Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-18
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 1t resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the state of Ala bama, in general assemblyconvened, That the following proposed amendment to the consti- tution of the state of Alabama be submitted 10 the people of said state for their consider ation at the next general election for repre- sentatives, which, when agreed to by ma iority of all the citizens of said state voting for representatives at such election shaii De valid to all intents and purposes as part Of the constitution of the state of Alabama, to-wit:
 That SC ton of article 1 of the cunstitu- ton, which reads as follows: Section z. NO pow CT to levy taxes shah be delegated 10 ln- Gividuals or private corporations, De amehaeu SO as 10 read as folows Section 9. No power to levy taxe shall be delegated 10 ind1vlduals or private corporations; provided, that the general assembly may confer upon the trus- tees of the school districts in this state the power to levy within their districts special tax of not more than IA of per centum, to be applied exclusively to maintaining the public schools in the districts in which said lax Is levied; provided, that the money coheeted from persons of the white race may by law be applied exclusively to the education o1 chli- dren of the white lace, and money collected from persons of the colored race may by law be applied exclusively to the eduoatioh oi children of the colored race.
 Sec. 2. Be it further resolved. That 1t shall he inc duty of the several sherffs and other officers charged by law with the superintenq- 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 sherfH 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 on said proposed amendment shall be by ballot, the ballot to be plain piece of white paper of the size and descrip- tion 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, ssFor School Amendment" and those against it. "Against School Amendment.
 Sec. 4. Be it further resolved, That fora 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 forfeitures by public officers to the state; and it is hereby made the duty of the secretary of state, within sixty days after the said general election, to notify the 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 immediately certify such result to the governor, that he may make it known by roclam ation as provided by the onStitution
 Sec. 6. Be it further resolved. That the sec- retary of state shall cause this resolution to be publis he'd in one newspaper at the seat ot government, and newspaper published in each of the 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