Pursuant to the authority contained in Article
VI of the Charter of the Town of Mount Airy, as revised in 1951, only
for the purposes of taxation by the Town of Mount Airy beginning July
1, 1965, and thereafter, the stock in business, raw materials on hand
and manufactured products in the hands of the manufacturer, of every
person, firm or corporation in any manufacturing or commercial business
shall be entirely exempt from valuation and assessment.