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

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/ dence required as to the indebtedness OF
| this state to the holder thereof as in such
| bonds set forth. The said registered bonds
| shall be issued only in sums of one thous-
| and dollars or some multiple of one thous-
| and dollars; shall be executed in the same
manner as the coupon bonds; shall have the
| great seal of this state attached attested by
| the signature of the secretary of state and
| shall be signed by the governor, the au-
| ditor of the state and the state treasurer.
| The treasurer of this state shall keep In
books which shall be provided for that pur-
pose a record showing the number and
amount of each registered bond and the
name of the payee thereof and shall also
keep proper books of transfer wherein shall
be entered the assignments of such regis
tered bonds. The state treasurer shall
| from time to time as each installment Of
| interest on registered bonds becomes due,
drawn upon the state treasurer to each hold
pay the same by making a check
or checks drawn upon the state
treasurer to each holder of regis
tered bonds as the name appears upon the
books of the treasurer of the state. A suf-
ficient sum of money shall be raised by
taxation each year to provide for the pay
ment of the interest on the said renewal
bonds and a sufficient sum shall also be
| raised by taxation to provide for the pay
| ment of the principle on the said renewal
bonds when they mature If they are not
| otherwise paid or refunded.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted that all laws
and parts of laws in conflict with this act
are hereby repealed.
| Approved February 18th, 1899.
/ al ID M'nAuIn
Secretary of State.
No. 522. . AN ACT II. 1887.
| To provide for the compensation of the
commissioners appointed to investigate
the indebtedness of the state of Alabama
to the State University.
| Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the General
| Assembly of Alabama, That each of the
commissioners appointed by an act of the
last General Assembly to investigate and
| report upon the indebtedness of the state
| of Alabama to the State University shall
be entitled TO a compensation of five hun
| bred dollars for their services as such COM
| mssioners.
| Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the
| auditor Is hereby authorized and directed
| to draw hfs warrant upon the state treasur-
er in favor of each of said commissioners
| for the aforesaid sum of five hundred dol
| lars, and the treasurer is authorized and
| directed to pay the same.
| Sec. g. Be 1t further enacted, That the
| treasurer of the University of Alabama is
| hereby authorized and directed to pay from
| the funds of the State University the sum
| of five hundred dollars to each of said
| commissioners, in accordance with the pro-
| visions of the act, approved February 18th,
| 1897
Approved February 18th. 1899.
| (Official.) ROBERT p. M'DAvID,
Secretary of State.
| No. 523. AN ACT. H. 1885,
| To carry into effect a pending bill in con-
gress of the United States entitled AN
act to grant lands to the state of Alabama
for the use of the Industrial School for
Girls of Alabama and of the Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial Institute. %"
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
| Assembly of Alabama, That upon the en-
actment into law pending bill in the con-
| gress of the United States of America, enti-
| tied IAN act to grant lands to the state Of
| Alabama for the of the Industrial
| School of Alabama for Girls and of the
| Tuskegee Normal Institute the governor
| of Alabama shall be and is hereby author
| lied to appoint a commissioner who shall
| examine the public lands lying within the
| state of Alabama and to select therefrom
| such lands as in his opinion should be Sc
| lected by the governor for the use OF said
| school and institute under said act of con-
| gress and to report to the governor 4 de-
| tailed statement Of the character, descrip-
| ton and value of all said lands SO selected
Sec. q Be 1t further enacted, That said
! commissioner shall receive as compensa-
| ton in full for all services rendered by him
under this act. salary at the rate of two
thousand dollars per annum for the time he
is SO engaged in said work and his neces-
| sary expenses in examining said public
lands and selecting and reporting such as
| he recommends to be selected by the gov
epnor, provided he shall not be so engaged
for more than two years from the date of
his appointment. Said salary shall be paid
| out of any moneys in the state treasury not
otherwise appropriated, upon monthly war;
rants drawn by the auditor upon the treas
urer in favor of said commissioner and ap-
| proved by the governor.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That one
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| treasury under this act shall be refunded
and paid into said treasury by said Indus
| trial School for Girls Of Alabama and one
half Of such moneys shall be refunded and
| paid into said state treasury by said Tus-
| kegee Normal and Industrial School, each
one-half to be so refunded to be paid out
| of the first moneys received by said school
and said institute from said lands.
| Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That before
| entering upon his duties such commissioner
| shall make and subscribe before some Off
| Ger authorized to take and administer
| oaths, an oath that he will faithfully and
honestly discharge his duties as such and
he shall make, execute and deliver to the
| governor a bond in the sum of ten thous-
| and dollars with at least two good and
sufficient sureties, or with some surety
| company authorized by the laws of Ala
bama to become surety upon official bonds