The age-herald., 1899-03-05

any white child between the ages or SIX
 and sixteen years shall have been tried and
 convicted Of any crime. punishable by im-
 prisonment in the penitentiary or in jail or
 by hard labor for the county, before any
 court of this state. the court may, if of the
 opinion that the interests of the child
 would thereby be promoted sentence such
 child to commitment to said school, In lieu of such imprisonment or hard labor for the county.
 Sec. 13.-Be 1t further enacted, That said
 institution may, in its discretion, receive any child placed in It's care and keeping by It's parent or parents, without the au- thority of any court, and may keep said child until it Is twenty-one years of age; but this shall not be done without first making provision for the maintenance of said child, under the rules and regulations of said institution.
 Sec. 14 Be it further enacted, That from | the time of the lawful reception of any | child into the said institution, and during | it's stay, said institution shall have exclusve care, custody and control of said child, un- | der such rules and regulations as the board | of directors may provide.
 | Sec. 15. Be 1t further enacted, That the | officers of said school shall receive and | take into it all children committed thereto | by competent authority, or received there | in, as aforesaid, and shall cause all child
 ren in said school to be instructed In such
 branches of useful knowledge as may be | suited to their years and capacities. The
 boys shall be taught such useful trades as
 the board may direct, and they shall be | taught according to the course of the pub l lie schools of the state.
 | Sec 14 Be 1t further enacted, That the board of directors shall select a suitable l place for the location of said school; and | the sum of three thousand dollars to be
 used in the discretion by the board of di- | rectors, out of any money in the state | treasury, not otherwise appropriated be
 and the same Is hereby appropriated for | the purpose of erecting buildings and mak- | ing such Improvements as may be neces- l sary; and said buildings and improvements may be located on any land which is donat- | ed or which may belong to the state, and
 which the governor may set apart by defn-
 ite description for that purpose.
 | Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, That the 1 treasurer of said school shall, before enter
 ing upon the discharge of the duties of the
 office, execute bond payable to said school, | with good and sufficient suretes, payable l to said school, and In such sum as the l board of directors may prescribe. and with | condition to faithfully discharge the duties | of his office.
 l Sec. 16 Be it further enacted, That any l commitment under this act, whether by | judge, court, or parent or other person
 having in charge the child, shall be full, | sufficient and competent authority to the officers and agents of said school for the detention and keeping therein of the child | so committed.
 Sec. IT, Belt further enacted, That pro- | vision shall be made for the care of convict | children separate and apart from the other | children, so far as the same can be done 1 with the means at hand.
 1 Sec. IS. Be it further enacted, That this | act take effect from and after Its passage. l Approved February 23d, 1S99
 | (Ofieial) ROBERT P. MDAVID, | Secretary of State. l No. 9O1. AN ACT H. S56. l To make appropriations for the ordinary | expenses for the executive legislative, and judicial departments of the state, for the interest on the public debt and for 1 public schools.
 1 Section l. Be it enacted by the General l Assembly of Alabama, That the following l sums of money, or so much of each sum l as may be necessary be and they are here | by appropriated for the purposes hereinaf- | ter specified, to be paid out of any money in the state treasury, not otherwise appro- l priated, for the fiscal years ending respec- l lively on the 30th day of September, 1899. l af ohar fn- l wit:
 1. For compensation of the governor, | three thousand dollars for each year, in all | six thousand dollars. 2. For compensation | of the secretary of state, eighteen hundred | dollars for each year, in all, three thous- l and six hundred dollars, and for clerical | assistance, in the office of the secretary of | state, one thousand dollars for each year, l in all two thousand dollars. 8. For compen- | satlon of the state auditor, twenty-four l hundred dollars for each year, in all four l thousand eight hundred dollars. 4. For l compensation of the state treasurer, twen- 1 ty-one hundred dollars for each year, in all | four thousand two hundred dollars. 5. For l compensation of the attorney | twenty-five hundred dollars for each year, | in all five thousand dollars 6. For com- l pensation of the superintendent of educa- l tion, two thousand two hundred and fifty l dollars for each year, in all four thousand | five hundred dollars. T. For compensation | of the governors private secretary, fifteen l hundred dollars for each year, in all three l thousand dollars. 8. For the compensation 1 of the keeper of the capitol, one hundred l and fifty dollars for each year, in all three | hundred and fifty dollars for each year, in l all three hundred dollars. g. For compen- sation of four clerks in the office of the state auditor, one at fifteen hundred dol lars and three at twelve hundred dollars each, for each year, in all ten thousand and l two hundred dollars. 10. For compensation l of one clerk in the office of the state treas l urer, fifteen hundred dollars for each year, l and one clerk twelve hundred dollars for l each year. in all, five thousand and four 1 hundred dollars. Il. For. compensation of | clerical assistance in the office of the su- 1 varipfapdapf Of aducat ation two fbousopd