The age-herald., 1898-05-21
A PROCLAMATION.
By the Governor .


 Whereas, The Governor is required by Section 2 of an act Of the General Assem- ply or Alabama, approved February 16, 1897, ITO submit to the people of the state at the general election to be held on the first for their consideration amendment 10 Section 7 Article Il of the Constitution, providing special tax of one-half of one per centum for the city of Birmingham, to De applied to the payment of interest on the bonds of said city, and for a sinking fund to pay off said bonds at the maturity there of, to make publication by proclamation at least three months before the next gen. eral election for representatives of the amendment proposed by said act to be submitted for the consideration of the peo- pie, and to cause said proclamation to be published for three months by weekly in- sertions in at least four newspapers pub lisbed in the state. s
 Now. therefore, I, Joseph F. Johnston, Governor of Alabama, in obedience to said act, do make publication by this proelama- ton that the following amendment of sec tion [ article Il of the Constitution has been proposed by the General Assembly of Alabama to be submitted to the people of Alabama for consideration at the gen. eral election to be held in this state the first Monday in August 1898. Said amend ment is as follows.
 Amend said section ', article Il by adding thereto the following: And provided fur ther that this section shall not apply to the city of Birmingham, which city may levy and collect tax not exceeding one-half of l per cent. in addition to the tax of one- half of l per centum herein above allowed to be levied and collected such special tax to be applied exclusively to the payment of interest on the bonds of the said city of Birmingham heretofore issued by said city to pay off said bonds at the maturity there of. so that said section ', article II, when amended will be read as follows: Section '. No city, town or other municipal cor poration. other than provided for in this article shall levy or collect larger rate of taxation in any one year on the property thereof than one-half of per centum of the value of such property as assessed for the state taxation during the preceding year, provided that for the payment of debts existing at the time of the ratifica- thereon additional rate of 1 per ccntum may be collected to be applied exclusively to such indebtedness. and provided this sec tion shall not apply to the city of Mobile, which city may until the first day of Jan uary, one thousand eight hundred and sev enty-nine levy tax not to exceed the rate of per centum, from and after that time not to exceed the rate of three-fourths of per centum to pay the existing indebted est thereon. and provided further that this section shall not apply to the city of Birmingham, which city may levy and col lect tax not to exceed one-half of 1 per centum in addition to the taE of one-half of 1 per centum hereinabove allowed to be levied and collected such special tax to be applied exclusively to the payment of in- terest on tine bonds of said city of Birming- ham heretofore issued in pursuance Of law and for sinking fund to pay off said bonds at the maturity thereof"
 In further obedience of said statute I have directed this proclamation to be pulp lished for three months by weekly inser- tions in The Age-Herald of Birmingham the Daily News of Mobile. the Journal of Montgomery. and the Times of Selma.
 In testimony whereof I 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., 1S9S
 JOS. r. JOHNSTON,
 Governor of Alabama. By the Governors:
 J. K. JACKSON,
 Secretary of State.