The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19


 does not prevent original undertakngs. like unto the question propounded py the delegate from Pike.
 MT. Howze-I would ask whetner there Is in the section any provision against allowing the Legislature to in- crease or decrease the fees and com pensation of officers during the term of office7
 MT. Oates--There is nothing in it with respect to that strictly. By read Ing the section, the delegate Will dls- cover. the entire scope of it. There IS no case. I think to which 1t could pc made to apply that is not expressed In 1t. For instance: The Leglslature shall have no power to grant, or to au- thorize or require any county or muni- cipal authority to grant. nor shall any county or municipal authority nave power to grant any extra compensa- tion. fee or allowance. to any pupic officer, servant, or employe, agent or contractor, after services shall have been rendered, or contract made.
 Mir. Howze-That ought to be Tn thls section or some other section
 Mir, Oates--I don't think this restricts 1t as supposed. It prevents abuses, however, that have been practlced, am informed, in some of the counties possibly in the county of my friend from Jefferson. Mir. President, move the adoption of the section. MT. Cobb--I wish to offer an amend ment. I wish to call the attention or my friend and of the Convention to the fact. The President-Will the gentleman send up the amendment? MT. Cobb-It has not been prepared, and will speak while it is being nxed up. I want to call attention to the fact that under this provision, II seems to me, that the Courts of County Com missioners or the Boards or ReVenue in the different counties would be cut off from allowing to certain officers the Sheriff and the Clerk. for example ex officfo compensation for the rem dition of certain services. not provided for in their fee bill. That Is regular custom. Our County Commissioners allow, Boards of Revenue every year allow, the Sheriff so many dollars to the Clerk so many dollars, Tn aooltioh to the compensation they have recelv- ed by way of fees to perform certain not provided for in the fee b1lf MT. Jones (Wilcox)-I wish to oner an amendment. The secretary read the amendment as follows: Amend Section 2o by ad- ding at the end thereof the foiio"nhs. Provided. nothing herein contained shall prohibit the County Board or Revenue or Commissioners Court rom granting to county officers sucn com pensation as may be authoriHeo oS law.'" Mir Cobb-Either one of those amend ments will do. It is only to provide | 9ainst the possibility of cutting these officers of from their ex off1cio com pensatfon that this amendment IS or | tered. They have to perform duties | for which they ought to be paid, ana TOT which there Is no provision in the Tee bill. but there Is a provision Tn the gen eral law, allowing the Boards or C0un- | ty Commissioners and Boards or heV- enue to pass upon these questiohs' anu to allow them compensation ex ohlcio | not exceeding a certain amount. Mir Oates-Mr. President, I think | that the amendment is not quite to the | point which the gentleman IS aiming
 The President-The gentleman from l Wilcox has offered an amendment to the amendment.
 The amendment was read as folloWs' Providing, this section shall not ap- ply to allowances made by Commls- | sioners' Courts to county onlcers TUT CA officio services"
 MT. Cobb-I will accept that. | MT Oates-Allowance Is made for ex officio services. I have no objection 10 that. I am willing to accept It, think Boards of Revenue include .County Commissioners or Boards or Revenue"
 MT. Cobb-Add Boards of Reve- nues." I will accept the amendment. will withdraw the first amendment ana l accept that offered by the gentleman. | naf NHill committee, if there be no objection.
 The President-The gentleman asks unanimous consent to accept the amendment offered by the gentleman from Wilcox. Is there objection? The chair hears none.
 Mir. Oates-I move the previous ques- tion on the adoption of the section as amended.
 Mir. Howze-Let me get this amend ment in: Amend by inserting after the word made in the fifth line, | the words nor to increase or | decrease the fees or compensation of such officers during their term of or | flee"
 The President-The question is upon the amendment offered by the gentle man from Jefferson. Are you ready for the question? As many as favor the adoption will say aye, and those op- posed no. The ayes have it. The ques- tion now is on the adoption of the sec ton as amended. On vote the section as amended was adopted. l The President-The Secretary will read Section 27.
 MT. Oates-Some of the delegates think Section 26 was not adopted.
 The President-The Chair put the question and it was adopted.
 Mir. Waddell-The gentleman from Wilcox offered an amendment and the gentleman from Jefferson offered an amendment to the amendment.
 The President-The Chair will State for the information of the delegate of Russell that the Chairman of the Com mittee asked unanimous consent of the | Convention to accept the amendment. | No objection was made, and 1t was Gc- cepted by unanimous consent. The l Chair submitted to the Convention the question of the adoption of the amend ment offered by the gentleman from Jefferson, and submitted the question of the adoption of the section as amended.
 MT. deGraffenreid-I ask unanimous consent to be allowed to send up a short ordinance. in order that 1t may be referred to the proper committee.
 The Presdent-The gentleman asks leave to send up short ordinance
 The Clerk read the ordinance as fol- lows:
 Ordinance No. 422. by Mir. deGraffen- reid:
 An ordinance to repeal Sections and of the Article heretofore adopted by