The age-herald., 1901-03-14

Secretary of State. Mo- 697 AN ACT H. CIT, To authorize payment of one hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents for say ing from loss by fire forty-five volumes of the Records of the Supreme Court Of the State Of Alabama
 Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That the Auditor be, and is, hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant against the State treasury in favor of James P Armstrong for the sum of one hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents ($1125O for services rem dcred and expenses incurred In saving from loss forty-five volumes of the Rec ords of the Supreme Court of the State of Alabama, which were badly damaged by fire and water in December, 1S9S to be paid out of any money In the treasury not otherwise appropriated
 Approved February 2S, 1901
 (Oficial.) ROBERT P. McDAVID.
 Secretary of State. No. G99. AN ACT H. S77. To amend section 4SS6 of the Code of AL abama.
 Be It enacted by the General Assembly or Alabama, That section 49S5 of the Code | or Alabama be amended so as to read as follows: 49S5 (435D (473D (4oSD (5l4 Persons exempt from jury duty. The fol l lowing persons are exempt from jury du. ty, unless by their own consent: Profes. | sors and students of universities and col leges, teachers and pupils of academies and common schools, ministers in charge of churches, judges of the several courts. attorneys-at-law during the time they practice their profession. practicing phy- sicians, practicing dentists, consular agents of foreign governments. officers of the United States, officers of the exec utive department of the State govern ment, sheriffs and their deputies, clerks of courts and coroners, county commis- sioners. justices of the peace and consta- bles during their continuance in office keepers of public mills, ferries, toll bridges and toll-gates; the officers of any railroad or other road constructed under the authority of this State whose duties would materially interfere with serving on juries; the officers and crew of any steamboaat navigating the rivers of this State; members of incorporated fire com panies; officers of the penitentiary; the superintendent and physician of the h. sane Hospital and his assistants; all mail contractors, mail agents and public stage owners; all registered druggists and phar- macists actively engaged in their profess SiOus. avery pntn m eiopa ad of1oar roo commissioned officer, musician and pri- vate during the time he Is a member of the Alabama State troops, and all town ship trustees of public schools.
 Approved February 2S, 1901.
 (Oficial.) ROBERT P. McDAvID,
 Secretary Of State. No. 729. AN ACT H ST. To better define and prevent kidnapping in this State. and to prescribe the pun ishmert therefor in certain cases
 Section l. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That any person who forcibly or unlawfully confines, con ceals, seizes, decoys, entices away or in- weighs any human being. who aids or abets therein, or who causes any human being to be SO forcibly or unlawfully con fined, concealed, seized, decoyed, enticed away or, inveighed without this State, With the intent or purpose, express or i'm piled, to cXtort, compel, demand, receive or require the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of property, or other thing of value for the release, sur render, return or delivery up of the per pa fo- .f,,II. concealed, seized, decoyed, enticed away, or inveighed, so brought within this State, after having been forciby or un- lawfully confined, concealed, seized de- coyed, enticed away or inveighed with out this State, from such person, or from his or her friends or relatives, or any other person, shall be guilty of the offense of Kidnapping under this act, and, on conviction, shall suffer death or impris- onment in the penitentiary for not less than five years. at the discretion of the jury trying the case
 Approved February 2s, 1901.
 Comcial) ROBERT P. McDAvID,
 Secretary of State. No. 730 AN ACT H. 1io5. To further regulate appeals from the Cir cult Court or other courts of like juris- diction to the Supreme Court in ad quod damnum proceedings.
 Section l. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That after final judgment in the Circuit Court, or other court of like Jurisdiction in ad quod dam mum proceedings under section 172O of the Code of Alabama either party may. with