The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-09-20
House Bill No. IN.
Act Nc. I29.)

Ac, No. IcoD House Bill No. I,S.
AN ACT.
Joint kesolu,ion-Proposing 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 all members elected 10 each House
concurring, That Article $50 of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana be SO amend
ed as to read follows:
Article ? go The following shall be eN-
empt from taxation, and no other, viz: All
public property, places of religious worship,
burial, the rectories and ParsonaSes OF
churches and grounds thereunto sPpurtenant,
used exclusively residences for the minis
tcrs in charge of such churches, all charita-
bic institutions, all buildings and property
used exclusively for public monuments or
historical 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 APP
paratus, and all paintings and statuary of
any company association, kept in public
hall: provided, the property 50 exempted be
not leased for purposes OF private or corp y
rate 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 mu-
| nicI,al taxation for a period of ten years
| from the first day of January, 1900. the cap
! ital. machinery and other property employed
in mining operations, and in the manufacture
! of textile fabrics, yarns, rope, cordaSe, 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-
| vided that not less than five hands are EN-
| poved in any one factory: provided that
nothing herein contained shall affect the eN
emptions provided for 10y existing ConStltu
tional provisions. There shall also be eN
empt from taxation for 4 period OF ten year:
from the date of its completion amy railroad
or parts of such railroad that may hereafter
be Constructed and completed prior to !anu
airy Ist 1904; provided, that when ana has
heretofore been voted by any parish, ward
or municipality to any railroad not yet con
structcd, such ruilroad shall not be entitled K
the exemption from taxation herein estab
, lishcd, unless it waivers and relnquishe
such aid or consents to 4 reSuOmSSlOn Of tn
question of granting such AID to a vote O
the property taxpayers of the parish, ware
or municipality, which has voted the same
, if one-thirl of such property taxpayers Psti
< ton for the same within six months after tn
5 adoption of this Constitution. And provided
f further, that this exemption shall not appl!
to double tracks, sidlngs, switches, depots o
other improvements bettermentS, whicI
: may be constructed by railroads now in oper
alton within the State, other than extension
or new lines constructed by such railroads
Z nor sha III the exemption hereinbefOre gran,
1 ed apply TO any railroad or part OF sue
railroad the construction of which was be
f gun and the roadbed of which was SubStar
t tally completed at the date of the adortio