The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-10
THE FULL TEXT
OF THE MEASURE
Calling a Convention to Formulate a
New Constitution.
WAS REPORTED FAV0RABLY
In the Senate Yesterday by Senator
Wiley, Of Montgomery.
CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL
WAS REPORTED. FAVORABLY
CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL
Was Set for Today. When, After Two
Hours of Debate, 1t Will Be
Passed and Sent to
the House.

Montgomery, December 9.-(Special.) jim
the senate this morning Senator Wiley,
chairman of the constitution committee,
vote on a constitutional convention. The
consideration of the bill has been set for
Saturday, when after two hours of debate
it will pass and be sent Immediately to the
house without engrossment.
The following is the full text of the bill:
A Bill
To be entitled IAN act to provide for hold
ing a convention to revise and amend the
constitution, and for the submission of the
question: Convention or no convention,
TO vote of the electors of the state"
Section l. Be il eneacted by the general
assembly of Alabama, That on the first
Monday in July, 1899, an election shall be
held IN the several counties of this state,
tor the purpose OF determining whether or
not convention shall be held to revise and
amend the constitution of this state, and
at that election the question of convention
or no convention shall be submitted to a
vote of the qualified electors of this state
and II a majority of the voters voting at
said election shall approve of the holding of
a convention for the purpose stated, said
convention shall be held as hereinafter pro-
vided.
See. 2. BE it further enacted, That at
the election provided by the first section of
this act every qualified eiector who APP
proves OF the holding of such conventions
shall declare the same by depositiug his
ballot at the voting place where he may
&c emitted to vote, by marking a cross
mark before the words For Convention"
written or printed, or partly written and
parity printed thereon; and every qualified
voter OF the state voting at said election,
VINO usapproves of the holding of such
convention, shall deposit his ballot marked
with cross mark before the words mo
convention, written or printed, or partly
written and partly printed thereon.
Sec. =. Be 1t further enacted, That at the
time of said election delegates to such con-
Vention shall be elected as follows: BY the
several counties of this state, the same
number that they are entitled, respectively.
to representatives in the lower house of the
general assembly, and by the state at large,
thirty-three. The names of the nominees
Tor delegates from the counties, respective
ly shall be put upon an official ballot to be
prepared for the purpose of the election.
which shall be separate and distinct from
the ballot on which is printed the words
''For Convention and mo Convention,
The names of all candidates from the
state at large shall be printed upon said
ballots, who may he nominated by some
party convention or caucus, or by petition,
in the same manner as state officers are
nominated under the general laws of this
state. The names of all candidates to rep
resent the county in which the voter lives
shall be placed upon the official ballot for
the county in which the elector casts his
vote, who may have been put in nomination
by some party convention, caucus, or by
petition, as now provided by law for the
nomination of candidates for county officers
in general election. The voter shall ex-
press his choice for such candidates from
the state at large nv marking a
before the names of the twenty-four dele
gates for whom he desires to vote, and
shall express his choice for candidates from
the county In which he lives by making a
cross mark before the names of the number
of delegates to which such county may be
entitled in the lower house of representa-
tives The official ballot containing the
names of all candidates shall be prepared
as official ballots are prepared in general
elections except that the names of candi-
dates shall not be arranged alphabetically,
but by parties who may have nominated
the same, or Independently, if they have
been nominated by petition. The names of
the candidates from the state at large shall
be separated from the candidates from the
counties respectively. Above the names of
the candidates from the state at large shall
be printed the words, For delegates to the
constitutional convention from the state at
large" and above the list of candidates
from the counties respectively shall be
printed the words For delegates to the
constitutional convention from the county
of ."
Sec T. Be 1t further enacted That the
delegates to said convention shall be citi-
xens of this state, and qualified electors.
No person shall be disqualified from being
q delegate on account of the fact that he
holds an office of honor or profit, under
the state or federal government.
Sec. s. Be ii further enacted, That on
the Saturday following the election, the
county returning board of each county in
the state composed of the judge of pro-
bate, clerk and sheriff, respectively, shall
meet at the court house of their respective
counties, for the purpose OF canvassins the
returns of said election; they shall ascer-
tain how many votes were cast for con-
vention, and how many against 1t, and how
many votes were cast as a whole in the
county. and they shall certify such votes
Immediately to the secretary of state. They
shall, In a like manner, ascertain the num-