The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-10-26
ACT NO. 2l5.

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| JOINT RESOLUTION.
| Proposing an amendment to Article $50
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana relative to exemption from
taxation.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, That Article $50 of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Louisiana be
amended SO as to read as follows:
Article $50. The following shall be
excerpt 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-
tion used by or connected with such
library, all books and philosophical APP
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
taxation household property to the
value of five hundred dollars. There
shall also be exempt mortgages. given
Tor 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 parochial
and municipal taxation for a period of
len years from the LIST day of January,
1900, the capital. machinery and other
property employed in mining opera
tions, and in the manufacture of tex
tile fabrics, yarns, rope, cordage, lea
ther, shoes, harness, saddiery, hats,
clothing, flour, machinery, articles of
tin, copper and sheet iron, agricultural
implements, and furniture and other ar
tic!eS 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-
isting constitutional provisions.
There shall also be exempt from tax
alton for a 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, 1901; provided,
that when aid has heretofore been voted
by any parish, ward or municipality to
any railroad not vet constructed, such
railroad shall not be entitled to the ex-
emption from taxation herein estab-
lished unless it valves and relinquishes
such aid or consents to resubmission
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 NAV 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 construc-
tion of which was begun and the road
bed of which was substantially com.
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 OF
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
tion of the State of Louisiana and the
general election laws of this State al
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: H.For the proposed amendment
of the State of Louisiana relative Il
exemption from TAXATION and eacl
elector shall indicate as provided in the
! general election laws of the State
whether he votes for or against the
amendment.
i J. W. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
! tives.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President o.
the Senate.
Approved July y, 1906.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
John T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.