The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-11
SOME REASONS FOR RATIFYING THE NEW
 CONSTITUTION

First-The limit of State taxation will be reduced from 75 cents to 65 cents on every sloo worth of property, with per feet safety.
 second-The power of counties and towns to contract indebtedness will be restricted. The rate of taxation in coun- ties will be reduced.
 Third-No bonds, except those already authorized, can be issued except upon a vote of the people.
 collected for State taxes will be devoted to the public schools, in addition to the poll tax collected.
 Fifth-Judges may discharge, under fixed rules, juries from the eonsidera- ton of any case.
 Sixth-Representation will always be according to population. and cannot be and not by amendment. SeVenth-Banks will be examined into by public accountants.
 Eighth-The Legislature will meet every four years, saving $50. .000 every two years, and elections will be much less ire quent.
 Ninth-Local legislation will be next to impossible.
 Tenth-Circuit solicitors will be elected by the people.
 Eleventh-Succession in the Governor s office is provided for in case of absence, inability or death of the Governor.
 Twelfth-All State officers are elected Tor four years, and no one of said off, cers shall be eligible as his own suc- cessor, and the Governor shall not be eligible to election or appointment to any office under this State, or to the Sen ate of the United States during his term, and within one year after the expiration thereof.
 Thrteenth-Inferior courts of law and equity. or either, can be established only in counties having 10000 inhabitants and $3,50O.O0O of taxable property.
 Fourteenth-The Constitution of 1875 (Sec: 3S: Art. I), recognizes the Eff teenth Amendment which Alabama never adopted, and guarantees the negro all the rights of suffrage the white man en- joys: THE NEW CONSTITUTION OMITS THAT SECTION.
 Fifteenth-Members of the Legislature and judicial officers are prohibited from using free passes under heavy penalty.
 Sixteenth-Assessment Tor street i'm provenents will be limited to the benefit done abutting property.
 Seventeenth-The new Constitution will be mere easily amended than the present one.
 iens, THE WHiTE MAN Will RULE FOR Al l. TIME IN ALABAMA.
 Nineteenth-Prominent lawyers have expressed the opinion that under the authority to fund it's 5000, 900 indebted ness. Under the new Constitution this can be done, and the debt refunded at rom l-2 to per cent. less interest tIldil uoW pdlu. ms WILL save between slOOOOG and $l5O, 900 each year. a saving in one year of what the new Constitution will cost.
 The following resolution against the new Constitution was passed by the negro conference held in Birmingham Ala, Sep tember 18th, 1901:
 Resolved, That we realize our utter poWerlessness to affect the result of the approaching election for ratification of the proposed Constitution, and that our redress for the ratification of the pro- posed curtailment of our rights and priv ileges or citizenship must be sought for in the Supreme Court of the United States; and failing in that last resort, We can seek homes in States, territories or our new possessions, where the rights of manhood will be respected. And we earnestly beseech colored people of Ala bama to contribute whatever of their earnings that may be necessary to defray expenses of testing the constitutionality of the proposed Constitution should the same be ratified.
 Resolved further, That an executive committee, consisting of the three fol- Morgan County, c. C. Caperton of Jeff ferson County, and A. N. Johnson of Mobile County, residing in North Ala bama. Middle and South Alabama, is hereby appointed, whose duty it shall be to invoke and solicit financial aid from all churches, fraternal and benev- oIent organizations and WOmen's clubs as well as q liberty-loving peu- nle for the purpose of carrying out the sDirit and objects of these resolutions. Resolved further, That this commit tee is hereby instructed to have printed and distributed 5000 copies of these reso- lutions."