The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-10-16

(Signed) j. Y. SANDENo,
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
(Signed) ALBERT ESTOPlNAL,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July 9Th, A. D. 1902.
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Governor of the State of Louisiana.
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary OF State.
House Bill No. 1913.
Act No. 1891
AN ACT
Joint Resolution-Proposing an amend
ment to Article 230 Of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two thirds of all members elected to
each House concurring, That Article
23O of the Constitution OF the State OF
Louisiana be 80 amended to read as
follows:
Article 23O. The following shall be
exempt from taxation, and no other, viz:
All public property, places OF religious
| worship, or burial, the rectories and
parsonages of churches and grounds
thereunto appurtenant, used exclusively
as residences for the ministers in charge
of such churches, all charitable institu-
tons, all buildings and property used
exclusively for public monuments or his
torical 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 apparatus, and all
paintings and statuary of any company
or association, kept in a public hall;
provided, the property so exempted be
not leased for purposes OF private or
corporate 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 municipal taxation for a
period of ten years from the 1st day OF
January, 1900, the capital, machinery
and other property employed in mining
operations. and in the manufacture OF
textile fabrics, yarns, rope, cordage,
leather, shoes, harness, saddlery, hats,
clothing, flour, machinery, articles OF
tin, copper and sheet iron, agricultural
implements, and furniture and other ar
ticles of wood, marble or stone; soap,
stationery, ink and paper, boat building,
and fertilizers and chemicals; provided
! that not less than five hands are employ
, ed in any one factoty; provided thai
nothing herein contained shall affect the
, exemptions provided for by existing
, Constitutional provisions. There shall
, also be exempt from taxation for aperioo
, of ten years from the date of its compile.
: ton any railroad or parts OF such railroad
{ that may hereafter be constructed ant
| completed prior to January list, 1904
: provided, that when aid has heretofort
: been voted by any parish, ward, O
= municipality to any railroad not We
: constructed, such railroad shall not b.
r entitled to the exemption from taxation
r herein established, unless it wavers ant
i relinquishes such aid or consents to
: resubmission of the question OF granting
i such aid to a vote OF the property ia:
: payers of the parish, ward or municipal
+ ity, which has voted the same, if one
t third of such property tax payers petl
{ ton for the same within six months afte
o the adoption of this Constitution. An,
a provided, further, that this exemption
n shall not apply to double tracks, sidings
t switches, depots or other improvement
e or betterments which may be constructe
d by railroads now in operation within tn
It State, other than extensions or new line
q constructed by such railroads; nor sha
: the exemption hereinbefore granite
II apply to any railroad or part of such rail
n road, the construction Of which wa
: begun and the roadbed of which Wa
y substantially completed at the date {
e the adoption of this Constitution. TIL
v property or real estate belonging to an
e military organization of the State {
" Louisiana which is used by the Stat
v National Guard or militia for militaT
!. purposes, such as arsenals or armorie
is while so used, shall be exempt from ia,
,e alton.
Is Section 2. Be it further enacted, etc
l. That the aforesaid proposed amendment
: having been read in each House of tt
IF General Assembly, on three separa
: days, and the yeas and nays .theree
= having been entered on the Journal {
ID each House, the Secretary of State sha
N cause the same to be published in tv
If newspapers published in the Parish
!. Orleans and in one paper in each 9th,
te parish of the State in which a newspap
Of is published, for two months precedin
id the next election for Representatives
hit Congress.
of Section 8. Be it further enacted, etc
IN That at said election of Representative
at in Congress, the said amendments shs
in be submitted to the electors for the
al approval or rejection.
A. Section 4. Be it further enacted, ett
m That said election shall be held und
MS the existing election laws of the Stat
a and if a majority voting on said amen
at ments shall approve and ratify the sam
10 then such amendments so approved al
es ratified shall become part OF the Co
he stitution.
ts Section 5. Be it further enacted, ct.
in That the result of such election shall
of made known by the proclamation Of t
Governor.
o. (Signed) J.Y. SANDERS,
Or Speaker of the House of Representativ,
of (Signed) ALBERT ESTOPINAL
n Lieutenant Governor and President
the Senate.
CHI Approved: July 9th, A. D. 1902.
81 w. w. HEARD,
lis Governor of the State of Louisiar
A true copy:
I'm JOHN T. MICHEL,
St. Secretary of State.