The age-herald., 1900-11-20
THE LEGISLATURE
 ENTERS SECOND WEEK
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 Sec. F. Be it further enacted, That be- fore entering upon the discharge of his du- ties as a member of said convention under this act, each delegate shall, before Chan cellor or Judge of the Circuit or Supreme Court of this State, take the following oath: T do solemnly swear that l will support the Constitution of the United States, and l will honestly and faithfully perform the duties which are now to devolve on me as delegate of this convention, so help me-
 God"
 Sec. 13 Be it further enacted, That ex- cept as herein otherwise provided, the gen. eral election laws of the State shall apply fully to the elections provided for under this act; this includes all things preliminary to the holding of the elections as well as the holding of them and things subsequent thereto, may be found in the general laws of this State. Registration on the day of the elections shall be provided for and required in the same cases only as are re- quired and provided for under the general laws, but other registration shall not be necessary.
 Sec. II. Be it further enacted, That the Judge of Probate shall cause to be prepared and furnished to the officers of the cleo tions to each voting place in the county sufficient number of official ballots, not less
 than twice the number of registered voters in the precincts, respectively. The ballots shall be prepared as under existing laws, and shall contain the names of the persons who have been nominated and certified as hereinbefore provided.
 Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, That if such convention be called it shall incorporate and adopt in any constitution it may form and adopt the same basis of representation
 in the General Assembly as is now pro- vided in the present Constitution of the State
 Section Is. Be it further enacted, that if such convention be called, 1t shall incor- porate and adopt the following a part or parcel or section of any constitution it may frame and adopt, to-wit: ''No county In this State shall be authorized to levy a larger rate of taxation, in any one year. on the value of the taxable property there in, than one-half of per centum; provided, that to pay debts existing on the 9th day of December, 1875, an additional rate of one fourth of 1 per centum may be levied and collected, which shall be exclusively appro- priated to the payment of such debt, or the interest thereon;. provided, further, that to pay any debt or liability now existing against any county, incurred for the erec- tion of the necessary public buildings or other ordinary county purposes, or may hereafter be created for the erection of necessary bridges or buildings, any county may levy and collect such special taxes as may have been, or may hereafter be, au- thorized by law, which taxes so levied and collected shall be applied exclusively to the purposes for which the same were so levied and collected.
 Section IT. Be it further enacted, that if such convention be called 1t shall incorpor- | ate and adopt the following as a part or section of any constitution it may frame and adopt, to-wit: "No city, town or other l municipal corporation other than provided | for in this article. shall levy or collect a | larger rate of taxation in any one year on l the property thereof, than one-half of 1 | per centum of the value on the property | the preceding yeaS provided, that for the payment of debts existing on the 9th day l of December. 1875. and the interest thereon, l an additional rate of per centum may be collected, to be applied exclusively to such l indebtedness; and provided this section 1 shall not apply to the city of Mobile, which city may levy a tax not to exceed the rate