The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-10
lFFIClAI REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF
 THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF ALABAMA

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 xzSSSSSSesx<@<<5SS perform all of the charitable and be- nevolent work of the State? Certainly not: fraternal orders, made up os all clements of people. look after the dis tressed and afflicted.
 Sixth--In every instance where union label ordinances have reached the Supreme Court, the illegality and in- justice of such class legislation has been thoroughly established and the acts declared null and void. The Supreme Court of New Jersey. in the case of The Paterson Chronicle against the City of Paterson. February 26, lSol' set aside, as illegal, a resolution or the Common Council of that city instruct ing the Printing and Stationery Com mittee to confine all orders for printing and advertising to offices and news papers employing members of the Typographical Union. Seventh-The State Printers of Mont gomery do not recognize the Typo- graphical Union as an organization. Printers Protective Fraternity. No. 7, and non-union men, and do not use any label.
 Eighth-The larger job printing es- tablishments of Birmingham have con- tracts extending over several years with Birmingham Printers Protective Fraternity. No. 55. and do not use the union label.
 Ninth-These concerns have paid the State for the privilege of transacting business and are entitled to State pro- tectfon when lahor organizations cop- spire to injure and destroy their busi- ness.
 Tenth-The Typographical Union doea not control single office in the State capable of doing the State work, and all of the union printers in Montgom- cry County could not set and print tine | report of one days proceedings Of the | Constitutional Convention in the re- quired time. Eleventh-All contracts for work for the State should be let to the lowest responsible bidder and no citizen of | Alabama should be excluded from par | ticipating In a contest for work or enjoying any benefits derived from | taxation.
 Twelfth-The changed industrial con- dition of the past year or so has been the result of the most serious thought and considerate judgment of a class of men who conceive and extend trade whose every aim has been to hold up the style of American living: men kindly and periodically inclined, and not to the vicious persecution of ire sponsible bodies called trades councils or industrial assemblies.
 W. E. Phillips, M. E. Ford, F. H. Huston. State Legislative Committee. Adopted July '. 1901. F. H. Huston. President. c. Baber.
 Secretary. Referred to Committee on Stationery, Printing and Incidental Expenses.
 The President-The next order will be the consideration of the report of the Committee on Local Legislation.
 MT. o'Neal Lauderdale)-The Com mittee on Local Legislation beg leave to add to their report a section which by inadvertencs on the part of the committee was left out. We ask that it te added to the report and be con- sidered in connection with 1t. The President-An additional section or amendatcry of some section? MT. O'Neal-An additional, section. The clerk here read the article re- ported by the Committee on Local Le-
  An ordinance concerning local legisla- tion.
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama. in Convention assembled, that the following article on local legislation be inserted in the Constitution:
 Article - Local Legislation:
 Section l. The General Assembly shall not pass a special. private or local law in any of the following cases: 1st. Granting a divorce. 2d. Relieving any minor of the dis abilities of homage. 3d. Changing the name of any cor poration. association or individual. 4th. Providing for the adoption or le- gitimiZing of any child. MT. Oates-I have not written an amendment. but I suggest changing a word instead of '1egitimizing'' use the word legitimate. I have looked in the Worlds dictionary, which is the latest, ! and legitimizing is not to be found there.
 Mir Watts-It is correct: we took care to get it right, and got it out of the dictionary Mir. Oates-I have not seen it,
 The President-The gentleman from Montgomery will suspend until the sec retary reads the entire section. The reading was continued. 9th. Incorporating a town. city or village.
 9th. Granting a charter to any cor poration. association or individual. 7th. Establishing rules of descent or distribution.
 Sth. Regulating the time within which civil or criminal action may be begun.
 9th. Exempting any person. corpora . tion. county. township, municipality or association from the operation of any general law.
 10th. Providing for the sale of the property of any individual or estate. llth. Changing or locating a county seat.
 12th Providing for change of venue in any case, 18th. Regulating the rate of interest. 14th- Granting any exclusive or spe- cial privilege. immunity or franchise | whatever.
 18th. Fixing the punishment of crime or msdemeanors. 16th. Providing for or regulating either the assessment or collection of | taxes.
 17th. Giving effect to invalid will, deed or other instrument. | 18th. Legalizing' the invalid act of any officer.
 | 18th. Authorizing any township. city, town or village to issue bonds or other | securities.
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