New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-10-11

john II. MICHEL,
Secretary OF State.
Act No. 1921 House Bill No. 1913,
AN ACT
Joint Resolution Proposing an
amendment to Article $50 of
the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana.
Section /. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two thirds of all mem
bers elected to each House con
curing, That Article $50 of the
Constitution of the State of
Louisiana be so amended as to
read as follows:
Article $50. 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 in
situations, all buildings and prop
erty used exclusively for public
monuments or historical collec-
tons, colleges and other school
PURPOSES, the real and personal
estate of any public library, and
that of any other library ASSOC
citation used by or connected with
such library, all books and phil
osophical apparatus, and all
paintings and statuary of any
company or association, kept in a
public hall; provided, the prop
erty so exempted be not leased
for purposes of private or corpo-
ate profit or income. There
shall also be exempt from tax
alton 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 1st day of January, the CAPT
tai 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 articles
wood, marble stone, soap, station
cry, ink and paper. boat building,
and fertilizers and chemicals
provided that not less than five
hands are employed in any one
factory; provided that nothing
herein contained shall affect the
exemptions provided for by exist
ing Constitutional provisions
There shall also be exempt from
taxation for a period of ten years
from the date of its completion
any railroad or parts of such rail
) road that may hereafter be con
structed, and completed prior tt
January 1st, 1904; provided, tina
) when aid has heretofore beer
voted by any parish, ward, OF
municipality to any railroad no
, yet constructed, such railroad
shall not be entitled to the ex
! emptiom from taxation herein
established, unless it waivers
and relinquishes such aid or con
! sents to resubmission of tn,
question of granting such aid +
a vote of the property taxpayer
1 of the parish, ward or municipal
ity which has voted the same, i
l one third of such property tax
payers petition for the sam
within six months after tn
!, adoption of this Constitution
: And provided, further, that thi
exemption shall not apply t
!, double tracks, siding switches
I depots or other improvements 0
betterments which may be cor
| structed by railroads now i
r operation within the State, othe
!. than extensions or new lines cor
: structed by such railroads; no
shall the exemption hereinbefor
: granted apply to any railroad
!, part of such railroad, the col
!, struction of which was begun an
: the roadbed of which was sui
: stantially completedat the date {