The age-herald., 1901-03-14
AN ACT

u aA VI I No TIC AN ACT H 84s To appropriate the sum of Twenty
 Thousand dollars for the repair. i'm
 proyement and better equipment of the
 quarantine plant of lower Mobile Bay.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Gen eral Assembly of Alabama, That the sum of twenty thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated for the repair, improvement and better equip ment of the quarantine plant of lower Mobile Bay. The same to be expended at the discretion and under the direction of the Quarantine Board of Mobile Bay. Provided, That at the discretion and un- der the direction of said board such portion of said sum as may be neces- sary, shall be expended in the purchase and equipment of a suitable ship or other vessel for the accommodation dur ing detention of such of the crews and passengers of vessels entering such bay or other waters now or hereafter made, subject to the Jurisdiction of said board, and who may be detained in quarantine under it's orders or regulations.
 Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the sum appropriated by this act shall be paid in two equal installments, one there of for ten thousand dollars. by the first day of May 1901 and the remainder there of for ten thousand dollars by the first day of May 1902. Provided, that said Quarantine Board of Mobile Bay may make contracts for such ship or vessel and for work and material required for the purpose for which such appropriation is made or for any part thereof imme- diately upon the approval of this act, and in anticipation of the payments hereinbefore provided for.
 Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That 1t shall be the duty of the Auditor of the State to draw his warrants upon the State Treasurer in favor of the Treasurer of Mobile county for each of the pay 'ments hereinbefore provided for as the same becomes payable as above specified, and the amount of each such warrant shall be paid by the State Treasurer to such County Treasurer, to be kept by him as a part of the fund of said Quar- antine Board of Mobile Bay, and to be paid out by him on warrant signed by the president of said board and counter signed by the secretary thereof.
 Approved March 5. 1901.
 (Official) ROBERT p. McDAvID,
 Secretary of State. N. ss4 AN ACT S. 2ss. To amend section 5339 of the Code.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the General 11of of the code be and the same is hereby so amended as to read as follows: 5339. Any midwife having charge of a patient at the time of death. who refuses or wilfully fails to make to the county health officer within five days after the expiration of each calendar month, a full report of the name, age sex, color, date, place and cause of death of such patient, so far as known, together with such other details as may be required by the County Board of Health, must on conviction be twenty-five dollars.
 Approved March 4, 1901.
 (Official) ROBERT P. McDAvID,
 Secretary of State. No. 1151 AN ACT H. 1247 To further amend the revenue laws of
 the State of Alabama.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That subdivision 2 of section 3907 of the code of 1896 be amended so as to read as follows: All bonds of the United States and of this State; all property, real and personal, of the State, and of the county and mu- nicipal corporations in the State; all cem- eteries, d all lots in incorporated cities and towns, or within one mile of any city or town, to the extent of one acre, and all lots one mile or more distant from such cities or towns, to the extent of five acres, with the buildings thereon, when the same are owned and used ex- clusively for religious worship, educa- tional or purely charitable purposes; all school furniture and personal property used exclusively for school purposes; and all property, real or personal, to an ex- tent not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars in value, they may be used ex- clusively for agricultural or horticultural associations of public character.
 Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That sec ton 1908 of the code of 1896, be amended so as to read as follows: That for the purpose of encouraging the building and operating of factories for the spinning of thread and yarns, and the weaving of cloth and other fabrics of cotton and wool in the State, and plants for the pur- pose of building ships, the Court of County Commissioners, or other court, having like Jurisdiction, of any county, or the constituted authorities of any city or town, in which it is proposed to locate such factories or such plants for the pur- pose of building ships are authorized and empowered to remit the taxes as- sessed on such factories and such ship building plants, and on all buildings, works, machinery and other equipment such shipbuilding plants and such facto- ries or buildings are located, and also on all the capital stock of every such shipbuilding plant and factory, for all county and municipal purposes, for a period not exceeding five years from the date of the incorporation or organization of such factory or shipbuilding plant. Sec 3. Be it further enacted, That sec tion S909 of the code of 1896 be amended so as to read as follows: That in order to obtain the benefits of the exemption | from county and city taxation above pro- vided. the person, firm or corporation