Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-22
A PROCLAMATION.
By the Governor:

Whereas, The Governor is required by sec ltion of an 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 ol the first Monday in
 August, 1894, for representatives, for their Consideration, an amendment to section 2 , ar ,tiele II of the Constitution, pro7iding spe- icial tax of one-fourth of l per centum for the fcity of Birmingham, to be applied to the pay lment of iE terest on the bonds of said city and
 for a sinking fund to pay of 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, anatocause said proclamatlonto to be published orthree 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 ton 2 article Il of the Constitution has been proposed by the General Assembly of Alabama to be submitted to the people of Alabama for considerat tion at the general election. to be held in this State on the first Monday in Au- gust, 1891. Said proposed amendment is as follows:
 ''Amend said section 2, article l, by adding thereto the following; And provided further, that this SC ction shall not apply to the city Of Birmingham, which city may levy and collect a tax not exceeding one-fourth of l per cent in addition to the tax of one-half of l per centun hereinabove allowed to be levied and collected, such special tax to be applied ex- cIusively 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 of law, and for a sinking fund to pay off said bonds at the maturity thereof, so that said section ?, article II, when so amended, will read as follows: Sec. T. No city, town or
 other municipal corporation other than pro- |, vided for in this article shall levy or collect Alarger rate of taxation in any one year on the
 property thereof than one half of per centum of tEe value of such property as assessed for State taxation during the preceding year; pro- |, vided, tn at for the payment of debts existing ! at the timeJ the ratification of this Constitu- E tion, and Il interests thereon, an additional rate of pe ,entum may be collected, to be E applied ex q sivey to such indebtedness; and,
 \ provided, Il j section shall not apply to the E city of Mobile, whic,i city may, until the 1st | day of January, 1879, levy a tax not to exceed E the rate of per centum; from and after that | time a tax not to exceed the rate of three- fourths of per centum to pay the expenses of |1 the city government, and may also until the + l st day ot January 1879, levy tax not to ex-
 
 E after that time a tax not to exceed the rate of three fourths of per centum to pay the ex- isting ind ebtedness of said city and the inter- ests thereon; and, provided further, that this E section shall not apply to the city of Birmiag- |s ham, which city may levy and collect tax not to exceed one-fourth of per centum in addi- l. tion to the tax of one-half of l per centum ,hereinabove allowed to be levied and col Elected, 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 sinking fund, to pay of said bonds at the ma turity thereof.'"
 In further obedience to said statute, have \ directed this proclamation to be published for three months by weekly insertions in the Mo bile Register, the Montgomery Advertiser, the Age-H erald and the Times-News of Gads- den
 In testimony whereof have hereunto setmy ~ hand and caused the great seal of the |. State to be fixed at the Capitol on this, the 2d day of May, A. D. 1894. THOS G. JONES. By the Governor:
 J. D. BARRON, Secretary of State.
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