The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-05
three-fourths vote of the people as-

county snail increase us QeDt greater than per cent of the assessed values of property except for payment of in- terest on bonds outstanding at time oi ratification of the constitution.
 Also-Aurhorizing State Treasurer to deposit money in banks. providing such banks deposit bonds as security. Morrissette's Suffrage Plan. By, MT. Loeklin for Mir. Morrisette of Monroe-A suffrage plan which pro- vides an educational qualification. The elector shall pay taxes on $500 worth of property shall be of good moral character; shall pay poll tax of g; shall have registered before 1910 and shall have served in a>"military capa- city" in the United States wars and the Confederate army or navy. By MT. Harrison of Lee-Cities or towns shall not issue bonds to greater amount than 5 per cent of the assessed value of the property thereof. By Mr. Hefiin of Randolph-Ratif.N ing and confirming Section 26 of Article xXV1 of the present constitution re- lating to Justices of the Peace and Con- stables.
 By Mir. Henderson of Pike-General Assembly shall meet between the months of February and October and shall hold in session for such a. time as may be fixed by the constitution. Also-All officials shall be bonded by i guarantee companies excepting sheriffs. Also-Reducing humber of jurors to i eight except in capital cases. verdicts shall be reached only by, unanimous | consent.
 Also-County convicts shall be work | ed on County roads in County where | convicted. provided one County shall Lax -,-xlxt s1&~. | another County for this purpose. Also-Exemption cotton mills of 10,- 900 spindles or more from taxation for | ten years,
 Also-All general bills shall he pub- l Eshed in at least one newspaper of each County of the State before they are introduced into General Assembly. Also-Providing for creation of office
 of Commissioner of Agriculture. Turns | agricultural fund into general fund. Also-Empowering General Assembly | to distribute school fund. By MT. Hinson, of Lowndes-Makes it the duty of the General Assembly | to fix the salaries of Supreme Court
 Justices and the Governor at $5,e0o
 when 1t deems it expedient to do so.
 A Court of Appeals.
 MT. Hood of Etowah. presented an
 
 | tablish a Court of Appeals. It provides for 9 Chief Justice and two Associate | Justices whose terms shall be four | years and shall be elected by the peo- | pie. Provision is made for a clerk. to | be elected by the people and report CT to be appointed by the Court. The | salaries of the Judges are fixed at s. 600 annually.
 | The Court of Appeals is given ap- pellate jurisdiction and in no way in 1 terferes with the duties of the Su- | preme Court. It makes it the duty of | the Supreme Court to transfer to the
 Court of Appeals immediately upon l it's organization all cases pending in | the Supreme Court over which the ap- | peliate court has Jurisdiction unless 1t be case in which the Supreme Court | has prepared an opinion and IS ready to render a. judgment.
 l By MT. Robinson of Chambers-A A l suffrage plan. All persons convicted of any crime and confined in peniten- tliary are disfranchised.
 By MT. Jones of Montgomery-Pro- l vides for appointment of two special
 Justices of Supreme Court by Cover l nor when deemed necessary in order i to insure speedy disposition of cases Also-An additional section to the
 Declaration of Rights providing that no person shall be compelled to exile himself from the State in time of cpl | demic or presidential diseases to ob-
 tain a refuge if the authorities of any County in the State are willing to re- ceive him within their borders.
 A Board of Consolidation. Also-Creating a Board of Concilia- ton consisting of Governor. Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General for
 adjustment of differences between em-
 ployer and employe.
 By Mr. Jones of Wilcox-A suffrage
 plan. Elector shall pay poll tax of g..
 Shall have served in wars. Shall be
 able to read and write and understand any section of Constitution. Also ere l ates a board of reeistrauon.
 By MT. Rogers of Lowndes-Provides for poll tax of $1.50 from each citizen under 50 years of age. All taxes col | lected from negroes to be used for pub-
 lie schools for negroes. All collected l from whites to be used for schools for whites. No citizen failing to pay this tax can vote.
 By Mir. Ledbetter of Talladega-Mak
 ing Examiner of Public Accounts ex- aminer of all State banks
 Also-Probate Judges shall be elect ed for four years and ineligible to that | of any other office for two years after expiratiQps of term. They shall not receive yearly fees in excess of $2,500. Other fees must be paid into county l treasuries.
 By MT. Long of walker-Provides
 that all property, except church or charitable, shall forever be taxed at the same rate. providing General As sembly shall be empowered to exempt cotton mills.
 | Also-A suffrage plan very similar
 to that introduced Monday by MT. , White of Jefferson.
 1 By Mir Lowe of Jefferson-All Judges to be elected for term of eight years.
 Also-A resolution providing that it Is the sense of the convention that all elections, State, county and congress sionaL shall De held on the same day.
 By MT, McMillan of Baldwin-That | officers and men of the National Guard shall be exempt from poll tax.
 By MT. Parker of Elmore-That nc ordinance shall be adopted to restrict | Legislature from controlling sale of twhiskey or other liquors.
 Gen. oates's Suffrage Plan. | By Mfr. Oates of Montgomery-A plan of suffrage. It disaualifies all persons convicted of crimes punishable by inn .prispnment in the penitentiary. in- sane persons or idiots, persons of mo toriously bad character, tramps, profes- | sional gamblers or paupers, persons who have sold their votes or been gull ty of frauds, or all persons who have not paid all taxes due by them three months prior to the election It aLso provides for a Board of Registration. l ifnnrOye the iudiCial SVa-