Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-04
Senate Joint Resolution l.

Joint resolution proposing amendment to
 Section 2, of Article XI, of the Constitution
 of the State of Alabama.
 Section l. Be it resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the state of Ala bama, in general assemblylconvened, That the following proposed amendment to the consti- tution of the state of Alabama be submitted to the people of said state for their consider ation at the next general election for repre- sentatives, which, when agreed to by ma jority of all the citizens of said state voting for repr esentatives at such election, shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the constitution of the state of Alabama, to-wit:
 That section of article Il of the constitu- tion which reads as follows: Section 2. No DOW CT to levy taxes shall be delegated to in- dividuals or private corporations, be amended so as to read as follows: Section 9. No power to levy taxe shall be delegated to individuals or private corporations; provided, that the general assembly may confer upon the trus- tees of the school districts in this state the power 10 levy within their districts special tax of not more than A of per centum, to be applied exclusively to maintaining the public schools in the districts in which said tax is levied; provided, that the money collected from persons of the white race may by law be applied exclusively to the education Of chll- dren of the white 1ace, and money collected from persons of the colored race may by law be applied exclusively to the education or children of the colored race.
 Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, That 1t shall be the duty of the several sheriffs and other officers charged by law with the superintend- ence and returning of the votes of the next general election for representatives to open poll for the vote of the qualified electors on said proposed amendment, said sheriff or other returning officer to make return or said vote to the secretary of state within the time and in the manner prescribed by law for the making up and forwarding to the secre- tary of state of the vote for representatives at such election.
 Sec. 3. Be it further resolved, That the vote at said election said proposed amendment shall be by ballot, the ballot to be plain piece of white paper of the size and descrlp- ton now provided by law for the ballot cast at general elections, and to have printed or written, or partly printed and partly written upon it. those for said proposed amendment, "For School Amendment" and those against it. "Against School Amendment.'
 Sec. 4. Be it further resolved, That for breach in the performance of the duties herein prescribed the sheriff or other officer charged with the superintendence of said election shall forfeit the sum of $500, to be sued for and re- covered as in cases of other forfelures by public fficers 10 the state and it is hereby made the duty of the secretary of state, within sixty days after the said general election, to notify tha several solicitors of the failure of such sheriff or other officer.
 Sec. 5. Be it further resolved, That if it shall appear from said returns that majority of all the qualified electors of the state who voted at such election voted in favor of the proposed amendment, the secretary of state shall mmediately certify such result to the governor, that he may make it known by proclamation as provided by the constitution.
 Sec 6. Be it further resolved, That the sec retary of state shall cause this resolution to be publis ed in one newspaper at the seat ot government, and newspaper published in each of inc cities of Mobile, Eufaula, Selma, Birmingham and Huntsville, in said state, at least three months before the next general election for representatives. 5-2-tf wed