The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-08

pay my State and county taxes, ana when an election comes on. they elec' members to the Leg stature, mostly composed of gentlemen within the in- corporated limits of the city. and what do they do? The tax burden Of the city of Montgomery is pretty heavy, we will say they want this thing distr.o- uted as much over Montgomery Coun- ty as they possibly can go. and there fore they extend the limits of the city with an arbitrary line around 1t, so as 10 get everyth. ng in, men, women ana children. dogs and negroes, anything that looks like the payment of a tax, not for the purpose of building up The suburbs, but for the purpose of paying | eff tho indebtedness that they have already accumulated. I am opposed, Mir. President to the Section, and 70 ! the sentiment expressed in the Section. Mir Kirkland-The gentlemen of the Convention have the Section before them, they are able to read and able to determine for themselves without the assistance of so much speaking in this Convention, whether they will sup port that Section or not. l do not see the use of consuming the time of the Convention in speeGhmaking. I think the members of this Convention want to get away from here and get home, and I move the previous question. Mr. Sanford (Montgomery)-I ask that I may be accorded the privilege of offering an amendment in accordance with the sentiment expressed by MT. Stanford of Pike. Will the gentleman withdraw the motio!r
 |. MT. Kirkland-I say 1t respectfully, General l will not withdraw 1t. The President pro tem-Does the gen. tleman move the previous question on the amendment?
 MT. Kirkland-On the amendment Upon a vote being taken the Con- vention refused to order the previous question.
 MT. Sanford (Montgomery)-I offer an amendment.
 The Secretary read the amendment as follows:
 Amend said Section by adding to the end of said Section, Provided, that the people residing in the territory to be an- nexed shall have an opportunity to vote upon the question of annexation.
 Mir. Sanford tMontgomery)-ln offer ing that, Mir. Chairman, and in car rying out the policy indicated by the able gentleman from Pike-who seemed to have known by intuition the precise condition of affalrs In this city. It Is largely in debt. There was great agitation here not quite twelve months ago about the annexation of outlying territory. The first line drawn brought in all the little places and left out much outlying property, and all Of the cor poration property, until the people met in public assembly time and again for the purpose of protesting against any such policy and such injustice. There were fields taken in finally by the prop osition in which nothing dwelt, except toad frogs and a stray rabbit, it was taxable property. It was for the ben eft. not of outsiders-it was confessed that there would be no improvement for several years to come to that prop erty, but 1t was brought in on account of the indebtedness of the city. I sub init, Mir. President, and gentlemen of the Convention. that # men are to be drawn into the municipality for the purpose of bearing its burdens of tax ation. tf>t they should be afforded the opportunity Of saying whether they favor 1t or not.
 Mr. O'Neal-I am unable to see any necessity for thts Section. The report of the Committee on Local Legislation contains no provision which prohibits the Legislature from passing law of this character The only prohibi- ton is against a local law incorporat- ing a city, town or village. l move to lay the Section and all the pending aEae aen6lnents on the table.
 The President pro tem-The question Is to lay on the table.
 MT. Macdonald-l want to call at- tent.on to the importance of the amendment proposed by my colleague. General Sanford As the members of the Convention heard the amendment read they will see that territory can not be annexed to any municipality un- less there is a vote of the majority of the inha abitants of the territory sought to be annexed. Now there Is nothing in the report which has been adopted on the Article on Local Legislation to authorize any such vote as that, as I understand. and 1t Is most import ant that such an amendment should be adopted, or such a section should be adopted by itself because If that is done, and this Convention prescribes that do municipality shall increase it's boundaries and take in the briar patch cs and rats and rabbits as was attempt ed around the city of Montgomery, un- less the inhabitants of that particular district voted in favor of 1t. or ma jority of them. we would have some thing far, just and equitable, where as, If ,his amendment is laid upon the
 
 the table, we would be left to the doubtful construction of the Article on Local Legislation, and it seems to me wise that the amendment should be adopted.
 The hour of 1 o'clock arrived.
 The President pro tem-The gentle- man will have the floor at the evening session.
 The Secretary here read the follow ing notice:
 Beginning Thursday. August Sth, no certificates tov per diem shall be issued except on Saturday. This is done at the request of the Auditor and Treas urer, who find 1t impossible 10 properly transact the business of their offices when interrupted by delegates and em- ployes seeking to draw and have cash cd their warrants All delegates will f2ke notice and govern themselves ac- Cordingly.'
 Thereupon the Convention adjourned.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 The Convention met pursuant to ad- iournment, there being ninety-four del egates present upon the call of the roll.
 MT. Long tWalker)-I rise to a point of inquiry
 The Presi lent-The gentleman Will state his point of inquiry.
 Mir. Long-T want to ask when a sub stitute would be in order for the whole Constitution as framed by this Con vcntion?
 The Presidential will be in order |, Il { f tt.. [