Exemption from taxation.

All property of the authority shall be exempt from state, county, and city taxation; and the authority shall be exempt from license or privilege taxes levied by the state, county, or city upon the business or activities conducted or engaged in by the authority. This exemption shall not be construed to exempt concessionnaires or lessees of the authority from the payment of any taxes, including licenses or privilege taxes levied by the state, county, or city.

(Acts 1947, No. 215, p. 81, §15.)