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· 5/23/1904

United Ry. & Trading Co. v. Mevers

Citations

  • 112 La. 897
  • 36 So. 797
  • 1904 La. LEXIS 485

Syllabus

<p>MUNICIPAL TAXATION — LEVEE TAX — EXEMPTIONS.</p> <p>1. The 10-mill tax authorized by article 239 of the Constitution of 1898 to be levied by levee commissioners for levee purposes is not a municipal tax. The capital, machinery, and other property engaged in the manufacture of paper in a manufactory employing more than five hands, which is situated within a levee district, and is protected by the levee system, is not exempt from taxation under article 230 of the Constitution, granting for such property exemption from municipal taxation.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>

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Judges: Decree, Nicholls, Provosty

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