The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31

now existing against any county m cured for the erection of the neceeeaf1
 public buildings or other ordinary eoun ty purposes, or that may hereafter o'
 created for the erection of the neces
 sary public buildings or bridges or thu
 establishment or improvement of public
 roads. any county may levy and col
 lect such special taxes as may havt
 been or may hereafter be authorized by law. which taxes % levied and col. lected shall be applied exclusively tc
 the purposes for which the same shal
 have been levied and collected; pro
 vided, further. that no special tax fol | the establishment or improvement ol public roads shall exceed the rate oi | one-tenth of one percentum on the | value of the taxable property therein
 in any one year or shall be levied and
 collected until authorised by maJority | of the legally qualified voters of the l county at an election held for such purpose.
 Referred to Committee on Taxation. Ordinance No. IS. by Mir. O'Neal (Lauderdale):
 To amend Section of Article xI oi the Constitution of Alabama. Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala
 bama, in convention assembled. That | Section 5 of Article XI of the Constitu- | tion of Alabama be amended SO as to
 read as follows:
 After the ratification of this consti- tuition, no new debt shall be created against or incurred by this State or
 its authority. except to repel invasion
 or suppress insurrection, and then only by concurrence of two-thirds of the
 members of each house of the General Assembly. and the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered on the journal: and any act creating or incur ring any new debt against this State, except as herein provided for. shall be absolutely void: provided. the Governor l may be authorized to negotiate tenn porary loans. never to exceed one hum dred thousand dollars. to meet dedcien- cies in the treasury and until the same Is paid, no new loan shall be nego- tiated; provided. further, that this sec- tion shall no. be so construed as to pre- vent the issuance of renewal bonds to refund the existing State indebtedness. but such bonds shall not bear a rate of
 interest exceeding four per cent per annum, payable semi-annually. Referred to Committee on Taxation. Resolution No. II, by Mir. O'Neal (Lauderdale):
 To adopt the present Constitution of the State of Alabama by this Conven- biOht SobJSSN tO o1th NONhot0A 6hA amendments in any article. section. or part thereof, as this convention may
 hereafter determine.
 That whereas, The act of the Gen. eral Assembly of Alabama which pro- vided for the holding of this conven- tion declares that this convention shall continue in session until it shall by careful revisions and amendments of the present constitution, frame and adopt a revised Constitution for this State. Therefore. be 1t resolved. That the present Constitution of the State of Alabama be and the same is hereby adopted by this convention as the Con- stitutipn of the State of Alabama, sub ject only to be revised, amended or al- tered in eny article, section, clause or part thereof.
 Referred to Committee on Rules. qordinance No. 146, by MT. o'Neill: Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled that Article XIII of the Constitution on
 Education be amended by striking out the whole section Il and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section Il. No County or city in AL abama will be granted special privi- | leges in collection of State, liquor or other licenses to be used by said Coun- ty or city for school purposes without first submitting 1t to the qualified vot- CTS of Alabama for ratification or re- lection.
 Referred to Committee on Education. Mr. Browne--I have a resolution desire to offer. I ask unanimous con- sent that the resolution may be read | and I move to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
 Resolution No. 72 was read as fol- lows: Be it resolved that upon the request of the Chairman of any Committee having no clerk. the Chairman of any Committee having a clerk may direct the clerk of his Committee to serve such first named Committee, when not engaged with the Committee to which he has been assigned.
 A vote being taken tine rules were suspended. and further vote being taken the resolution wat adopted. MT. Palmer yielded his place to Mir. Williams (Marengo.)
 Ordinance No. 147. by Mir. Williams (Marengo):
 An ordinance to regulate the power
 of COT porations to engage in business. Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala
 bama in Convention assembled. that
 no municipal. public or private corpo-
 ration or other corporation; that no County or other quasi corporation shall engage in any business unless and ex- cept, any and all persons. firms. part
 nerships, limited partnerships and cor porations shall have the right to en- gage in the same business under the same terms, conditions and Limitations, and entitled to the same imrnunities
 and privileges.
 Referred to Committee on Corpora
 tions.
 Ordinance No. 14s. by Mir. Williams (Marengo):
 To forbid the State of Alabama from engaging in certain businesses. Be it ordained by the people of the
 State of Alabama in Convention as- sembled. That the State of Alabama
 shall not engage in any business un-
 less any or all persons, firms, partner
 ships. limited partnerships, and all corporations are also permitted to en- gage in the same business under the
 same terms. conditions and limitations
 and entitled to the same immunities
 and privileges.
 Referred to Judiciary Committee.
 Ordinance No. 149, by MT. Williams
 (Marengo):
 To provide for jury trials in certain cases.
 1. Be 1t ordained by the Convention,
 that in civil causes a trial by jury shall be had in such cases, only, as 2
 jury is demanded at such time as may
 be fixed by the legislature.
 2. Be it further ordained, That in criminal and quasi criminal cases the trial by jury shall remain inviolate.
 3. Be it further ordained, That the entire jury must agree to any verdict.
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