The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-30

 tion, as to special or local laws, shall not apply to public or educational in- stitutions of or in this State. nor to industrial. mining, immigration or manufacturing corporations or inter ests, or corporations for constructing canals. or improving navigable rivers or harbors of this State.
 Referred to the Committee on Legis- lative Department.
 Resolution No. 46. by MT. Graham (Montgomery):
 Resolved. That the Secretary of State be and is hereby instructed to furnish each member of this Convention a copy of the Code of Alabama (Civil and CriminaD taking his receipt therefor.
 Resolved. further, That immediately before this Convention shall adjourn sine die. the members thereof shall re- turn to the Secretary of State the codes delivered to them, and take up their receipts therefor.
 Referred to Committee on Rules.
 MT. Howell move that the rSles be suspended and that resolution be pass ed immediately. ..s
 MT. O'Neal-My impression is that the act providing for the holding of this Convention ordered the Secretary of State to furnish delegates with a Code.
 MT. Jackson-I desire to ask if res olution was not introduced and refer red to some committee requiring a certain number of copies 1of Cohstitu- tions to be printed and placed on the desks.
 The President pro tem.-That was referred to the Committee on Rules.
 MT. Jackson-Then l move that that Committee be instructed by the Con- vention to report.
 A reading of the clause of the act calling the Convention in this regard was called for and it was read as fol- lows:
 Section g. Be 1t further enacted, That the delegates to said Convention shall be supplied with stationery and the use of the books. statutes, reports and documents the same as members of the General Assembly.
 Mir. Wilson, am requested by the Doorkeeper to announce that the Codes are reaGy for delivery upon being re- ceipted for.
 The President-Further action, then is unnecessary.
 Mir. Graham (Montgomery)--Und the circumstances ask leave to with draw the resolution which introduced. l have been sitting here for several days trying to keep up with the Con- yention and it is impossible to do so without having before me the Consti- tuition of the United States and of Alabama. Being unable to secure them I introduced the resolution. The con- dition being as 1t is. I withdraw the resolution.
 Leave was granted.
 Ordinance No. 9S. by MT. Graham (Talladega):
 To amend Section 25 of Article VI of the present Constitution. relating to the election of solicitors by the people.
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled.
 That a solicitor for each Judicial Cir cult in this State shall be elected by the qualified electors of such circuit every four years and such solicitors shall not be eligible to succeed them selves after having been once so elect ed. Such solicitors shall be learned in the law and shall reside in the respec- tive circuits wherein elected; provided. that the General Assembly may pro- vide for County Solicitors and Solici- tors of City Courts who shall be learn ed in the law and shall be elected by the qualified electors of the County where such court is established. The term of office of such solicitors shall not exceed four years, and they shall OC ihCll6iOlC lO SuCCCC0 bhCHAcCANCS al ter having been once so elected.
 Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
 Ordinance No. 99, by MT. Grayson:
 To amend Section of Article I. of the Constitution of 1S75.-Relating to Declaration Of Rights.
 Be 1t Ordained, That Section of Article I. of the Constitution of 1875, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 2. That all persons resident in this State. born in the United States, or naturalized, or who shall have de- clared their intention to become citi- zens of the United States and who have been bona fide citizens of the State of Alabama, or of the United States for five years. are hereby declared citi- zens of the State. of Alabama possess ing equal civil and political rights.
 Referred to Committee on Preamble and Bill of Rights.
 Ordinance No 100. hy same:
 An Ordinance to amend Section of Article XIII. of the Constitution of 1875.
 Be 1t ordained, That Section 5. Article XIII. of the Constitution be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
 Section 5. The income arising from the sixteenth section trust fund the surplus revenue fund. until it is called for by the United States Government, and the funds enumerated in Sections 3 and of this Article, with such other moneys. to be not less than $100 GOO per annum. as the General Assembly shall provide by taxation or otherwise, shall be applied to the support and maintenance of the public schools.
 Be 1t further ordained, That it shall be the duty of the General Assembly to provide a law for an election, to be held in any township or other school district, upon petition of one-fourth of the registered voters of said township or district, not oftener than every two years. to determine whether or not a tax shall be levied upon the property of said township or district to supple ment the public school fund; said pe- tition to designate the tax rate which shall not exceed one-fourth of 1 per cent. Provided. that taxes collected from the property of the white race shall be appropriated as a supplement to the white public schools of that township or district, and that collect ed from the property of the negro race to be appropriated as a supplement to the public schools of the negro race in that township or school district. And provided. further, that the taxes collected from the property of corpor- ations in said township or district shall be appropriated to the public schools of each race in the same proportion that the property of each race of that town ship or district bears to the property of the other race.
 Referred to the Committee on Edu- cation. rau
 Resolution No. 47, by MT. Greer (Cal-