The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31

the Constitution by adding thereto. the | following:
 Section The courts shall not en- force a legislative act unless there be record evidence, from the journals of the two Houses, that every material requirement of the Constitution has been compiled with; and In the ab- sence of such record evidence the pre- sumption of proper discharge by the legislature of It's official duty shall not be indulged.
 Referred to Committee on Legisla- tive Department.
 Ordinance No. l36, by Mr. Oates: An ordinance to amend Article II of the Constitution of the State by add ing thereto another section as fol- lows, to wit:
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled, that l Sec. g. No county site shall be changed or removed except by two- thirds vote of the qualified electors of the County. voting at an election held for that purpose.
 I Referred to Committee on State and County Boundaries.
 Ordinance No. 137. by MT. Oates: An ordinance to amend Article W. Sections 1 and of the Constitution. Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled,
 That Section 1 of Article W of the Constitution be amended so as to read as follows. to wit:
 1. The legislative power of this State shall be. Be 1t enacted by the legislature of Alabama" which shall not be repeated. but the act shall be divided into Sections for convenience. according to substance and designated merely by figures.
 Referred to Committee on Legisla- tive Department.
 Ordinance No. 13s. by MT. Oates:
 An ordinance to preserve the purity of the ballot and to prevent and pun ish frauds in elections
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled:
 Section 1. Any person who shall give, or promise or offer to give, to any elector. any money, reward or any other valuable consideration for his vote at an election, or for withholding the same. or who shall give or prom ise to give such consideration to any person or party for such electors vote. or for withholding thereof, and any eiector who shall receive. for himself or for another. any money. reward or any other valuable consideration for his vote. at an election. or for with holding the same shall thereby forfeit the right to vote at any election dur ing the next ten years. and any elec- tor whose right to vote shall be chal- lenged for such case before the efec- ton officers shall be required to swear or affirm that the matter of the chal- Ienge Is untrue before his vote shall be received; and. anyone who swears falsely in regard thereto shall be gull ty of perjury.
 Sec ?. Any person who shall. while candidate for office. be guilty of bribery. fraud or willful violation of any election law. shall be forever dis qualified from holding an office of trust or profit in this State: and any person convicted of willfui violation of the election laws, shall. in addition to any penalties provided by law. be de- prived of the right of suffrage abso- lutely for term of ten years And the evidence given by anyone used as witness against any one for violat- ing any of the provisions of this or the preceding section shall not be used against such witness and any person found guilty of a wilful violation of the provisions of this or the preced- ing section shall be deemed guilty of felony.
 Referred to Committee on Suffrage and Election.
 Ordinance No. 13s, by Mir. oates:
 An Ordinances:
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled, That at the expiration of the term of office of the five chancellors now in office, there shall no longer be a separate Chancery Court in this State. and thereupon it shall be the duty of the General Assembly to provide by law for the judges of the Circuit Courts to have and exercise equity jurisdiction in all cases as fully and completely as the said chancellors are now em- powered to do; Provided that the same general forms of pleadings in equity cases as are now provided for by law shall prevail and an equity docket of such causes be kept in said law courts and that the transfer to said law couts of all unfinished business be provided for by law.
 Referred to Judiciary Committee.
 Ordinance No. 140, by Mir. Oates:
 An ordinance to authorize the Gov ernor to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Attorney General.
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled, That the Governor. at the beginning of his term of office. shall, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint an Attorney General for the State, whose term of office shall be for the same length of time as that of the Cover nor, and who may be removed for cause at the instance of the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and in the event of the resignation, death or removal of the Attorney General, the Governor shall, in like manner, appoint his successor for the unexpired term of such office.
 Referred to the Committee on Exec utive Department.
 Ordinance No. III, by MT. Oates Montgomery:
 An ordinance proposing certain pro- hibitions and restrictions upon the powers of the Legislature.
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled.-Pro- hibitions.
 enact any law for one or more coun- ties. not applicable to all of the coun- ties in the State, increasing the uniform charge for the registration of deeds. or regulating cost and charges and fees of officers.
 Sec. 2. The Legislature shall not authorize payment to any person of the salary of a deceased officer be- yond the date of his death.
 Sec. 8. The Legislature shall not re- tire any officer on pay, or part pay, or make any grant to such retiring officer.
 Sec. 4. The Legislature shall never create by law any distinction between the rights of men and women to &C., quire, own. enjoy and dispose of prop erty of all kinds, or their power to contract in reference thereto. Married