The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-23
0FFICIAL REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF
 THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF ALABAMA

| 1H6 HdS H0J OeemeQ lt nece sary to report specially upon the several ordinances and resolutions re- ferred to it. All have been maturely considered, and the principles of most have been incorporated in this ordinance. These ordinances are here with respectfully returned.
 Emmett O'Neal. Chairman. | AN ORDINANCE. | Concerning Local Legislation.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled, that the following article on local legisla- tion be inserted in the Constitution: | ARTICLE -. | LOCAL LEG bSI@ATION.
 Section 1. The General. Assembly shall not pass g. special, private or To- cal law in any of the following cases:
 1st. Granting a divorce;
 End. Relieving any minor of the dis abilities of homage;
 | 3rd. Changing the name of any cor poration, association or individual;
 4th. Providing for the adoption or legitimizing of any child;
 5th Incorporating town, city or village:
 9th. Granting a charter to any cor poration. association or individual; Ith: Establishing rules of descent or distributions;
 | 8th. Regulating the time within which | a civil or criminal action may be be- gun;
 | 9th. Exempting any person, corpo- ration. county, township, municipality or association from the operation of any general law;
 10th Providing for the sale of the property of any individual or estate; 11th. Changing or locating a county seat:
 I 1zth. Providing for a change of ven- ue in any case;
 18th. Regulating the rate of interest
 14th. Granting any exclusive CT special privilege, immunity or fran chise whatever;
 18th. Fixing the punishment of crime or misdemeanors.
 16th. Providing for or regulating either the assessment or collection Of taxes;
 17th. Giving effect to invalid will. deed or other instrument.
 18th. Legalizing the invalid act of any officer
 18th. Authorizing any township, city, town or village to issue bonds or other securities;
 20th. Amending confirming or ex- tending the charter of any corporation or remitting the forfeiture thereof;
 21st. Creating, extending or impair ing any lien:
 22nd. Chartering or licensing any ferry. road or bridge
 23rd Regulating the jurisdiction and fees of justices of the peace or the fees of constable;
 2Gth Establishing separate school districts:
 18th. Establishing separate stock districts;
 26th. Creating, increasing or de- creasing fees, per centage or allow ances of public officers. No special, private or local law, except law fix ing the time of holding courts, shall be enacted in any case, which is pro- vided for by a general law, or when the relief sought can be given by any court of this State, and the courts and not the General Assembly shall judge as to whether the matter of said law is provided for by a general law and as to whether the relief sought can be given by any court; nor shall the General Assembly indirectly enact any such special, private or local law by the partial repeal of general law.
 The General Assembly shall pass general laws for the cases enumerated | in this section.
 Sec. 2. No special, private or local law shall be passed on any subject not 1 enumerated in. Section of this article. EeXcept in reference to fixing the time | of holding courts, unless notice of the | intention to apply therefor shall have been published, without cost to the | State. in the county or counties where the matter or thing to be affected may be situated. which notice shall state khe substance of the proposed law, and | be published at least once a week for | four consecutive weeks in some news paper, or if there Is no newspaper pulp | lished in the County, by posting the | said notice for four consecutive weeks at five different public places in the County or counties, prior to the intro | duction of the bill; and the evidence Q that said notice has been given shall be exhibited to each house of the Gen eral Assembly, and the fact of said mo- | tice spread upon the journal. The | courts shall pronounce void every local law which the journals do not affirm atiVely show was passed in accordance with the provisions of this SeGtion.
 Sec. 3. The General Assembly, may repeal any special. private or local law upon notice being given and shown as provided in the last preceding section,
 Sec. 4. The operation of no general law shall be suspended for the benefit of any individual, corporation, assocla- tion, town, city, county or township, nor shall any individual, corporation, | town. city, county or township be eX- empted from the operation of any gen. eral law.
 Sec. 5. The General Assembly may by general law confer upon courts of County Commissioners, Boards of Rev enue or other courts, such power of local legislation and administration, touching all matters ..apd thingS@ not provided for bY., genefa faW, ana not inconsistent with the ptbvist of this Constitution as The ,p4enerals Assembly | may from timTa 36 time deem expedient Sec. 6. A general law Awithin the meaning of this article is a'law which applies to the whole State; local law | is a law which applies to any political | subdivision or subdivisions of the State less than the whole-a special or private law within the meaning of this article one which applies to an individ- ual. association or corporation. The esident-The report will lie ou the table and be printed under the rules.
 MT. O Neal Nauderdale)-I ask that the rules be suspended and that the report be mace a special order, after the consideration ot the report of the Committee on Preamble to the consti- tuition.
 MT. Harrison-I do not wish to object to the motion made by my friend from | Lauderdale, but it seems to me that this report should be considered in con nection with the report of the Com mittee on the Legislative Department, which commlttee has not yet reported, | and 1 hope the motion will not be in-