The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-06

tricts without the consent of the May \ or and Board of Aldermen of such town or city.
 | Eighth--For the purpose of build- l ing, enlarging. improving or furnishing school houses in any district, or for the
 purpose of supplementing the general school funds from Federal, State, coun- ty, municipal and other sources, the | Court of County Commissioners. or body of like Jurisdiction, shall, as here matter provided, levy a special assess | ment of not more than one-tenth of one I per centum in any one year upon the property of white persons situated in one white district, or upon the property of coiored persons situated in a colored district; provided, no such levy shall I be made except upon the request of the qualified voters residing in the district. | expressed at an election held for that purpose. at which election two-thirds of those voting must favor the special l levy. At such election in white | school district only qualified white elec- tors shall. be permitted to vote, and in | colored school districts only qualified colored electors sball be permitted to l vote. It shall be the duty of the Pro- | bate Judge to order such an election | upon the petition of not less than one. fourth of the voters who will be entitled | to vote at such election. The order for such an election shall state the purr poses for which 1t Is proposed to make the assess merit, the rate of the proposed assessment. and the number of years during which such assessment is proposed to be made. Notice of such election shall be given and the election held in such manner as may be pro- vided by law for such special elections No proposition shall be made at any such elections to levy such special as- sessments during period of more than four years.
 9. When any property belonging to a corporation is situated in a white school district where special assess ment is to be made as herein provided, such assessment shall be levied upon such proportion of the value of such property as the number of white chii- dren of school age in the county bears to the whole number of children of school age in the county. When such property is situated in colored school district where such as- sessment Is to be made, it shall be levied upon such proportion of the val ue thereof as the number of colored children of school age, in the county bears to the whole number of children of school age in the county.
 10. The foregoing sections Of this Ar ticle numbered G. ', 8 and are intend ed and are hereby declared to consti- ute an indivisible plan for permitting local special assessments in aid or public schools maintained by the State.
 The President pro tem-Does the gentleman offer that as a substitute to the section? ............
 MT. Ashcraft-As substitute for the last provision.
 MT. Coleman (Greene)-The purpose of having these things laid on the ta- ble and printed is so that delegates may inform themselves as to what Is to come up before them. It is impos- sible for the delegates to the Conven- tion to keep in mind long amendments and sections such as these two. l would like to have this amendment and the substitute laid on the table and printed. . ..
 The President pro tem-The gentle man from Lauderdale has the floor.
 MT. Ashcraft-Mr. President, the inn portance of this measure is the reason why some of the friends of the public schools in this State desire the post ponement of the consideration of this question until the report of the Com mittee on Education should come in. When that report was made, the two phases of the question could be pre- scented by a majority and minority report. and in that way those provis- ions would be printed so the members of this Convention might be properly informed about what plan was pro- posed for local assessments. It is matter of the highest importance for this Convention to understand this proposition. The great issue in this State, the purpose for which this Con- vention was called was to settle upon some just and equitable basis the re- lation which should exist between the white and colored people in this State. That Is the one great question which lies at the heart of the people of Ala bama today. and for which they are calling upon us 10 present a solution. The proper relation which should exist between the two school systems, be- tween the system for educating the colored, and the system for educating the white people, is a matter of as grave concern to the people in this State as the question of the suffrage. I know. sir, that there is no subject Saafts %hrn of ss the Deoeia near of Nofss ee Alabama as this great question whichis presented by uy amendment. It has been wrought out with care. 1t | has been wrought nut in the light of l
 
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 MT. Long (Walker)-I rise to a point l of order, Section 47 of the rules pro- vides that all ordinances be read and | referred to the different committees 1 and that they be printed. I myself 1 might favor 1t. but cannot tell what | it is. I make the point of order that 1t | should be referred to Q committee anj | printed, and also make the point of l crder on the substitute offered by the | Chairman of the committee under | Rule 47.
 Rule 47 When any ordinance Is ln- troduced 1t shall he read at length and | be referred by the President without | a vote being taken. unless otherwise | ordered by a two-thirds vote of the | Convention, to the appropriate com | mittec. No ordinance shall be reported | back from any committee until after | the lapse of one entire legislative day. | W hen any committee shall have re- ported to this Convention any al ticle or section of the proposed Constitu- tion, said article or section shall again | be read at length and three hundred copies thereof printed for the use of delegates: and such article or section shall lie on the table at least one day ard until in regular order it shall be taken uo for consideration by the Con. vention.
 The President pro tem.-Ruling upon the point of order made by the gentle man from Walker. the Chair is not at liberty tc limit the length of substi- tutes offered as amer dments to pend