Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-17
If circuit courts in Clay county. Ala

to prohibit the sale, giving away or other
wise disposing of spirituous, vinous, malt
liquors, at or within certain localities
within the state, approved February 2Sth,
1881. so far as the same relates to the
corporate limits of the city of Fruithurst,
in Cleburne county, on the Southern rail-
way.
S. 144-To secure more effectively COM
petent and well qualified jurors in the
county of Franklin.
S. 114-To amend and revise an act, en-
titled an act to incorporate the town of
Eunola, in Geneva county Alabama.
S. 229-To regulate the registration Of
electors in the state of Alabama.
S. 294-To confirm the Incorporation of
the Birmingham Medical college. a cor
poration organized under the general
laws of this state, to declare its powers
and to confer upon it additional rights,
privileges and powers.
S. 466-To establish a separate school
district to be known as the Roanoke col
lege district in Randolph county.
S. 1910 confer upon persons, firms
and private and municipal corporations,
owning constructing and operating water
works in this state for the purpose of
supplying water to any city, town, mu-
nicipality or community or the inhabit-
ants thereof, or for any other public use.
the right, power and authority to acquire
and take real estate, water rights and
easements necessary, sufta bic and proper
for such purposes, and prescribing the
IidiluSI OIr pTcCceulIS III lHe SASIClSe
thereof Provided, the provisions of this
act shall apply to Montgomery county
alone.
The following bills were passed at the
afternoon session Of the house
S. 462-To substitute to the people of the
state at the general election to be held
on the first Monday in August, 1S9S for
representatives, for their consideration
and amendment to section z, article II, of
the constitution, providing a special tax
Of ho1f Of naf,ft5 aftx Of
Birmingham, to be applied to the pay
ment of interest on the bonds of said
city and for sinking fund to pay off
said bonds at the maturity thereof
HOUSE AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT the afternoon session of the house
the following senate bills were passed:
S. 13-To amend section 1898 of the
code.
S. 239-To amend the charter of Gil
rarde.
S. 247-To prevent the jumping off and
on trains while in motion and to provide
for the punishment thereof.
s. 325-To prohibit the adulteration Of
candies and confectioneries and the sale
or other disposition thereof and the keep
ing of adulterated candles and confec-
tioneries for sale or other disposition.
S. 285--To incorporate the Alabama
River Barge Line and Railroad company.
S. 337--To fix the time and regulate the
holding of the circuit court of Madison
S. 437-To incorporate the Alabama
Steel and Ship Building company
S. 426--To incorporate the Commercial
club, of Selma. Ala.
s. 422 To provide for the collection Of
local assessments for public improve
ments of the mayor and Aldermen of
Birmingham.
S. 474-To amend section 2s67 (2745) of
the code of Alabama.
S. ASS To constitute the town of AL
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provide for the management of the pub
lie schools of said district.
S. 464--To prohibit the selling of whis-
ky in beat II in Coffee county.
s. 405--To establish a separate school
district in Geneva county, Ala
S. 41-To punish any person who pol
lutes or contaminates water supplied to
cities and towns of the state.
s. 471-To establish board of revenue
in lieu of the court of county commits
sioners for Cullman county.
Mr.. Kyle arose this afternoon and
stated that inasmuch as the senate had
refused to repeal the Sayre election law
he thought it important that the house
pass the senate amendments to the exist
ing law which action was taken. The
text of the amendments is as follows:
THAT no registered elector of this state
shall again be registered or be required to
register SO long as or while he may re-
side or continue to reside within the cleo
tion precinct or ward in which he is reg
istered for the last general election of
state officers. Provided that this act
shall not apply to cities and towns having
more than 5000 population.
Sec. g. Be it further enacted that the
registrar of each election precinct or
ward shall be present at the polling place
in such precinct or ward on the day of
any general or special election and shall
then regulate all such qualified electors
entitled to vote in such precinct or ward
at such election as have not been pre-
viously registered in said precinct or
ward"
The bill passed without a dissenting
vote.
The house according to expectation,
killed the senate's proposed new code
of school laws tonight.
The assembly at midnight tonight re-
cessed until Thursday to ena BILE the clerks
to catch up with their work Final ad-
journment will be taken on Thursday
night.
ASSEMBLY NOTES.
The defeat of the constitutional con-
vention bill is said to be a matter of ex-
treme regret to Gov. Johnston. 1t has
been regarded as one OF his pet measures
as it is understood it's passing would
have enabled him to put the public debt
of the state in very much better condi-
tion. His regret, however, cannot ex-
ceed that of Mr.. s, d. Weakley, H. S.
Mckee, Col. f. w. Booker, Mr.. j. Asa
Rountree, Mr.. Sig. Steiner, Hon. F. v.
Evans, John B. Knox, Gen. c. NJ. Shell
ley, Walter Moore and the others who
have worked so industriously for the sue
cess of the measure.
In connection with the passing by the
house this afternoon of the senate bill
which soughr to create board of rev.
enue for cullman county, another breezy
debate occurred between Messrs Davis
and Cofer, who have crossed swords be-
fore on the floor. The bill had been in
troduced by Senator Brown, of Cullman,
who earnestly advocated it's passage
which MI. Cofer. of Cullman, bitterly ep-
posed Mr.. Cofer has been freely crit
icised on the floor and elsewhere for his
affiliations with the populists. This af-
ternoon he reminded the house that he
was the democratic representative on the
floor from Cullman and that his wishes
in the matter should be considered as he
knew better than anybody else did what
his people wanted
Mr.. Davis denied that Mr.. Cofer was
the representative of the democrats of
Cullman. He insisted that Sena tor Brown
was the only Representative they had in
the assembly and that Cofer represented
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