The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-22

..Yes," ana immediately under that shall be prsoted the word No" The choice of the elector shall be indicated l by a cross mark opposite the word ex- pressing his desire. and no amendment shali be adopted unless t receive the affirmative vote of a majority of all the qualified electors who vote at such election. 1s
 2ss No convention shall hereafter be held for the purpose of altering or amending the Constitution of this State, unless, after the Legislature, by a vote of a majority of all members elected to each house, has passed an act or resolution calling a convention for such purpose, the question of conven- tion or no convention shall be first sub mitted to Q vote of all the qualified electors of the State and approved by a majority of those voting at such election No act. or resolution of the Legislature calling a convention for the purpose of altering or amending the Constitution of this State, shall be re- pealed, except upon the vote of a ma jority of all the members elected to each house at the session at which such act or resolution was passed: provided,
 nothing herein contained shall be con- strued as restricting the Jurisdiction
 
 assembled in pursuance of this section, to establish such ordinances aod to do | end perform such things as to the con- vention may seem necessary or proper l for the purpose of altering, revising or amending the existing Constitution. | 287. All votes of the Legislature up- | on the proposed amendments to this | Constitution, and upon bills or resolu- tions calling a convention for the pur- | kAA stitution of this State, shall be taken by yeas and nays end entered on the jour nals. No act or resolution of the Leg islature passed in accordance with the provisions of this Article, proposing amendments to this Constitution. or | calling a Convention for the purpose Of altering or amending the Constitution of this State, shall be submitted for the approval of the Governor, but shall be valid without his approval.
 THE SCHEDULE.
 In order that no. injury or inconven- fence may arise from the alterations and amendments made by this Consti tution to the existing Constitution of this State, and to carry this Constitu- tion into effect, 1t is hereby ordained and declared.
 1. That all laws in force at the rati- fication of this Constitution and not inc consistent herewith, shall remain in fuu force until altered or repealed by the Legislatures and all rights, actions. prosecutions, claims and contracts of the State, counties, municipal corpora tions, individuals, or bodies corporate. not inconsistent with this Constitu- ton. shall continue to be valid as If this Constitution had not been ratified.
 g. That all bonds executed by or to any officer of this State, all recogni- zances, obligations, and all other tn- struments executed to this State, or to any subdivision or municipality there- of, before the ratification of this Con- stitution, and all fines, taxes, penalties and forfeitures due and owing to the State, or any subdivision or municipal ity thereof, and all writs, suits, prose- cutions, claims and causes of action, except as herein otherwise provided, shall continue and remain unaffected by the ratification of this Constitution. All indictments which have been found, or which may hereafter be found, for any crime or offense committed before the ratification of this Constitution, shall be . ~oceeded upon in the same manner al&sf this Constitution had not been ratiheds
 3. That all the executive and judicial officers and all other officers in this State, who shall have been elected at the election held in this State on the first day of August, 1898, and 1sCG; or .,waN who may may hay; have been e1 ap; a; bly, and all who may hereafter be elect ed members of the present General Assembly, and all other officers holding office at the time of the ratification of this Constitution, shall continue in off, flee and exercise the duties thereof until their respective terms shall ex- pire, as provided by the Constitution of 1875. or the laws of this State.
 {. This Constitution shall be sub rnitted to the qualified electors of this State for ratification or rejection, as authorized and required by an act of the General Assembly of this State, en- titled "An Act to provide for holding a convention to revise and amend the Constitution of this State," approved the 11th day of December, 1900, and no elector shall be deprived of his right to vote at the election to be held for such purpose by reason of his not being registered.
 5. That instead of the publications as required by the act to provide fer holding a Convention to revise and amend the Constitution approved De- cember II, 1900, the Governor of the
 State is hereby authorized to take such steps as will give general pub licity and circulation to this Constitu- tion in a manner as economical as prac- ticable.
 6. The salaries of the executive and judicial and all other officers of the State who may be holding office at the time of the ratification of this Consti-
 tuition and the payment of the present members of the General Assembly shall not be affected by the provisions of thts Constitution.
 Done by the people of Alomaba through
 their delegates in Convention assembled
 in the hali of the House of Representa-
 tives at Montgomery, Ala, this the third day of September, Anno Domoni, nineteen h,,n1rad and nna