The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-30

printed and distributed among the members of the Convention and Com mittees.
 Referred to the Committee on Rules,
 At the calling of Mir. Banksis name
 he yielded to MT. Waddell:
 Ordinance No. SO. by Mir. Waddell:
 An ordinance to provide for working
 of public roads of the State.
 Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the people of Alabama in Convention assembled,
 That the public roads of the State
 shall be worked by taxation. Sec. 2. The General Assembly shall pass such laws as may be necessary to put into operation this article of the Constitution. Referred to Committee on Amending Constitution and Miscellaneous Pro- visions. Ordinance No. 61, by Afr. Waddell: Giving the General Assembly power to pass laws governing the gathering and marketing of farm products raised in this State.
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala
 bama, in convention assembled. That the General Assembly shall have power
 to pass such laws as may be necessary
 to govern and control the gathering and marketing of farm products raised in this State.
 Referred to Committee on Legisla- tive Department.
 Ordinance 62, by MT. Barefeld: To amend Article I, Section 1 Dec laration of Rights of the Constitution of Alabama.
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in convention assembled, That Section l. of Article I be amended SC as to include the word reputation. Referred to Committee on Preamble
 and Bill of Rights.
 Ordinance No. 63, by MT. Beddow:
 To amend Section z, Article XI, | taxation of the Constitution, of Ala | bama.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala | bama in convention assembled, That | Section :, Article XI be amended as | follows:
 By striking out the word (preceding) | where 1t occurs in the fourth line of
 said section, and inserting in the place | thereof the word 'same." Referred to Committee on Taxation. Ordinance No. 64. by MT. Beddow: To amend Section IF. Article I. bill | of rights of the Constitution of Ala bama.
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in convention assembled: That Section F, Article I of the con- stitution be amended so as to read as | follows:
 The right of trial by jury shall be l secured to all and remain inviolate: but in civil actions three-fourths of the | jury may render a verdict. Referrsa te Committee on Preamble and bill of rights. 0~ltnanna Mo cE hv Mr Pfa~kw0ll An ordinance to prohibit any person | who, while a candidate for any office
 shall be guilty of bribery.or fraud. ol | willful violation of any election law | from voting or holding office in this l State.
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala l bama in Convention assembled, That | any person who shall while a candi. date for any office be guilty of bribery fraud, or willful violation of any cleo. | ton law, shall upon conviction he forever disqualified from holding any | office of trust or profit in this State | and shall be forever deprived of tht
 right of suffrage. And no future legis'
 lature shall have the power to remove
 the disabilities so incurred. Any per son violating this ordinance shall bs lpunished by Imprisonment in the peni' | tentiary for not less than one year | and the legislature may by appropriate legislation add greater punishment if il | sees fit.
 Referred to Committee on Suffrage | and Election.
 Ordinance No. SG, ny Mir Black V eii | An ordinance to prohibit any persoi who practices fraud in elections iron voting or holding office in this State. | Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama, in convention assembled, Thai any person who shall give or promis' | or offer to give to an elector, any mon | ey, reward or other valuable consider ation for his vote at an election, or fol withholding the same, or who shal give or promise to give such considera
 tion to any other person or party fo | such electors vote, or for the With
 holding thereof, for himself or another
 any money, reward or other valuable consideration for his vote at an cleo tion, or for withholding the same, shall
 upon conviction, be forever disfran-
 chised, and shall be denied the righ | forever afterwards to hold any offic' of trust or profit in this State. N
 future Legislature shall have the pow
 CT to remove the disabilities so in
 cured. Any person violating this or
 dinance shall be punished by imprison
 ment in the penitentiary for not lesi
 than one year, and the Legislature, by
 appropriate legislation, may add great
 CT punishment if it sees fit.
 Referred to Committee on Suffrage
 and Election,
 Ordinance No. 67, by MT. Blackwell:
 To provide for the filling of all va ,cancies that may occur in county of. fees by direct vote of the people. | Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala ! bama, in convention assembled, That
 when a vacancy occurs In any county | office, by death, impeachment or re-
 moval of an official, or for any other cause it shall be the duty of the Gov ernor to call an election within thirty days after he receives notice of suci vacancy or vacancies, to fill the same andethe people shall vote directly fo the person or persons of their choice tt fill said vacancy or vacancies.
 Referred to Committee on Executiv,
 Department.
 Ordinance No. 6S. by Mir. BlackweH: Providing that each county shall hav' a Superintendent of Education, wh' shall be elected by the people and shal possess certain qualifications.
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala
 barna, in convention assembled. Tha each county shall have Superintend ent of Education, who, under the con
 trol and direction of the State Super
 intendent of Education, shall have su persion of the public schools of hi
 county; said County Superintendent O
 Education shall be elected by direc
 vote of the qualified electors of thu
 county. No person shall be eligible t
 election as County Superintendent O
 Education who does not at least hold ; i first grade certificate as teacher ant
 make teaching his vocation.