period of ten years
| from the date Of lis completion any railroad
| Oh. parts of such railroad that may thereafter
| be constructed and completed prior to anu
airy ISL. 1904: provided, that when alu has
| heretofore been voted by any parish, ward,
~ municipality to any railroad not yet con-
Structcd, such ruilrOad shall not be entitled 10
| the exemption from taxation herein cStab-
| ishcu, unless it waivers and relinq uishes
such aid or consents to a reSuDmiSSiOn Of 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-thrd of such property taxpayers p=,i-
ton for the same within six months after the
adoption of this Constitution. And provided,
further, that this exemption shall not apply
10 double tracks, sidlngs, switches, depotS or
other improvements bettermcnts, 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 hereiubefOre grant
| ed apply to any railroad part of such
| railroad, the construction of which was be
gun and the roadbed of which substan-
TALLY completed at the date of the adoption