The age-herald., 1898-05-07
A PROCLAMATION.
By the Governors:


 Whereas, The Governor is required by Section of an act of the General Assem- ply of Alabama, approved February 16, 1S97 .'To submit to the people of the state at the general election to be held on the first Monday in August, 1898, for representatives for their consideration an amendment 10 Section 2, Article Il of the Constitution, providing a special tax of one-half of one be applied to the payment of interest on the bonds of said city, and for 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- ple and to cause said proclamation to be published for three months by weekly in- sertions in at least four newspapers pub lished in the state
 Now, therefore, I, Joseph F. Johnston. Governor of Alabama, in obedience to said act, do make publication by this proclama- tion that the following amendment of sec ton z, 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 on the first Monday in August, 1898. Said amend ment is as follows:
 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-haf of 1 per cent. in addition to the tax of one half of 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 in pursuance of law and for a sinking fund to pay off said bonds al the maturity there of so that said section z, article Il. when amended will be read as follows: Section z. No city, town, or other municipal cor poration. other than provided for in this article shall levy or collect a larger rate of taxation in any one year on the property thereof than one-half of 1 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- ton of this constitution and the interest thereon an additional rate of 1 per .centum may be collected to be applied exclusively to such indebtedness, and provided this sec ton 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 1 per centum, from and after that time not to exceed the rate of three-fourths of 1. per centum to pay the existing indebted ness of said city nyo1aaG and rteer the fer tbat this section shall not apply to the city of Birmingham, which city may levy and col feet tax not to exceed one-half of per centum in addition to the tax 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 the bonds of said city of Birming- ham heretofore issued in pursuance of law and for a sinking fund to. pay off said bonds at the maturity thereof" H
 In further obedience of said statute, I have directed this proclamation to be pup 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 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 P, lsssS
 Governor of Alabama. oy '"e J. K. JACKSON,
 Secretary of State.