The age-herald., 1901-09-08

l to the payment of it's public debt interest l thereon, and renewals thereof, and to the maintenance of it's public schools and pub l He eonveniences; and provided further, that this section shall not apply to Troy, l AttaIla. Gadsden, WoodlaWn, BrewtOn, Pratt City, Ensley. Vivian, and Avon dale which cities and towns may from and after the ratification of this constitu- 1 tion, levy and collect an additional tax | of not exceeding one-half of one percen- tum; and provided further, that this sec | tlon shall not apply to the cities of De- catur New Decatur, and Cullman, which cities may from and after the ratification of this constitution levy and collect an additional tax of not exceeding three tenths of one percentum per annum, such special tax of said city of Decatur to be applied exclusively for the public schools. public school buildings, and such special tax of said cities of New Decatur and Cullman to be applied exclusively to the educational purposes and to be expended under their respective boards of public school trustees; and public improvements; but this additional tax shall not be le led by Troy, Attalla, Gadsden, Bessemer, Woodlawn. Brewton, Pratt City Ensley, Wylam, Avondale, Decatur, New Deca- tur or Cullman, unless authorized by a majority vote of the qualified electors voting at a special election held for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not said tax shall be levied; and provided further, that the purposes for which such special tax Is sought to be levied shall be stated in such election call, and, 1T au- thorized, the revenue derived from such special tax shall be used for no other purpose than that stated; and provided further that the additional tax author ized to be levied and collected, shall De used exclusively in the payment of the l bonds and interest coupons thereon, here- after issued in the adjustment of the pres | J 1,l.t ,nfG Goi Oi provided further, that the additional tax l authorized to be levied and collected by | the city of Attalla shall, when so levied l and collected, be used exclusively In the | payment of bonds to the amount or nos exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars and the interest coupons thereon, hereaf-
 ter to be issued in the adjustment Of the 1 present indebtedness of said city; proVld- I ed further, that the governing boards or
 the said cities, which are authorized to
 levy an additional tax, after the holulns | of an election as aforesaid, are nerepy au- thorized to provide by ordinance the nec-
 essary machinery for the holding or said
 election and declaring the results there- of.
 PIT. The property of private corpora | tions associations and individuals Of this State shall forever be taxed at the same rate; provided, this section shall not ap-
 ply to institutions devoted exclusively to
 religious, educational or charitable pur-
 poses.
 21s. The Legislature shall not have the | power to require counties or other munl- | ciple corporations to pay any charges
 which are now payable out of the State | Treasury.
 219. The Legislature may levy a tax
 of not more than two and one-half per 1 centum of the value of all estate, real
 and personal, money, public and private,
 secureties of every kind in this State,
 passing from any person who man dle
 seized and possessed thereof, or of any
 part of such estate, money or securet1es
 or interest therein transferred by the in
 testate laws of this State or by will,
 deed, grant, bargain, sale or gift, made
 or intended to take effect in possession
 after death of the grantor, devisor or
 donor. to any person or persons bodies
 polite or corporate in trust or otherwise
 other than to or for the use of the father,
 mother, husband, wife, brothers, sisters,
 children or lineal descendants of the
 grantor, devisor, donor, or intestate.