The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-29

dred dollars; provided, that the judges Qf the several Circuit Courts ghaA have power to issue writs of injunction re- turnable into courts of chAnoery.
 Section 1s shall be amended to read Nes follows:
 N If. in any case. civil or criminal. pend- Ing in any circuit, chancery or city court in this State. the presiding Judge or chancellor shall, for any legal cause. judgment in such cause. the parties. or their attorneys of record, if It pc civil case. or the solicitor or other prosecuting offlcer, and the detendant or defendants, if 1t be a criminal case, may agree upon some disinterested per- son practicing in the court and learned in the law. to act as special judge or chancellor to sit as . court 70 near, decide and render judgment In the same manner and to the same enect as the judge of the circuit or city court
 Section 2s shall be amended to read as follows:
 Clerks of the Circuit Courts shall be elected by the qualified electors in each county for a term of six years. Va- candles in such office shall be filled by the Circuit Judge for the unexptred term.
 Section % shall be added to read as follows;
 All causes that may be brought in the Circuit Court. whereof the Chan cery Court has exclusive 3urtsdiction. shall be transferred to the Chancery Court. and all causes that may be brought in the Chancery Court whereof the Circuit Court has exclusive 5uris- diction, shall be transferred to the Chancery Court.
 Referred to Judiciary Committee.
 By MT. Kirkland:
 Be it ordained that ell ofiiceru here after elected by the people of the state of Alabama, both State ana county shall be elected at one and the same time. for c period of four years from the time of their election ana until their successors are elected ana quet. fled, provided that no officer 70 elected shall be eligible to succeed himself as such oflcer.
 Referred to Committee on Executive.
 By Mir. Kirkland:
 Be it ordained by this Convention: That the Exemption Laws of the state of Alabama. as now expressed in Ar ticle 10 of the Constitution of lS1t snau be and remain the same es therein ex- pressed. provided that the area of . homestead in the country snail en. brace one hundred and sixty acres and no more.
 Referred to Committee on Exemp. tions.
 By Mr. Lomax:
 Ordinance No. IS.
 Mr. Lomax-I will state to the con- vention that that is merely . readop- tion of the present Constitution with reference to municipal taxation. with the Birmingham amendment added, and it might save time to dispense with the reading of 1t. Unless some gentleman objects we might dispepse with 1t. There are several provisions of our present Constitution the re- adoption of which was demanded by the State platform of our party.
 A reading was caled for and 1t was read as follows:
 An ordinance limiting the power of the General Assembly as to local or special Legislation.
 Be 1t ordained by the people of the State of Alabama in Convention as- sembled, That the General Assembly shall not pass local or special laws in any of the following enumerated cases. or concerning any of the following sub jects, that is to say:
 First-Regulating the jurisdiction and duties of Justices of the Peace and of Constables.
 second-For the punishment of crimes and misdemeanors.
 Third-Remitting fines, penalties or forfeitures.
 Fourth-Providing for changing the venue in civil or criminal actions.
 Fifth-Granting divorces
 Sixth--Changing the names of persons or places, or water courses.
 Seventh-Authorising the laying out, opening, altering, maintaining, or va- eating roads. highways. streets, alleys, town plats, parks. cemeteries, grave yards, or public grounds not owned by the State.
 Eighth-Regulating or authorizing the levy, the assessment or the collection of taxes. or to give any indulgence or dis charge to any assessor or collector of taxes or his suretieS.
 Ninth-Providing for conducting eiec- tions, or designating places of voting, or changing the boundaries of wards. precincts or districts, except on the or. ganization of new counties.
 Tenth-Anecting estates of deceased persons, minors, cestuis que trust or other persons under legal disabilities.
 Misunderstanding the time for the collection of taxes.
 I deeds, wills, or other instruments.
 Thirteenth-Refundlng money legally paid into the State Treasury.
 Fourteenth-Releasing or extinguish- ing in whole or in part .the indebted ness. liabilities or obligations of any corporation or person to this State, or to any municipal corporation therein.
 Fifteenth-Declaring any. person of age or authorizing any minor to sell, lease, or to incumber his or her prop erty, or do acts allowed only to adults not under disabilities.
 Sixteenth-Legalizing, except as against the State, the unauthorized or invalid act of any officer or public | agent of this State or of any city, | County or municipality thereof.
 venteenth-Granting to any corpo- | ration. association or individual any i special or exclusive right, privilege or l immunity.
 ghteenth-Exempting property | from taxation.
 Nineteenth-Locating or changing | county seats.
 Twentieth-Restoring to citizenship | persons convicted of infamous crimes. |
 Twenty-first-Regulating the rate of interest on money. ation. extension, enforcement, release | or impairing of liens. !
 Twenty-third-To regulate fencing.
 Twenty-fourth-Ch the law of | descent or distribution.
 ty-fifth-Authorizing the adop- l ton or legitimation of children. Twenty-siXth-To regulate limitation | of civil or criminal actions.
 Twenty provide for the |