The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-06

x1cembly uay provide for the
 1oent and collection of taxes by
 1 villages, cities and other mu-
 HIltlso. on property which has es-
 <4 <axation.
 @(srrsd to Committee on Municipal
 <6inance No. si4, by MT. Watts:
 t4t Section 1. Article xI. be amend
 1o ns to read as follows:
 lotion | The General Assembly
 HE from time to time, divide the
 <11ea of the State, which have less
 <o,o0o inhabitants, according to
 ln1t preceding Federal census, into
 Dres According to population and
 LII 6x from time to time the rate of
 1xotion. not exceeding 1-2 of l per
 11t fn any one year, which may be 1<le4 and collected by counties hav- Mx more than 10000 inhabitants, and
 tt1 different classes of counties hav-
 lees than 40000 inhabitants, and no <40nty shall levy or collect in any one
 @1x any greater rate of taxation upon <He Property situated therein than shall &e Authorized as above provided, but <He General Assembly may provide for Ghe aSsessment and collection by coun- Y IIo1 i0f taxes on property which has es- | C1Ded taxation. And the General As- < 01mbIy shall also, from time to time, I Uk the rate of taxation, not exceeding XI @<& 0x A Der cent HI any one year, WHICH U4x be levied and collected by coun- N <l@G having more than 10000 popula- Y 1<on, and by counties in each of the <1nsses having less than 10000 inhabi- t<uto to be applied exclusively to pay G6ent Of the principal and interest of Iobks now existing and the renewals {k11ook. and the General Assembly G&nn also fix from time to time the < 19te of taxation which any county may XM&F<x . n aYSaadin0 1-4 nf Der cent in any one year to be devoted 4xclusively to public improvements within said county.
 z Referred to Committee on Taxation.
 Ordinance No. a15, by MT. Watts: | 10 amend Sections l, and 2. Article
 and to add section.
 Be 1t ordained, That Section l be N M0ruended by inserting after shall be the words 'and if all of ! Als or her personal property is less than ,ooo in value. it shall, without claim m 1t, be exempt"
 That Section be amended by insert fpg between eighty" and acres" the x words Contiguous and adjoining" and nv adding at the end the words, "Au IaNs allowing a larger or different 6xemption in realty are avoided
 That Section be amended so e to read as follows:
 Section z. No waiver hereafter made If the right of exemption. real or per 1o11aI, hereinbefore secured. whether made verbally or in writing. except q failure to claim the property as exempt hefore sale thereof, shall be enec- ! live.
 Section -, to be added to Article x: # Be it ordained, That the wages of every resident of this State. not ex- ceeding $25.00 per month, shall be ab- solutely exempt from garnishment or other process. Any officer. who, know Ing or having good reason to believe that the wages of any resident do not exceed S25.00 per month, issues or serves < q garnishment or other process to sub feet any such wages to the payment x of any debt owed or claimed to be owed { by any such resident, shall be, and the { pureties on his official bond shall be, 2 and the person causing said process to be issued shall be liable to a penalty Of $500, which may be recovered in a suit by the resident against whose wages said garnishment was issued.
 Referred to Committee on Exemp- tons.
 Ordinance No. s1s. by Mir. Watts:
 Independent section:
 Be 1t ordained, That whenever per- sonai property is sold upon an install- rnent plan. with the right in the vendor to retake possession, the vendor shall. < before retaking possession of any such property, pay or tender to the vendee not less than one-half of the money or other thing of value paid by the | vendee or for the vendee towards the purchase of said personal property.
 Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
 Independent section:
 Ordinance No. 317, by MT. Watts:
 Be 1t ordained, That no two or more < Corporations organized under the laws of this or any other State, or of the United States, shall consolidate or De operated together, or in connection with each otker in this State, and no c0rporation shall own or hold stock in any other corporation. If any corpora rlon organized under the laws of Ala baraa acquires or holds. after the rati- sfIcation of this Constitution. any stock in any other corporation, the charter of the corporation so acquiring or hold ing any stock in another corporation shall be forfeited. Section -. No insurance or other l company, corporation, or association or | afndividuals, which has an agreement, | contract or understanding of any kind | or character with any other company, | norporation or association of individ- | ,se(1s by which it is understood or agreed | s3f1at insurance shall be issued or main | fained, or that anything shall be sold at a fixed price, common or essentially common, 10 all LHe CoIllpdAAcS' Coi poAo fsons and associations to said agree suaents. or that the net or other receipts of all or a part shall be divided or ap- bortioned amongst all such companies, corDorations and associations in any xnauner whatsoever shall be permitted fo do business in this State. Every foreign corporation which signifies it's intention to do business in this State, must. before being permitted to com- sgsence said business in this State, file with the Secretary of State an affida- vii of it's president or other managing officer that it is not connected with anv other corporation by any agree snent or understanding whatever.
 Referred to Committee on Corpora kions.
 Ordinance SIS, by MT. Watts:
 To add a section to Article VI and amend Section 25, Article VI.
 Be 1t ordained, That the General As meuably may confer upon justices of khe peace. notaries with powers of a justice of the peace. and upon mayors and recorders of towns or cities, final Jurisdiction with right of appeal of all rnisdemeanors, and also the power to Inquire into charges of felony and bind the defendant to higher court. And the General Assembly may pro- vide that all justices of the peace and notaries with the powers of justice of the peace, in towns and cities, may exercise their Jurisdiction, civil and