The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-30

anu LHe 0OVefnor. eaCn appOiutfu8 one in the ordef named. beginning with the Society of the Alumni.
 Sec. 2. No trustee shall receive any pay or emolument other than his ac- tual expenses incurred in the discharge Of his duties as such. except for ex- traordinary services the compensation for which must be agreed upon by the other members of the board before such extraordinary services are rem dered or entered upon.
 Sec. 3. The Governor shall be Ex- officio President, and the Superintend- ent of Education Ex-officio a member of said board of trustees.
 Sec. 4. The General Assembly shall have no power to change the location of the State University except upon vote of three-fourths of the members of the General Assembly taken by yeas and nays and entered upon the jour nals.
 Referred to Committee on Education.
 Resolution No. A. by same:
 Resolved, That the office of Reading Clerk of this Convention Is hereby cre- ated. and the compensation of such Reading Clerk shall be the same as that of the Assistant Secretary.
 MT. Parker-I move that the rules be suspended and that that resolution be adopted.
 A vote being taken, the rules were suspended, and a further vote being taken. the resolution was adopted.
 Ordinance No. 87, by MT. Ferguson:
 An Ordinance concerning the right of citizens to bear arms.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled, That in lieu of Section 27 of Article I. of the Cons titution of 1875. the following pro- vision shall be enacted:
 Section -. That every citizen has right to bear arms in defense of him. self anl the State, but the General As- sembly shall have the power to regu- late the bearing of small arms, shall define the same, and shall pass laws requiring license for the bearing of sucn small arms.
 Note-For the benefit of the Com mittee the following authorities are cited:
 Miller vs. Texas. 153 U. s. F.. 53a, and authorities there cited: g U. s. P. 542; 116 U. s. P. 252.
 Referred to Committee on Preamble and bill of Rights.
 MT. Blackwell-I move that the rules be suspended and that W. w. Brandon be elected Reading Clerk.
 The Presidens-He has already been appointed.
 Resolution No 45, by Mir. Ferguson:
 Resolved, That in framing the suf- frage clause to the Constitution to be enacted by this Convention, due regard shall be given to the following well known principles:
 First-That the ability to read and write Is not supreme test of good citizenship.
 Second-That the inability to read and write is not a test of good citizenship.
 Third--ThaI the true test of good citizenship is the patriotic and fairly intelligent use of the ballot in the hands of those who look to their countrys good, free from malevolent or corrupt ing influences of any character what ever, and who, by inherited character istics, act for the best interests of good government.
 Fourth-That it is the purpose of this Convention in conferring the electoral franchise, to give 1t in harmony with these principles, to the end that good government shall be made secure, and that substantial, patriotic citizenship shall be recognized, in accordance with the Fifteenth Amendment to the Fed eral Constitution.
 Referred to Committee on Suffrage and Elections.
 Ordinance No. SS, by MT. Fitts:
 On ordiance to repeal Section 3S of the present Bill of Rights.
 Be it ordained by the people. of Ala bama in Convention assembled, That Section 3S of the Bill of Rights be and the same is hereby repealed.
 Referred to Committee on Preamble and Bill of Rights.
 Ordinapce No. Ss. by Mir. Fletcher:
 An Ordinance to Amend Section z, Article XI. of the Present Constitution in regard to the taxation of municipal corporations.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled, That Section of Article XI. be amended by striking out the words assessed for State taxation during the previous year."
 Also by striking out T per cent" as an additional rate, when 1t occurs and insert one-half of l per cent. And the re=aGOption or tne Section as amended.
 Referred to Committee on Taxation.
 Ordinance No. 90, by Mir Foster:
 An ordinance to define general laws.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama, in convention assembled, That the general laws within the meaning of this Constitution, are laws which operate on all the subjects or all of the class of subjects which they affect uni formly throughout the territorial linn its of the State, and laws which fix the time of holding terms of courts. All other laws are local or private.
 Referred to Committee on Local Leg islation.
 Ordinance No. 91 by Mir. Foster: To amend Article VIII of the Con- stitution.
 To amend Section 9. Article VIII of the Constitution.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama, in convention assembled, That Section of Article VIII of the Consti- tution be amended by substituting therefor the following:
 Every male citizen of the United States who is twenty-one years old and upward, possessing the following quail f1cations, shall be an elector and shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people except as otherwise provided in this Constitutions: First, he shall have resided in the State at least two years immediately preceding the elec- tion at which he offers to vote. Sec ond he shall reside in the county one year and in the precinct or ward three months immediately preceding the elec- tion at which he offetrs to vote. Third he shall have paid on or before the $irst day of March in the year in which such election is held and on or before the first day of March of each year in which he shall be liable for poll tax intervening between the year in which such election shall be held and the last general election next preceding, a poll tax of $1.50; and shall upon offering to vote produce and show to the managers of election receipts for such poll taxes. signed bv the officer charged Inv the