The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-06

ithis section and in compnance witn such other rules as may De prescripeu by the General Assembly m carryint out the requirements of this ordinance' then the person passing sucn exs,na t n,sa tfon shah receive certifcate or citi- zenshfp written or printed on parcn. fnent and signed by the examiner ana Judge of Probate of said county, and recorded in a book kept for the purpose lof keeping such records.
 Sec. g. Be it further ordained, That the General Assembly of Alabama, at its first session after the ratification or this Constitution shall enact such iaWs as wifi provide for the examination hecess!tated by Section 5 of this Act.
 Referred to Committee on Suffrage and Elections.
 Resolution No. lis, by MT. Barefield:
 To provide for the payment of sta- tionery and printing, etc.
 That whereas. It Is necessaryy for this Convention to be supplied with the proper stationery and to have fur- nfshed for the use Of the Convention various and sandry pamphlets, ana whereas, the Secretary of State is not empowered to contract for or to ap- propriate any money to pay for such expense. Therefore be 1t resolved:
 First-That the Chairman of the Com- naittee oh schedule, Printing and In- cidental Expenditures be and is here by authorized to appoint three menn- bers of said committee with himself as chairman to contract for such station- cry and printing at the lowest expense and to certify the various amounts due for said stationery and printing to the Secretary and President of this Con- vention, who shall cause to be drawn Q warrant op the Treasury of this State to pay same and said amount when so drawn shall be charged up to the expenses of the Constitutional con- vention.
 Referred to Committee on Schedule, Printing and Incidental Expenditures.
 MT. Barefield-1 move to suspend the rules and that that resolution be adopt ed.
 MT. Carmichael (conee)-I rise to point of inquiry. Did not the Rules Committee report a similar resolution authorizing the Secretary Co supply that and pay for 1t.
 The President-The information of the Chair is that that resolution only referred to the necessary blank books and stationery for the Secretary's off, flee.
 A vote being taken. the rules were suspended. oh division the count be- ing 50 to 5 bnd a further vote being taken the resolution was adopted.
 
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 Section 1. Be it ordained by the peo- pie of Alabama in Convention assem- bled That Commission Is hereby ere ated consisting of three male citizens over the age of 25 years. to be elected at the first general election for State officers after the ratification of the Constitution. One of said Commission CTS shall be learned in the law. and one of experience in the railway busi- ness. Their term of office shall be the same as that of the Governor, unless otherwise fixed by the General Assem- bly,. The salary of said Commission CTS shall also be fixed by the General Assembly, and paid as other State offi- cers are paid. Any Commissioners may be suspended by the Governor for drunkenness, incompetency. or neglect of duty, and the Governor shall ap- point his successor for the unexpired term. The said Commissioners shall take an oath of office to be framed by the Governor and they shall not Ae the holders or owners of any railroad stock or bonds. or be the agent or employees of any railroad company. or have any interest. directly or indirectly, in any railroad, its bonds or stocks, or other wise interested financially. The Gov ernor shall have power to fill all va- cancies in said Commission as they occur, as in other cases.
 1t shall bo the duty of said Comr1is- sion to carry out the provisions of this Constitution and all laws enacted by the General Assembly relative to rail- roads and canals in this State. Sec. 2. The General Assembly shall have the right,to confer upon the com mission the power to make reasonable and just rates of freight and passenger tariff to be observed by all railroad companies doing business in this State on the railroads thereof, and to make reasonable and just rules and regula- tions to be observed by all railroad companies doing business in this State, as to charges at any and all points for the necessary handling and delivering of freights; and shall have power to make just and reasonable joint rates for all connecting railroads doing bus mess in this State, as to all traffic or business passing from one of said roads to another, and to require the location of such depots, and the es- tablishment of such freight and pas senger buildings, as the condition of the road, the safety of the freight and public comfort may require, and to make just and reasonable rules and regulations, to be observed by said railroad company on said railroads; to prevent the giving or paying of any FeDdte or QlFeCIly UT y, and from misleading or deceiving the ' public in any manner as to the real rates charged for freight and passen- gers; and to fix all local freight rates from one point to another in this State.
 Referred to Committee on Copora- tions.
 uruInance No 2SI, by Mir. Blackwell of Morgan
 An ordinance to prohibit the appro- priation of any part of the public school money in aid of church or sec tarian schools. And to prohibit teach CTS of public schools and superinten- dents Of education from being interest } ed in the sale, proceeds or profits of any books school fixtures, etc.
 Section l. An ordinance. Be 1t or dained by the people of Alabama in Convention assembled. That neither the General Assembly, nor any county, city, town. township, school district, or other public corporation, shall ever make any appropriation, or pay from any public fund whatever, anything in aid of or to help support or sustain any school. academy, seminary, col lege, university or other literary or scientific institutions controlled by any church or sectarian denomination whatever; nor shall any grant or do- nation of land. money, or other person. al property ever be made by this State to any church or for any sectarian purpose.
 Sec. 2. Second no teacher. State. County. township or district school of-
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