The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-19

Ordinance 3S4, by Mir. Cofer:
 An ordinance to be entitled an orli- nance to amend Section 25, of Article VI of the Constitution.
 Be 1t ordained by the people of the State of Alabama in convention as- sembled. that Section 25 of Article VI of the Constitution he amended so as to read as follows:
 Sec. 25. A solicitor of each judicial circuit of the State of Alabama shall be elected by the qualified voters of | said circuits, who shall be learned in the law. and who shall at the time of his election and during his continu- nnce in office. reside in the circuit for which he is elect+d and whose term of office shall be for four years.
 Provided that said election of said solicitors shall he had at the next gen. cral election held after the ratification of this constitution, and every four years thereafter.
 Provided further, That the General Assembly may fix and regulate the salary. or fees, of said solicitors.
 Provided all fees which may be by law taxed as solicitors fees agai lst de- fendants on convictions secured by 8 solicitor who Is paid a salary by the collected must be paid into the State Treasury.
 Provided further, That the salary of said solicitorh each shbll not be fixed | at greater sum than S2,000 per an mum. and provided further that in no event shall the salary of said solicit ITS. exceed the earnings of said solicitors collected as fees, in their respective circuits.
 Provided further. That in the event said solicitors shall at any time fail to attend any term or day of term; they are required by la wto attend, they shalt be required to furnish; or provide for the attendance of deputy solicitor, and compensate him for his services, and all fees collected on account of the services rendered by said deputy on convictions shall he collected and paid into the State Treasury as the f'es of solicitors are collected and paid into the treasury
 Referred tc Judiciary Committee.
 Ordinance No. 3s5. by MT. Davis (Etowah):
 Be 1t ordained that Section 2 of Arti- cle XI. be amended by adding the fol- lowing:
 And provided further, that this Sec ton shall not apply to the town of Att | talla. which town may levy and collect a tax not to exceed three tenths of pc: centum in addition to the tax of one-hcIf of 1 per ce1tum now allowed to be levied and collected, such spe- cial tax to be applied exclusively to the payment of interest on bonds of the town of Attalla heretofore issued in pursuance of a law and for a sinking fund to pay the principal of said bonds. Such special tax to be levied and col lected in the same mode and manner as taxes are now levied and collected by the town of Attalla.
 Provided. That this authority to levy and collect such special tax shall not go into effect and become operative un- til the funding arrangements now pend ing between the town of AttaIla and the holders of it's bonds, have been fin ally concluded.
 And provided. further, that this authority to levy such special tax shall remain in force and cffect until such time when all of the bonds heretofore issued by said town of Attalla and as | may upon the consum tion of the pend 1 in gadjustment remain outstanding, have been fully paid nff and discharged both as to principal and interest, when the authority to levy this special tax above provided shall cease,
 Referred to Committee on Municipal Corporations.
 MT deGraffenried-On yesterday in- troduced an amendment to Section 13 of the report of the Committee on Exc cutive Department. The caption of that amendment reads amend Section thirteen by striking from the section all after the words If any bilr in the eighteenth line thereof. and insert the following. By a casual commission. MT. President. that amendment does not do what I stated it did, and I thought it did. and I ask now to be allowed | to make an amendment to make it right. Amend Section thirteen by striking from the Section all after the words ito reconsider it. in the fourth line. down to and including the word respectfully" in the eighteenth line, and insert in lieu thereof the following, and here follows the amendment l of fer
 The Presiient-It seems to the Chair the amendment offered by the gentle man Yeuld be more properly in order when the matter comes up for consid eration before the Convention.
 MT. deGraffenried-That is all right, MT. President. I did not notice the er- TOT until 1t was called to my ,attepeion this morning.
 MT. Oates-I rise to a parliamentary inquiry
 The President-The gentleman will state the point of inquiry.
 MT. Oates-Several delegates are of the recollection that the entire roll was not called on Saturday, which believe was the last day on which it was called
 The CIark-That is true.
 Mir. Oat as-And that it is important to begin the call where it left off, and that it should no begin at A as the clerk began to-day.
 The President-The Delegate is en- tirely correct. and the Chair was not aware that the roll call had not been continued from the point where it was left off.
 Ordinance No. 3S6, by MT. Lomax:
 An ordinance relating to the govern ment of the University, and the pay ment of the interest on the University fund.
 Be it ordained by the people of the State of Alabama in Convention assem- tled that after the ratification of this Constitution there shall be paid out of the Treasury of this State at the times and in the manner provided by law the sum of not less than $36,000 per an- mum as interest on the University fund. heretofore covered into the Treasury for the maintenance and support of said institution.
 Be it further ordained. that the Trus- tees of said University may, at any time they deem it proper for the best interests of said university. abolish the military system at said institution or reduce the said system to department of institution. and that such action on cre9se the amount of the annual inter rVs..