The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-01

declared their intention fo become citizens of the United States" 30 that the section shall read as follows:
 Sec. 2. That all persons who are residents in this State, born in the United States or naturaiized, are here- by declared citizens of the State ol Alabama, possessing equal civil and ! political rights.
 Referred to Committee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights.
 Resolution S4. by MT. Sanford (Mont- gomery):
 Resolved, That during the call of the roll for the introduction of resolutions | and ordinances no discussion upon any subject shall be heard by the Con. vention, and all such discussion shall be considered out of order.
 Mir. Sanford-I move that the rules be suspended 50 that the Convention can act on that resolution immediately
 A vote being taken. the Convention refused to suspend the rules, the vote on division being 46 ayes, 54 nays
 The resolution was referred to Com nittee on Rules .-..y.
 Ordinance No. 1s7, by MT. Selheimer:
 An ordinance to amend Section 29 of Article ". of the Constitution of 1 Alabama.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala I Oaule III SOnVSntiOH dSSshDiCu' Ahos Section 29 of Article ". of the Con- stitutfon of Alabama be amended so that the same shall read as follows: ! The General Assembly shall have no power to gr9Gt. or to authorize or re- quire any county or municipal author ity to grant. nor shall any county or municipal authority have power to grant, any extra compensation, fee or allowance to any public officer, ser want or employe, agent or contractor, after service shall have been rendered or contract made; nor shall any officer of the State bind the State to the pay ment of any sum of money but by au- thorfty of law.
 Referred to Committee on Legisla- tive Department.
 | Ordinance No. 16s, by MT. Selheimer:
 ID amend Section 13 of Article of the Constitution of Alabama.
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in convention assembled, What Section 13 of Article V of the Consti- tution of Alabama be amended so that the same shall read as follows:
 Every bin which shall have passed both houses of the General Assembly shall be presented to the Governor; if he approve he shall sign it, but if he shall not approve he shall return it with his objections to that house n which it shall have originated, which house shall enter the objections at large upon its journal and proceed to recon slider 1t If, after such reconsideration, majority of the whole number elected to that house shall vote for the pas- sage of such bill, it shall be sent with the objections, to the other house by which 1t shall likewise be reconsidered; if approved by a majority of the whole l ShAs tA a nh a become a law; but in such cases the votes of both houses shall be determin- ed by yeas and nays, and the names of the members voting for and against the bill shall be entered uopn the journals of each house respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the Governor within five days Sundays excepted) after it. shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the General Assembly by their adjourn ment prevent it's return, in which case 1t shall not be a law unless the Gov ernor, within ten days after euch ad- journment, shall sign the game and deposit it in the office of the Secretary of State, in which case 1t shall be- come a law in like manner as if 1t had been signed by him before adjourn ment. And every order, vote or reso- lution to which the concurrence of both houses may be necessary (except ques- tions of adjournment and of bringing on elections for the two houses and Of amending the Constitution) shall be presented to the Governor and before 1t shall take effect, be approved by him, or being disapproved, be repased by both houses according to the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.
 Referred to Committee on Executive Department.
 Ordinance No. 169, by MT. Sentell:
 Relating to exemptions.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in convention assembled, That Section ? of Article x of present Con- stitution be amended by incorporating into said section the following:
 "Snch resident may select and have set apart as homestead, a residence in any town or city and also i parcel or tract of land any where in the county of such residence, Provided the area of both does not exceed 160 acres and the value of both does not exceed $2,OO0
 Exemptions
 MT Sloan yielded his time to Mir. Beavers. Mir. Beavers offered memo rial, which was read as follows:
 To the President and Delegates of the
 Convention of the People of the | State of Alabama:
 l With the view of asking the Consti- tUiional Convention for rasief from the ar, pirporting to have been passed by the eccnt General Assembly of Ala bama, removing the county seat of Shelby County from Colpmbiana to Calera. we have prepared the follow ins statement, in order that the mem- bers of the convention may be throughly informed as to the manner of the passage of the act to wit:
 In 1895. an election was held in Shelby County under authority of an act of the General Assembly passed at the in- manently locate the county seat of the CountY-the places voted for being Columbiana and Calera. Columbiana carried this election by S26 majority. This was intended to settle this ques- tion. But at the session of the Gen eral Assembly of 189S-9, another act was passed, also at the instance of | Calera, providing for another election on this same question, Columbiana and Calera being the only places to be voted for. Calera was given four years in which to call said election. Two years of said time has elapsed and no election has been called.
 At the last session of the General Assembly (sesSion of 1900-D an act was alleged to have been passed directly | removing the county seat from Colum- biana to Calera. This act was passed secretly and fraudulently, and with the