The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-04

among the several counties, as pro- vided in the preceding section, tho counties Of Autauga. Baldwin, Bibh. Bleunt, Cherokee. Chilton, Choctaw. Clay, Cieburne, Coffee. Colbert. Cone. cuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Gull man, Dale, Dekalb, Escamoia. Fayette. Franklin. Geneva, Greene. Lamar, Law renee, Limestone. Macon. Marion, Mar shall, Monroe. Pickens Randolph, St. Clair. Shelby. Washinston and Winston shall each have one Representative: the counties of Barbour. Bullock, But Ter. Calhoun, Chambers; Clarke, Ei- more. Etowah, Hale. Henry, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lee, Lowndes. Madison, Marengo. Morgan, Perry. Pike, Russell. Sumter. Talladega. Tallapoosa, Tusca- loosa, Walker and Wilcox shall each have two Representatives: the counties of Dallas and Mobile shall each have three Representatives; the county of Montgomery shall have four Represent tatives: and the county of Jefferson shall have seven Representatives.
 s03. Until the Leg slature shan divide the State into Senatorial districts. as herein provided. the Senatorial dis tricts, shall be as followes: First Dis trict ,Lauderdale and Limestone; Sec ond District. Lawrence and Morgan: Third District. Blount, Cullman and Winston; Fourth District. Madison: Fifth District, Jackson and Marshall: Sixth District. Etowah and St. Clair: Seventh District, Calhoun: Eighth Dis. trict, Taliadega; Ninth District, Cham bers and Randolph: Tenth District. Teilapoosa and Elmore; Eleventh Dis trict Tuscaloosa: Twelfth District. Fayette, Lamar and Walker; Thir- teenth District, Jefferson; Fourteenth District. Pickens and Sumter: Eff teenth District, Autauga, Chiffon and Shelby: Sixteenth District, Lowndes: Seventeenth District, Butler. Con- ecuh and Covington; Eighteenth District, Bibb and Perry; Nine Teenth District, Choctaw, Clarke and Washington: twentieth district, Baldwin, Escambia and Monroe: twen- ty-second district, Wilcox; twenty-third district, Dale and Geneva; twenty fcurtk district, Barbour: twenty-fifth district. Coffee, Crenshaw and Pike; twenty-six district, Bullock and Ma con; twenty district. Lee and Russell; twenty-eigkth district. Mont gomery: twenty ninth district, Chero- kee and DeKalb; thirtieth disrict. Dal- las; thirty first district, Colbert, Frank lin and Marion; thirty district. Greene and Hale; thrty-third distrct, Mobile; thirty-fourth district, Cleburne, Clay and Coosa; thirty-fifth district, Henry. ,
 ARTICLE x.
 Exemptions.
 20t. The personal property of any resident of this State. to the value of s1,00c. to be selected by such resident, shall be exempt from sale on execu- tiot. or other process of any court. is- sued fo: collection of any debt con- tracted sincethe 18th day of July, 1868. or after. the ratification of this Consti- tution.
 2Oi. Every homestead not exceeding eighty acres. and the dwelling and ap- purtenances thereon, to be selected by the owner thereof, and not in any city, town or village; or in lieu thereof, at tiis option of the owner. any lot in a city, town or village, with the dwelling and appurtenances thereon, owned and occupied by any resident of this State, and not exceeding the value of $2,000, shall be exempt from sale on execution, or any other process, from a court for any debt contracted since the 18th day oi July, 1888, or after the ratification of this Constitution. Such exemption, however, shall not extend to any mort gage lawfully obtained. but such mort gage or other alienation of said home stead by the owner thereoi, if a mar ried man, shall not be valid without tho voluntary signature and assent of the wife to the same.
 2OG. The homestead of the family, after tho death of the owner thereof, shall be exempt from the payment of any debts contracted since the 18th day of July, 1868, or after the ratification of this Constitution, in all cases, during the minority of he children.
 2Oi. The provisions O. Sections 204 and 205 of this Constitution shall not Do so construed as to prevent a labor CTS lien for work done and performed Tor the person claiming such exemp- tion. or mechanics lien for work done on the premises.
 2OS. If the owner of a homestead die, leaving widow, but no children, such homestead shall be exempt, and the rents and prots thereof shall enure to her benefit.
 2c9. The real and personal property of any female in this State, acquired before marriage, and all property. real and personal, to which she may after wards be entitled by gift, grant, in heritance or devise, shall be and re- main the separate estate and property of such female, and shall not be liable for any debts, obligations or engage ments of her husband, and may be de- vlsed or bequeathed by her, the same as if she were feme sole.
 210. The right of exemption herein- before secured may be waived by an instrument in writing, and when such waiver relates to realty the instrument must be signed by both the husband ana wife, and attested by one witness.
 ARTICLE XI.
 Taxation.
 2ll. All taxes levied on property in this State shall be assessed in exsct proportion to the value of such nron- erty. but no tax shall be assessed upon any debt for rent or hire of real or per sonal property while owned bv the landlord or hirer during the current year of such rental or hire, if such real or personal property be assessed at its fon value.
 PIP. The power to levy taxes shall not be delegated to individuals, private corporations or associations.
 2l3. After the ratification of this Con stitution, no new debt shall be created against or incurred by this State. or its except to repel invasion or suppress insurEection,. and then only by a concurrence of two-thirds of tbe | members of each house of the Legis1 lature, and the vote shall be taken bv | yeas and nays, and entered on the iour, nals; and any act creating or incurrinp | any new debt against this State, excent | as herein provided for shall be abso- lutely void; provided, the Governor noav be authorized to negotiate temporarv loans, never to exceed three hundred l thousand dollars, to meet the deficien- | cies in the treasury, and until the same |