The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-01

shall confirm or reject them, as 1t shal determine is for the best interest of tho University. If 1t reject the names oi any members, 1t shall thereupon eleci trustees in the stead of those rejected In case of a vacancy on said board by death or resignation of a member ol from any cause other than the expira. ton of his term of office, the board shall elect his successor. who shall
 hold office until the next session of tho Legi ..ature. No trustee shall receive any pay or emolument other than his actual expenses incurred in the dis char ge of his duties as such.
 264. After the ratification of this Constitution, there shall be paid out oi the treasury of this State at the time and in the manner provided by law, the sum of not less than thirty-six thous- and dollars per annurn as interest or the funds of the University of Ala bama, heretofore covered into the treasury. for the maintenance and sup port of said institution; provided. that the Legislature shall have the power at any time they deem proper for the best interest of said university to abol- ish the military system at said insti- tution. or reduce the said system to a department of instruction, and that such action on the part of the Legisla- ture shall not cause any diminution oi the amount of the annual interest pay ably out of the treasury for the SUD- port and maintenance of said univer- sity.
 265. The Alabama Polytechnic 1nsti- tute. formerly called the Agricuhurai and Mechanical College, shall be under
 the management and control or board of trustees, which shall consist of two members from the Congressional District in which the Institute Is To- cated, and one each of the other Con gressional Districts in the State; said trustees shall be appointed by the Gov ernor, by and with the advice and con- sent of the Senate. and they shall hoid office for a term of twelve years, ana until theirNsuccessors shall be appoint- ed and qualified. The board shall De divided into three classes, as nearly equal as may be so that one-third may be chosen quadrennially. Vacancies occurring in the office of trustees from death or resignation, and the vacancies regularly occurring In 1905. shall DC filled by the Governor, and such ap- poIntee shall hold office until the next meeting of the Legislature. Successors to those trustees whose terms expire in 1903 shall hold office until 1911: successors to those whose terms expire in nineteen hundred and five shall hold office un- til nineteen hundred and fifteen: ana successors to those whose terms or or flee expire in nineteen hundred ana seven shall hold office until nineteen hundred and nineteen. No trustee shali receive any pay or emolument other than his actual expenses incurred In the discharge of his duties as sucn.
 s6. The Legislature shall not have power to change the location or the State University, or the Alabama Foiy- technic Institute, or the Alabama Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. or the Alabama Girls Industrial School. as now established by law, except upon a vote of two-thirds of the Legislature taken by yeas and nays and entered upon the journals.
 267. The Legislature shall provide fer taking a school census by townships and districts throughout the State not oftener than once in two years. ana shall provide for the punishment Of all persons or officers making talse or fraudulent enumerations and returns; provided. the State Superintendent of Education may order and supervise the taking of a new census in any town ship. district or county whenever he may have reasonable cause to believe that false or fraudulent returns have been made.
 26s. The several counties in this State shall have power to levy end collect a special tax not excea ling ten cents on each one hundred iolll of taxable property in such counties. for the support of public schools; provided. that the rate of such tax. the time 1t Is to continue. and the purpose there of shall have ben first submitted 70 vote of the qualified electors oS the county, and voted for by three-nftIs .f those voting at such election: baI the rate of such special tax shall not ln- crease the rate of taxation. S+ata and county combined, in any one year. to more than one dollar and twenty-five cents on each one hundred dollars of taxable property; excluding, however, all special county taxes for public buildings, roads. bridges and the pay ment of debts existing at the ratitsa- ton of the Constitution of eighteen hundred and seventy-five. The funds arising from such special school ax shall be so apportioned and paid through the proper school officials to the several schools in the townships and districts in the county that the school terms of the respective scfoolS shall be extended by such supplement as nearly the same length of time as practicable; provided, that this section. shall not apply to the cities of Decatur. New Decatur and Cullman.
 269. The provisions of this article and of any act of the Legislature pass ed in pursuance thereof to establish. organize and maintain a system Of public schools throughout the State. shall apply to Mobile county only so far as to authorize and require the au- thorities designated by law to draw the portions of the funds to which said county shall be entitled for school pur- poses and to make reports to the Su- perintendent of Education as may be prescribed by law; and all special in comes and powers of taxation as now authorized by law for the benefit of public schools in said county shall re- main undisturbed until otherwise pro videi by the Legislature; provided, that separate schools for each race shall al ways be maintained by said school su- thorities.
 The President-The question will be upon the adoption of the article.
 MT. Case-I have an amendment which I wish to offer
 Amend the report of the Commtttee on Education on page 79 by striking our all the words after the conjunction and" preceded by semicoion in the 18th line up to the word the" preced- ed by the 14th line.
 The President-The question will be on the adoption of the amendment of-