Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-09


tender consciences Of Alabama politi.
cans do not discounlenance frauds till
they have things arranged so as to
have their say without them. Then,
of course, they will become virtuous.
The new constitution, however faint.
ed with fraud, Will become the funda.
mental law of Alabama. Under II
state elections will be held only once
In tour years. The terms OF the Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor-an of.
flee newly created-and members of
the Legislature are for four years. The
executive officers are made ineligible
to succeed themselves, and the Gov
ernor may not take any other Office
during his term or Tor year there
after. The Legislature meets in reg.
ular session once in tour years, instead
OF biennially, as now, and its session
Is limited to fifty days. II Is deprived
of practically all local legislative pow
ers. Municipal Indebtedness of cities
under six thousand population Is lin.
lied to 8 per cent OF tax values and
in large cities to per cent. Extra in
debtedness may, however. be incurred
Tor scnoolhouses, waterworks and sew.
ers. Property is henceforth to be as.
sessod at Go per cent of its actual
value instead OF as per cent. The pres.
ent minimum school appropriation is
100000. The new constitution levies
a special tax of three mills, which will
yield about $500, 900. which, with the
poll tax and other income. will fur.
nish fully 100000 a year for schools.
Counties may levy an additional school
tax of one mill. Such provisions will
give great encouragement to workers
Tho Iovi.,at,ro anJ ina,os 80 snr,,a
don 40 accent S,oa r.,lroaI nnssao V ,ha
egisiatnro NAV cnnsniidata ,hn otan'
cary and common 10 ~ court. ana nom.
aIties are nrovided for SHERIFF. wbn
nermi, nrisonera IN no taLan ,rnr,
| them and lvncbed Az Tho san,o time
tho terms of tho ,resent sborifys aro
extended two years and 40 tbev had
the annointment of tbe manaecrs of
the vote nm the constitution this NAV
account for tbe mo ior,tv rocordod for
n Tho mauera Of Tho inst runent oyi.
IDENTIFY knew how IN 90, counted a voto
i'm its favor
The most imnortant nrovis,o,s of
the new constitution an far "a tho rest
| of the country 10 concerned aro ,hoeo
relating m The SUFFRAGE TbA nosro 10
prettv efYectual,v harred ont oyan
though no may not ho iI,iterate Tbora
are M present about 75 o00 Negro yn,.
ers in Alabama who can road ana
write These must INV a nuroIv Vol.
untary noII tox NJ 4, XII hy Eahrnory
10 vote ncxt Nhvambor This roo,,ira
mont toyetber with nrovision for aarI,
r.pist ration and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO-
crime will 4, 4. a,tima,ad ra,,,on 80
negro vote In Iess than al ma Am,Io
nrovision bowever 4. made sor tha
illiterate white vote temnora ~,
and n nern,anept n,an or ragis,ra,in,,
nre arranged Hinder Tho ton,nnrar,
plan I'm force IN Jannary ,ooa thra.
registrars In o,cb cnnn,x nhn ~ al
cases will no white Democrats uiii
enroll male ci,,ons WIZ sar,a5 No.
orably in anv war of tho Irnitod statos
or of tho Conred,rata S,,a,ns o. go.
ed with the state force os Ajabama IN
the Civil War. also d,scenJants 81
those who So served ana In addi,,o,,
"aIl persons who are os good obaraotor
and who understond The dn,ias ana
ALLEGATIONS of ci,i,onsbin ,nJor ra
publican form of government Itnso,
this third raj. The rogjs,rars ,,,i,i ha
able IN enroll ALI tho white. and dao,5o
that none of the negroes are A. 70 vote
All WHO yo, on tho ,an,,n,o, ~ Iii Iii
remain voters for life nrnyidod tho,
nav their noil tax Af,er Innnarv
1900 sncb enroiimer, ceases ond az
termination hetween tho racas !, ,,
nppearance ahojisbed Then Tho an
piicant for registration must he alb
10 read and write anv article NJ Tho
Constitution of the limited states in
la.