The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-11-03

That Article go OF the Constitution of the State
of Loaisaana be amended as to readasfollows.
Article $50 The following shall be exempt from
taxation and NO other. tixs All public property;
places Of religions worship. or burial all charita>
BILE institutions. all buildings and property used
exclusively for public monuments historical
collections. college 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. an books and
philosophical apparatus. and all paintings or
statuary of any company or association kept in
pubIic hall provided the property 80 exempted
be not leased for purposes Of private orcorpotsts
profit and income. There shall also be exempt
from taxation household property 20 the value
Of ave hundred dollars. There shall also be ex-
empt mortgages, given for loans on real etate.
which real estate has already borne its due pro-
portion Of taxation. as well as the mortgage
notes in the hands Of the MORTGAGES or his or
their transferreer. There shall also be exempt
from parochial and municipal taxation for pc
Rod Of ten years from the LIST day Of January
1900 the capital machinery and other property
employed in mining operations. and In the manu-
facture of textile fabrics. yarns. rope. eordage,
leather shoes, harness. saddlery. hats clothing,
Hour, machinery articles OF tin, copper and sheet
IRON, uSTcuieur8i iH1PsoneneS, anu iur"ieuie uhu
other articles Of wood. marble or stone; soap
stationery. ink and paper, boat building and fer
tIlisers and ehemicals; provided that not less
than I'VE hands are employed In any one factorys
provided that nothing herein contained shah a.
set the exemptions provided for By existing con-
stitutionaI provisions.
There shan also be exempt from taxation for a
,.s,soa ~ tan v.ays from the date Of its comple-
ton ,rx railroad mr. mart Of sucl, railroad thai
w.. t,,,s Nor n. constructed and comnteted nr,or
-, Ianuarx ,.t ,sa. pvpvidea that when aid
has her.tosoyp bern voted nv spy parisb. ward.
i, ,..,,,al,tv 40 onv rafrroa., NOT vet coustruet.
:, .vcb railroad sha,I NOT he entitled 70 the ex
.,n nt,on from A xas,ou ere,u rstablIs,,ef upes.
"a ea,ves and rel,nou,.hes such aid or consents To
,psuhm,s.,op of the uestion of granting such aid
-, v,,a a, t,,e pr,pertv tar pavc,s of the narshs
~srd nv uopn3cspafity which has voted the same,
q ope.thttd nj tie property taxpayers petition
,oy TIM name Within ak mopfbs after the adout,or,
81 this f,oustftyrtiop, And uyovided further that
this sxempsson ,bs,r not nnp,v 40 doub,e tracks.
s,dines switches. depots. or other improvements
ar t,sttevments which may be CONSTRUCTED nv
railroads nov IN operation within the stats
other tban extensions or new lines constructed
bv stef railroads. nor shalr the exemption herein
,,s,orr sra nssa anu,v 10 anv ra,,road or mart ~
such railroad the construction of which was be.
run and the roadbed Of whlcts was subssantinllS
eomp,,ted M the date NJ IN. aaout,on Of this
eoss"sas'on'
Inc property OF r"i estate Deaons'ns 70 any
which g used by the state National Guard or
militia for military puypoees soch as arscnals or