The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-15
TWENTIETH DAY.
MONTGOMERY. ALA,

t0 OTQer Dy the HT66lueHts d call OL lue roll showed the presence of sS dele gates.
 Leaves of Absence.
 For Today-Messrs O'NeiIi of Jef. terscn, Grant of Calhoun, Sollie, Kirk land.
 For Today and Tomorrow--Mr Kyle. For Tomorrow-Messrs Robinson. Eepy, Weakley. Norwood, Moody
 For Today, Saturday and Monday MT. Haley.
 The report of the Committee on Journal that the Journal for the nine teenth day was found correct was on motion adopted.
 The President--Under the rule of the Convention adopted that the call of the roll for the introduction of ordinances, etc. will be discontinued at Il o'clock. where the call of the Standing Com mittees is not finished the convention will recur to the point in the order of business where we left off and the convention will now take up the report of the Committee on Executive De- partment. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Hale (Mr. deGraffernreid.)
 MT. Browne-I' desire unanimous consent to make q report from the Committee on Taxation. Article xI, so that 1t can De printed.
 The PreSident-Unless there is ob- lection the report will be received.
 The report was read as follows:
 Report of Committee on Taxation.
 MT. President:
 The Committee on Taxation has in- structed me to make the following re- port, viz: .,
 All of the ordinances referred to it have been carefully examined and con- sidered by the Committed, and the sub stance of some of them has been in corporated in the herewith submitted article on Taxation, which is recom- mended to be adopted in lieu of Article XI of the Constitution of 1875. Those suggestions, presented in such ordi- nances, which have been incorporated in the proposed article, will be mani fest by the reading thereof.
 All ordinances referred to the Com mittee are herewith returned.
 The changes in the article on taxa tton are as follows:
 Section i has been so amended as to exclude from taxation debts for the rent or hire of real or personal property for. the current year of rental or hire, in the hands of the landlord or hirers when the real or personal property is assessed for taxation at it's full value.
 
 authorize the Governor to negotiate temporary loans. not to exceed $300, 900, whereas under the Constitution of 1875, such loans are limited to $100,0O0 and so as to provide for refunding the bonded indebtedness of the State.
 Section is amended by limiting the amount of State tax to 65-100 of 1 per centum, instead of 3-4 of per centum.
 Section is amended so as to provide for the construction and maintenance of public roads by special taxation, as is now provided for public buildings and bridges but all of such special tax is limited to one-fourth of one per csntum, whereas the special tax for such buildings and bridges is now without Constitutiapal limitation. This section is further so amended as to proVide that counties may levy and collect such special taxes as may be authorized by law for public schools, provided that the extent of such tax the time it is to be continued, and the purpose thereof, shall be first submit ted to a vote of the qualified electors of the county who are property tax payers, and voted for by a majority in numbers, and in taxable value of property, voting at such election; Provided also, that no such tax shall increase the total amount of taxation for all State and county, purposes, ex- cept public buildings, roads and bridges to a greater rate than $1.25 on every $100 of taxable property: This public school fund is provided to be equitably appropriated and paid to the several public schools in the county by the Commissioners Court or Boards of Revenue thereof.
 Section 6 has been amended by strik- A1o de GsnV AVafn
 Section has been amended so as to provide for the levy and collection by cities and towns of special school tax under similar restrictions to those with regard to the special school tax of counties, providing the rate for all State, county and city purposes shall not exceed $1.75 on the $l0O of taxable property. This fund is to be appro- priated equitably among and paid to the public schools of the city or town by the corporate authorities thereof.
 Section 8 has been entirely omitted.
 An additional section Gas Section 9 is recommended, limiting the indebted ness of counties to per centum of the taxable value of the property thereof, but providing it schall not apply to indebtedness in excess of such per centum which has been already created or authorized by law to be created.
 A second additional section Gas Sec ton 10) is recommended, limiting the indebtedness of cities and towns to , per centum of the taxable value of the property, but allowing an additional 3 per centum indebtedness for water works, gas and electric light plants, and sanitary sewerage. It is further provided that such limitation shall not apply to indebtedness in excess of such five per centum already created or au- thorized by law to be created.
 Cecil Browne,
 ARTICLE XI.
 Taxation.
 Section 1.-All taxes levied on prop erty in this State shall be assessed in exact proportion to the value of such property, but no tax shall be assessed upon any debt for rent or 1ire of real or personal property while own ed by the landlord or hirer during the current year of such rental or hire. and when such real or. personal prop erty ~is assessed at It's full value; pro- %ided. however the General Assembly may levy a poll tax, not to exceed N.50 on each poll, which shall be applied ex- clusively in aid of the public school fund in the county so paying the same.
 Sec. 2.-No power to levy taxes shall be delegated to individuals or private corporations.
 Sec S.-After the ratification of this Constitution. no new debt shall be created against. or incurred by this C+ata Or ife anthOritV eXcpnt fO raDPl