The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-07
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF
 THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 0F ALABAMA

-~~-~-~s-~~~-----es as follows:
 Every bill shall be read on three diff i ferent days in each house; and no bill shall become law unless on its final passage 1t be read at length and a vote | be taken by yeas and nays, the names Of the members voting for the same to be entered on the Journal. and a ma 1ority of the members elected to each House be recorded thereon as voting in its favor. except as otherwise pro- vided in this constitution. Referred to the Committee on Legis- lative Department. Ordinance No. 325. by Mir. Heain (of Randolph):
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in convention assembled, that | Sections 3. 5 and 6 of Article W of the Constitution of Alabama be amended so as to read as follows: Senators and Representatives shall be elected by the qualified. electors on the first Monday in August, 1902. and all the Senators and Representatives shall be elected every four years there after unless the General Assembly shall change the time of holding elections. The terms of office of the Senators and Representatives shall be four years. commencing on the day after the gen. eral election.
 The General Assembly shall meet biennially at the Capitol in the Seneate 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 bemain in session longer than 60 days at the first session held under this Constitution nor longer than fifty days at any subsequent session.
 The pay of the members of the Gen eral Assembly shall be five dollars per day and ten cents per mile in going to and returning from the seat of Gov ernment. to be computed by the near est usual route travelled.
 Referred 70 Committee on Legislat- i've Department.
 MT. Henderson. yield my turn to Mr. Sanders of Limestone.
 Resolution n No. 124. by MT. Sanders
 Resolved. that hereafter all requests for leaves of absence shall be in writ ing. and laid upon the Presidents desk each morning before the assemb- ling of the convention. The President ehall announce the names of those for whom leave of absence IS sought :and if there be no objection. leave shall be granted. Said request may abe prof fered by any member for other mem- bers.
 MT. Sanders-For the purpose of putting that resolution upon it's -~a- diate passage I move a suspers. cf the rules. .s
 A reading of the resolution was called for by MT. Reese. On a vote the convention refused to suspend the rules and the resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules.
 Resolution No. 125. by MT. Jackson: l. Resolved. That all ordinances or res olutions referred to the Committee on Rules and reported back to this Con, vention without action thereon by said Committee. shall be placed upon the calendar to be called up in their reg ular order.
 Referred to Committee on Rules.
 Resolution 126, by MT. Kirk:
 Relating to the Formation of new countless:
 Resolved. That in the Constitution to be framed by this Convention, 1t shall be provided that no new county shall be SSrmed of less extent than six hum dred square miles as now provided by the Constitution of 1875.
 Referred to Committee on State and County Boundaries.
 Ordinance No. 326. by Miller (Maren- go):
 An ordinance to provide for the cleo ton of County Superintendent of Edu- cation, and the County Board of Educa- tion and to define their duties.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention 2 assemhled, ,- that there shall be elected in each county by the people a Superintendent of Ed ucation and who shall hold office for the term of four years, who shall not be eligible to succeed himself or to hold any other office during his term of office and for twelve months there after, whose duties shall be fixed by law, except as herein otherwise pro- vided.
 2. At the time of the election of said superintendent there shall be elected in the same manner two school com missioners whose term of office shall expire with the enc of the Superinten- dent.
 3. The superintendent together with the two commissioners shall constitute a board. known as the school board of
 - County, whose duty it shall be have general supervision over the schools of the county and who shall hold at least two meetings a year to examine applicants for teachers. and such examination they shall hold in person. They shall provide separate schools for both races, which shall be of equal length of school term in each district or township, and shall per form such other duties as are required by law.
 4. The legislature shall fix the pay of the commissioner apd his associates.
 5. No one shall be eligible to cleo ton to any of the three offices, unless he has sufficient education to perform the duties of the office.
 Referred to the Committee on Edu- cation.
 Ordinance No. 327. by MT. Pearce: Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled:
 Section l. That after the adoption of this Constitution no person learned in the law shall be eligible to hold any office under the State except of judi cial nature.
 Referred to the Committee on Judi ciary.
 MT. Barefield-I am requested to ask leave of absence for today for MT. L. W. Locklin Vf Monroe. on account of sickness.
 The leave was granted.
 Ordinance Nc. 32S. by Mir Sanford: =
 Be it ordained that Section 21, Arti- cle ]. be amended so as to read as fol- iows:
 That no person shall be imprisoned for debt. except in cases where per son enters into a contract in writing for the performance of an act or ser vice, and thereby obtains money or
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