The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-21

| Kirkland. Smith (Mobile), I Ledbetter Sollie,
 Leigh. Studdard. | Locklin. Vaughan.
 Long Butler). weatheriy.
 Lowe Lowe Gefrerson,. Williams Elmorel
 So the substitute was adopted. | (Mr Fletcher here took the ChaiD)
 MT. Reese-I move that the rules be
 suspended and that the ordinance be
 referred to the Committee on Order
 Consistency and Harmony without en- | grossment.
 Upon a vote being taken the motion | was carried.
 A substitute for Rule B was read as
 follows:
 Amendment by Rules Committee:
 Amend Rule 53 so as to read as fol-
 lows:
 Rule 53 The Committee un Order
 Consistency and Harmony of the Con- | stitution shall report the proposed Con-
 stitution to the Conven tion. or any part
 or parts thereof, from time to time, as
 they may think proper. and the Con
 stitution, or the parts thereof so re.
 ported, shall be read and acted upor
 Article by Article. and submit d to a
 vote of the Conventions: if a majority
 of the members present shall vote
 therefor. the same shall be adopted. tu
 if amended in any particular. it shall
 be re-referred. with such amendments
 to the said Committee. who shall cause
 the Article or Articles amen le1. w'ih
 such amendments so adopted. to he re-
 written and report the same to the | Convention for its adoption. When the Constitution shall have ::1al,y teen
 adopted by the Convention, it shall be | enrolled. and when enrolled, it shall l be again read, and attested by the
 President and Secretary and each delegate to the Convention sLall per
 sonally sign his name thereto. The signatures of the majority of the deie- | gates present. or a majority of the | Convention. shall constitute a sufficient | attestation.
 The President pro tenn. The question l will be upon the passage of toe s:hsii- tute.
 MT. White-I move to lay it on tke | table.
 Upon a vote being taken the potion to lay on the table prevailed . (The President here resun d the Chair.)
 The President-Thc Chair is gratifed to state to the delegates that his com | pletes all the business on ,he regular | order.
 MT. Heflin (Randolph)-I rt rye that the rules be suspended and that tLe | article reported by the Commit .e cn Schedule be put upon It's passage. The Presidential Is moved that the | rules be suspended and that the .r.icle | reported by the Committee on sched- ules be taken up for consideration. amendment and passage. Upon a vote being taken a iivls,cn na He'd fnr nd h1y. of | and no the motion was carried. The President-Does the gentleman move that it be considered sectior by | section?
 MT .Hefin--Yes, SIT. Upon vote being taken the mo!icn | to consider the report section by sec- | tion was earned.
 ARTICLE -. Scheduie. Tn order that no injury or lnconve | nience may arise from the alterations and amendments made by this Consti- tuition to the existing Constitution of this State, an d to carry this Consti- tuition into effect, is hereby ordained and declared:
 First-That all laws in force at the ratification of this Constitution and not inconsistent herewith, shall re- | main in full force until altered or re- | pealed by the Legislatures and all rights, actions, prosecutions, claims and contracts, of this State, counties. | lndlVlduals or bodies corporate not in- consistent with this Constitution, shall continue to be valid as If this s-onsti- tuition had not been ratified. | Mir. Hefiin (Randolph)-Ths-e: $ no change made in this section excepr the words General Assembly" are stricken out and the word Legislature" insert ed Tn place thereof. l move the 5dop- | ton of the section,
 MT. Ferguson-I wish to make n ln- qulry. The Clerk read it altered and repealed Should it not be 'alterad or repealed?" In the old Constitutioc. if | is "or.'
 The President-The gentleman from Jefferson suggests that the committee
 mas mad- change in the Constitution;
 that they have put the word "and''
 where in the old Constitution the word
 "or" appears.
 MT. HaI1in-That is a typographical
 error, and ask unanimous consent to
 change the word and" to the wocd
 "cr."
 The consent was given
 Upon a vote being taken the section
 was dapotd.
 | section was read as follows. | Second-That all bonds executed bv
 or to any officer of this State, all rec
 cgnizances, obligations and all other | instruments executed to this State, or any subdivision or municipality there | of, before the ratification of this Con- stitution, and all fines, taxes, penalties | and forfeitures due and owing to this State, or any subdivision, or any mu- l nicipality thereof; and Ill wri.s. suits. prosecutions. claims and causes of ac- tion. except as herein otherwise pro- vided, shall continue and remain unaf- | fected by the ratification Of this Con stitution. All indictments which may have beeen found. or which may here after be found. for any crime yr tf- fense committed before the ratification | of this Constitution. shall be proceed ed upon in the same manner as if this Constitution had not bael ratified. MT. Hefiin-There Is no change i, that section. and I move it's adoption. Upon vote being taken the sect.nn was adopted. Section 3 was read as follows: .-~ S-That all tho executive and iudi- cial officers and all other officers in this State, who shall have been elected at the election held in this State on the first day of August. 1898, or who may have been appointed since that | time, and all members of the present | hereafter be elected members of the present General Assembly. and all oth- CT officers holding office at the time of Al. a As 70 NI1s.