The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-09-06
House Bill NJ. LIZ

Act No. 1893 House Bill No. 1.s.
Joint Resolution-Prnpnsinga an amendment
to Article $50 Of the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana.
Section 1. Be It enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, Two
thirds Of III members elected TO each House
concurriug, That Article $50 Of the Consttu-
ton of the State Of Louisiana he amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article $50. The following shall be eN
eunpt from taxation, and no other, viz: MI
public property, places of religious worship,
or burial, the rectories and parsonages Of
churches and grounds thereunto appurtenant,
used exclusively residences for the minis
ters in charge of such churches, all charta-
BILE institutions, all buildings and property
used exclusively for public monuments or
historical collections, colleges and other
school purposes, the real end 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 cnrpo-
rate profit or income. There shall also be
exempt from taxation household property to
he 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
| of textile fabrics, yarns, rope, cordage, leath-
er, shoes, harness, saddlery, hats, clothing.
flour, machinery. articles Of tin, copper and
sheet iron. agricultural implements, and fur
niturc and other articles of wood, marble or
stone; soap, stationery, ink and paper, boat,
building. and fertilizers and chemicals: pro-
viIed that not less than five hands are en-
ptoy ed in any one factory: provided tn at
nothing herein ntaned shall affect the
en- ptions provided for by existing COnstitu
| tional provisions. There shall also be eN-
empt from taxation for period of ten years
| from the date of its completion any railroad
| or parts of such railroad that may hereafter
| he constructed and completed prior to Janu
airy Ist. 1904: provided, that when aud has
| heretofore been voted by any parish, ward,
or municipality to any railroad not yet con
| structed, such rrilroad shall not be entitled to
| the exemption from taxation herein estab-
| lishcd, unless it waivers and relinquish es
| such aid or consents to a reSu omission Of the
question of granting such aid to a vote of
! the property taxpayers OF the parish, ward
or municipality, which has voted the same,
| if onethirCi of such property taxpayers petit
| ton for the same within six months after the
| adoption of this Constitution. And provided,
| further, that this exemption shall not apply
| to double tracks, sidlngs, switches. depotS or
other improvements bettcrmcnts, which
may be constructed by railroads now in opcr-
alton within the State, other than extensions
or new lines constructed by such railroads:
nor shall the exemption herenbefore grant
ed apply TO any railroad or part of such
| railroad, the construction of which be-
gun and the roadbed of which substan-
| TALLY completed at the date Of the adoption