The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-26

that the charge was made by mistake or
through inadvertence and that he has re-
tracted the charge and offered amends be-
fore suit, by publishing an apology YER
bally in the presence of witnesses, when
the accusation was verbal or written, and
had offered to certify the same in writing;
and before any suit for libel shall be
brought for the publication of article in
any newspaper in this state, the aggrieved
party shall at least five days before begin
ming suit serve notice in writing on the
publisher or publishers of said newspaper
at their principal office of publication IL
within the state, specifying the statements
In the said article which he or they al
lege to be false and defamatory and If it
shall appear on the trial of said action
that said article was published in good
faith. that its falsity was due to mistake
and msapprehension, and that a full cor
rectlon or retraction of any false statement
therein was published In the next regular
issue of said newspaper, or in case of daily
newspapers within five days after service
of said notice aforesaid in as conspicuous
a place and type in said newspaper as was
the article complained of, then the plain
tiff in such case shall recover only actual
damages.
Approved February TO- 1899.
ROBERT P. M'DAVID.
(ofhcial) Secretary of State.
NO. 5s1. AN ACT. H. 7O4.
To fix the compensation of watchmen at the
capitol
Section l. Be It enacted by the general
assembly of Alabama, That from and after
the approval of this act, the compensation
of each Waterman at the capitol building
and grounds shall be seven hundred and
eighty dollars per annum.
Sec. O. Be 1t further enacted, That all laws
or parts of laws in conflict with the provi-
sions of this act be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Approved February q. 1885,
ROBERT P. MDAvID.
(Official.) Secretary of State.
NO. $751; AN ACT. s. 70
To amend section 1928 of the code of 1895.
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the general as
sembly of Alabama, That section 1928 of the
code of 1896 be amended SO as to read as
follows: The regular terms OF the court
shall commence on the second Monday in
November of each year, and continue until
the last day of June of the ensuing year;
but the court may, in Its discretion, ad-
journ from time to time.
Approved February q, 1899.
ROBERT P. MDAVID.
(official) Secretary of State.
NO. GA. AN ACT. H. 5S1.
To appropriate ten thousand dollars for the
repairs and Improvement of the quaran-
tine plant In lower Mobile bay.
whereas, At the last session of the gen
eral assembly of Alabama a bill passed
both houses appropriating ten thousand dol
lars for the repair of the quarantine plant
in lower Mobile bay, but in some way
failed to reach the governor, and since that
time the plant has been further injured by
fire. rendering 1t necessary for the best re-
suits that large sum be expended for re-
pairs, and,
whereas. The foreign commerce of the
state through the port of Mobile Is growing
and there is promise of great Increase with
Cuba and Porto Rico and other countries
south of us, and ultimately through the
Nicaragua or other canals, with the Pa-
cific, and increased facilities for quaran-
tine on Mobile bay are urgently needed and
are for the benefit and protection of the
whole state of Alabama, therefore,
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the general as
sembly of Alabama, That ten thousand
dollars be and the same is hereby appro-
priated for the repair and Improvement
of the quarantine plant In lower Mobile
bay, and shall be paid by the state treas
urer on demand to the treasurer OF mobile
county, to be kept by him as such county
treasurer as a part of the quarantine fund,
and paid out by him on warrants signed by
the president and secretary of the quaran-
tine board of Mobile bay. Provided ths.
the appropriation provided for In this act
shall be paid In quarterly installments
Sec. 2. Be It further enacted, That all laws
or parts of laws conflicting herewith be ana
the same hereby are repealed.
Approved February 21,1S99.
ROBERT P. M'DAVID.
foffcial) Secretary of State.
No. GAS. AN ACT H. 1920.
To amend subdivision of Section 1911 of
the Code of 1895.
Be it enacted by the general assembly OF
Alabama, That subdivision of section 3sll
of the code of Alabama of 1896 be and the
same is so amended as to read as follows:
EVERY share of any corporation organized
under the laws of this state, or any other
state, or of the United States (other than
railroad, telegraph, express and sleeping
car companies, building and loan associa-
tions and banks or banking associations)
to be assessed and collected in the county
wherein such corporation has its chief or
~ rs
sessed at it's actual market value, to the
person in whose name such shares stand on
the books of the corporation, and not to the
corporation. 1t shall be the duty of the
president or chief officer Of every such cor
poration to make out and return under
oath to the assessor of the county In which