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general election laws of this State, at
the Congressional election to be held IN
this State in November, 1902.
(Signed) J.. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) ALBERT ESTOPINAL,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approves: July 9th, A. D. 1902.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A '. yoH sSPT +. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
House Bill No. t23.
Act No. 49,
AN ACT
Joint Resolution-Proposing an amend
ment to Article 23O of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana.
Section 1. 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 so amended to- read as
follows:
Article go. 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-
ions, 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 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 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, 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 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 period
of ten years from the date of its compile
ton any railroad or parts of such railroad
completed prior to January 1st, 1904;
provided, that when aid has heretofore
been voted by any parish, ward, Of
| municipality to any railroad not YET
constructed, such railroad shall not be
entitled to the exemption from taxation
herein established, unless 1t waivers ant
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 afte
the adoption of this Constitution. AND
provided, further, that this exemption
shall not apply to double tracks, sidings
switches, depots or other improvement
or betterments which may be constructed
by railroads now in operation within tn,
State, other than extensions or new line
constructed by such railroads; nor shall
the exemption hereinbefore grantee
apply to any railroad or part of such rail
road, the construction of which wa
begun and the roadbed of which wa!
substantially completed at the date o
the adoption of thia Constitution. TIL,
property or real estate belonging to an,
military organization of the State o
Louisiana which is used by the Stat
National Guard or militia for militar,
while SO used, shall be exempt from tax
alton.
| Section 2. Be it further enacted, etc
That the aforesaid proposed amendment
having been read in each House of tn
General Assembly, on three separat
days, and the yeas and nays Thereof
having been entered on the journal o
each House, the Secretary of State shal
cause the same to be published in tw
newspapers published in the Parish O
Orleans and in one paper in each othe
parish of the State in which newspape
is published, for two months precedin,
the next election for Representatives i
Congress.
Il Section 8. Be it further enacted, etc.
That at said election of Representative
in Congress-, the said amendments sha
be submitted to the electors for thei
approval or rejection.
/ Section 4. Be it further enacted, etc
That said election shall be held unde
the existing election laws of the State
and if majority voting on said amend
ments shall approve and ratify the same
then such amendments 80 approved an
ratified shall become part Of the Con
stitution.
Section 5. Be it further enacted, etc
That the result of such election shall b
made known by the proclamation Of tn
Governor:
(Signed) J.Y. SANDERS.
. Speaker of the House of Representative
(Signed) ALBERT ESTOPINAL,
Lieutenant Governor and President
the Senate.
/ Approved: July 9Th, A. D. 1902.
w. w. HEARD,