The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-25
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A PROCLAMATION.

BY the Governor :

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Whereas, The Governor is required by
Section 2 of an act of the General Assem-
bly, of Alabama, approved February ~ 1881.
ITO submit to the people OF the state d.
the general election to be held on the nfse
Monday in August, 1885, for representatives
for their consideration an amendment 10
Section I, Article II of the Constitution.
providing a special tax of one-half of one
per centum for the city of Birmingham 70
be applied to the payment of interest on the
bonds of said city, and for sinking lunu
to pay off said bonds at the maturity theie-
Of" to make publication by proclamation
at least three months before the next gen
eral election for representatives, OF ne ne
amendment proposed by said act, TO pc
submitted for the consideration OF the PEI PEI
pie, and to cause said proclamation 10 pe
published for three months by weekly ~
sertions in at least four newspapers pun
lished in the state
Now therefore, I, Joseph F. Johnston,
Governor of Alabama in obedience 10 S >,
act, do make publication by this prociialnn ma
ton that the following amendment OF SCI
ton T. article II of the Constitution has
been proposed by the General Assembly Oh
Alabama to be submitted to the people l
of Alabama for consideration at the gen
eral election to be held in this stare on .ie
first Monday in August 1898. Said amend
Amend said section T. article II by adding
thereto the following: And provlded lu ilo
city of Birmingham, which city may levy
and collect a tax not exceeding one-nail VI
/ per cent in addition to the tax OF 1, omel
half of / per centum herein above ailoWeo
to be levied and collected. such speclal Ia
to be applied exclusively to the paynlene
Of interest on the bonds of the said city OF
BIRMINGHAM heretofore issued by said city
in pursuance of law and for sinking luna
to pay off said bonds at the maturity there-
of so that said section Z, article IL, wnen
amended will be read as follows: Section
T. No city, town or other municipal cor
poration, other than provided for IN lns
article shall levy or collect larger rae j.,
of taxation in any one year ON the property
thereof than one-half of 1 per centrum OF
the value of such property as assessed, II ho u
year, provided that for the payment OF
debts existing at the time of the ratlnca-
ton of this constitution and the interest,"
thereon an additional rate of l per centunl
may be collected to be applied exclusively
to such indebtedness, and provided this sec sec
tion shall not apply to the city OF Mo %,
uary, one thousand eight hundred ana ses
enty-nne levy a tax not to exceed the rate
of / per centum, from and after that time
not to exceed the rate of three-fourths OF
! per centun to pay the existing indebted
ness of said city and the inter,
est thereon, and provided further that
this section shall not apply to the city OF
Birmingham, which city may levy ana col
lect tax not to exceed one-hali OF pc.
centum in addition to the tax or one-hal1
of l per centum hereinabove allowed 10 pc
levied and collected, such special tax 10 De
applied exclusively to the payment OF III
terest on the bonds of said city of Birming-
ham heretofore issued In pursuance OF law
and for sinking fund TO- pay Off SAID oohds
at the maturity thereof"
In further obedience of said statute,
have directed this proclamation to be pub
lshed for three months by. weekly inser-
lions in The Age-Herald of Birmingham,
the Daily News of Mobile, the Journal OF
Montgomery, and the Times OF Selma.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
state to be affixed at the Capitol on this
the 26th day of April. A. D., 1898:
JOS. F. JOHNSTON,
Governor of Alabama
]. X JACKSON,
Secretary of State.