The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-10-04
Act No. 1919
House Bill No. I2S

Act No. 1eo.) House Bill No. 12:S.
Joint Notwithstanding an amerelme ut
to- Article $50 Of the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Asse mildly of the State of Louisiana, Two
thirds of all members elected TO each House
concurrng, That Article $50 of the Consttu-
ton of the State of Louisiana be SO amend
ed read as follows:
Article $50. rhe following shall he
empt from taxation, and no other, viz: All
public property, places of religious worship,
burial, the rcctories and ParsOnaSes OF
churches and grounds thereunto aPPurtenant,
used exclusively residences for the minis
tiers in charge of such churches, all charta-
bic institutions. all buildings and property
used exclusively for public monuments or
historical 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 APP
paratus, and all paintings and statuary of
any company Or association, kept in public
hall: provided, the property SO exempted be
not leased for purposes OF private or c"rpo-
rate profit or income. There shall also be
exempt from taNation household property to
the value of five hundred dollars. There
shall also be exempt from parochial and mu-
nicIpal taxation for a period of ten years
from the first day of January, 1900, the cap
ital, machinery and other property employed
in mining operations, and in the manufacture
of textile fabrics, yarns, rope, cordage, leath-
err, shoes, harness, saddlery, hats, clothing,
flour, machinery, articles of tin, copper and
sheet iron, agricultural implements, and fur
niture and other articles of wood, marble
stone; soap, stationery, ink and paper, boat,
building. and fertilizers and chemicals: pro-
vided that not less than five hands
ployed in any one factory; provided that
nothing herein contained shall affect the
emptions provided for 10y existing Cons,i,u-
tional provisions. There shalt also be
empt from taxation for period of ten years
from the date of its completion any railroad
or parts of such railroad that may hereafter
be Constructed and completed prior to Janu-
airy 1st. 1904; provided, that when ain has
heretofore been voted by any parish, ward,
or municipality to any railroad not yet con-
structed, such ruilrOad shall not be entitled to
the exemption from taxation herein estab-
lishcd, unless it waivers and relinquishcs
such aid or consents to a resubmission Of the
question of granting such AID to n vote of
the property taxpayers OF the parish, ward
or municipality, which has voted the same,
if one third of such property taxpayers psti
ton for the same within six months after the
adoption of this Cons, tuition. And provided,
further, that this exemption shall not apply
to double tracks, sidIngs. switches, depots or
other improvements bettermeutS, which
may be constructed by railroads now in oper
alton within the State, other than extensions
or lines constructed by such railroads:
nor shall the exemption hereiubefore grant
cd 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