The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-04

L- 17o. The style of all process shall be "The State of Alabama" and all prose- cutions shall be carried on in the name and by the authority of the same. and shall conclude, Against the peace and dignity of the State"
 Ill. The legislature shall have the power to abolish any court except the Supreme Court and tke probate courts,
 whenever its Jurisdiction and functions have been conferred upon some other court.
 172. Nothing in this article shall be
 so construed as to abridge the term of office of any officer now in office. ARTICLE VII.
 Impeachments.
 173. The Governor, Lieutenant Cover | nor Attorney General. State Auditor, Secretary of State. State Treasurer, Su- ILerintendent of Education, Commission CT of Agriculture and Industries and | Justices of the Supreme Court may be removed from office for wilful neglect of duty. corruption in office. incompe- | tency, or intemperance in the use of | intoxicating liquors or narcotics to such an extent, in view of the dignity of | the office and importance of its duties, as units the officer for the discharge | of such duties or for any offense in- volying moral turpitude, while in off, flee or committed under color thereof or connected herewith, by the Senate, sitting as a court of impeachment, un- der oath or affirmation on articles or charges preferred py the House or hep- | resentatives.
 When the Governor or Lieutenant | Governor is impeaehed. the Chief Jus | tice. or if he be absent or disqualified, | then one of the Associa.e Justices of | the Supreme Court, to be selected by | it. shall preside over the Senate when sitting as court of impeachment. If at any time when the Legislature | is not in session. a majority of all the members elected to the House of Rep resentatives shall certify in writing to
 the Secretary of State their desire to
 meet. to consider the impeachment of the Governor. Lieutenant Governor or other officer administering the office of Governor. it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State immediately to mo- tify the Speaker of the House, who shall, within ten days after receipt of such notice. summon the members of the House by publication in some news paper. published at the capital, to as- semble at the Capitol on day to be fixed by the Speaker not later than fif- teen days after the receipt of the mo- tice to him from the Secretary of State, to consider the impeachment of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor. or oth- CT office. administering the office of Governor. If the House of Represen- tatives prefer articles of impeachment, the Speaker of the House shall forth with notify the Lieutenant Governor, unless he be the officer impeached, in which event. he shall notify the Sec retary of State, who. shall summon, in the manner hereinabove provided for, the members of the Senate to assem- bic at the Capitol on a day to be nam ed in said summon, not later than ten days after receipt of the notice from the Speaker of the House for the pur- pose of organizing as court of inn peachment the Senate when then or ganized shall hear and try such arti- ctas of impeachment against the Gov ernor. Lieutenant Governor or other of ficer administering the powers of the or flee of Governor as may be preferred by the House of Representatives.
 l The ChancelSrs of Judges tEe Probats Pr fae Courts and Judges of other Courts, from which an appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court and So- licitors and Sheriffs, may be removed from office for any of the causes spec flied in the preceding section, or else where in this Constitution by the Su- preme Court under such regulations as may be prescribed by law. The Legis- lature may provide for the impeacn- ment or removal of other officers than those named in this Article.
 175 The Clerks of the Circuits or Courts of like jurisdiction, or Criminal Courts. fax Collectors. Tax Assessors, ents of Education, Judges Of Inferior Courts created under authority or Section les of this Constitution, Coroners, Jus ces of the Peace, Notaries Public. Con- stables and all other County officers, Mayors, intendants and all other officers of incorporated cities and towns in this State. may be removed from office for any of the causes specified m Section 173 of this Constitution by the Circuit or other courts of like jurisdiction. or a criminal court of the County in which such officers hold their office under such regulations as may be prescribed oy law; provided, that the right of trial by jury and appeal in such cases shall be secured.
 176 The penalties in cases arising un- der the three preceding sections shall not extend beyond removal from office and disqualification from holding office, un- der the authority of this State for the term for which the officer was elected or appointed, but the accused shall be liable to indictment and punishment as prescribed by law.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 
 IF. Every male citizen of this State who'ds a citizen of the United States. and every male resident of foreign birth, who, before the ratification of this Constitution, shall have legally de- clared his intention to become a citizen of the United States, twenty-one years old or upwards, not laboring under any of the disabilities named in this ar ticle, and possessing the qualifications required by it, shall be an elector. and shall be entitled to vote at any elec- tion by the people, provided, that all foreigners who have legally declared their intention to become citizens of the United States. shal if they fail to become citizens thereof at the time they are entitler to become such, cease to have the right to vote until they he- come such citizens.
 IFS. To entitle a person to vote at any election by the people, he shall have resided in the State at least two years, in the county one year. and in the precinct or ward three months. i'm mediately preceding the election at which he offers to vote. and he shall have been duly registered as an elector, and shall have paid, on or before the first day of February next preceding the date of the election at which he of fers to vote, all poll taxes due from him for the year nineteen hundred and one, and for each subsequent year; pro- vided, that any elector who. within three months next preceding the date of the election a which he offers to vote, has removed from one precinct or ward in the same county, incorpo- rated town or city, shall have the right