The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-09

| siderable importance sprung upon thi, Convention by an amendment and na.
 not received even the consideration o
 the Committee.
 MT. Whiteside-May interrupt the gentleman?
 | MT. Hood-Certainly. 1 MT, Whiteside-The proposition was
 introduced in an original ordinance re-
 ferred to the committee ami cro.ted by
 that committee. You Will find the same
 pre- position mixed with other matters f in Section 4 of the report 'nf this com
 m!ttee.
 MT. HcoG-That section has been laid
 upon the table, and think this section | should be; laid upon the table, and l
 make that motion.
 | Upon a vote being taken division
 was called for, and further vote be- | ing taken there were 25 ayes and l7 noes and the motion to table was lost | Mir. Whiteside-I move the previous
 question.
 The President-The gentleman from | Greene has the floor.
 MT. Coleman-I move that the dele
 gate be allowed to except Gadsden. We
 are in an excepting humor this evening.
 MT. Whiteside-I move the previous
 question.
 l MT. 11OJu-4 WlSA tO liiSitulS tHt town
 of Eutaw. that 1t he added to the amendment.
 | Mir. Whiteside-I make the point of order that the amendments are not in
 writing and I move the previous aues | ton upon the adoption of the amend
 ment.
 The President-Ths question is shall | the main question be now put? Upon a vote being taken the main | question was ordered and further vote being taken the amendmrnt ar ad- | ditional article to the section was adopted.
 MT. Weakley-Yesterday afternoon when the Convention had under con-
 sideration Section of the article as | reported bv the committee several amendments were offered, The Con- ] vention recommitted Section with the | pending amendments to the committee | instructing them to report today. I have to say that the committee reports back Section as originality teported, and an additional section which think will meet the views of all the gentle men who objected to the original sec tion on yesterday.
 The presidential seems to the Chair that the proper course would be that Section be reported back with a substitute. Do you report Section : back for adoption?
 Mir Weakley-Yes.
 Sec. z. No county, city, town, village, district or other political subdivision of county shall have authority or be authorized by the General Assembly after the ratification of :his Constitu- ton to issue bonds. unless such issue of bonds ehall have first been approved ny majority vote by ballot of the ouali- fed voters of such county. city, town, village. district or other political sub division of a county, voting upon such proposition in determining the result of any election held for this purpose. no vote shall be counted as an affirm ative vote, which does not show on it's face that such vote was cast in ap- proval of such issue of bonds. This section shall not apply to the renewal. refunding or reisuance of bonds law fully Issued. nor prevent the issuance of bonds in cases where the same have been authorized by laws enacted prior to the ratification of this Constitution, nor shall this section apply to obliSa- tons incurred or bonds to be issued to procure means to pay~for street and sidewalk improvement, or sanitary or storm water sewers, the cost or whicn is to he assessed in whole or in part against the property ahutting said im- provements or drained by such sani- tary or storm water sewers.
 Section -. No city, town or other municipality shall make any assess ment for the cost of sidewalks or street paving or for the cost of construction of any sewers. against the property abuttinG on such street or sidewalk so paved or drained by such sewers ill eX cess of the increased value of such property by reason of the special bene- fits derived from such Improvement,
 MT. Weaklev-I desire to move the adoption of Section z, and to state that so far as the additional section, 1t meets the approval of the gentleman who objected on yesterday, it speaks for itself and it simply provides that all bond issues by municipalities or counties shall first be submitted to vote of the people.
 Mr. Macdonald-I merely wish 10 state that so far as I an concerned, and so far as those who are with me gre concerned. tke section reported as sidewalks. paving and the construction of sewers is acceptable 10 us.
 MT. Coleman (Greencl--On yesterday, when offered an amendra -nt. this sec ton was recomnlitted t0 the commit tee, in order that the amendment might be framed in accordance with that of- fer. and which seemed to meet the approval of the delegates to this Con vent.on. Now. 1 am perfectly willing to vote fer this section with the condi- tions attached provided by a separate section, but it is not right that We adopt this section independent Of an Cther and perhaps lose the other, and l will not support this sec ton as 1t is. though l favor 1t With the conditions of the other attached. and if you will make that q paragraph of this, and lot 1t all come Tn together, # Is all right, but we carrot afford to miss
 Mir. Boone--I ask unanimous consent Il at the last paragraph submitted by the committee as an additional section be made a part of Section {, reported back by the committee, being added as paragraph 10 s2!d section [.
 The consent wasSgiven.
 MT Craie--I have an amendment.
 Mr. Wilson Wlarke)-I rise to enter q privile ged motion. <- ,-< .
 Tie President-The Convention has under consideration now section re- ported by the Committee on Municipal Corporations.
 Mr. Wuson-I desire. under Rule 3O to make q motion to set down special order
 The President-The Chair cannot rec oRnlze the gentleman to make a motion of that kind. The question now is upon an amendment offered to the Article upon Municipal Corporations, and the consideration of this Article cannot be