The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-15
,m- studdard. Tayloe.
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king. Weatherly,
 Kyle Williams CElmorsa Ledbet tier
 | So the article was adopted.
 MT. Ledbetter--I ssk unanimous con | sent to introduce an ordinance wnich l has nothing to do with the Solicitors | or Sheriffs, and which would ask 70 have referred to the Committee on Ju- | dietary.
 Leave was granted.
 l The Secretary read the ordinence as 1 follows:
 Ordinance No. 4sl by Mir. Ledbetter: To provide for the establishment or a court house and jail at some point. | to be deter mined ry an slectio by the people, in that portion of Ta;ladega | county within the limits of precincts numbered g. 10, Il. 12 and 13 of said. | county.
 | Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala | bama in Convention assembled: First-That It shall be the duty of | the Probate Judge of Talladsga county l to order an election to be held in pre- | cincss numbered g. 10. Il. F and 1S | in said county, not later than sixty days after the ratification of the Con- | stitution to be submitted by this Con- | vention. for a vote of the qualified cleo | tors in said precincts, for the selection | of place at which a court house and jail shall be erected and maintained. | Oficers for such election shall be ap- pointed, and the election in all things conducted in accordance with the laws l governing general elections. Upon the ballot to be used in such election. the names of all places to be voted on shall be printed, and the choice of the cleo | tor shall be indicated by a cross mark before the place of his choice. The | votes cast at such election shall he can | vassed. tabulated, returns thereof made and counted in the same manner as Is | done in elections for Sheriffs and other l county officers. At the place receiving | the highest number of votes as such election there shall be erected and maintained a court house and jail for the trial of all cases and the transac- tion of all legal business originating in said precincts g. 10. Il. 12 and 13.
 The venue of all sections aud suits (other than such as are to be tried be- fore Justices of the Peace), in which only residents of that portion of said precincts 3, 10. Il, F and f3 of said county are defendants, shall, except as otherwise provided by law. be at the court house herein provided for.
 Second-The Court of County Com missioners of Talladega county shall at it's first regular meeting after the cleo ton prov ided for in Section of this ordinance, take all the necessary steps and ma ake all necessary orders to issue and sell bonds of Talladega county to the amount of ten thousand tSl0.000l dollars .the proceeds to be used for the erection and equipment of such court house and jail. or to provide by other means a sufficient amount of money to erect a suitable court house and jail at teh place which shall have been select ed in accordance with said Section 1. and temporarily equip and furnish the same with record books and other nec- essary equipments. provided. however, that if said Court of County Commis- sioners shall levy tax for such pur- pose, such tax shall be levied on all taxable property in said county, but all of such tax shall not he levied and collected in one year. And provided further, that such court house and jail shall be completed in every way and shall be ready for the holding of court and the transaction of legal business on or before the firet day of September, 1903,
 Third-Thc Sheriff, Probate Judge, Circuit Clerk Register in Chancery. Tax Assessor. Tax Collector and Super intendent of Education of Talladega county shall keep offices in the court house, which shall be built in accord nnce with the provisions of this ordi- nance.
 Fourth-The General Assembly at It's first meeting after the rattheation oi the Constitution, to be submitted ia inc neople by this Convention. shall enact laws regulating the holding oi courts at the court house provided Tor ill this ordinance.
 Fifth--Th,s ordinance shall De vaiin and effective if the Constitution which shall be framed by this Convention De ratified by the people. Otherwlse u shall he void.
 The President-The regular order thls afternoon will be the consideration ol the report of the G mmittee on Educa' ton. The Convention had under con siderstion Section 5, to whlch th"f' wa nending an amendment offered by the ee,:tlemar from Barbour, and an amendment to the amendment offered hv the gentleman from Lauderdale.
 Leaves of absence were granted as follows: To MT. Reynolds Of Henry for tomorrow on account or sickness III his family; to MT. Kyle for coday.
 MT. O'Neal LaCderdale)-- think II is unjust to those of us who opp"se | thiS Section to assume that we are uH- frierdly to the cause of public educa- ti1r I am sure that not gentleman who has spoker in opposition to this Section is less zealous In favor Of in cres sed facilities for public schools thar the members of the Committee them selves, Our opposition is on entirely different grounds. No gentleman vel has answered the argument made by the delegate from Madison. We can- not afford to put in the Cosntitutton rate wLich is fixed and permanent and which might in the future prevent tne State from reducing it's taxation. or aI' feet or impair its credit. If the pros. perity of the State in the future shouio be as great as that pictured by the Igentleman from Roanoke, if our growth development and prosperity should grow to such an extent as he has de scribed. then we could afford to reduce the present rate of taxation. How car we reduce the rate of taxation if you say by your Constitution that 30 cents on the $100 shall always be appropri' ated for the public schools? AS the gentleman from Madison wisely said suI pose an individua' has an income oi S5, GOO a year, and he fixes 1t by deed that S2. 800 of that income should bf appropriated to the education of hi; children, and by diversity his income should be reduced to $l.000, is he te .ake 1t all and educate hs children and let them starve? Suppose misfortune should occur in the State of Alabama and we can only judge the future bS