The age-herald., 1901-06-25


 the Governor when satisfied, after hear ing the sheriff that he should be impeach- ed, may suspend him from office for such time as he may think proper. until the impeachment proceedings are finally dis posed of.
 Supplemental Report.
 supplemental report of General Oates, chairman of the legislative committee, to the report of the committee on local leg islation. was then read as follows: MT. President.
 Whereas, Local legislative provisions have heretofore belonged to the legisla- tive department of the constitution. and whereas one of the standing committees of this convention was given Jurisdiction of local legislation, which led to some confusion in the introduction and refer ence of ordinances upon that. subject to each of said committees, and caused the committee on legislative department to fully consider and draft a section, with numerous subdivisions, to report to the convention for adoption, and whereas, the committee on local legislation has made it's report not embracing a number of matters which this committee maturely considered and desires shall be adopted Now, in pursuance to an understanding and agreement with the chairman of that committee, your committee on the legis- lative department instruct me to report
 
 additional restrictions upon the power of the Legislature to enact local, special or private laws to come in after the words epubiic officers in subdivision 26 of sec ton l of the article already reported by said committee, to-wit:
 27. Exemption of property from taxa tion or from levy or sale.
 2S. Exempting any person from jury, road or other civil duty.
 2s. Laying out, opening, altering, or working roads or highways. 30 Providing for the management or support of any common or private school. Incorporating the same or granting such school any privileges.
 31 Granting any land owned by or un- der control of the State to any person or corporation.
 32 Remitting fines penalties or forfeit ures.
 s. Providing for the conduct of cleo tions, or designating places of voting, or changing the boundaries of wards, pre- cincts, or districts, except on the organi- zation of new counties. 94 Restoring the right to vote persons convicted of infamous crimes or involv- ing moral turpitude.
 35 Refunding money legally paid into the State treasury
 Your committee do not concur in sec tion 5 of said article as reported by the committee on local legislation, and re- comments as a substitute therefore sec- tion 26 of article of the present consti- tuition. Respectfully submitted,
 VIM. c. OATES, Chairman.
 Governors Salary Again.
 MT. Fitts then offered an amendment to the article on executive by adding new section to the effect that if the next leg islature should increase the salary of the Governor to s5O00 1t would apply to the Governor next in office. | AT.I NF- NF Tol1o dne ] took tha chair and President Knox said that the prav.sion In the constitution. which prohib. l the salary of a Governor from being increased or diminished dur | ing his term of office would prevent the l increase if made by the next legislature from going into effect for six years, as the Governors term was to be increased to four years. He favored the section | introduced by MT Fitts as it would al- low the first Governor after the adoption of the constitution to enjoy the increase of salary.
 MT. Malone of Henry and MT. Pettus of Limestone were opposed to the section. Mir. Jenkins of Wilcox said he was op- posed to raising salaries and was tired of hearing about the Governors salary. They were sent here to fix the suffrage question and nothing else. l MT. Knox said 1t was impossible to take l up the report of the committee on suff- l rage until it was made. He wanted the. l increase in the Governors salary to be enjoyed by the present generation, and not some time in the future. Judge Cobb of Macon moved to add the words to the section, If the General As- sembly saw proper, so as to leave 1t | optional with them to apply the increase 1 to the next Governor or not as they saw fit.
 The section then as amended by Judge Cobb was adopted by vot eof 72 to 4s. l Filling Vacancies.
 MT. Blackwell of Morgan offered new l section to allow the Governor to tempor- arfly fill vacancies in county offices.
 MT. DeGraffenreid offered substitute to allow the courts of county commits sioners to temporarily fill such offices. | MT. Sanford of Pike moved to lay both l the section and the substitute on the table. He withdrew it to allow MT. De- Graffenreid to be heard on his proposition. MT. DeGraffenreid said that his substi- | tute was in the interest of local self gov- ernment. It allowed the home people to i appoint home officials. His substitute and the section both were then tabled. | MT. Burns of Dallas offered an amend 1 ment to add a section that in case a sheriff or deputy is killed in defending a prisoner the General Assembly shall pro- | vide for his family. The section was, without debate, lost by a vote of 50 | to 50.
 The third reading of this article was | set for tomorrow immediately after the | journal was read. Municipal Corporations. l MT. Weakley then made the report of the committee on municipal corpora | tions,
 This limits the powers of municipali- | ties to making contracts eyreedin1 a De- 1 riod of twenty years. Issues of bonds must be approved by majority vote of 1 the electors. It limits municipal debts l to ' per cent of the assessed valuation. | Cities of 20,0oO population can frame their l own charters.
 The report is as follows:
 Article on Municipal Corporations.
 Article | Municipal Corporations Section l. All municipal corporations | shall have the right to sue and shall be | subject to be sued in all courts in like l manner as natural persons. | Sec. g. Municipal corporations shall be l invested with the privilege of taking l private property for public use. but shall make just Compensation for property taken. injured or destroyed by the con- | struction or enlargements of it's works. highways or Improvements, which com | pensation shall be paid before such talk | ing. injury or destruction. The General Assembly is hereby prohibited from de- l privfng any person of an appeal from | any preliminary. assessment of damages