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

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more Of such entries. one fee OF 50 cents;
for all entries on commission docket made
in cause, whether one or more of such en-
tries, one fee of so cents; provided, that in
the counties OF Walker and Winston, no
fee shall be charged or collected for MAX
ing deed to any property sold by the
register.
Approved February Is, 1899.
toficiaD RoBT. P. M'DAvID,
Secretary of State.
NO. 465. AN ACT 8. 17s.
To punish the making or certifying false
and fraudulent abstracts of title.
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the general
assembly of Alabama. That it shall be I'M
lawful for any person to make or certify
to false and fraudulent abstract of title
to lands in this state, in and by which the
true condition of the record is falsely and
fraudulently misrepresented.
Sec 2. Be 1t further enacted, That any
person guilty of the offense set forth in
the first section of this act must. on con-
viction, be fined not more than one thou
sand collars, and may also be imprisoned
in the county jail, or sentenced to hard
labor for the county for not more than
six months, one or both at the discretion
of the jury.
Approved February IS, 1899.
ROBERT p. McDAvID,
tOfiicial) Secretary of State.
NO. 1853. AN ACT. 8. s1s.
To amend subdivision of section 1853 of
the Code of Alabama.
Section /. Be it enacted by the general
assembly of Alabama, That subdivision
of section 1163 of the code of Alabama be
amended SO as to read as follows: 80. To
acquire and hold, by gift or purchase, or
in payment Of subscriptions for stock, OF
by condemnation, such other lands, or any
interest therein, as may be necessary In
making heavy excavations or embank-
ments, or for the purpose of wasting ma
terials from earth excavations, or for bor-
rowing earth or other materials for the
construction of cmbankments, or for the
protection and safety of the roadway"
Sec. q Be 1t further enacted, That all
laws and parts of laws in conflict with
the provisions of this act be, and the same
are, hereby repealed.
Approved February Is, 1899.
(Oficial) Secretary of State.
NO. 512 AN ACT. 8. 312.
To amend section of an act to CONSOLE
date and adjust the bonded debt of the
state of Alabama, approved February Is.
1885,
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the general
assembly of Alabama, That section 6 of
1atA md
adjust the bonded debt OF Alabama, APP
proved February IS, 1895, is hereby amend
ed go as to read as follows: Section 6. Be
it further enacted, That the governor be,
and he is, hereby authorized, If in his
judgment 1t should appear to be best (and
without calling for any subscription to a
popular loan, as elsewhere provided in
this act) to exchange the bonds issued
under this act for the bonds now outstand-
ing, mentioned in the third section of this
act and that he is authorized, IL in his
opinion 1t may be necessary or expedlent,
to appoint one or more banks or bankers
in the city OF New York or in the state of
Alabama the financial agents of the state
under the direction of the governor, and
on behalf of this state to carry on nego-
tidliOhS pAOfiuSo toi III tiiio oSet " fAiohO
sales or exchange of said bonds, or to do
all of such things; provided, that such
financial agents shall be required to give
bond in such an amount and with such Sc
curity as the governor may require, and
the governor Is authorized to pay them
out of the proceeds of said bonds rea-
sonable compensation for their services in
making saiu exchange or selling said
bonds. And the governor is also hereby
authorized, IL In his judgment it should
appear necessary 50 to do, to make on be-
half of this state a contract or contrat y
for the retirement of the bonds of the state
now outstanding, or any part or parts
thereof. prior to their maturity, by the is
sue of said renewal bonds; provided, that
the said contract shall be made upon terms
which shall result in saving in the rate of
interest to be paid by the state on its
bonded Indebtedness, or in such parts
thereof as shall be refunded under such
contract or contracts by the issue Of such
renewal bonds. Such contract or con-
tracts may provide for the payment or
compensation by the state to the person
or corporation with whom such contract
or contracts is or are made for such saw
ing Of interest to the state, which COM
pensation may be such portion of the in
terest SO saved, as may in the discretion
and judgment of the governor making such
contract be deemed just and reasonable,
and an amount of money is hereby appro-
priated out of the general revenues of this
state sufficient to pay such compensation
from time to time as such refunding is ef-
fected whereby such interest is to be
saved. The state auditor shall draw his
warrant from time to time for same on
requisition of the governor for the amount
provided in this act The interest on said
bonds may be made payable semi-annually,
and such interest and also the principal
may, in the discretion of the governor, be
made payable either in u City and state
of New York or in the city of Montgomery
and state OF Alabama, or in either place.
at the option of the holder of the bonds.
The said bonds may be made payable at
such time or times, not exceeding fifty