Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-01

(S)-To regulate the holding of the cir
cult court of MaPengoa county, and to pro-
vide for the practice and proceedings
therein.
(S)-To repeal an act entitled an act
to regulate the fees of the judge of the
county court of Franklin county. Passed.
(S)-To provide for the better support
of the public schools of Escambia coun-
ty. Passed, with substitute and amend
ment.
(D-To provide for the registration
and lien of judgment for the payment of
money in the courts of justice of the
peace, In Lamar, Calhoun, Monroe, Bar
bour, Walker, Baldwin, Etowah, Ma
con, DeKalb, Fayette. Bibb, Sumter Tai
lapoosa, Chiffon and Madison counties.
Passed.
(H)-To authorize and require the COM
missioners' court of Lamar county to set
apart and appropriate money from the
general fund of said county, with which
to pay and discharge certificates of state
witnesses issued by the foreman of the
grand jury and by the clerk of the cir
cult court Of said county, fees which by
law became a good claim against the
fine and forfeiture fund of said county,
after the approval of this act, and to
regulate the manner of said payments
and fixing the amount of said witness
fees. Passed.
(H.)-To amend section 1 and of an
act to change the mode of compensating
the solicitor for the county of Mobile,
approved 1886. Passed.
(H.)-To prohibit the law partner or
partners of circuit. city or county solic-
itors of this state from defending cases
in any court In the state where said So
licitor prosecutes. Passed.
tH.)-To amend an act entitled an act
to incorporate the city of Tuscaloosa,
approved March, IL, 1873, by the addi-
tion of section 104, authorizing the
mayor and aldermen Of Tuscaloosa to
require railroad companies operating
railroads over the public streets of said
city, to keep electric lights, or lights Of
equal power, at all points where such
railroads cross the public streets of said
city of Tuscaloosa. Passed.
H.)-To amend section 2571 of the
code of 1886. Passed.
H.)-To amend section 1874 (4419,
4120) of the code of 1885, Passed.
H)-To donate twenty-five copies OF
the code Of 1886 to the law library of
the state university. Passed.
(H)-To authorize the corporate au-
thorities of the city of Decatur to assess,
levy and collect a special tax for fire pro-
lection. Passed.
(S)-To amend section of an act ap-
proved Feb. %, 1887, entitled an act to
amend section i of an act entitled an
act for the protection. and preservation
of game, animals and birds, in Perry
county, approved FEB. Z, 1885. Passed.
(H)-Eor the better preservation of
game in Calhoun county. Passed.
tH)-To amend section Of an act en-
titled an act to prevent stock from run
ming at large in certain portions of Hale
and Tallapoosa counties, approved Feb
ruary 81, 1887. Passed.
(S)-To authorize the secretary of state
to dispose of certain books belonging to
the state. Passed.
(H)-To regulate the manner of maxi
ing contracts by the commissioners court
of Cullman count, for erecting or re-
pairing public buildings, or bridges in the
county. Passed.
(H)-For the protection of the creditors
of any insolvent and falling corporation
against preferences made or suffered by
the directors, officers or managers of
such corporation in the payment or Sc
curity of debts. Continued as special or
der for Wednesday next.
(S)-To regulate the trial of misde-
meanors in" Marshall county Monday, Mo-
vember 80, 1896, at 12 O'Clock. Continued
special order for Monday.
(S)-To establish a uniform series of
text books for the public schools of the
state, and to prescribe the mode Of Sc
lecting the same. Continued to Monday,
November 80, 1896, 10 O'Clock. Special or
der for Monday next,