The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-05

l Department.
 Ordinance No. ss2. by MT. Tender
 son (Pike):
 Reducing the number of jurors. | Be it ordained by the people of Ala
 bama In Convention assembled, That
 the number of jurors hereafter drawn | to try cases in the courts of this State be reduced to eight, except in capital cases. and that no verdict can be rend- cred except by unanimous consent. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. Ordinance No. 2s3. by Mir. Hsnder-
 son (Pike):
 To provide for the working of con- victs of the several counties of this | State.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembie, That l all conyicts sentenced to hard labor for any county in this State shall be worked upon the public roads of the | several counties, as may thereafter be l provided by law; Provided the Court | of County Commissioners or the Board
 of Revenue of the several counties may
 hire such convicts to any other county
 to be worked upon the public roads. | Referred to Committee on Judiciary. Ordinance No. 254, by Mir. Tender
 son (Pike): Providing for the exemption of cot- ton mills from taxation. , | Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala
 bama in Convention assembled. That | Section 6 of Article XI. be amended as | follows:
 Provided, the General Assembly may, | by general law. exempt from assess
 ment and levy for taxation for State. county and municipal purposes, for a period of ten years. cotton mills of not
 less than ten thousand (10,000) spin i dies, hereafter constructed. erected and operated in this State. Referred to Committee on Taxation. | Ordinance No 255 by Mir. Tender
 son (Pike):
 Regulating and providing for the pub-
 lication of laws and bills. | Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala | bama in Convention assembled, That
 all laws hereafter passed by the Gen.
 eral Assembly and which shall be of I a general nature, shall after becoming | a law. be published in at least one | newspaper in each county of this State,
 as may be provided by law. and all bills of local nature shall, before being introduce into the General As
 sembly, be published by one insertion | in at least one newspaper in such
 county or counties as may be affected | thereby.
 Referred to Committee on Legislative | Department.
 Ordinance No. 25s, by MT. Hender-
 Son .(Pike):
 To establish Department of Agri- | culture.
 | Be it ordained by the people of Ala l bama in Convention assembled, That | Department Of Agriculture be cre-
 ated and established under the man. l agement and control of public officer, | to be known as the Commissioner of ARripnlfIIra ha
 and experienced agriculturist. and
 whose salary shall not exceed the sum | of 5000 annually, to be paid monthly. | That all moneys received by the De-
 partment of Agriculture from fees for licenses, for sales of fertilizer tags. from fees for | registration of lands for sale,
 or from any source whatsoever, must be paid into the State Treasury month | ly, and such moneys must be entered
 upon the books of the Treasurer to the
 credit of the general fund of the State; l and the expenses of maintaining the Agricultural Department of the Stare,
 as well as the salary of the Commits sioner of Agriculture, shall be paid
 out of the general fund of the State,
 as may be provided by law.
 Referred to Committee on Executive Department.
 | Amending Section of Article XIII l applying to public school fund.
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala | bama in convention assembled; That l Section of Article XIII be amended
 so as to read as follows:
 The income arising from the six
 teenth section trust fund. the surplus
 revenue fund, and the funds enumerat-
 ed in sections three and four of this | article, shall be distributed for the | equal benefit of the children through | out the State, between the ages of [ | and 21 years, and such other money | as the General Assembly shall provide | by taxation or otherwise. shall be ap- piled to the support and maintenance of the public schools in such propor- ! tion between the children of school age as may hereafter be provided by law. Referred to Educational Committee. Resolution No. 106, by MT. Hinson: | Resolved, That this convention shall
 not raise, reduce or fix the compensa- ton of any judicial officer of this | State. But 1t shall be made the duty | of the legislature to increase the
 salaries of the justices of the Supreme | Court, not to exceed $5,000 per annum.
 whenever the financial condition of the | State will justify such increase. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. | Resolution No. 107. by MT. Hinson: | Resolved, That this convention shall
 not raise, reduce or fix the compensa- | tion of any executive officer but il shall
 be made the duty of the legislature to increase the salary of the Governor.
 not to exceed 5000 per annum, when
 ever the financial condition of the State will justify such increase. Referred to Committee on Executive Department.
 MT. Hodges-I yield my call to MT. | Weakley of Lauderdale. Ordinance No. 25S, by Mir. Weakley: To amend Section 4 of Article XI of | the Constitution of the State of Ala bama.
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in convention assembled, That Section of Article XI of the Constitu- tion of Alabama be amended so as to
 read as follows: f. The General Assembly shall ror
 have the power to levy in any one
 year greater rate of taxation than one half of one percentum on the value of the taxable property within this State. Provided that to pay the ln- terest on or to provide sinking fund | for the payment of the principal of the State debt, an additional tax of one fourth of one percentum may be levied and collected In each year. and said
 additional tax when collected shall be
 used for no other purpose Referred to Committee on Taxation. Ordinance No 25S by MT. Hood: An ordinance to establish a Court of