The age-herald., 1900-12-16

lie ex-offieio justice of the peace of the State of Alabama shall be entitled to re- ceive a fee of fifty cents for Issuing each writ of detinue.
 Sec. g. Be 1t further enacted, That all laws and parts of law in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved Dec. s, 1900
 No 1O2. AN ACT II. 261. To provide for Holding a Convention to
 Revise and Amend the Constitution of
 This State.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, that on Tues day, the 2Srd day of April 1901, an election shall be held in the several counties of this State for the purpose of determining whether or not a convention shall be held to revise and amend the con- stitution of this State, and at that election the question of convention or no conven- tion shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of this State, and if majority of the voters voting at said elec- ton shall approve of the holding of con- vention for the purpose stated, said con- vention shall be held as hereinafter pro- vided
 Section 2 Be it further enacted, that at the election provided by the first section of this act, every qualified eector who ap- proves of the holding of such convention shall declare the same by depositing his ballot at the voting place where he may be entitled to vote by making a cross mark before the words For Convention" written or printed, or partly written and partly printed, thereon, and every qualified voter of this State voting at said election, who disapproves of the holding of such con- vention, shall deposit his ballot marked with cross mark before the words No Convention" written or printed or partly written and partly printed thereon.
 Section 3. Be it further enacted, that at the time of said election, delegaes to such convention shall be elected as follows: By the several counties of this State, the same number that they are entitled respectively to representatives in the House of Repre- sentatives of the General Assembly, and by the State at large, fifty five The names of the nominees for delegates from the counties, respective ly and for the State at large shall be put upon an official ballot to be prepared for the purpose of the election, which shall be separate and distinct from the ballot on which is printed the words For Conven- tion" and No Convention" The names of all candidates from the State at large shall be printed upon said ballots, who may be nominated by some party convention or caucus, or by petition in the same manner as State officers are nominated under the general laws of this State. The names of all candidates to represent the county in which the voter lives shall be placed upon the official ballot for the county in which the elector casts his vote, who may have been put in nomination by some party convention or caucus, mass meeting, or by petition, as now provided by law for the nomination of candidates for county officers in the general election The voter shall express his choice for such candi- dates from the State at large by making his cross mark before the names of fifty-five delegates for whom he desires to vote, and shall express his choice of candidate from the county in which he lives by making a cross mark before the names of the number of delegates to which such county may be entitled in the House of Representatives of the General Assembly. The official ballot containing the names of all the candidates shall be prepared as official ballots are pre- pared in general elections, except that the names of candidates shall not be arranged alphabetically, but by parties who have nominated the same, or independently, if they have been nominated by petition. The names of candidates from the State at large shall be separated from the candi- dates from the counties respectively. hnY hn nf nd al the State at large shall be printed the words For Delegates to the Constitutional Convention from the State at Large" and above the list of candidates from the coun- ties respectively shall be printed the words "For Delegates to the Constitutional Con- vention from the County of -"
 Section f. Be it further enacted, that all delegates to said convention shall be citi- zens of the State and qualified electors Provided that thirty-three of the said del egates from the State at large shall be so apportioned that each Senatorial district shall be represented by one resident citizen thereof, and eighteen other of said dele gates at large shall be so apportioned among the Congressional districts that each such district shall be represented by two resident citizens thereof and the remain ing four delegates at large shall be elected from the State without regard to their local residence. No person shall be disqualified from being delegates on account of the fact that he holds any office of honor or profit under the State or Federal government.
 Section 5. Be 1t further enacted, that on Saturday following the election the county returning board of each county in the State, composed of the Judge of Pro- bate, Clerk and Sheriff, respectively, shall meet at the court house of their respective counties, for the purpose of canvassing the returns of said election; they shall ascertain how many votes were cast for "Convention" and how many "No Conven- tion," and how many votes were cast as whole in the county, and they shall certify such votes immediately to the Secretary of State. They shall, in Nike manner, aseer- tain the number of votes received by the candidates for delegates from the State To nd ha reSDactiVa-