The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-11
SIXTEENTH DAY.
Montgomery, Ala. ME-Lx T-.>~ IA 10nf

&ACoiucHl, anu tut pTOCGeuihSS WCtN opened with prayer by the Rev. MT. Gay, as follows:
 Our Heavenly Father: We thank Thee that Thou art always willing to hear us when we desire Thy wisdom and Thy guidance. We thank Thee that Thou hast been invoked day after day here. We pray Thee that Thou wouldst bless us in this session. Grant, Q God. Thy blessing upon him wno >presides over these deliberations and grant that all that is done will be with an eye single to Thy glory.
 We pray Thee that Thou wouldst bless our beloved Governor. Grant tv give him that faith which shall look to Him who is the same yesterday, tC- day and forever, to receive the health and strength which he desires and which we desire for him. We pray Thee. our God. that this State may be 'rosperous. and Thy will be done in arth as it is in Heaven. for Christ's ake. Amen.
 The roll was called and disclosed the essence of 103 delegates.
 Leaves of Absence.
 For this day-Messrs. Almon. de- iraffenried. Duke. Studdard, Jones (Aale). Selheimer, Martin. Greer Ger ry), Hood, Altman. Carnathan, opp, Henderson. Coleman (Walker).
 For Monday and Thesday-Messrs. Morrisette and Locklin.
 Indifinite leave-1Messrs. J. J. King, Wilson (Clarke). on account of sick ness in his family.
 MT. Coleman-The Committee on Suffrage asks unanimous leave to be xcused that they may resume WorK III ommittee.
 The leave was granted.
 MT, Coleman---I see it stated Tn the spers that leave has been granted to :. iss Frances Griffin to address the Committee on Suffrage on Woman Suffrage. I desire to say that the Committee on Suffrage has no sucn in- formation. No application of that klnd has been made to the Committee and nothing has transpired to authorize such a statement as far as know.
 Mir, Oatas-And the Committee has something else to do.
 MT. Coleman-I am requested to say that the Committee has something else to do.
 The President-The next order Of business is the reading of the Report on Journal.
 The report was that the Journal for the fifteenth day was found correct, and was adopted.
 The President-The next order of business is the call of the roll of Dele gates for the introduction of Ordlnan- ces. Resolutions and Memorials. .
 Ordinance No. 351, by MT. Davis or Etowah:
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled, that Article '. Section x of the Constitution be amended so as to read as follows:
 Section 7-The right of exemptions hereinbefore secured may be waived by an instrument in writing. and when such waiver relates to realty the ln- strument must be signed by both the husband and the wife. and attested oy one witness: provided, that such waiver shall apply only to homesteads having a greater area than forty acres, ana then only to the excess of forty acres; and provided further that such waiver hall not apply to household and kitch- n furniture to the value of $l00. to be elected by the beneficiary of such ex- :mption.
 Referred to Committee on Exemp- tions.
 Ordinance No 352. by MT. Eyster:
 An ordinence for the protection or ocal building and loan assoclatlons from excessive taxation.
 Be 1t ordained by the people Of Ala bama in Convention assembled, that all building and loan associations in this State lending money on real estate situated in the county of their organi- zation shall be exempt from the pay ment of all license fees to the State, or to any county or municipal corpora ton exceeding in the aggregate the sum of one ($1.00) dollar upon each one thousand ($1, 900 .00) dollars. actually paid in upon its capital stock. and that the shares of such associations shall not be taxable whether In the hands of share holders or held as se- curty by the association for loans.
 Referred to Committee on Corpora tions.
 Ordinance No. S53, by MT. Haley:
 Relates to Exemption of Property.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled:
 That Section 9. Article X of the Con- stitution be amended as follows: By striking out all words and sentences. after the word Constitution in the ninth line of said section ?, Article x, Referred to Committee on EXemp- tions
 Ordinance No. S64, by MT. Haley:
 Relates to County Boundaries.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama. in Convention assembled:
 That Section g. Article II of the Con- stitutiou be amended so as to contain the following: No new County shall be hereafter formed with less than 400 square miles nor smaller population that 7.5OO. Referred to Committee on State and County Boundaries.
 Ordinance No. 355, by MT. Harrison: To Limit the Indebtedness of the 'ities. Towns and Villages in this tate:
 Be 1t enacted by the people of Ala ma in Convention assembled:
 That no city. town or village In this ate shall hereafter become indebted or any purpose or in any manner to n amount which, including existing ,debtedness. shall exceed per cent. of ae assessed Valuation of the real es- ate and personal property within said ity, town or village subject to taxa tion, as shown by the last preceding assessment for State and County pur- poses. Referred to Committee on Municipal Corporations. Walker:
 Relates to Judicial Department. Be it enacted by the people of Ala hama in Convention assembled: That no Judge of any Circuit, or City. or other Criminal Court of Record shall have power or authority to remit in whole or In part any fine imposed upon conviction of any person below the minimum fine as fixed by law. Nor shall they have power to remit any for feiture made final upon any bond or ball Referred to Judiciary Committee. Ordinance No. 357. by Mir. O'Neill of Ypffercon.