The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-09-06
act No. tz9.}
House Bill No. ss3.
AN ACT


Joint Resolution-P- oposing an amendment rs
.rticle 23o Of the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana.
S-ction i. Be ie enacted by the General s
sCrElv of the STATE % L0Disiina Two thirds Of
all members elected 20 each House concurrines
That rtiele z3o OF the Constitut of the StafE
OF ouisiana be SO amended TO read as follows,
Article ego The following shall be exempt
from taxation, aud other, viz: All public
property, places ol OF religious worship, or buriak
the rectories and par&eHages of churches and
grounds theretnto afpurtenant, used exclusively
sls residences for the ministers III charge of sheh
churches al charitable institutions, all. buildings
and property used exclusively for public fnnnu
meats or historical collections, colleges and
other school pur: aSes, the real and personal Is.
tate OF any PUBLIC library; and that of any ot1e@
library association used By or connected witt
such library, atfbeoks and philosophical apparaE
us, and all paintings aad statuary of any company
or association, kept III public haI; pro4dad the
property So exempted he net leased for purposes
ct private corp. rate profit or income II here
Shall also be exempt Gom taxation household
property to the value OF tive hundred dollars
There shah also be exempt from parochial anS
municipal taxation for period Of ten years from
the first duy of January, 1860, the capital it,achn
cry and other property employed IN mining opera
tious and in the manufacture OF textile fabricss
yarns, rope, coraage, leather shoes, harness, sad
alery, hats, tothng -four, machinery, articles Of
tin, copper and sheet iron, agricultural inlpia.
merts, and furniture and other articles Of wood
marble or stons; soap stationery, ink and paper
boat building, and fertilizers and chemicals; pro
vided that not less thaa hve hands ere employed
in any one factory; provided that nothing hereit
contained shall affect the exemptions provided for
by existing Constitutional provisions. There
shall also be exempt from taxation for Period Of
ten years trotl the Gate Of lis completion any rail.
road orparts of s4tch railroad . ut may hereafter
be constructed and completed prior 10 January
Ist, 70 ; provided tat When aid has ierftoforG
been voted by any parish, ward, or municipality
to any railroad nCtyet constructed such railroad
sha ! net be entitled 10 the exemption from taxa
tion herein established, unless i waivers and re
ltnquisbes such aid cGnscntato resnbnssioI1
OF th@ question af granting such att n vots o.
the property taxpayers Of the parish ward mus
of such property tax payers petition tor the
within six months after the adoption Of this on
sttutfoH And provid d, further, tbat this exemp.
tion shall rot apply . fbuhic tracks, sidngS
switches, depots or other improvements o. better
Mentg. which may be constructed by railroada
tensions Hew lines constructed by such rail.
roads; nor shall the exemption hereinbtfors
granted apply t. any railroad OF part Of sict5
railroad the cen trtttiou ~ which was begun an
the roadbed OF which YVES substantially contpiete
ut the date Of the adoption Of this Sonsti5u9ien-
tIry erganizatioaaf the State of bauisiaft 'Fn,3
isused by Ihe tate National Guard or miilttt 81
military purposes, such aS arsenafs OF srnoritss
while SO used, stall be exempt from taxation.
SEC. ?. Ee II further enacted. cfc., nat ia 4
aforesaid proposed amendments. having been rtAI
III each uoeae q liz General s@Setst,fy, eli tartf
separate days anJ thc yeas aad nays tterat,is
Aasiisss been entered O. the ionrnai of r@%.
House, thg see-ctarY Of stale ball elgisa the %
81 he published IN two newspapers published ~
tile parish of 0rie 4ns and ii one paper in .
athss parish Of the stats - w.sich newspaper =
Confined OH fourth asss't