The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-15

and call up the ordinances and have them passed.
 The President-The Chairman of the Committee asks unanimous consent 10
 make report from the Committee on Engrossment.
 Consent was given.
 The Secretary read as follows: MT. President: We. your Committee
 on Engrossment beg leave to report
 that we have examined and compared
 the following ordinances, articles and resolutions, to wit
 On Amending the Constitution. Relating to the Bonded Indebtedness
 of the State.
 On Miscellaneous Provisions. Ordinance 409.
 Representation.
 Exemptions.
 Municipal Corporations.
 Resolution No. 1ss.
 And find the same to be correct. Wm. H. Sanford,
 Chairman on Committee on Engross-
 ment.
 AN ORDINANCE
 To Prescribe the Moue in Which the Constitution May be Amended
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala
 bama. in convention assembled, that
 Article XVII of the Constitution be
 stricken out and the following Article
 inserted in lieu thereof:
 ARTICLE VXII.
 Mode of Amending the Constitution.
 T., Amendments may be proposed to this Constitution by the General As
 sembly in the manner following: The
 proposed ,amendments shall be read in
 the lhousst in which they originate on {three. several days and If, upon the
 trird reading, three fifths of all the
 members elected to that house shall
 vote in favor thereof, the proposed amendments shall be sent to the other
 house in which they shall likewise be
 read on three several days, and if upon
 the third reading, three-fifths of all the
 members elected to that house shall
 vote in favor of the proposed amend
 ments, the General Assembly shall or der an election by the qualified cleo
 tors of the State upon such proposed amendments, to be held either at the
 general election next succeeding the
 session of the General Assembly at
 "hlch the amendments are proposed or
 upon another day appointed by the General Assembly not less than three months after adjournment of the ses- sion or the General Assembly at which the amendments are proposed. Notice or such election. together with the pro- posed amendments. shall be given by proclamation of the Governor, which shall be published in every county in such manner as the General Assembly shall direct, for at least eight weeks, soccessiveiy, next preceding the day appointed flor such election On the day1so appointed, an election shall be held Tor thelVote of the qualified elec- tors of the State on the proposed amendment. If such election be held on the day of the general election, the officers of the general election shall open poll for the vote of the qualified electors on the proposed amendments; If 1t be held on a day other than that Of general election, officers for such election shall be appointed, and the election shall be held, in all things in accordance with the law governing general elections. In all elections up on such proposed amendments, the votes cast thereat shall be canvassed, tabulated and returns thereof made to the Secretary of the State, and counted, in the same manner as is done in cleo tions for Representatives in the Gen eral Assembly, and if it shall thereupon appear that majority of the qualified electors who voted at such election upon the proposed amendments voted in favor of the same. such amendments shall be valid to all intents and pur- poses as parts of this Constitution The result of such election shall be made known by proclamation of the Gov ernor; provided, that representation in the Legislature shall be based upon population and such basis of represen- tation shall not be changed by consti- tutional amendment.
 ?. Upon the ballots to be used at all elections provided for in Section 1, of this Article, the substance or subject matter of each proposed amendment shall be printed, so that the nature thereof shall be clearly indicated. Fol lowing each proposed amendment on the ballot shall bo printed the word ''Yes," and immediately following that shall be printed the word No" The choice of the elector shall he indicated by a cross mark before the answer he desires. and no amendment shall be adopted unless it receives the attirma tive vote of a majority of all the quail fled electors who vote at such election.
 3. No Convention shall hereafter be held for the purpose of altering or the Constitution of this State unless, after the General Assem- hly, by vote of majority of all the members elected to each house, has passed an act or resolution calling a cOIlN tHllOu IuT Sutn pun pose, lHe uueS- tion of Convention or no Convention shall first be submitted to vote of all | the qualified electors of the State and approved by a majority of those vot- ing at such election. No act or reso- | Iution of the General Assembly calling a Convention for the purpose of alter | ing or amending the Constitution of tcis | State shall be rrpca ed, except upon | the vote of majority of all the mem | bers elected tO earh house at the same | session at which such act or resolution | was passed. Providsd d. nothing herein | shall be construed as TO- the jurisdiction and power of | the Convention, when duly assembled, | in pursuance of this section, to estab- | fish such ordinances and to do and per | form such things as to the Convention | may seem necessary or proper to alter | revise or amend the existing Constitu- ! ton.
 f. All votes of the General Assembly | upon proposed amendments to this l and upon bills or resolu- lions calling a Convention for the pur- | pose of altering or amending the Con- | stitution of this State. shall be taken | by yeas and nays and entered on tre | No act or resolution of | the General Assembly, passed in ac- 'ordance with the provisions of | this article proposing amendments tu