The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-31

| a special order, 1t Is an unQueet1on11 rule an general parliamentary prac<164y and there Is no rule to the conU4xX here, that a majority of the houst caA at any time refuse to consider to l1x aside one business and take up am
 other. and the gentieman's motion fs ,n order.
 The President pro tem.--The Chair ie ready to rule. The Chair is of M4 opinion that the Convention, havfn9 given unanimous consent to this Con- mittee to make q report. and the re- port having been made, it is in order
 for the Convention to set 1t down Tor | a hearing.
 the motion of the gentleman from fsne
 Upon a vote being taken, divisfon
 was called for. and, by . further vots of 50 ayes and 31 noes, the motion wes tabled.
 Leaves of absence were granted to MT. Tayloe for today; to MT. William of Fillmore for tomorrow. Mir. Eyster--I ask unanimous consent to offer short resolution. The resolution was read as foiiowe- Resolution 32s. by Mir. Eyster: whereas, The members of the Com< mittee on Harmony completed their ie- bors before the reassembling Of tne Convention and returned to their IT. spective homes; and, whereas, ft W0ulQ be unjust and inequitabfe for them no< to receive their mileage, as other mem bers. there be it
 "Resolved, That the members of the Committee on Order. Consistency ana Harmony be allowed their mileage tho same as the other members or tnis Con- ventiou."
 Referred to the Comittee on Rules. MT. Fits CTuscaloosa)-I want to in- troduce a short resolution to so to tn0 Committee on Rules.
 The resolution was read as follows:
 Resolved, That when this Couven- tion adjourns on Saturday. August 5ist, that 1t be to reassemble at noon on Tuesday, September 3rd, at which time the final draft of the Constitution shall be signed by the delegates"
 Referred to the Committee on Rules.
 Mir. Reese--I sent to the desk . few minutes ago. and asked unanimous consent to introduce short resoiution.
 The resolution was read as follows:
 Resolved, first, that all leaves Of abs sence of members of the Convention pc. and the same are hereby. revoked. 70 take effect on Monday. the second day of September, 1901, at 12 o'clock, meri- dian, and that no further leaves Of ap- seice be granted beyond said time. Second, that the Secretary of this Con- vention is instructed to notify absent members to return at said time,'
 Referred to the Committee on Rules.
 The President pro tem.--The Secre- tary will read the next Article.
 MT. Long (walker)--I move that we do now, adjourn.
 Upon a vote being taken. the motion was lost.
 Article XII was read as follows:
 ARTICLE XII.
 tions.--Municipal Corporations.
 22o. No person. firm. association or corporation shall be authorized or per- mitted to use the streets. avenues. ai- leys or public places of any city, town or village for the construction or opera ton of any public utility or private efi- terpr,ye, without first obtaining the consent of the proper authorities or such city, town or village.
 221. The Legislature shall not enact any law which will permit any person. firm, corporation or association to pay a privilege license or other tax to the State of Alabama, and relieve him or It from the payment of all other privilege and license taxes in the state.
 222. The Legislature. after the rati- f1cation of this Constitution. shall have authority to pass g.neral laws author izing the counties, cities, towns, vil- Iag.s, district or ether political snb- divisions of counties to issue bonds, but no Londs shall be Issued under au- thority of general law unless suen issue of bonds be first authorized Dy majority vote by ballot of the quaifned voters of such county. city. town, vii- lage, district, or other political sub division of county, voting upon such proposition. The bnrot used at such e section shall contained the words 'For--- bond issue" and Against
 -bond issue" (the character of the rond to be shown in 'he tl1nk space), and the voter shall in3icats his choice hy placing a cross mark before or ar- t1r tLe one or the other. This section shall not apply to the re- newal, refundlng. or reissue of bonds lawfully issued. nor to the issuance of bonds in cases where the same have been authorized by laws enacted prior to the ratification of this Constitution, nor shall this section apply to ooliga- tions incurred or bonds to be issued 70 procure means to pay for street ana sidewalk Improvements or sanitary or storm water sewers, the c1st of which is to be assessed. in whclc or in part, age Inst the property abuttlng said i'm provements, or drained by such sani- tary or storm water sewers.
 22y No city. town or other munlcl- pality shall mlke any assessments for the cost of sidewalk or street paving, or for the cost of the construction Of any against pto2etty nbutting o1 such street or sidewalk so paved. or drained by such sewers. in excess or tne increased value of such property py reason of the special benehts deriVed from such improvements.
 P. No county shall become inoent- ee ia an amount. including present ln- greater than three ana one half per centum of the assessed vaiue of tho property therein; provided, tnis limitation shall not affect any existing in excess of such l-S per centum, which has already been created or authorized by existing law to ne created: provided, that any county which has already incurred debt ex- ceeding 1-2 per centum or the ss- jessed value of the property therein, shall be authorized to incur an indebt- edness of 1-2 per centum of the as- sessed value of such property in adai- ton to the debt already existing. Noth- Ing herein contained shall prevent any county from issuing bonds, or other to fund or refund any inc debtedness now existing or authorfzed oy existing laws to be created.
 225. No city, town or other municipal having a population or less than 5000. except as hereinafter pro- yide1 shall become indebted in an t-ol,,dtr,, r,raeapt tpAnhfAdnRGa