The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-01

ment Of the Governor, with the advice
and consent of the Senate.
The Judges of said Court shall each
receive salary of Four Thousand
Dollars, per annum, payable monthly
on his own warrant.
All appeals within it's jurisdiction
from the Parishes of Orleans, st.
James, st. John the Baptist, Jeffer-
son, st. Charles, .Plaquemines, st.
Bernard and shall be returnable to
said Court, and the costs of fling the
same shall be, as now, fixed by the
Constitution or the law, until other
wise regulated by law. .-->.-----------
Section z. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That the foregoing amendments
to the Articles of the Constitution of
this State, If adopted, shall become
operative on the LIST day of January,
1903, and all cases pending and unde-
termined on said date, in the Su-
preme Court shall be finally deter
mined by said Court and all cases
pending and undermined in the Courts
of Appeals as now constituted shall be
transferred to the Courts of Appeals,
as organized under these amend
ments, having jurisdiction under the
foregoing amendments of the cause,
and without costs to the parties.
Section 8. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That said proposed amendments
be submitted to the electors for their
approval or rejection as required by
Article 321 of the Constitution of
Louisiana, and the general election
laws of this State, at the Congress
sional election to be held In this
State in November, 1902.
(Signed)
j. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
(Signed.)
ALBERT ESTOPINAL,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved, July .sth, A. d. 1902.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN Il. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
House Bill No. 1913.
Act No. 1891
AN ACT.
Joint Resolution-Proposing an
amendment to Article $50 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, Two-thirds of all members
elected to each House copcurripg,
That Article gao Of tie Constitution
of the State Il Louisiana be SO
amended as to read as follows
Article 23O. The following shall
be exempt from taxation, and no 9TH
err, viz: All public property, places Of
religious worship, or burial, the rec
tories and parsonages of churches
and grounds thereunto appurtenant,
used exclusively as residences for the
ministers in charge of such churches,
all charitable institutions, all build
ings and property used exclusively for
public monuments or historical col
lections, colleges and other school
purposes, the real and personal estate
of any public library, and that of any
other library association used by OF
connected with such library, all books
and philosophical apparatus, and all
paintings and statuary of any com
pany or association, kept in public
hall; provided, the property so ex-
empted be not leased for purposes Of
private or corporate profit or income
There shall also be exempt from taxa
ton household property to the value
of five hundred dollars. There shall
also be exempt from parochial and
municipal taxation for period of ten
years from the first day of January
1900, the capital, machinery and 9TH
er property employed in mining op-
erations, 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, agricultur.
al implements, and furniture and 9th
er articles of wood, marble or stone;
soap, stationery, ink and paper, boat
building, and fertilizers and chemi-
Gals; provided that not less than five
hands are employed in any one fac
tory; provided, that nothing herein
contained shall affect the exemptions
provided for by existing Constitution
al provisions. There shall also be ex
empt from taxation for a period OF
ten years from the date of it's com
pletioh any railroad or parts of such
railroad that may hereafter be con
structed and completed prior to Jan
uary list, 1904; provided, that wher
aid has heretofore been voted by any
parish, ward, or municipality to any
railroad not yet constructed, such
railroad shall not be entitled to thu
exemption from taxation herein es
tablished unless it valves and relin
quishes such aid or consents to a re
submission of the question of grant
ing such aid to a vote of the property
taxpayers of the parish, ward of mu
nicipality, which has voted the same
if one-third of such property tax
payers petition for the same within
six months after the adoption of thi.
Constitution. And provided, further
that this exemption shall not apply t.
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