The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-01

iaWS VI tniS CtaScs ut ny VI tt-S SsN"s- Ss"<r
 tions In this State, af the tirne of the ratification of the amended Constitu-
 ton shall be entitled to vote under the provisions of the amended Constitp-
 tion; Provided, that they shah on or
 before the 1st of January of the year
 In which they propose to vote, contrib
 ute 8 to the public school fund of the State and pay the sanie to the regis trar at the time they register.
 It shall be otherwise provided that all
 young men. citizens of this State, who arrive at the age of Fl years before the lst of January, 1907. shall bs enti- tied to vote, provided they contribute $3 to the public school fund of this State. to be paid to the registrar each year at the time they register. which shall be before the list of January of the year in which they propose to vote.
 And 1t shall be further provided that all young men, citizens of this state. who arrive at the age of 2l years after the lst of January. 1907. shall be. al lowed to vote, provided they contribute B to the public school fund of this State on or before the list of January of the year in which they propose to vote, and shall pay the said contribu- ton to the registrar at the time they register, and shall be able to read any clause of the amended Constitution. and write their name in legible hand to the satisfaction of the register.
 And it shall be further amended so as to provide that all citizens of other States moving into or becoming citi. zens of this State after this amended Constitution is ratified, as well as all citizens of foreign birth who have be- come citizens of the United States by compliance with the naturalization laws of the United States. who desire to vote at any election in this State and are not disqualified by Section , of Article VIII of the Constitution. be- ing of the age of 21 years or over. and having resided in the State twelve months. in the County in which they propose to vote, six months; and in the precinct three months, shall be allowed to vote. provided, they have contrib uted 8 each year to the public school fund of this State, and provided, furth- CT. that they can read any clause of the amended Constitution and can write their names in a legible manner to the satisfaction of the Board of Reg istration,
 It shall be further provided that no man shall be allowed to vote at any election in this State who is disquali- fled under Section 8. Article VIII. of the Constitution. or who is an habltual drcnkard or a vagrant; and no man shall be allowed to vote who has not registered before January the first of the year in which he proposes to vote, and has not contributed 8 to the pdb- lie school fund of the State each year before the first of January of the year in which he proposes to vote, and paid the same to the registrar a. the time of registration.
 It shall also be provided, that the Tax Collector and Tax Assessor and Circuit Clerk of each County In this State. shall constitute Board of Reg istration. and shall open books of reg istration at the court house of each county in this State. on the first of November of each year, and shall keep registration open until the first of January thereafter of nach year, and shall register all voters qualified under the terms of these amended provisions to the Constitution, keeping a record of all classified voters registered in u book kept for .he purpose, names Of all qualified voters to be reported in alphabetical order. showing beat in which each registered voter entitled 10 vote resides. his age, place of birth, and his race or nationality.
 This book of ragictra ton of legal l voters shall be filed vita the Probate Judge of each County on or before The | fifteenth day of January of each year, and 1t shall be the duty of the Pro- | bate Judge of each County to prepare a list of the qualified voters as shown | by the book of registration, for each | beat In the County, which the Probate | Judge shall cause to be posted at the polling places in the respective beats on the day before any election is to be | list. properly certified, shall be fur nished the judges of election at each | voting place in the County on or be- | Tore tn days of the election.
 The Registrar shall. on or before the | fifteenth day of January of each year | pay over tc the County Superintendent | of Education all moneys received as | contributions to the public school | funds from parties registering. to be | dent as the law may provide. .-.. |
 The legislature shall have power by l law to provide for the, carrying out of | these amended provisions as to suff- | rage. and shall provide for such com | pensation as will be just and equitable | to the Board Of Registration and off, l cers of the election.
 The contribution on the part of the | voters shall in nowise interfere with | the assessment and collection of one | dollar HD poll tax for school purposes | from every citizen of the State from | Fl to 50 years of age inclusive.
 Referred to Committee on Suffrage | and Election.
 Ordinance No. 19s, by Mir. Oates:
 To amend Section 1 of Article XVI | of the Constitution by adding thereto | a proviso.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled: That | Section 1 of Article XVI be amended by | adding thereto the following Proviso. | to wit:
 Provided. That the acceptance Of a second office of profit other than those | in this section named, shall in fact for felt and vacate the first office without any legal proceedings to declare the | same.
 Referred to Committee on Amending Constitution and Miscellaneous Provis- ions.
 Ordinance No. IFS by MT. Tayloe:
 An ordinance.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled, that,
 The appropriations made by the Gen. eral Assembly of Alabama for any one fiscal year shall not exceed the sum from all sources by taxation In the fiscal year next preceding the meeting of the General Assembly nak. ing the appropriations. All appropria- tlons shall be paid in the order of tkne in which they are passed, to the ex- tent of the collections aforesaid, and all that are in excess of such collec- tions shall be void.
 Referred to Committee on Legisla- tive Department.
 Ordinance No. 179 by MT. Tayloe (PerryD
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