Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-05
A PROCLAMATION.
By the Governor:

Whereas, The Govern or is required by sec ton of an act of the General Assembly of Alabama, approved February 21, 1893, gro submit to the people of the State at the gen. eral election to be held ol, the first Monday in August, 1894, for representatives, for their consideration, an amendment to section '. ar tcle II of the Constitution, proridiDg a spe- ciaI tax of one fourth of 1 per centum for the city of birmingham, to be applied to the pay ment of interest on the bonds of said city and for a sinking fund to pay off said bonds at the maturity thereof,'' to make publication by proclamation at least three months before the next general election for representatives of the amendment proposed by said act, to be submitted for the consideration of the people, and to cause said proclamation to bepubished for three months by weekly insertions in at Ieaet four newspapers published in the State.
 Now, therefore, I, Thomas G. Jones, Gov ernor of the State of Alabama, in obedience to said act, do make publication by this procla- nation that the following amendment of sec- tion 2 article Il of the Constitution has been proposed by the General Assembly of Alabama to be submitted to the people of Alabama for consideration at the general election, to be held in this State on the first Monday in Au- gust 1894. said proposed amendment is as follows:
 "Amend said section 2 article ] l. by adding thereto the following; And provided further, that this section shall not apply to the city of Birmingham, which city may levy and collect tax not exceeding one-fourth of l per cent in addition to the tax of ons-half of per centuD, hereinabove allowed to be levied and collected, such special tax to be applied ex- cluBlvely to the payment of interest on the Ionds of the said city of Birmingham issued by said city in pursuance of law, or that may hereafter be issued by said city in pursuance of law, and for a sinking fund to pay off said .-s4. -f fknf aotd section T. article Il, when amended, will read as follows: Sec. 2. No city, town or other municipal corporation other than pro- vided Tor in this article shall levy or collect larger rate of taxation in any one year on the property thereof than one half of per centum ofife value of such property as assessed for State taxation during the preceding year; pro- vided, th at for the payment of debts existing at the time of the ratification of this Constitu- tion and the int rests thereon, an additional rate of per centum may be collected, to be applied ex clusively to such indebtedness; and, provided, this section shall not apply to the city of Mobile, whic,l city may, until the 1st day ofJanuary, 1879, levy a tax not to exceed the rate of per centum; from and after that tine tax not 10 exceed the rate of three- iouftbs of per centum to pay the expenses of the city government, aud may also until the st day .ot January, 1879, levy tax not to ex- cee,i the rate of per centum; and from and after that time tax not to exceed the rate or three-fourths of per centum to pay the ex- isting indebtedness of said city and the inter ests thereon; and, provided further, that this section shall not apply to the city of Birmi g. ham, which city may levy and collect tax not to exceed one-fourth of per centum in addi- tion 10 tbeitax of one-hah of l per centum hereinabove allowed to be levied and col lected such special tax to be applied exclu- siyely to the p payment of interest ( n the bonds Of sa i'd city Of Birmingham issued in pursu- ance of law, that may hereafter be issued by said city in pursuance Of law, and for a sinking fund, to pay off said bonds at the ma turity thereof.' ''
 In further obedience to said statute, have cirected this proclamation 10 be published for tt1ee months by weekly insertions in the Mo- ile Register, the Montgomery Advertiser, tie Age H el aid and the Times-News of Gads- den,
 In testimony whereof have hereunto setmy ~ hand and caused the great seal of tho
 L. l State to be al xed at the Capitol on this, ihe 2d day of May, A. D. 1894.
 IHOS. G. JONES.
 By theGovernor:
 J.D D BARRON, Secretary of State.
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