The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-11-02
ACT NO. 215.

by Mr.. Butter. House Bill NO. 500.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article $50
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana relative to exemption from
taxation.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, That Article $50 of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana be
amended so as to read as follows:
Article $50. The following shall be
exempt from taxation, and no other,
viz: All public property; places of re-
ligious worship, or burial, all charitable
institutions, all buildings and property
used exclusively for public monuments
or historical collections, college and
other school purposes, the real and
personal estate of any public library,
and that of any other library associa-
ton used by or connected with such
library, all books and philosophical ap-
paratus, and all paintings or statuary
of any company or association kept in
a public hall; provided, the property
so exempted be not leased for purposes
of private or corporate profit and in
come. There shall also be exempt from
value of five hundred dollars. There
shall also be exempt mortgages, given
for loans on real estate, which real es-
tate has already borne its due proper
ton of taxation, as well as the mort
gage notes in the hands of the mort
gagee or his or their transferrees. There
shall also be exempt from paroehial
and municipal taxation for period of
ten years from the LIST day of January,
1900, the capitM, machinery and other
property employed in mining opera
tons, and in the manufacture of tex
tile fabrics, yarns, rope, cordage, lea
ther, shoes, harness, saddlery, hats,
clothing, flour, machinery, articles of
tin, copper and sheet iron, agricultural
implements, and furniture and other ar
tieles of wood, marble or stone; soap,
stationery, ink and paper, bodybuilding
and fertilizers and chemicals; provided,
that not less than FIVE hands are en-
ployed in any one factory; provided,
that nothing herein contained shall af-
feet the exemptions provided for by ex-
listing constitutional provisions.
There shall also be exempt from tax
alton for period of ten years from
the date of its completion any railroad
or part of such railroad that may here
after be constructed 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-
emption from taxation herein estab-
lished unless it valves and relinquishes
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of the question of granting such aid to
a vote of the property taxpayers of
the parish, ward or municipality which
has voted the same, if one-third of the
property taxpayers petition for the
same within six months after the adop.
tion of this Constitution. And pro-
vided further, that this exemption shall
not apply to double tracks, sidings,
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 constructed by such rail-
roads; nor shall the exemption herein
before granted apply to any railroad
or part of such railroad, the construe-
ton of which was begun and the road
bed of which was substantially CON-
pleted at the date of the adoption of
this Constitution.
The property or real estate belonging
to any military organization of the
State of Louisiana which is used by
the State National Guard or militia for
military purposes, such as arsenals or
armories while so used, shall be exempt
| from taxation.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That said proposed amendment be
submitted to the electors of the State
for their approval or rejection as re-
quired by Article 321 of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana and the
general election laws of this State at
the congressional election to be held in
this State in November, 1906.
| Section 3. Be it further resolved,
etc., That the official ballots at said
election shall have printed thereon the
words: "For the proposed amendment
of the State of Louisiana relative to
exemption from taxation" and each
aleetor shall indicate an Drovided in the