The age-herald., 1898-07-12
A PROCLAMATION.
By the Governor

Whereas, The Governor is required by Section of an act of the General Assem- bly of Alabama, approved February 16, 1897, ITO 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 to section ', Article Ii of the Constitution, providing special tax of one-half Of one per centum for the city of Birmingham, to be appied 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 sad 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 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 7 article Il of the Constitution has been proposed by tine General Assembly of Alabama to be submitted to the people or Alabama for consideration at the gen. erai election to be held in this state on the first Monday in August, 1898. Said amend ment is as follows:
 Amend said section E 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 a tax not exceeding one-half of l per cent in addition to the tax of one half of 1 per centurn 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 at the maturity there n Cn hn Gntd n~fi inlA xxrhn amended will be read as follows: Section '. Nc city, town, or other municipal cor 9fhe a than RT999ea for in hs of taxation in any one year on the property thereof than one-half of per centum of the the value Of such property as 2 assessed for year. provided that for the payment of debts existing at the time of the ratifica-- tion of this constitution and the interest thereon an additional rate Of per centufn 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 not to exceed the rate of three-fourths of l per centum to pay the existing indebted ness of said city and the inSer this section shall not apply to the city of Birmingham, which city may levy and col iect tax K not , tp exceed d o1e-half 1 of per per of per centum hereinabove allowed to be levied and collected, such special tax to be terest on the bonds of said city of Birmng- 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 proclama ton to be pub 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 18th day of April, A. D., 1898.
 JOS. r. JOHNSTON,
 Governor of Alabama.
 J. K. JACKSON,
 Secretary of State.