The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-05
Election to Come Off Near
 Middle of November.
The Law in Regard to the Next Steps to Be Taken in the Movement for a New Constitution.
 After Notes.

night and scarcely a delegate to the late Constitutional Convention could be found in the city. besides the local members.
 Now that the Constitution has been adopted and the instrument Is to be sub mitted to the people for ratification. cu- riosity is being manifested to know just what steps are to be taken to have the election for ratification. and 1T ratified. when 1t goes into effect.
 The act to provide for the holding of a Convention to revise and amend the cember Ii, 1900. provides that In the event of the framing of such Cons.ts ision by said Convention 1t shall be the duty If filing of the same with the Secretars of of State (the Secretary of the ConveTticn having a week after adj Ju..nraana in wits which th to le copy q the Gonst..ns,,n proclamation to make kr )wl the fact that such Constitution has lee1 Iran cd, and thereby require an e!e t!nn to be held fin the several counties 0I this State in the manner and by the sa,ps officers ss general elections are resldir';d to be hrld, for the purpose of submitting to the auai- fled voters of this State the ratification or rejection of said Constitution. "'hls election shall be held not .ess than tw, r- ty days nor more than sixty days after urday following the elec.i 1n the cfpi ty Returning Board shall ascertain the ie- suit of the election and shat certify .r same immediately tc the Secrse lrv of State.
 It Is also further provided that within fifteen days after the day oa which inc election shall be held for the r6aa2a1ion, be the duty of the Governor. Secretary of State and Attorney General to open the returns of said election. and they ehall count the votes which may haze bten cast for Constitution" and "a.satdst Con stitution" us appears from surf returns, and the returns shall be certified ia thr Governor by the Secretary or ssat'. and the Attorney General. ond ny tim made known to the people of the Stite v his proclamation giving public notice Of me known In such proclamation rot mere than ten days from the late tasrenf If the said Constitution shall D. 'ound 70 have been ratified by a majority or all the qualified electors voting at said tIec: tion, the said new Constitution so ratified shall go into immediate effect as the Con- stitution or the State of Alabama, and shall thenceforth be binding and obiiga- tory os such upon all the people of this State.
 Under the law the Secretary of the Con- to nle a copy of the Cons titution, with the Secretary of State and the Governor then must within week issue his proclama- not less than twenty, nor more than sixty days after date of such proclamation. thus giving him until the lfth at the out;
  sixty days thereafter In which to hold the election, which would fix the maxi mum time for the election on Noyem- her 17th. so the election will have to be held on or before that date.
 Ordinances and Resolutions.
 There were a number of ordinances and resolutions passed by the Convention. which are not part of the Constitution which are as follows:
 Ordinances.
 A2. Relating to bonded indebtedness of
 390. To provide for the establishment of the court house and jail at some place to be determined by an election by the people in portions or St. Clair and Shelby Counties. To provide for indexing the stenographic report and supplying members of the con-
 42l To provide for the payment of of- ficers and delegates.
 463. To provide for the payment of the acretary of the Convention and his as- eociates for services to be rendered after the adjournment of the Convention.
 464. TO make an appropriation for the compensation of Robert Chapman for the enrolment of the propoeed Constitution.
 459. To appropriate $143.75 for the pay ment of c. B. Brown and the Alabama Printing Company for services performed for the use of the Convention. S9O. Relating to Beat 8, 9 and 13 of Shelby County. A. To provide for succession in the | office of Governor in event of death, res | 4i0 To exclude from the court room in | rape cases all persons except such as | may be necessary in the conduct of the | trial. 4O9 To provide for filing and arrang- ing of the papers and documents per Iaining to the Consttutional Convention bv the Secretary of the Convention.
 4;5 Setting aside an1 appropriating one thousand dollars. to be used by Gov ernor in giving publicity to. the Consti- tuition.
 The resolutions adopted by the Con- ventiOn are as follows: l 1SS TO provide for the printing bind ing and distribution of the Journal
 13I Expressing interest in welfare of
 To provide for the payment of station cry. printing. etc
 place more chairs in the hall. For payment of parchment ll. Recess to atteA1 funer Il of Cover
 i i,2. Rcsolutions of respect to memory of Governor Samtord. 1u5. To provide for payment of. Pat
 I.0. Authorizing the payment of money only bN ar aye and nay vote. qI Sunplics for Clerks office. A go Providing for mileage for mem I bers of Committee on Order and Harmo- ny. .. ., A,ot, x, 11 Greeting to Alabama Press Asso-
 T5I Sense of Convention that legisla- ture fix salary of Governor at five thou 'i1iG lIS' To provide for stationery and ," 75, Rolating to annexation of West
 95 Relating to deposlting copies of etanographic report in Supreme Court T9rary md otGe ,5o of nr,S,;T Sf;GTetaTy of State dred copies of each Article.
 AFTER NOTES.