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to whom and when and at what price, and all facts tending to show whether or not such sales were made at the best price to be had. and whether or not proper action was taken to secure such best prices.
 6. Whether due care has been taken to guard the interests of the State in all con- tracts made for hiring out convicts, and in other contracts and purchases made for such system. \
 T. Whether any funds placed to the credit of such system during said period have been derived from any and what sources other than the operation thereof during that time. Also what amount of cash l5 now in the treasury of the State to the credit of said system, and what disposition. should be made thereof.
 B. Whether the cotton factory should be sold or should be operated by said system.
 g. What if any, legislative provision is advisable for the isolation of consumptive State and county convicts for the protecton of the well against infection and for tho better care of such sick; and also for the separation of youthful convicts from the older and more vicious, and their training for industrial occupations.
 10. What further legislation is needed touching said system.
 Be it further resolved, That such com- mittee shall have leave to sit during the recess of the General Assembly at the cap- itol, and at such other place or places in the State as they may deem necessary for the proper discharge of their duties; also to summon such witnesses and to require the production before them of such books, papers and vouchers as they may desire to inspect; and to require from any officer or employees of said system all such balance sheets and general statements touching the books and accounts thereof as they may deem proper; also to administer oaths; also to employ all such clerical assistance as they may think necessary.
 Be it further resolved, That the members of said committee shall receive the same pay per diem while sitting during the recess as members of the General Assembly re- ceive.
 Be 1t further resolved, That for the ex- penses of such investigation the State Aud- itor shall from time to time, issue war rants to the chairman thereof, upon de- mand of such chairman, accompanied by a certificate that expenses to the amount of such demand have been incurred up to the time thereof. The committed shall file with their report an itemiZed statement of all such expenses.
 Approved December 10, 1900 W
 (Offioial) ROBERT P McDAVID,
 Secretary of State. No. 217 AN ACT H. 435.- To amend section 910 of the Code of 1896.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That section BIO of the code of 1896 be amended so as to read as follows: Twelfth Judicial Circuit; times and places of holding courts. The Circuit Court in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit shall be held in each year as follows: l. In the county of Pike, on the first Mondays in March and September of each year, and at each term may continue four weeks. 9. In the county of Coffee on the fourth Mon- days after the first Mondays in March and September of each year, and at each term may continue two weeks. 3. In the county of Geneva on the sixth Mondays after the first Mondays in March and September of each year. and at each term may continue two weeks. A. At Dothan, in the county of Henry, the eighth Mondays after the first Mondays in March and September of each year, and at the spring term thereof may continue two weeks, and at the fall term may continue one week. D. At Columbia, in the county of Henry on the tenth Monday after the first Monday in March, and the = ninth Monday after the first Monday in September of each year, and at the spring term thereof may continue two weeks, and at the fall term may continue one week, At Abbeville, in the county of Henry, on the twelfth Monday after the first Monday in March, and on the tenth Monday after the first Monday in September of each year, and at the spring term thereof may con- tinue two weeks, and at the fall term may continue one week. '. In the county of Covington, at Andalusia, on the fourteenth Monday after the first Monday in March, and on the eleventh Monday after the first Monday in September in each year, and may continue two weeks at each term.
 Approved December 13, 1900. B
 Officially ROBERT P. McDAvID, I
 Secretary of State. No. 239. AN ACT H. 277. To refund and pay back certain State and county license money collected under and by virtue of the provisions of the acteap- proved February 23, 1899, entitled 'an act to amend the revenue laws of the State of Alabama" which act has been de- clared unconstitutional and void by the Supreme Court.
 Whereas, many persons firms and cor porations took out and paid for State and county licenses as fixed by the act approved February 23 1899, entitled ''an act to amend the revenue laws of the State of Alabama and whereas, said act has been declared unconstitutional and void by the Supreme Court; therefore,
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the General