The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-22


 any law which will permit any person. firm. corporation or asseciation 70 pay a privilege license or other tax to the State of Alabama. and relieve him or It from the payment of all other privilege and license taxes In the state.
 g22. The Legislature. after the rati- fication of this Constitution, shall have authority to pass general laws author izing the counties, cities towns. VIZ lag@s, district. or other political sup- divisions of counties to issue bonds. but no bends shall be issued under au- th0rity of a general law unless such issue of bonds be first authorized by a majority vete by ballot of the qualified voters of such county, city, town, vh- lage, district, or other political sub division of a county, voting upon such propositibn. The ballot used at such election sisalf Contained thes} words ''For---4A=i bond issue." and Mgainst l-7--4-bond. isme." tthe character of the bond to be shown in the blank space6 and the voter shall indicate his choice by placing as cross mark before or af- ter the one or the ether. This section shall s not apply to the re- newal, refunding, or reissue of bonds lawfully issued, nor to the issuance ot bonds in cases where the same nave been. authorized by laws enacted prtnff to the ratification of this 6pnseitutinlsi nor shall this section appfto uoo1blIgats lions incurred or bonds to- eeiSssneds e procure means to pay for street ana sidewalk improvements or sanitary or storm water sewers, the cost of which is to be assessed, in whole or in part. against the property abutting said inn provements, or drained by such sani- tary or storm water sewers. i>
 22S. No city, town or other munici- pality shall make any assessments TOT the cost of sidewalk, or street paving, or for the cost of the construction of, any sewers against property aputtins on such street or sidewalk so paVeo, or drained by such sewers, in excess oI Ihe increased value of such property Dy reason of the special penehts oeriVeu from such Improvements,
 PA. No county shall become indebt- ed in an amount, including present in- debtedness, greater than three ana one half per centum of the assessed value of the property therein; provided, tnis limitation shall not affect any existing indebtedness in excess of such l-z per centum, which has already been created or authorized by existing law to he created: provided, that any county which has already incurred a deot ex- ceeding I-2 per centum or tne SGSSeQ Vdlue OI tnC RA0R~~S SJ shall, be authorized, to incur an indebt- edness of 1,1-2 per centum Of the as- ,sessed value of such property In adqi- ton to the debt already existing. Notn- ing herein contained shall prevent any county from issuing bonds, or otner obligations. to fund or refund any in- debtedness now existing or authorized by existing laws to be created. 225. No city, town Or other munieipai corporatio having a population of less than 6,000, except as hereinafter pro- vide6, shall become indebted m an amount, including present indebtedness, exceedinr E per centum of the as- sessed value of the property therein, except for the construction or purchase of water works, gas or electric lighting plants or sewerage, or for the improve ments of streets, for which purposes tn additional indebtedness not exceeding Der centum may be created; provided, this limitation shall not effect any drbt now authorized by law to be created nor any temporary loans to De paio within one year, made in anticipation of the collection of taxes not exceeding one-fourth of the annual revenues of such city or town. All towns and cities having a population of 5000 or more. also Gadsden, Ensley, Decatur and New Decatur, are hereby author ixed to become Indebted in an amount, including present indebtedness, not ex- ceedins per centum of the assessed valuation of the property therein, pro- yided that there shall not be Included in the limitation of the indebtedness or such last described cities and towns, the following described classes of indebted ness, to vt: temporary loans, to be paid within, one year, made In antict- patton, of the collection of taxas. ard not exceeding one-fourth of the general revenues, bonds or other obligations d. ready issued, Or which may hereafter be issued for the purpose of acquiring, providing or constructing school houses, waterworks and sewers; and obliga- tions incurred and bonds issued for street or sidewalk Improvements, where the cost of the same. in whole or in part, is to be assessed against the prop erty ahutting said improvements; pIo- vided, that the proceeds of all obliga- tlons issued as herein provided, in ex- | cess of said per centum, shall not | be used for any purpose other than that | for which said obligations were issued. | Nothing contained in this Article shall prevent the funding or refunding of ex>
 isting indebtedess. This Sectio shall
 not apply to the cities of Sheffield and Tuscumbia.
 l 226. No city, town or village, whose
 present indebtedness exceeds the limi-
 tation imposed by this Constitution, shall be allowed to become indebted in any further amount, except as ether
 wise provided in this Consultation, un- | til such indebtedness shall be reduced
 within such limit; provided. however. that nothing herein contained shall pre-
 vent any municipality except the city
 of Gadsden from issuing bonds already authorized by law; provided further, ] this Section shall not apply to the cities | of Sheffield and Tuscumbia.
 227. Any person. firm or corpora
 ton who may construct or operate Sny
 public utility along or across the public streets of any city, town or "lllage
 under any privileges or franchise per
 Inittlng such construction or operation,
 shall be liable to abutting propristors for the actual damages done 10 the
 abutting property on account of such construction. or operation.
 FPS. No city qr town having popula, tion of more than six thousand shall have authority 10 grant to any person, | firm corporation or association the right i'd use it's streets, avenues, alleys or | nubIio places for the construction or operation of water works, gas works,
 telephone or telegraph lines, electric light or power plants, steam or other hea ting l1tsnts, a rect railroads or any otbAT Ipiblle aeflity except railroads,
 other than street railroads, for a longer period than thirty years.
 I PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. 229 The Legislature shall pass no bspeciai act conferring corporate pow Eers. but shall pass general laws under faa35l karlHa5