Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
A REORGANIZATION.
By the Governor:

Whereas, The Govern or is required by sec- tion of act of the General Assembly of Alabama, approved February 21. 1893, "To submit to the people of the State at the gen. eral election to be held oh the first Monday in August, 1894, for representatives, for their consideration, an amendment to section ?, ar- ticle Il of the Constitution proTiding spe- cial tax of one-fourth of l per centum for the city of Birming ham, to be applied to the pay ment of interest on the bonds of said city and for 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 bepublished for three months by weekly insertions in at least 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 ?, 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 T, article l, by adding thereto the following: Aud 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 one-half of per centuD, herenabove allowed to be levied and collected, such special tax to be applied ex- cuslvely to the payment of interest on the bonds 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 oflaw, and for a sinking fund to pay off said bonds at the maturity thereof so that said section 2, article Il, when amended, will read follows: Sec. 2. No city, town or other municipal corporation other than pro- vided for in this article shall levy collect a larger rate of taxation in any one year on the property thereof than one half of per centum of tfe value of such property as assessed for State taxation during the preceding year; pro- vided, tn at for the pay ment of debts existing at the time of the ratification of this Constitu- tion, and the interests thereon, an additional rate of per centum may be collected, to he. applied ex clusively to such indebtedness; al
 provided, this section shall not apply toI s city of Mobile, whicl city may, until tn [st day of January, 1879, levy tax not to exS ed the rate of per centum; from and after ( at time tax not to exceed the rate of thfee-
 fourths of per centum to pay the expenses of the city government, and may also until the
 1st day ot January, 1879, levy tax not to ex- ceed the rate of per centum; and from and
 after that time a tax not to exceed the rate of 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 a tax not to exceed one-fourth of per centum in addi- tion to the tax of one-half of l per centum hereinabove allowed 10 be levied and col lected, such special tax to be applied exclu-
 sively to the payment of interest on the bonds of said city of Birmingham issued in pursu- ance of law, or that may hereafter be issued
 by said city in pursuance of law, and for a sinking fund, to pay of said bonds at the ma turity thereof.'''
 In further obedience to said statute, have directed this proclamation 10 be published for three months by weekly insertions in the Mo- Lile Register, the Montgomery Advertiser, the Age-Herald and the Times-News of Gads- den.
 In testimony whereof have hereunto set my ~ hand and caused the great seal of the oe l State to be all xed at the Capitol on this the 2d day of May, A. D. 1894. THOS. Ct. JONES. By the Governor:
 j.. D. BARRON, Secretary of State. my6 sun 3m