The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-30

bona nae owned py uifH ana tintco IOE taxation for the year inmediately, prs cedinr the year in which the election at which he offers to vote shall be held. And. provided, further, that the tax collectors shall receive no commission or compensation for collecting the poll taxes provided for above, and that no compulsory process for the collection of such poll tax shall ever be authorized by law.
 Referred to Committee on Suffrage and Election.
 Ordinance No. s2. by MT. Foster:
 To amend Section 9. Article XIII of the Constitution.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama. in convention assembled, That Section g of Article XIII of the Consti- tuition be amended so as to read as fol- lows:
 The State University located at Tus- caloosa, and The Agricultural and Me chanical College, located at Auburn, shall be under the control and manage ment of one and the same board of trustees; caid board shall consist of seven trustees, one of whom shall be ex officio. the State Superintendent of Education, who shall be the President; two of said trustees shall be appointed by the Governor; one shall be elected by the faculty of the University of Ala bama; one by the faculty of the Agri- cultural and Mechanical College; one byrthe alumni of the University of Ala bama and one by the alumni of the Agricultural and Mechanical College. The term of office as trustee of the Superintendent of Education shall con- tinue during the term of his State of- h1ce: the terms of the other six trus- tees shall begin on the date of their election or appointment. and shall ex- pire after periods ranging from one to six years each, so that one trustee shall go out of office each year. The order in which their terms shall expire shall be determined by lot or otherwise by the trustees themselves. When the terms of any one of said six trustees has expired, his successors shall be ap- pointed or elected for term of six years in the same manner as in the first instance. In case the ofi1ce of any trustee is vacated in any manner be- fore his term has expired his successor shall be elected or appointed, as the case may be. for the balance of the ui- expired term.
 The Senate at every session shall confirm or disaffirm the appointment or election of those trustees who have come into office since the last General Assembly; and in case they do not con-
 
 any trustee they shall declare his off, flee vacant and elect a person to fill the place for the balance of the unex- pired term.
 No trustee shall receive any pay or emolument other than actual expenses actually incurred in the discharge of his duties as such.
 Referred to Committee on Education.
 Ordinance No. 93. by MT. Foster:
 AA AIE~ power of the General Assembly in the passage of local laws.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in convention assembled, That the General Assembly shall not have power to pass any local. private or special laws in any of the following enumerated cases, but shall provide for such matters only by general laws, viz:
 First-Concerning fees or compensa- tion of any officer of this State, or of any county thereof.
 Sc Second-Defining crimes and misde- meanors and regulating the punish ment thereof.
 Third-Authcrizing or regulating the levy, assessment or collection of taxes corporation.
 Fourth-Authorizing any county or municipal corporation to incur indebt- edness or to issue and sell bonds or otk CT. securities.
 Fifth-Chartering any private or municipal corporation, or amending the charters of any such now in ex- istence.
 Sixth-Locating or changing county seats, except upon the organization of new counties.
 Referred to Committee on Local Leg islation. ..H ~,@c' .T.
 Ordiance No. 94, by MT. Glover:
 To amend Section 12, Article of the Constitution of Alabama.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in convention assembled; That Section F, Article I of the Constitu- ton of Alabama be amended so as to read as follows:
 nat right right Of trial by jury shall ,e- main inviolate, but the number to con- prise the jury can be regulated by law.
 See Collins vs. State SS p. 219 and ss Ala. p. 571.
 Referred to Committee on Preamble and Bill of Rights
 Ordinance No. 95, by Mir Glover:
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in convention assembled; That Section 1, Article XIII of the Consti- tuition of Alabama be amended so as to read as follows:
 That it shall be the duty of the legis- lature to encourage by suitable means, the promotion of education, by estab- fishing a uniform system of free public schools, by taxation or otherwise, for all children between the ages of and 21 years, but separate schools shall be provided for the children of citizens of African descent.
 Referred to Committee on Education.
 Mir. Oates took the chair.
 Ordinance No. 96. by MT. Graham (Montgomery):
 An ordinance to amend Section or Article V of the Constitution Of Ala bama.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in convention assembled, That Section l of Article V of the Con- stitution be amended so as to read as follows:
 The Executive Department shall con- sist of a Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Auditor. Attor- ney General. Superintendent of Edu- cation, Commissioner of Agriculture and a sheriff for each county.
 Referred to Committee on Executive Department.
 Ordinance No. 9T,- by. sama:,..
 An ordinance to amend sections Zs and A of Article w of the Constltu- tion of Alabama.
 Section 1. Be it ordained by the peo- pie of Alabama in Convention assem- bled: That Section 23 of Article lN or the Constitution of Alabama be amend