The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16
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 ana Registers In Chancery may be re- moved from office by the Judges of the Supreme Court and Chancellors re- spectively, for cause, to be entered at length upon the records of the court.
 2S. "A Solicitor for each judicial cir cult shall be elected by joint ballot of the General Assembly. who shall be learned in the law, and who shall, at the time of his election. and during his continuance in office, reside in the cir cult for which he is chosen, and whose term of office shall be for six years; provided, that the General Assembly. at the first session thereof after the ratification of this Constitution shall, by joint ballot. elect a Solicitor for each judicial circuit of the Sta,e, whose term of office shall begin on Tuesday after the first Monday in Nc- vember, 1876, and continue for four years; and provided, that the Gener Il Assembly may, when nececsary, rro- vide for the election or appointment or County Solicitors.
 26 There shall be elected by the qualified electors of each precinct of the counties, not exceeding two Jus tices of the Peace and one Constable. Such Justices shall have jurisdiction in all civil cases wherein the amount in
 
 dred dollars, except in cases of libel, slander assault and battery, and cject- ment.
 In all cases tried before such Jus tices the right of appeal. without re- payment of coSts, shall be secured by law; provided, that the Governor may appoint one Notary Public for each election precinct in Counties, land enc for each ward in cities of over five thousand inhabitants. who. in addition to the powers of notary. shall have and exercise the same jurisdiction as Justices of the Peace within the pre- cincts and wards for which they are respectively appointed; and provided, that Notaries Public without such jur- isdiction may be appointed. The term of office of such Justices and Notaries Public shall be prescribed by law.
 27. An Attorney General shall be elected by the qualified electors of the State at the same time and places of election of members of the General As sembly, whose term of office shall be for two years. and until his successar Is elected and qualified. After his elec- tion he shall reside at the seat of gov- ernment. and shall be the law officer of the State, and shall perform such duties as may be required of hlm by law.
 2s. The style of all process shall be "The State of Alabama" and all pros cautions shall be carried on in the name and by the authority of the same, and shall conclude Against the peace and dignity of the State."
 MT. Hehin-I move that the reference of this article be postponed until to- morrow morning.
 Mfr. Pettus--I rise to a point of or der
 MT. Graham (TalladegaJ-.I make the point of order that 1t !hould be imme- diately referred without debate.
 The President pro tem.-The rules would have to be suspended, and a motion would have to be made that the rules he suspended, in order to put the motion that tha reference be post poned until tomorrow morning.
 MT. Hefiin-The uniform custom and the rulings of the Chair have been, when member suggests a committee for his resolution or ordinance to be referred to. for 1t to be so referred, and 1t has been the practice of the Hoase for the Chair to ask if the gentleman Introducing it would suggest the com mittee he desired it referred to.
 The President pro tem.--The rules of this Convention provide that when an ordinance is read 1t shall be referred to the appropriate committee wtich has been raised for that purpose. When 1t is desired that a resolution or trdi- nance be referred to any special com mitee. motion to suspend the rules must be made. and unless that motto n 1s made, the Chair will -efer the ordi- nance to the Committee on Judiciary
 MT. Hef1in-I have a resolution Tais- ing special committee to refer this ordinance to.
 Mir. Fitts-That committee has not been raised.
 The President pro tem.-The commit tee has not been appointed.
 MT. Hefiin-I make the motion, then. that the rules be suspended and that the reference of this ordinance be postponed until tomorrow morning.
 The President pro tem-The gentle man from Chambers moves that the rules of this Convention be supended and that the reference of the ordinance be postponed until tomorrow morning.
 MT. Watts-On that I call for the ayes and noes.
 The call was sustained.
 The President pro tem-The question Is, shall the rules of this Convention be suspended for the purpose of postpon- ing consideration of the ordinance just read.
 Mir Mrlkey-I move to lay that mo- tion on the table.
 The motion to table was then with drawn.
 Mir Hefiin-I will withdraw the mo- tion to postpone the reference.
 Objections were made.
 Mr. Hefin-I desire, before I with draw it to read Rule 29 to tke Chair: "When motions are made for the ref erence of the subject to select com mtttee and standing committee, the question for the reference to stand ing committee shall be first put" Now l am trying 10 have it referred to a select and new committee.
 The President pro tem.-The Chair is perfectly satisfied upon this proposi- tion. The gentleman from Chambers asks unanimous consent to withdraw his motion. ". +.:.
 Mir Pettus-I object.
 MT. Hefiin-A further point of order. call the attention of the Chair to Rule 29 which does not require a sus- pension of the rules to raise a select committee.
 The President pro tem-Ths is not a resolution to raise the select com mittee. The resolution raising the se- lect committee has been referred to the Committee on Rules.
 MT. Hef1in-I move that select com mittee composed of the President of the Convention and the Chairman of each Committee be-