The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-07


 leave of absence after today on ac- count of sickness.
 The Lave was granted. MT. Mac A. Smith-I ask leave of
 absence for tomorrow on account of business.
 Mir. Davis (De Kalb-I ask leave of absence for tomorrow and next day. Mir. Pearce-I desire to ask leave of
 absence for Mr. Long (of Walker) on account of the illness of his father. Mir. Jenkins-I desire to ask leave of absence for MT. Lomax for today. MT. Robinson-The stenographic re- port of vest erday does not set out the adverse report of the Committee on Municipal Corporations upon the ordi- nance introduced by Mir. Carmichael of | Coffeee. and neither the adverse report of the committee nor the ordinance in- troduced by the gentleman from Coffee is shown in the report. desire 70 ask | if it is not necessary that that should be in the st .nographic report. The resident-Accordtng to the The Presfdent-According to the opin- | ion of the chair the report of the com- mittee should be in the stenographic re- port. The chair does not recollect that the committee made any report except to state that Is was adversely reported. It should so appear in the report, and the stenogrpher will correct 1t in the next issue.
 The next order of business is the re- port of the Committee on the Journal. The report. was read, and stated that the Journal was correct. Upon motion of MT. Greer (Perry) the report of the committee was
 The President-The Secretary will call the roll for the introduction of ordinances, memorials and resolutions: Ordinance No. 320, by MT. Banks: Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the people of Alabama in convention as- sembled, That Article V of the Consti- tuition be So amended as to provide for the election of ten County Commission CTS in each of the several counties of this State who shall be organized into a Commissioners Court that shall be presided over by the Judge of Probate of the county, and in addition to the duties prescribed by Section s5S of the revised Code of Alabama shall be re- quired to assess the taxes, State and county, upon all property in the county in the manner provided in Section 4 of this ordinance.
 Sec. 2. Each county shall be divid- ed into ten subdivisions as nearly equal in area as practicable and the map of each of these subdivisions shall be made. giving the sections, half sec tions, quarter sections and eights of sections embraced in each and a map of all towns or cities situated in each division. = Sec. 3. One commissioner shall be elected from each of these subdivisions as follows: At the first State and county election held after the ratifica- ton of this Constitution five commits l-s1 I,o1t n.n NlA ', alternate subdivision to hold the office of commissioner for the term of eight years and five shall be chosen, one from each of the remaining subdivis- ions to hold the office of commissioner for four years. Tn all subsequent elections five commissioners shall be chosen every four years whose term of office shall continue for Gight years. Sec. 4. Each commissioner shall be provided with map of the subdivision from which heswas. chosen and 1t shall be his duty to assess the taxes, State and county, upon all property embraced in his subdivisions according to such regulation and for such commissions as the Legislature of Alabama shall prescribe.
 Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the Commissioners Court to review the tax lists from each subdivision of the coun- ty, correct all errors and act as a board of equalization of the value of all taxa ble property in the county under such rule and regulations as the General As sembly of Alabama shall provide.
 Referred to Committee on Executive Department.
 Ordinance No. 321, by Mr. Espy:
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled, That Section of Article VI be amended so as to read as follows:
 The judicial power of the State shall be vested in the Senate sitting as a court of impeachment. a Supreme Court, to consist of not more than seven judges, Circuit Courts, Chancery Courts, Courts of Probate and Justice of the Peace Courts, and the Legisla- ture shall not have power to establish any other court except those herein named.
 Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
 Ordinance 322, by MT. Foshee:
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in convention assembled, That the representation in the General As sembly be based on the white popula- tion only.
 Referred to Committee on Represen- tation.
 Resolution No. 1o3. by MT. Foster:
 whereas ms convention mas now been in session two weeks, and a great many ordinances have been introduce ed and referred to the several com mfttees. and
 Whereas. the ordinances. heretofore introduced relate to the amending of only a few os the provisions of the present Constitution, thus manifesting the desire of the delegates to retain intact most of the provisions of the present Constitution, and
 Whereas, longer and more frequent sessions of the several committees are necessary to expedite the work of this convention;
 Therefore be is resolved:
 That after the 10th day of June inst, no ordinances proposing amend ments to the present Constitution. or additions thereto. shall be introduced before the convention.
 2.-That when the convention ad- journs on the 10th inst, it recess for one week.
 3.-That the several standing com mittees shall. during such recess, hold daily sessions. and shall on the first day of the meeting of the convention after such recess, report back to the convention for its action, articles or chapters. for the proposed new consti- tuition. which relate to or affect the subjects indicated by the titles of the respective committees
 4.-That such articles or chapters as reported shall be typewriter and in a completed or entire form, and sub-di- vided into sections. such sections being numhEred. after the