The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-11

ment Of the Governor, with the advice
] and consent of the Senate.
The Judges of said Court shall each
receive salary of Four Thousand
Dollars, per. annum, payable monthly
| on his own warrant.
| All appeals within fits jurisdiction
from the Parishes Of Orleans, st,
James, st. John the Baptist, Jeffer-
! son, st. Charles, Piaquemines. St,
Bernard and shall be returnable ia
said Court, and the costs of fling the
same shall be, as now. fixed by the
Constitution or the law, until other
wise regulated by law. a
Section Z. Be it further resolved,
etc., That the foregoing amendments
to the Articles of the Constitution of
this State, if adopted, shall become
operative on the LIST day of january,
1908, and all cases pending and unde-
termined on said date, IN the SUI
preme Court shall be finally deter
mined by said Court and all cases
pending and undermined in the Courts
of Appeals as now constituted shall be
transferred to the Courts of Appeals,
as organized under these amend
ments, having Jurisdiction under the
foregoing amendments of the cause,
and without costs to the parties. t7
Section s. Be IT further resolved,
ETC., That said proposed amendments
be submitted to the electors for their
approval or rejection as required by
Article 321 of the Constitution Of
Louisiana, and the general election
laws of this State, at the Congress
sional election to be held In this
State in November, 1902.
(Signed.)
J. Y. SANDERS.
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
(Signed.)
ALBERT ESTOPINAL,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate. ~
Approved, July sth, A. D. 1902.
w. w. HEARD.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State. 's
House Bill No. 1913.
Act No. 1927
AN ACT.
Joint Notwithstanding an
amendment to Article 230 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana.
Section 1. Be it enacted by. the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, Two-thirds OF all members
elected to each House copsu-rjng,
That Article gao Of tk> Constitution
of the Stata Il Louisiana be SO
amended as to read as follows
Article 230. The following shall
be exempt from taxation, and no 9TH
err, viz: All public property, places of
religious worship, or burial, the rec
tories and parsonages of churches
and grounds thereunto appurtenant,
used exclusively as residences for the
ministers in charge of such churches,
all charitable institutions, all build
ings and property used exclusively for
public monuments or historical col
lections, 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 COM
pany or association, kept in a public
hall; provided, the property so ex-
empted be not leased for purposes of !
private or corporate profit or income.
There shall also be exempt from taxa
ton household property to the value
of five hundred dollars. There shall |
also be exempt from parochial and |
taxation for period of ten
years from the first day of January.
1900, the capital, machinery and 9TH
er property employed in mining OPP
erations, and in the manufacture of |
textile fabrics, yarns, rope, cordage,
leather, shoes, harness, saddlery, hats,
clothing. -four, machinery. articles of |
tin, copper and sheet iron, agricultur-
al implements, and furniture and 9TH
er articles of wood, marble or stone;
soap, stationery, ink and paper, boat
building, and fertilizers and chemi-
Gals; provided that not less than i've
hands are employed in any. one fac
tory; provided, that nothing herein /
contained shall affect the exemptions
provided for by existing Constitutions
II provisions. There shall also be ex-
smpt from taxation for q period of
ten years from the date Of its COM
'letion any railroad or parts of such
railroad that may hereafter be con-
'tructed and completed prior to Jam
lary LIST, 1904; provided, that when
lid has heretofore been voted by any
parish, ward, or municipality to any
abroad not yet constructed, such
'ailroad shall not be entitled to. the
from taxation herein. .es-
ablished unless it valves and relin-
pushes such aid or consents to re-
admission of the question of grant
ng such aid to vote of the property |
axpayers of the parish, ward of mu-
licipaiity, which has voted the same,
one-third of such property tax
layers petition for the same within
tx months after the adoption of this