The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11

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 The Presiden: pro tem-The Chair thinks the point of order of the sen. tlemen from Hale is not we'll taken. and that t Is germane.
 The Secretary read the ordinance as follows:
 Amend substitute for Ordinance No. 32O, as reported by the Committee on Amending the Constftution and Mis- cellaneous Provisions, as follows:
 Amend the caption by adding there to- And also to establish a court house and jail for Shelby county at some point on the Central of Georgia Rail- way, in shelby county to be uetermin. cd by an election by the qualified voters of that portion og Shelby county. ly- ing the precincts numbered 8, g, 10, Il, 13. 14. 15, IS and IS in said county" Amend Section 1 by adding thereto the following: That is shall be the duty of the Judge of Probate of Shelby toun- ty to order an election to be halI in precincts number $. 9. 10. Il. B. IA, l5, 16 and IS in Shelby county not later than sixty days after the ratification of the Constitution to be submitted ty this Convention. for vote of the odcli- fled electors in said precincts for the selection of a place at which court house and jail shall be erect.l and maintained. Officers of saii election shall be appointed and the election shall be conducted and the result asccr- tained in all things as provided by ths laws governing general electi 1ns so far as the same are applicable. Upon the ballots to be used at said election the names of all places to be voted on shall be printed. and the enoice of the elector shall be indicated by I cross mark before the place of his choice. Al the place receiving the highest num- Der of voters at such election, there shall ioe erected and maintained a court house and jail for the trial of all causes and the transaction of all legal bus'nsss originating in said precincts s. g. 10, Il, 13. l4. 15. 16,. IS. and the vehua in all actions and suits (other taaa such as are tried before Justices of the Peace) in which only residents of tha portion of Shelby county lying wi.ai said pie, cincts B. 9, 10, Il, 13. IA. 15, 16 and 1S are defendants, shall. except as other- wise provided by law, be at the cours house herein provided for. Provided that Columbiana, in Shelby county, shall continue to be the county seat until changed by a vote of the quail fled electors residing in that la:t of Shelby county now embraced in pre- cincts No. 8, g, 10, Il, 13, II. 15, IS and IS in said county. Amend Section by adding after the word county ir tne first line the words and the t.eur. of County Commissioners C. Shelby County respectively" and by inserting after the word county in the third line and Shelby county" Gespe .tirely "court house and jail" in line ii the words flor St. Clair County" a1i by adding at the end of said section .he following: and such court hous. and jail for Shelby county eholl De conn pleted in every way and ready for the holding of courts and the transaction of legal business on or before :ss first day of September. 1903.'
 Amend Section by adding thereto the following and said o,t;ce $ for Shelby county shall likewise keer off, ces in the additional court house when shall be erected in accordance with the provisions Of this ordinance in the county of Shelby"
 Amend Section by inserting after the words court house" n line 2, the words Tor court houses
 Strike out all after the words 'She l. by county" in first provision second page and strike out the wo.ds that part of" in said provision.
 Mir. Beavers-1 want to say in regard to the amendment have offerei here to this ordinance: That the peop.e of the northern part of Shelby county ana in the southern part of St. Clair county want a new county up there. That ts the question nearest 70 their hearts, they want a new coun-v. They came down here before the Committee on State and County Boundaries and made strong representations to that commit tee that they wanted a general red,ic- ton of the area of counties in the State so that they could secure a codn- ty Up there. They lose ont on that proposition because the Convention :c- fused to reduce the minimum area of the counties of this State. Tten they came back here and astel that the Committee on State and County Boundaries report favorably an ordi- nance similar to the Malone amend Inent to Section 3 pr Article of the proposed Constitution. That commit tee has exported that ordinance favor ably-I did not mean to say reporte1, but they have passed on 1t una aninlOus- ly and authorized the chairman tn rs. rort that ordinance back to this Con vention with a favorable report. Now, want to make this statement to the Convention that on the representation and showing made before this Com. mittee on State and county Bound- aries, on that territory, trey made the strongest showing, the most merittri. ous of any district In Ire State of Ala. bama, why they Shou'd hava q new county, and I refer to ca ch member Of that committee to subs lntil... what ] state. I say the people want d new county but if you will not give them I new county, then t'ley want this, It is better than nothing because they are in a bad shape up therr They lo nor asN this Convention to carve and give them county, but simply ask to come in as m the Malone ordinance that the State and County Boundaries Committee .s
 instructed to repo~t favO.nb,y, In other words, ask you to do wha. you nave done in regard ts the coun.i.s ot Henry, Dale and Geneva.
 MT. Parker (Cu'lmanl-T desire ia gay that the gentlsma is corrert in that the committee was unanimous in that report the other nign+. upon the statements made that thera was no opposition tO 1t. tha. on yesterday it came to the knowledge of the cnaiI- man and other members nf the conn mittee that there vas serious oprc- sition. and that thos epartes desired to be heard before tho conln1:tt.a
 NJ. beavers-l al gal the chairman made that statemenf,T Gt rlus6 I s.e some people here from my county, I don't know wheth,r to fight th!e pror. cs!tion or not. wINt to state that thosc gentlemen from coIIu biana, whea We were i1 he midst of the