The age-herald., 1900-12-16

l collected shall be applied exclusively to ths
 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 1t may frame 1 and adopt, to-wit: No city, town or other
 municipal corporation other than provided for in this article shall levy or collect q
 larger rate of taxation in any one year on
 the property thereof than one-half of 1 per centum of the value of such property | as assessed for the State taxation during 1 the preceding year; provided, that for the payment of debts existing on the 9th day l of December, 1S75 and the interest thereon. | an additional rate of 1 per centum may be
 collected, to be applied exclusively to such indebtedness; and provided this section
 shall not apply to the city of Mobile. which city may levy tax not to exceed the rate of three-fourths of per eentum, to pay ex- penses of the city government, and may also levy a tax not to exceed the rate of
 three-fourths of 1 per centum to pay the
 indebtedness of said city, existing on the
 9th day of December 1875, and the interest thereon.
 And provided further, that this section
 shall not apply to the city of Birmingham,
 which city may levy and collect tax not
 to exceed one-half of one per centum
 In addition to the tax of one-haf of one
 per centum as hereinabove allowed to be levied and collected, such special tax to be
 applied exclusively to the payment of inter- est on the bonds of said city of Brming- ham, as heretofore issued in pursuance Of law, and for sinking fund to pay off said
 bonds at the maturity thereof Section 1S Be 1t further enacted, That # such convention be called 1t shall incorpo-
 rate and adopt the following as a part or parcel or a section of any constitution 1t
 may frame and adopt, to-wit: "The prop- erty of private corporations, associations
 and individuals of this State shall forever be taxed at the same rate provided, this
 section shall not apply to institutions or enterprises devoted exclusively to religious,
 educational or charitable purposes" Section 19. Be 1t further enacted, That If | such convention be called 1t shall incorpo- l rate and adopt the following as a part or section of any constitution it may franc
 and adopt to-wit: No power to levy taxes shall be delegated to individuals or private corporations.
 Section 20. Be it further enacted, That if
 such convention be called it shall incorpo-
 rate In any constitution 1t may frame and adopt any and all other limitations upon the rights of taxation that are in the pres- ent constitution.
 Section 21 Be it further enacted, That if
 such convention be called it shall not in- corporate in any constitution it may adopt any clause or matter looking to the remov- al of the State Capitol.
 Section 211k. Be 1t further enacted that if
 such convention be called, 1t shall not in- corporate in any constitution it may adopt any clause or matter making any change
 in the present exemption laws of this State. Section 22. Be it further enacted that in
 the event of the framing of such constitu- | ton by said convention 1t shall be the duty of the Governor within one week after the | filing of the same with the Secretary of l State to issue his proclamation published | as heretofore required for the proclama- | ton to assemble the convention to make l known the fact that such constitution has been framed and thereby require an elec- | ton to be held in the several counties of | this State in the same manner and by the | same officers as general elections re- | quired to be held for the purpose of sub-
 
 | for ratification or rejection of said constitution. This election shall be held
 not less than twenty days more than sixty days after the date of said procla-
 nation.
 Section 23. Be it further enacted that at | the election provided for by the preceding l section every qualified voter who is in 1 favor of the ratification of the constitu- l ton so framed by said convention shall | declare the same by deposting his ballot 1 at the voting place where he may be en- l titled to vote by making cross mark be- fore the words, For Constitution" writ | ten or printed or partly written and partly l printed thereon, and every qualified voter | of this State voting at said election who | is against the ratification of said constf- | tuition shall deposit his ballot marked with a cross mark before the words Against Constitution" written or printed or partly written and partly printed thereon. That | the returns of this election shall be made | in the same manner and within the same | time and by the same officers and certified | by them to the same officer and in tha l same form as herein provided in section 5 l of this act.
 | Section A Be it further enacted, That l within fifteen days after the day which the election shall be held for the ratifca- ton rejection of said constitution it shall be the duty of the Governor, Secre- tary of State and Attorney General to as-
 semble in the office of the Secretary of
 State and open the returns of said election,
 and they shall count the votes which may have been cast flor constitution" and
 against constitution" as appears from such returns, and the result shall be certi- fled to the Governor by the Secretary Of State and the Attorney General, and by
 him made known to the people of this State
 by his proclamation published as provided by section 6 in this act; and from and af- ter day to be made known in such proc-
 lamation not more than ten days from the
 date thereof if the said constitution shall
 be found to have been ratified by a ma -.ss 4i... AL IL. 4 .4 4i..