The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-09-04

he Constitution Of Louisiana, and the
General election laws of this State, at !
he Congressional election tosbe held in
his State in November, 1902. Il
Si9nedl, ]. Y. SANDERS, ~ l.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Signed) ALBERT ESTOPINAL, |
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate. +
Approved: July 9Th, A. D. 1902. !
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
"a JOHN +. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
House Bill No. 1923. |
INV awe AN ACT
Joint Resolution-Proposing an amend |
ment to Article 230 Of the Constitution |
of the State of Louisiana.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Gen. |
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two thirds OF all members elected to
each House concurring, That Article
go 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 public hall;
provided, the property 80 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 tor q
period Of ten years from the list 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, -four, 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 i've hands are employ
ed in any one factoty; provided that
nothing herein contained shall affect the
exemptions provided for by existing
Constitutional provisions. There shall
also be exempt from taxation for a period
of ten years from the date of its compile
ton any railroad or parts of such railroad
that may hereafter be constructed and
completed prior to January list, 1904;
provided, that when aid has heretofore
been voted by any parish, ward, Of
municipality to any railroad not ye,
constructed, such railroad shall not be
entitled to the exemption from taxation
herein established, unless it waivers ane
relinquishes such aid or consents to {
resubmission of the question of granting
such aid to a vote OF the property tai
payers Of the parish, ward or municipal
ity, which has voted the same, if one
: third Of such property tax payers peti
, ton for the same within six months ate
, the adoption of this Constitution. Ant
provided, further, that this exemption
shall not apply to double tracks, sidings
switches, depots or other improvement
, or betterments which may be constructs
| by railroads now in operation within tn
t State, other than extensions or new line
} constructed by such railroads; nor shal
the exemption hereinbefore grante'
| apply to any railroad or part of such rail
! road, the construction of which wa
begun and the roadbed of which wa
Y substantially completed at the date 9
e the adoption of this Constitution. TIL
Y property or real estate belonging to an
> military organization of the State G
Y Louisiana which is used by the Stat
Y National Guard or militia for Inilitar
j. purposes, such as arsenals or armoriei
s while SO used, shall be exempt from tai
9 alton.
8 Section 2. Be it further enacted, etc
: That the aforesaid proposed amendment
: having been read in each House of til
+ General Assembly. on three separat
: days, and the yeas and nays thereo
= having been entered on the journal {
d each House, the Secretary of State sha
n cause the same to be published in tn
+ newspapers published in the Parish
!, Orleans and in one paper in each otht
e parish of the State in which newspap
# is published, for two months precedin
d the next election for Representatives
It Congress.
# Section 3. Be it further enacted, etc
n That at said election of Representative
it in Congress, the said amendments shs
n be submitted to the electors for the
Il approval or rejection.
+ Section 4. Be it further enacted, Ell
n That said election shall be held und
Is the existing election laws of the Stat
a and if majority voting on said amen,
1t ments shall approve and ratify the sam
g then such amendments 80 approved al
Is ratified shall become part Of the Co
le stitution.
Is Section 5. Be it further enacted, ct,
in That the result of such election shall
Of made known by the proclamation of t
Governor.
: (Signed) ]. Y. SANDERS,
Dr. Speaker of the House of Representativ,
Of (Signed) ALBERT ESTOPINAL
l. Lieutenant Governor and President
the Senate.
Ii Approved: July 9Th, A. D. 1902.