Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-26

made in the disbursement and port
charges in the harbor of Mobile. Passed.
BY Smith (S)-To prevent port charges
in Mobile. Passed.
By Kyle CI-To amend an act entitled
an act to fix the times and regulate the
holding of the courts in the Eighth judi
cial circuit, approved February 3, 1895.
This bill applies to the counties of Lime
stone and Morgan. Passed
By Brown-For the protection of the
creditors of any solvent and failing cor
poration against preferences made or
suffered by the directors, officers or man
ayers of such corporation in the pay
ment or security of debts. At there
quest of Senator Cunningham this bill
was made special order for 10:40 o'clock
next Monday.
By Wood-To levy a license, county
and state tax, ON all peddlers of medi-
cines, drugs or articles of like character
in the counties of Macon, Jefferson, Cal
houn, Autauga, Bullock, Tallapoosa, Ma
rengo, Monroe, Lee, Talladega, Mont
gomery, Coffee, Barbour, DeKalb, Will
cox, Gilmore, Dallas, Sumter, Tuscaloosa,
Russell, Chambers and Greene. Passed.
By Abercrombie-To esta blsh uni
form series of textbooks for the public
schools of the state, and to prescribe the
method of selecting the same. Made
special order for Monday, and 100 COPIES
ordered printed.
By Lee (S.)-To provide for the better
support of the public schools of Esean-
bia county. Recommitted to judiciary
committee to test its constitutionality.
By Case (S.)-To amend an act entitled
an act, approved Feb 81. 1898, ITO au-
thorize the probate Judge of DeKalb,
Limestone and Crenshaw counties to call
a special school board of education to Sc
lect a uniform series of standard school
books to be used in the public schools of
DeKalb, Limestone and Crenshaw coun-
ties, Ala bama. Passed with substitute.
By Appling (H.)-To create a separate
school district in the town of Oawman.
to define the boundaries and provide for
maintenance of schools thereof. Passed.
BY McCullum-To exempt township
trustees of public schools in the counties
of Fayette, Colbert, Lauderdale, Talla-
poosa, Morgan, Bullock Randolph, FL
more, Pickens, Marion and Baldwin
from poll tax and public road duty. Re-
committed to commerce committee.
By Brandon-Also, to amend an act
entitled IAN act to constitute the city
of Tuscaloosa a separate school district
and to provide for the management of
the public schools in said school district .
approved February II, 1895, by the addi-
tion of section IA in reference to the re-
ceipt and disbursement of the school
fund of said district, and section Is in
reference to the taking of the school GEN.
sus Passed. s'7
BY Mitchell---To secure copyrights for
the books of the state, and to relieve ].
x. Jackson, secretary of state from all
liability for certain copies of supreme
court reports and of the code of 1886, and
two copies of the acts of 1S94-5. Passed
By Brown-To amend SECTION one of
an act approved February 13, 1891, en-
titled an act for the relief of needy con-
federate soldiers and sailors, residents
of Alabama, who from wounds or other
causes are now unable to earn a liveli-
hood. and for the widows of such as
We're killed or died in said war and have
not since remarked, approved Febru-
ary 18, 1895.
Amended, on motion of Senator Brown.
and adopted SO that all INDECENT widows
OF all confederate soldiers, whether said
soldiers died either during or since the
war. Passed.
BY McElderry-To regulate the use of
the great seal of the state Passed.
BY Beasley-To provide for finance
committee for Covington county, and to
prescribe the powers and duties there
of. Passed.