Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23


To provide for the collection and dis
posal of the poll tax and for exemptions
from said tax. Education.
II. S0f, BY, Mr.. Stansel Cby request)-
To define who is liable to road services or
road tax. Public roads and highways.
II. sos, BY Mr.. Darby-To amend an act
| to incorporate the Alabama Mutual Fire
| INSURANCE company and to define its
| rights, powers and franchises, approved
| Feb. 2S 1896. Corporations.
H. 806, BY Mr.. Longshore (by request)-
| To alter and define the boundary line be-
| tween Shelby and st. Clair counties, In
| the state of Alabama. Counties and
| county boundaries.
H. S07, BY Mr.. Yarborough-To provide
| in certain cases for the payment of wit
| Iiesses who appear before the grand jury
| of St. Clair county on subpoena or order
| of any court. Local legislation.
III. sos, By Mr.. Smith, of Tallapoosa-
| To establish a reformatory for youthful
criminals and to convert the Mount Ver-
| non barracks, situated at Mount Vernon,
| in the county of Mobile, into a convict
| farm and reformatory to be known as the
Mount Vernon Reformatory Of Alabama.
H. S09 by Mr.. Smith, of Ta1lapoosa (by
| requesD4To amend section 5 of an act
| entitled an act to provide for the holding
| of a. term of the circuit courtsof the Fifth
| Judicial circuit, at Alexander City, In
| Tallapoosa county and to regulate the
| same, approved February Is, 1889. Judi
| ciary. =
H. $40 by Mr.. Tunstall-For the preser-
walton of game, animals and birds in
beat No. II, in Hale county. Judiciary.
H. 811 by Mr.. Stewart-To prohibit the
sale giving away or otherwise dsposing
| of alcoholic, spirituous, vinous or malt
| liquors, intoxicating bitters, wines or
| fruits preserved in such intoxicants,
| within five miles of the court house in
| the city of Oneonta, Ala, and to repeal all
I laws in conflict with the same. Temper
ance.
H 812, by Mr.. Coleman-To relieve ].
| H Edmonson, a minor, in the county of
| Calhoun of all disabilities of a minor.
! Local legislation.
III. S1s. by Mr.. Perry-To publish viola
! tions of contracts for service or employ
! ment, where advancers of money or
| property are obtained hereunder, in
| Perry county Local legislation.
BILLS DISPOSED OF.
| H. 324-To authorize the court OF coun-
| ty commissioners of Calhoun county to
! issue and sell bonds of said county not
| exceeding $4,000, for the purpose of pay
| ing the outstanding county warrants.
Passed.
! I'll. 322-To require persons operating
| or controlling any slot machine, or de-
| vice. or instrument of like kind or de-
| scription, by which chances are taken
for anything Of any value, to take out
| license. Tabled.
H. 2S5-To establish and maintain a
] UNIFORM SYSTEM VI teAl pOOho lOI liiC
| public schools of the county of Morgan.
| Passed.
| H. 160-To establish a separate school
| district to be known as the Mount Zion
| school district, composed of portion of
| DeKalb, Marshall and Etowah counties,
| Ala bama Passed.
III. 302.-To prohibit the sale, giving
away or otherwise disposing of spiritu-
GUS, vinous or malt liquors or other in
| toxicants as a beverage, and to regulate
! the issuing and filing of prescriptions
requiring the use Of alcoholic spirits for
medicinal purposes within three miles
of the Geneva academy, in the town of
Geneva, county Of Geneva. Passed.
H. 243-AFor the relief of Lula Houston
Terrell and the heirs of the estate of M.
J. Houston, deceased. Passed.
H. 321-For the relief of John T. Bell,
and asking an appropriation to refund to
| him $780, the same being money he paid
| into the state treasury on the 9th day OF
| January, 1885, for license to do business
as a Wholesale liquor dealer in the town
Of Clayton, Barbour county, Alabsma,
but Immediately thereafter he plscon-
tinued business as such wholesale dealer,
made application to have said wholesale
license changed to a retail license, which
application was refused, thereby forcing
| him to pay into the treasury similar
| sum for license to sell liquors at retail
| in said town OF Clayton, thereby paying
into the treasury money for two licenses
while he operated under but one. Pass
ed.
II. 25Ot-To allow the presiding judge
of the circuit court in any of the counties
in the Fifth judicial circuit to order the
jury box in either of such counties to be
re-filled when in his opinion. the box has
become illegal or irregular, and to pro-
vide for re-fflling the box.
This was made general bill by amend
merts adding nearly all the districts of
the state and excepting certain counties.
IN THE SENATE.
This was a busy day in the senate.
Among other important measures, wo-
men were made eligible toNthe office of
county superintendent of education, after
a lively discussion. The bill was intro
duced at the last session by Senator
Brooks, of Geneva, and passed today by
vote of 1s to 8. The provision. however,
only. applies to the counties of Lamar,
Fayette, Shelby, Geneva, Walker, Ee-
Kalb, st. Clair, Madison, Pike, Coffee
| and Crenshaw. The Office is appointive
in these counties.
CODIFTERS REPORT.
The report of the joint committee on
the code contains some rather startling
changes in the rules of practice of the
supreme court Among them the report
REQUIRES that transcripts for appeals
from lower courts shall be typewriter, as
heretofore It also requires the attorney
for the appellant to deposit an estimated
sum of money with the court trying the
case to cover charges of the printer, in
case he desires transcripts, etc., printed
instead of typewriter. Clerks who fur
nish transcripts get the same pay as
formerly.
I lH BILLS INTRODUCED.
Following is list of the bills intro
| duced In the senate today:
BY Robinson-To define the boundary
| line between the counties of Shelby and
St. Clair, Corporations.
By Hawkins-To punish timber depre-.
dators. Judiciary
/ BY Fitzpatrick k--To require public GIN
ners Of cotton to keep certain books.
| Agriculture.
| BY Cunningham--To enlarge the char
| ter rights Of the Birmingham Medical
| college. Corporation
By Mathews-To fix fees for recording
| In state and county Offices; finance bill
provides that after November 8, 1898,
! such fees shall not exceed the sum of 10
cents per hundred words.
BY Lee-To preserve order at Pensa-
| cola camp ground. Local legislation.
| BY Cunningham--To regulate the in
| surance business in this state. Judici-
| ary. i.sl5tslr