New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-09-06

a-,,a17 Is4gr,t, ia ttG Articles OF
tba CONSTITUTION or This State il
adontad hall hncomo operative
ON Inc r..f Gav Of Janua1y, 1903
ard a1f .,sos ,andino and undc
ta,.,ninad an said date. in the Su.
nrnna Court shall be finally
5o.loI,,,i1al NV said Court and all
800. ,andino. and undetermined
- tha CONT Of ADpcals as now
.on,,stftntoG shah be- transferred
~ tl,. g'',,,..t. If AnnaaI * orpan-
;z,a ,,oInT those amendments.
bavino, Jurisdiction under the
f.,..,o.,;,,r amendments, of the
.co,,lr and withnpt costs Ia the
1,a,.t;...
.,r,.,d nto That said Droposed
,,o,,t,. ho submitted TO thp
oInctn.s fn, thnir approval or re-
iao+inn ~ rnoujrnd by Article
23t nr +ho Constitution of Louis
iana and tbo general election
Iau-s IF tbis state. at the Con
o.ressionaI election to be held in
fbi. Stata in November, 1902.
IGimnad ! y. SANDERS.
Gn9al-ar Of fine House Of Repre-
anDta+ivcs
(G;gDod ATRrPT EsTOPINAL.
7 inI3fonant Governor and Pres
don't of fine Senate
Annrovod. July Sth. 4. d. 1902.
w W. HEARD.
Governor of the State of Louis
lana
\ tr7r copy.
Holm r. MICuEl,
Secretary Of State.
Act No 1907 House Bill No. 1913.
AN ACT
Joint Notwithstanding an
amendment +o Article 80 of
the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana
Section / BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
T ouisiana. two-thirds of all mem
hnrs elected to each House con
currino. That Article 23O of the
Constitution of the State of
7 Louisiana be 50 amended as to
read as follows:
Article $50. The following
Shall be exempt from taxation.
and no other, viz: All public
proDertv. places of religious
Worship. or burial. the rectories
and naTsonaces of churches and
grounds thcrennto aDpurtenant,
nsed exclusively as residences
for the minister's in charge of
such churches. all charitable in
stitutions. all buildings and prop
erty used exclusively for public
monuments or historical collec-
tionS. colleges and other school
nnrDosas. the real and personal
estate of any public library, and
that Of any other library asso-
citation used by or connected with
such library, all books and phil
osoDhical apparatus. and all
PAINTINGS and statuarv of any
company or association, kept in a
n,7hIic hall. provided the prop
artv so exemDted be not leased
for purposes of private or corpo-
alto Drdft or income There
shall also be exempt from tax
afi0n household property to the
valre Of five hundred dollars.
Tbnra shall also be EXEMPT from
narochiaI and municiDal taxation
for a period Of ten wears from
the 1st day of January. the CAPT
tal machinery and other property
emploved in mining operations.
and in the manufacture of textile
fabrics. warns. rope, cordage,
leather. shoes. harness. saddlery,
hats clothing. flour. machinery
articles of tin. copper and sheet
iron agricultural implements
and furniture and other articles
wood marblestone. soap. station.
cry ink and paper, boat building
and fertilizers and chemicals
provided that not less than five
hands are employed in any one
factory: provided that nothing
herein contained shall affect the
exemptions provided for by exist
mo Constitutional provisions
There shall also be exempt from
taxation for a period of ten year:
from the date of it's completion
any railroad or parts of such rail
road that NAV hereafter be con
strrcted and completed prior t,
Tanuarv 1st 1904: provided. tina
when aid has heretofore beer
voted nv any narish ward. O
no1oicinalitv to any railroad no
vat constructed sucb railroa,
Shall not he entitled to the ey
nmntiom from taxation herei,
osta bI;sbad unless Il waiver
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