The age-herald., 1901-06-05

ing a greater tax than one-haf of l per cent except to pay debts and provide for public buildings.
 MT. Searcy of Tuscaloosa introduced an ordinance to amend section of article so as to prohibit any county from issu- ing bonds exceeding in amount per cent Of It's taxable real estate.
 Also to give the State Treasurer the right to deposit State funds in certain banks on their giving bond and security.
 Also a resolution to appropriate a suf- ficient sum to pay for the contract with Pat McGauly for stenographic report.
 Morlsette's Plan.
 MT. Morissette of Monroe introduced an ordinance to provide who can vote. It requires electors to be legally registered. to be able to read and write or own $500 worth of property on which all taxes must be paid. Voters shall be of good moral character and shall have paid all poll taxes. No soldier shall be denied the right to vote by not having property qualification. It provides for a perma- nent registration by 1910. which voters so registered shall always be permitted to vote Each county is to have a board Of three registrars It prohibits negroes from holding any office in Alabama.
 MT Grayson of Madison introduced an ordinance to amend sections 4 and of article Il so as to prohibit the General Assembly from 1evylng more than 65.1OO of l per cent, provided an additional 11O of 1 per cent may be levied for roads only.
 Also, to provide for sinking fund so as to set apart $100000 annually to pay the States debts.
 Also, a resolution to require the off, cial stenographer to put the day of the week as well as the month at the head of the daily official report.
 Gen. Harrison of Lee introduced an or dinance to prohibit cities from issuing bonds to a greater amount than per cent of the assessed valuation.
 Mir Hefin of Randolph introduced an ordinance to ratify section 26 of article 6 referring to constables and justices of the peace.
 MT Henderson of Pike introduced an ordinance to provide that the Legisla- ture meet sometime between February and October
 Also, that all bonded officers except sheriffs give bond in a security company.
 Also, an ordinance to fix the number of jurors at 8, except in capital cases
 Also, to provide for the working of fA convicts upon the public roads of the State.
 Also, to exempt cotton mills from all
 
 taxation for ten years, which are here after built.
 Also, to provide for the publication of all laws in one newspaper in each county of the State.
 Also, to establish a department of agriculture under a commissioner of agriculture whose salary shall not ex- ceed 5000 per year.
 Also, to amend section of article 113 so as to provide that the sixteenth sec tion trust fund shall be distributed equally for the benefit of the public schools.
 Mir Hinson of Lowndes introduced a res olution that the constitution do not fix the compensation of any judicial officer.
 Also that no executive officers salary be fixed.
 MT Weakley of Lauderdale introduced an ordinance to amend section 4. article Il, so as to prohibit the general assembly from levying a greater tax than F of per cent. except 1 of 1 per cent. for pay ing debts.
 Court of Appeals.
 Mir Hood of Etowah introduced reso- lution to establish a court of appeals, composed of a chief justice and two as- sociate justices, with general appellate jurisdiction of criminal cases and com mon law cases not involving a greater amount than $1 1000.
 Judge Robinson of Chambers, intro duced an ordinance to amend sections 1 and of article so as to prescribe who shall vote. This requires that each voter in addition to age and residence in order to vote must have paid all poll taxes on or before January l for the next pre- ceeding two years. This also provides that any person who has committed assault and battery on his wife shall not be per- mitted to vote.
 MT. Jones of Hale introduced a resolu- ton instructing the committee on suffrage to report within five days an ordinance disfranchising the negro and that then the convention take five days to discuss 1t and then adjourn sine die.
 MT. Jones of Montgomery introduced an ordinance to provide for two special judges for the Supreme Court in certain cases.
 Also that the committee on preamble be directed to report an ordinance that no well person in times of courageous dis ease be compelled to eNle himself from the state if the county authorities in any county in the state are willing to receive him.
 Also to provide for a board of conciia- ton.
 MT. Jones of Wilcox introduced an ordinance to provide who shall vote This requires payment of poll tax. and contains the 'soldier clause" and after 1910 all must be able to read and write. It also provides for a board of registration.
 Also to amend section of article 10 by striking out the word eighty" and sub stituting "160."
 Also to amend section 1 of article 13 by striking out the word "equal'' and adding separate schools for each race shall be kept open the same number of months"
 Mir Rogers of Lowndes introduced an ordinance to amend article 3, section 8, so as to provide for collecting a poll tax of $1 50 for schools, the amount collected from each race to be applied to their schools, and that no person can vote who has not paid his poll tax.
 MT. Ledbetter of Talladega introduced an ordinance to continue the office of examiner of banks and to make him State bank examiner
 Also to require probate judges to be elected every four years and to be in- eligible for reelection, their fees to be limited to $2400
 Longs Suffrage Plan.
 Mir Long of Walker introduced an or dinance to amend section 6. article II, SO as to prescribe that the property of cor porations and individuals shall eyer be taxed at the same rate, this not to ;n- clude religious institutions.
 Also to prescribe the qualifications of electors. This provides that each elector, besides the qualification of age and resi- dence. must have paid all poll taxes and also taxes on $500 of property. and must be able to read and write. This contains the "solder clause" who are allowed to vote without these qualifications. The tax collector has to file with the probate court list of persons who have paid their taxes, and this shall be the registra-