The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-10

cnuHlerate0 Tn Section or tnis ai saSsos except in reference to fixing the tune of holding courts. unless notice oi tne intention Co apply therefor shall nave been published. without cost to the State. in the county or counties where the matter or thing 10 be effected may be situated. which notice Shaii state the substance of the proposed law, and be published at least once a week, for four consecu- tive weeks in some newspaper, or IT there Is no newspaper published In the country. by posting the said notice TOT four consecutive weeks at hve dinerent public places in the county or counties prior to the introduction to the piii; and the evidence that said notice nag been given shall be exhibited to eacn house of the General Assembly. ana the fact of said notice spread upon the Journal The courts shall pronounce viod every local law which the Journals do. not aflrmattvely show was passed in accordance with the provisions or this Section.
 Sec. 3. The General Assembly may repeal any special. private or local law upon notice being given and shown as provided in the last preceding section.
 Sec. 4. The operation of no general law shall be suspended for the beneht of any individual. corporation, associa- tion, town. city, county or township nor shall any Sindividual. corporation. association. town. city, county or town ship be exempted from the operation of any general law.
 Sec. 5. The general Assembly may by general law confer upon Courts of County Commissioners, Boards of Rev. enue or other courts, such power Of local legislation and administration. touching all matters and things not provided for by general law. and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution as the General Assembly may from time to time deem expedient.
 Sec. 6. A general law within the meaning of this Article is a law which applies to the whole State; a local law is . law which applies to any political sub division or sub- divisions of the State less than the whole--a special or private law within the meaning of this Article which applies to an individual, association or corporation.
 MT. Macdonald-f desire to offer an amendment.
 Mir. O'Neal--I raise the point of order. an amendment is not now in order until the whole report is read, and the supplemental report is to be con- sidered with this.
 The President-The rule requires it to be considered section by section.
 Mir. o'Neai--I understand, but 1t is to be considered at the same time.
 The President-Does 1t relate to Sec ton 1?
 The President-Do you desire the supplemental report read, or included in the report of The Committee.
 MT. OiNeal-We do not care to have tt read particularly. It will have to be considered in connection with this re- port. 1t was agreed at the time that the report of the Committee on Local Legislation should be considered at the same time. suggest that they read that.
 Mfr. Chapman-I suggest that 1t Is necessarily follows here. the regular report ends at Section 26, and the report of the Legislative Department b.g!ns at Section N following on.
 The Clerk here read the supplemental report from the Committee on Legis- lative Department as follows:
 y. Exemption of property from taxation or from levy or sale. 2S. Exemptins any person from jury, road, or other civil duty.
 29. Laying out. opening, altering, or working roads or highways
 30. Providing for the management or support of any common or private school, incorporating the same or granting such school any privileges. Sl. Granting any land owned by or under control of the State to any per- son or corporation.
 32. Remitting fines, penalties or for feitures
 3S. Providing for the conduct of elections, or designating places of yot- ing, or changing the boundaries of wards. precincts, or districts, except on the organization of new counties.
 S4. Restoring the right to vote to persons convicted of infamous crimes or involving moral turpitude.
 50. Refundtng money legally paid into the State Treasury.
 Your committee do not concur in Sac ton of said article as reported bv the Committee on Local Legislation and recommends as a substitute there, TOT section 2b of Article " of the pre- sent Constitution.
 MT. O'Neal-On behalf of the Com mittee on Local Legislation we accept that as part of our report except SO Tar as It may already be covered by the report of the Committee on Local Legislation. except the last clause com mencing with line fifteen which the committee does not consent to. MT. Williams (Marengo)-Wiu inc gentleman allow an Interruption? Several of us have been trying to find out where we are at. We do not un- derstand the two reports and ask that you explain the situation. MT. O'Neal (Lauderdale)-Mr. Presi- dent-An eminent authority has stated that three periods may be disting- uished in the development of State Governments as set forth in their con stitutions. each period marked by an increase in the length and n1inuteness of those instruments. The first period includes the constitutions of the original thirteen States. as well as Kentucky, Vermont, Tennessee and Ohio. Most of these early constitu- tions gave expression to the impress sions of the Revolutionary War They manifested a dread of executive and military power. together with disposi- ton to leave everything to the legisla- tive authority, which more directly represented the people. Hence most of these early constitutions contained but little except an elaborate bill of rights, a simple outline of frame of government. with a few executive of- fcers and courts of justice. The second period as showr by the same authority covers the first half of the nineteenth century, down to the time when the agitation over slavery ar rested the natural processes of State development This period was char saaNAn ns hNEk Ina faA "A ahRnINtA