The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-08
0FFICIAL REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF
 THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF ALABAMA

l VIII maintain ana support the COn- stitution and laws of the United States, and the ConstitItion and laws of the State of Alabama, and that will faithfully discharge the duty of my office, so help me God.
 Twelfth-No person shall vote in any primary election, or in any Convention or in any other political assembly held for the purpose of nominating candl- dates for public office unless he is at the time a registered voter.
 Referred to Committee on Suffrage and Elections.
 kesOiution No. 131, by MT. Burns:
 Resolved. first, That the Committee on Judiciary be requested to frame an ordinance that will prohibit Justices of the Peace trying or finally disposing of criminal cases wherein they are en- titled to fees or costs, to define their ju- risdiction. as to territory and misde- meanors.
 Resolved, second, That 1t Is the sense of this Convention that no judicial of- ficer should ever De interested in the termination or result of any case, crim- inal or civil, over which he may have jurisdiction; and that he should be paid the sum of three dollars for each crim- inal case brought before and legally disposed of by him, to be paid through the Probate Judge of his county.
 Referred to the committee on Judici- ary.
 Resolution No. 132, by MT. Carmich- ael (Colbert):
 Resolved. That the Committee on Or der. Consistency and Harmony of the Constitution shall include in Its report of the proposed Constitution all of the provisions of the present Constitution not amended, altered, changed or stricken out. as well as all amend ments, changes and additions that may be made to the present Constitution.
 Referred to the Committee on Rules
 Resolution No. 133. by MT. Carmich- ael (ColberD:
 Resolved, That the several standing committees shall not report to the Con- vention any ordinance, unless the same amends, changes, alters or adds to the present Constitution or strikes out parts thereof, and when so reporting shall only report the section amended changed or altered, or the proposed ad- dition.
 Referred to the Committee on Rules
 Resolution No. 134, by MT. Jones Montgomery:
 Resolved, That the President express to Governor w. J. Sanford the deer interest of the members of this Con- vention in his welfare. and their earn est wishes for his speedy restoration to health.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-I move the suspension of the rules and that that resolution be put on its passage.
 A vote being taken, the rules were suspended.
 MT. Burns-I move that the Conven- tion adopt that resolution by a rising vote.
 A rising vote being taken, the reso- lution was unanimously adopted.
 The President-The other paper sent up by the delegate is report from a committee and is not in order at this time.
 MT. Jones CMontgomery)-As an in dividual member of the House, I have a right to offer any resolution whether do 1t as chairman of a committee Ol as an individual member.
 The President-The chair is of the opinion that the proposition would not be in order as a report of committed until that order of business is reached
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-I do no care to contest the matter with the chair
 Resolution No. 135. by MT. Knight:
 A resolution to abolish the offices oi State and County Back Tax Commis sioners.
 Resolved, That the Constitution about to be framed shall contain a provision abolishing the offices of State anG County Back Tax Commissioners.
 The President-To what committed does the delegate desire this resolution referred?
 Mir. Knight-I don't care. but SUE gest the Committee on Legislative De partment.
 The President-The chair thinks that the proper reference for a resolution abolishing an office would be to the Committee on the Executive Depart ment, and the resolution is so referred
 Ordinance No. 333. by MT. Lomax:
 To amend the Constitution of Ala bama by adding to Article W Sec tion as follows:
 Sec. -. No bill which does not apply to the whole State (except bills creating and regulating municipal corporations and bills fixing the time of the hold ing of courts and prescribing rules fol procedure therein) shall be introduced into either house of the Legislature af. ter the twentieth legislative day of tho session nor shall any such bill be con- sidered or passed by either house after the twenty-fifth legislative day of tho session: nor shall any bill which ap plies to the whole State be amended by either house after the twentieth leg islative day of the session so as to con. fine it's operations to a part of the State.
 Referred to Committee on Local Leg. islation.
 Ordinance 334, by MT. Nesmith by re- quest of MT. Graves:
 To amend Article VIII of the Con- stitution.
 Section 1. The following and none others shall be qualified electors and entitled to vote at elections by the people in this State. Those male citi- Zens of the United States twenty-one years old and upward who have been bona fide residents of this State for at least one year, of the county for at least three months and of their voting ward or precinct at least thirty days next immediately preceding the cleo tion at which they offer to vote. who shall have been duly registered ard enrolled as qualified electors of the county and ward or precinct of which they are residents, under the provi- sions of this Constitution and the laws enacted hereunder
 Sec. ?. Except as is herein otherwise provided, the following shall be en- titled to be enrolled and registered as qualified voters of the county and ward or precinct of which they are residents. under the provisions of this Constltu- tion and the laws enacted hereunder:
 First-Those who owD and pay taxes upon ten thousand dollars worth of property, as evidenced by the Tax Collectors books of the county of which they are residents for the next year preceding,