The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-29

CouAity Dy hhC 4o8A444IA QxGCNOI6 txCICVAe who shall hold office for the term of four years, unless sooner removed, and shall be ineligible to such office as his own successor: provided. that any sher- if who suffers or permits any prisoner in his charge or custody to be taken therefrom at the hands of mob, shall, upon satisfactory evidence thereof, be- ing furnished the Governor, be at once from office.
 Vacancies in the office of sheriff shall be filled by the Governor, as in other cases; and the person appointed shall continue in the office until the next general election in its county for sher- if, as provided by law.
 Referred to Committee on Executive Department.
 By MT. Murphree (Pike):
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled. that. Section 2. Article 1z, be and is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
 No Constitutional Convention shall hereafter be held or delegates elected thereto. for the purpose of altering or amending the Constitution of this State, until after the question of Con- vention OF no Convention, shall be first submitted to a vote of all the electors of the State and approved by a majority of those voting at said election.
 Sec. 3. The General Assembly here after calling a Constitutional Conven- tion, shall set forth in the act the pur- pose of the call, by naming the changes amendments and additions to the then existing Constitution desired to be made. which shall be published in the newspapers of the principal cities of the State within twenty days after the passage of the act.
 Sec. f. Constitutional Conventions hereafter had shall be composed of one hundred delegates and no more, the counties having the same representa- tion that they have in the House of the General Assembly.
 Referred to Committee on Amending Constitution and Miscellaneous, etc.
 By MT. Murphree:
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled. that,
 Section 5. Article 13, be and is here- by amended so as to read as follows;
 The income arising from the 18th Section Trust Fund, the surplus reve- nue fund. until it is called by the United States government, and the funds enumerated in Sections 3 and 1 of this Article, with such other mon- eys. to be not less than one hundred thousand dollars per annum, as the General Assembly shall provide by taxation or otherwise, should be ap- piled to the support and maintenance of the public schools and 1t shall be the duty of the General Assembly to increase from time to time, the public school fund. as the condition of the treasury and the resources of the State will admit, the school fund, from whatever source derived, shall be di. vided between the children of the white and negro races in proportion to the amount of State tax Iaid by each race.
 Referred to Committee on Education
 By MT. Murphree:
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in convention assembled, that:
 Section 5, Article 4. be amended so as to read as follows:
 The General Assembly shall meet biannually. at the capital in the Senate Chamber and in the Hall of the House of Representatives, except in cases of destruction of the capitol or epidemics when the Governor may convene them at such place in the State as he may deem best, on the day specified in this constitution, or on such other day as may be prescribed by law. and shall not remain in session longer than sixty days at the first session held under this constitution. nor longer than fifty days at any subsequent session.
 GThe first thirty days of which shall be set apart for the enactment of gen. eral laws and the remainder of the ses- sion for local legislation.)
 Referred to Committee on Legislative Department.
 By MT. Murphree:
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in convention assembled, Tha Section 2, Article 10, be and is hereb! amended so as to read as follows: One hundred and sixty acres of lant and no more, and the dwelling and ap purtenances thereon, it being selected by the owner for a homestead, and no in any city, town, or village or in lie, thereof, at the option of the owner, an! lot in a city. town or village, with th' i dwelling i V cling and appurtenances thereon owned and occupied by any resident O this State, and not exceeding the valu of two thousand dollars, shall be ex empt from sale on execution, or othe process of any court, issued for the col lection of any debt contracted afte the ratification of the Constitution O 1875. Such exemption, however, shal not extend to any mortgage laWfuli. obtained, but such mortgage or othe alienation of such homestead by tn owner thereof, if a married man, shal not be valid without the voluntar' signature and assent of the wife U the same And the foregoing exemp tions shall remain and shall not be In creased or diminished by the Genera Assembly or by the decision Of an. court of this State.
 Referred to Committee on Exemp tions.
 By Mir. Oates Montgomery:
 MT. Oates-I have no ordinance O proposition of my own to offer, but ou distinguished senior Senator has mani fested such interest in this Convention and its proceedings, that he has sent and I presume most of the delegate have seen it, a printed proposition fo the Article on Suffrage in the nev Constitution, and I also hold in m hand a brief in his handwriting. sen to me with citation of authorities t. sustain the legality of the positions h. assumes, 1 do not care for it to be read but l desire that 1t be printed in tn proceedings and referred to the Com mittee on Franchises and Elections both documents.
 The President-Uniess there be ob lection the ordinance will be referred to the Committee on Suffrage an' Elections.
 Mr. Oates-To be printed in the pro ceedings as though read. l desire tha delegates may see 1t.
 The President--The Chair will direc that it be printed with the genera proceedings of the Convention. Ordinance by MT. Oates, proposed b. Senator Morgan.
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