The age-herald., 1901-06-25

lage, town or city to be affected for thir- ty days prior to the meeting of the Gen eral Assembly; if no newspaper Is pub lished in sad city. town or village. then said notice shall be given by posting a copy thereof at three public places in said city, town or village, and said notice shall be spread upon the journal of the house An which the bill preparing such bill is introduced.
 Twenty Years Contracts.
 Sec. 4. No city town or village shall be authorized or permitted to grant any franchise or privilege or make any con- tract in reference thereto for a term ex- ceeding twenty years. nor shall any city, town or village grant any right of way or right to use any street or public way or part, thereof except to the person or corporation offering the highest sum therefor or the highest percentage of gross annual receipts to be derived from the business so using the right of way or street or public place. No such privilege shall be granted until the applicant there for shall have given notice by publica- tion for thirty days In some newspaper published in the city, town or village of his intention to ask for such franchise and the date upon which such application shall be made, and the person. firm. asso- ciation or corporation to whom such fran chise is granted shall be liable for any damages inflicted upon the property of abutting proprietors,
 Streets of Cities.
 Sec. g. No street railway, gas, water, steam or hot water heating, telephone, telegraph, electric light or power com pany within a city, town or village shall bbe permitted or authorized to construct it's tracks or mains or erect its poles, 1AT,A vt, wires upon the same, along, over, under or across the streets, avenues, alleys or public grounds of such city, town or vil- lage without the consent of the proper municipal authorities of such city town or village being first had and obtained
 Sec. 6. The General Assembly shall not enact any laws which will permit a per- son, firm. corporation or association of any character to pay privilege license or other tax to the State of Alabama and relieve him OF 1t from the payment of all other privilege and license taxes in the State.
 Sec T. No county city, town village, district or other political subdivision of a county shall have authority or be au- thorized by the General Assembly after the ratification of this Constitution to issue bonds, unless such issues of bonds shall have first been approved by a ma Jority vote by ballot of the qualified voters of such county, city, town, village. district or other political subdivision of county voting, upon such proposition. In determining the result of any election held for this purpose, no vote shall be counted as an affirmative vote, which does not show on its face that such vote was cast in approval of such an issue of bonds. This section shall not apply to the removal, refunding or reissue of bonds lawfully issued, nor prevent the is- suance of bonds in cases where the same have been authorized by laws enacted prior to the ratification of this Constitu- tion, nor shall this section apply to ob- legations incurred or bonds to be issued to procure means to pay for street and sidewalk improvement or sanitary or storm water sewers, the cost of which is to be assessed against the property abutting said improvements or drained by such sanitary or storm water sewers.
 Limit of Indebtedness.
 ;. Sec S. That no city. town tor village shall hereafter become indebted for any purpose or in any manner to an amount which including existing indebtedness shall exceed per centum of the assessed valuation of the real and personal prop erty within said city, town or village sub feet to taxation as shown by the last preceding assessment for state and ooun- ty purposes, provided however, that Tn determining the limitation of the power of such city, tovns or village to incur in- debtedness there shall not be included the following class of indebtedness to- wit: M
 (a) Notes, certificates of indebtedness or revenue bonds issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes. unless the same be not paid within two years from the date of such issue and all such notes. certificates of indebtedness and revenue bonds shall be provided for and made payable from the taxes levied for the year in which they are issued, and shall never exceed the amount of such taxes.
 Cb) Bonds issued for the purpose of purchasing or otherwise providing for supply of water or for the construction or installation of sanitary sewers, or for the extension of either of the same.
 Co Obligations incurred and bonds is- sued to procure means to pay for street or sidewalk Improvements or storm water sewers, the cost of which is to be