Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-08
A REORGANIZATION
By the Governor:

Whereas, The Govern or is required by sec- tion 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 oh the first Monday in August, 1894, for representatives, for their consideration, an amendment to section 2, ar- ticle 1 of the Constitution, proriding spe- cial 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 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, and to cause said proclamation to be published 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 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, 1884, Said proposed amendment is as follows:
 ''Amend said section 2, article ] 1, by adding thereto the following: Aud provided further,
 
 Birming ham. which city may levy and collect tax not exceeding one-fourth of l per cent in addition to the tax of one-balf of per centuD, hereinabove allowed to be levied and collected, such special tax to be applied ex- clusively 10 the payment of interest on the bonds of the said city of Birmingham issued by said city in purs uance 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 maturity thereof so that said section 2, article Il, when so amended, will read as follows: Sec. T. No city, town or other municipal corpor Ation 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-h half of per centum of the value of such property as assessed for State taxation during the preceding year; pro- yided, th at for the paymen of debts existing at the time of the ratification of this Constitu- tion, and the inte rests thereon, an additional rate of per centum may be collected, to be applied olusively to such indebtedness; and, provided, this SC ction shall not apply to the city of Mobile, whicl. city may, until the 1st day of January, 1879, levy d tax not to exceed the rate of per centum; from and after that tine tax not 10 exceed the rate of three- 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 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 Brmi 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 1 per centum hereinabove allowed to be levied and col lected, such special tax to be applied excu- sivey to the payment of interest cn the bonds of said city of Birmingham issued in pufsu- ance of law, or that may hereafter be issued by said city in pursuance of law, and for sinking fund, to pay off said bonds at the ma turity thereof.'''
 In further obedience to said statute, have directed ihis proclamation 10 be published for three months by weekly insertions in the Mo- ie Register, the ontgomery Advertiser, the Age II ei aid and the Times-News of Gads- den. In testimony whereof have hereunto setmy ~" hand and caused the great seal of the ! co State to be a fl xed at the Capitol on this, the 2d day of May, A. D. 1894.
 THOS. G. JONES.
 By the Governors
 J. D. BARRON, Secretary of State.
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