The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-16

earned wages or income during the preceding year to the amount of three
 hundred dollars.
 And the following described women
 shall not be entitled to register noI | vote: Women who have been divorced except only for the adultery of the hus-
 band: women who are dependent on | another in whole or part for their | maintenance. Women who live in adul-
 terv or fornication. l Referred to Committee on Suffrage
 and Elections.
 l MT. Burne-I think 1t should go to | the Committee on Militia. Mir. Dent yielded his call to MT. | O'Neal of Lauderdale. Resolution 151, by MT. O'Neal of Lau- derdale: Resolved by the peopie of Alabama in | Convention assembled: That is is the sense of this Convention that the Gen.
 eral Assembly of Alabama should at
 its first meeting after the ratification of this Constitution fix the salary of | the Governor of Alabama at five thou sand dollars per annum; provided the
 same can be done without an increase
 of taxation in this State. Referred to Committee op Executive | Department.
 Ordinance 375. by MT. Greer of Per | ry:
 | An ordinance to provide for the filling | of vacancies in certain offices in the | several Counties of lthe State. Be 1t ordained byt the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled: That the Court of County Commis- | sioners of the several Counties in the
 State be empowered to fill all vacancies | occurring in such counties by reason | of death, resignation, removal, inn peachment, failure to qualify or other | disability, in the following offices t0
 wit: Probate Judge, Sheriff, Clerk of | Circuit Court, Tax Assessor. Tax Col
 lector, Treasurer, Superintendent of | Education, Coroner Justice of rhe | Peace, Constable, members of the | Commissioners Court and all elective | offices.
 | .Second-The appointment so made by | such court of County Commissioners to | extend only until the next General | Election; provided, that the Probate
 Judge may temporarily fill such va | cancies, until the next regular meet l ing of such Court of County Commis- | sioners.
 | Ordinance 376, by MT. Hinson: An ordinance to establish an inferior
 court in cities of five thousand inhabi-
 tants or more and to abolish the office | of Justices of the Peace in such cities. Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled, that there shall be elected by the qualified electors of each precinct of the Coun- ties not exceeding two Justices of the
 Peace and one Constable. Such Jus tices shall have jurisdiction in all civil
 cases wherein the amount in contro- | versy does not exceed one hundred | dollars, except in cases of libel, slan- | der, assault and battery and eject
 ment. In all cases tried before such
 Justices the right of appeal without
 the payment of costs, shall be secured
 by law, provided that in cities of five
 thousand population or more there
 shall be established an Inferior Court presided over by a Judge to be elected | by the General Assembly. which h.
 ferior Court shall be in lieu of and shall
 exercise the same jurisdiction as Jus
 tices of the Peace. Referred to Judiciary Committee.
 Resolution by MT. Jones of Mont gomery:
 Resolved that hereafter there shall be no call for introduction of resolutions | and ordinances; but any member desir- 1 ing to introduce a resolution or ordi-
 nance shall send 1t to the Clerks desk ! at any time and the President at such
 time during the day as he may deem
 proper shall have such ordinance or
 resolution read and referred to te ap-
 propriate committee.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-I ask a | suspension of the rules that the reso-
 lution may be put upon its passage.
 think all will agree that We will save
 good deal of time by it. | nf resolution
 called for.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-To save
 time I withdraw the motion to suspend | the ulles and will let 1t go to the com- mittee.
 The resolution was referred to the
 Committee on Rules.
 The President-The hour of Il o'clock having arrived under the rules of this
 Convention the call of the roll will he | suspended.
 Mir. Shit (Mobile)-I desire to ask
 unanimous consent for the Judiciary | Committee to return Ordinance 240 and | ask that it be referred to the Commit | tee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights The request is made at the
 instance of the gentlema noffering the ordinance.
 The reference was changed as re- | questcd.
 MT. Foster-I ask leave to have en
 ordinance relating to primary cleo
 tions, which was referred to my com mittee referred to the Committee Cn | Suffrage and Elections.
 The reference was changed as re- quested.
 MT. Long (Walker)-My name is on | the call, and before we adjourn. 1 ask | to introduce resolution.
 MT. Jones (MontgoInery)-1 would i like to ask my friend If 1t has anything
 to do with this matter MT. Long (Walker)-I would like for the whole House to know what 1t is.
 Mir. Jones (Montgomery)-I object | then.
 MT. Long (Walker)-I move then to suspend the rules.
 By vote of 51 ayes and 39 noes. the | Convention refused to suspend the | rules.
 The President-The regular order will
 be the consideration of the report of | the Committee on Executive Depart | ment
 MT. Burns-Isn't there some mistake | about that vote? The Presidential takes two thirds vote to suspend the rules.
 The regular order will be the con- sideration of the report of the Com
 mittee on the Executive Department.
 The Secretary will read the next sec | tion.
 Sec. 9. The Governor may require in- | formation in writing, under oath, from
 the officers of the Executive epart-
 ment named in this article, or ere lted
 by statute. on any subject relating