The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-31

shall be exempt for a period of 10 years
 from taxation upon all of it's property
 which is devoted exclusively to the manu-
 facture of such article and the manufac- 'tured products thereof, and patent rights.
 and the stock of the stockholders of such
 corpora ton shall be exempt from taxation
 for said period of 10 years.
 Sec. s. In order to obtain the benefits
 of the exemption hereinbefore granted to
 cotton mills or factories, shipbuilding
 plants, water power plants. plants for the
 manufacture of calcium cyanamid. and patents on articles designed for the pro-
 tection of human life and property, the
 person. firm or corporation owning or
 controlling such mill, factory. plant or
 patent shall make application to tile court of county commissioners. or similar body, of the county where it is proposed to To- cate such mill, factory or plant. or the
 place of business of the owner of such patent, and description of the property claimed to be exempt, and praying for an
 order to be made granting the exemptions herein provided for, which application, If granted, shall be entered on the records of the commissioners court. or similar body of the county, and such order shall state the time when the exemption from taxation shall begin and when 1t shall end.
 A copy of said order shall be filed with the governing body of any city or town in this state wherein any such property may be located.
 Sec 9. The exemption granted to any | cotton mill. factory. shipbuilding plant. water power plant, plant for the manu- fracture of calcium cyanamid, or to the
 owner of the patent right or any article
 designed for the protection of human life and property. and as to the capital in- vested therein, shall cease whenever such
 mill. plant or factory. shall cease to be
 used for the purpose of dts construction, and the exemption granted to the owner of the patent right on any article designed
 to protect human life and property shall | cease whenever said article shall cease to be manufactured.
 Sec. 10. Cotton and other agricultural
 products shall be exempt from taxation in
 the hands of the producer or in the hands of the purchaser purchasing the same for prompt shipment, and all manufactured articles including pig iron, shall be ex- empt from taxation in the hands of the producer or manufacturer for 12 months after it's production or manufacture. Sec. Il. To encourage the growth and de- yelopment of the fruit industry in this state there shall be exempted from tax alton for period of five years the en- hanced or increased value of the lands in this state upon which there may be plant ed citrus fruit trees. pecan trees peach, apple or other fruit trees, when such en- hanced value accrues ty reason of the planting of such fruit trees.
 Sec. 12. No licenses or taxes of any char acter shall be collected by, or required to be paid to the state or any county or mu- nicipality therein. by any state or county fair. agricultural association, stock or poultry show, or from those who conduct business under contract with such fair, association or show, on premises owned or controlled by 1t during the annual fairs or exhibits of such association.