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, solved, etc, That the foregoing
amendments to the Articles o.
the Constitution of this State i
adopted. shall become operative
on the LIST day of January, 1903
and all cases pending and unde
termined on said date. in the Su
premc Court shall be finally
determined by said Court and all
cases pending and undetermined
in the Court of Appeals as now
constituted shall be transferred
to the Courts of Appeal, as organ
lied under these amendments,
having jurisdiction under the
foregoing amendments OF the
cause, and without costs to the
parties.
Section 8. Be it further re
solved, etc, That said proposed
amendments be submitted to the
electors for their approval or re
lection as required by Article
321 of the Constitution of Louis
lana. and the general election
laws of this State, at the Con
gressional election to be held in
this State in November, 1902.
| (Sipned) J. Y. SANDERS.
| Speaker of the House Of Repre-
SentativeS.
(SigneO ALBERT ESTOPINAL,
Lieutenant Governor and Pres
ident Of the Senate.
Approved: July Sth, A. d. 1902.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor Of the State Of Louis
lana.
A true copy:
JOHN II. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
Act No. 129.) House Bill No. 1913.
AN ACT
Joint Resolution-PrOposing an
amendment to Article $50 of
the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana
Section l. 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-
tions, colleges and other school
purposes, the real and personal
estate of any public library, and
that of any other library assO-
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 LIST 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, -four, machinery,
articles of tin, copper and sheet
iron, agricultural implements,
and furniture and other articles
wood, marblestone, 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 period of ten years
from the date of it's completion
any railroad or parts of such rail
road that may hereafter be con-
structed, and completed prior to
January LIST, 1904; provided, that
when aid has heretofore been
voted by any parish, ward, or
municipality to any railroad not
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 a resubmission of the
question of granting such aid to
a vote of the property taxpayers
of the parish, ward or municipal
ity which has voted the same, if
one-third of such property tax
payers petition for the same
within six months after the
adoption of this Constitution.
And provided, further, that this
exemption shall not apply to
double tracks, siding switches,
depots or other improvements or
betterments which may be con-
structed by railroads now in
operation within the State, other
than extensions or new lines con-
structed by such railroads; nor
shall the exemption hereinbefore
granted apply to any railroad or
part of such railroad, the con-