The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-09-13
Act NO. taol
House Pill No. -,
AN ACT

! AN AT
Joint Resolution Proposing an amendment to
ftSle go OF tne Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana. "
| Section !. Be it enacted by the General A j
seiably o. the State OF Louisiana Tgo.thirds Of
! all members elected TO each House concurrine
nat Article 239 OF the Gonst tuition of tho State
OF oni5iana De SO amended as to read as follows
/ Article ago The following shall he exe,,rt
from taxation, and no other, viz. Rfi public
| property, places of of religious Worship or burial
the feetorles and pnrsonases of churches and
GROUNDS thereuRto appartenant, used exclusively
| as resIdencca for the ministers in charge of shch
churches. all charitable institutions al! buildings
| and property used exclusively for public ron1T
ments or historical collections COLLEGES and
! other school pur oscs, the real and personal Is.
tate OF any public library, and that of any Other
library association USED by or connected with
sach library, All books aud philosophical apparats
us, and all lpantings and statuarv of any company
or ASSOCIATION, kept II pablic hail provided The
property so exempted be not leased Tor purposes
| OF private or corp rate profit or income here
shad also be exempt from taxaton household
| property 10 the value of five handr4d duiIars
lilcte snail also DE exempt from parochial and
municipal taxation for period Of ten wears fren
the hrst duy OF January, 1000, the capital irlachn-
cry ana otllef property employed in mining 0pera
| tons, and III the rianufacturc of textile fairies
yarns, rope, cordage, leather Shoes harness sad
der hats, Clothing, ioI, machinery articles OF
TIN, copper and sheet iron, agricultural imple.
mems, ana Tafnitnre and other articles of wood
inafD!e or stone soap, stationery, ink and PAPER
! boat building, andtertiiizer3 and chemicals; pro
vided that not less than five hands are er1pioyed
IN any one factory; provide that nothing herein
contained shall affect the exemptions provided for
by existing Constitutional provisions There
shall also De exempt rom taxation for L period Of
ten years from the dste Of its completion any rail
road orpAttS OF Sueit railroad that NAV hereafter
be constructed and compiated prior to January
Ist, 70 4, provided that when aid has heretofore
peen voted by any parish, waTd or municipality
TO any railroad not yet const tfuct9d such raj road
ska not,be entitled TO the exemption from taxa
ton herein estac 'Siled, unless il waivers and re
tt1qulSheS such aid OF consents to resu0missiou
OF the question OF granting sucll aid to :: vote OF
the property taxpayers OF the parish ward or nut
n!ctpa!!ty which has voted the same if one third
of Such property tax payers petition for the Salt.
within six months after the adoption Of this [ ca.
stttutlon And provid 4, further that this exemp
tion Shail not apply to double tracks, sidinEs
switches, dePots or other improvements or better.
ments, which may be constructed by railroad#
tensions or new lines constructed by such, rail,
roads; nor shall the cxem ption hereinbetorsl
granted apply to any railroad or part of sueH
railroad. the con tTaction ot which was begun AMI
the roadbeG OF which substantially cou1.tatE.5
al the GATE oi the adoption OF this Constitution
tafy organization of tile State Of LaUis1ar wliiir
Is used by The : tate National Guard or mGI,i .oL
military purposes, Sucl a+SeHalS or. arfnOT.s
white so used, shall be exempt from taxatiol
sec. 2. lie II further enacted. etc. Ihyt "a
aforesaid proposed amendments haYing tecn.rs,az
III each House OF the General Assembly lE +hr.s
separate days, and The yeas and nays s5ac,rnt
having been entered al tne jaI.rTsat - =.
House, fte secretary of state snail Ca..se liz.
to % pubiIshedtn in Two neWspapets alblG1 & !
the parish Ct Orleans aad ID one paps4 h. - =
ofAeF parish OF tne stats IN which ne;gay -
fCoatinned on fouith ragsti