The age-herald., 1901-03-14

 Assembly of Alabama, That any electric light and power company of this or any other State shall have the power to con- struot. maintain and operate pole and wire lines for the transmission of electric ity for lighting, heating and motive pow CT, and for operating telegraph and tele- | phone lines and for running railways along and across any railroad or public highway or other telegraph or telephone lines in this State. subject to the provis- Ions hereinafter prescribed.
 Sec. ?. Be It further enacted. That such electric light and power company shall have the right to contract with any per- son or corporation owning any lands l franchises or easements for the right of way along and over which 1t pro- poses to construct It's poles. lines or rail- ways. or for the erection and occupation of offices for the accommodation of the public.
 Sec 3 Be it further enacted That such electric light and power company shall be entitled to the right of way over the lands, franchises and easements of other persons or corporations and the right to erect, maintain and operate poles, wires and railways and establish offices on such right of way, upon making just compensation as now provided by law.
 Sec. f Be 1t further enacted. That such light and power company shall not con- struct Its poles, lines or railways on the right of way of any railroad, public high way or other telegraph, electric or tele- phone company except when it may be necessary to cross the said rights of way; and in no case shah said poles, lines or railways be so constructed as to hinder travel. endanger life or damage the prop erty of said railroad or other telegraph. electric or telephone company, or in sny wise interfere with the proper operation of the same.
 Approved March 4 1901.
 (Oficial) ROBERT P. McDAvID,
 Secretary of State. No 1883. AN ACT IL 11s7 To refund to the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company, a body corporate. cer- tain monies now in the State treasury belonging to said company.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
 
 written request of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company, body corporate, the Auditor of the State be, and he is. hereby authorized to draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer, when so directed in writ ing by the Governor, in favor of said Sloss-Sheffleld Steel and Iron Company for the sum of fifty-six thousand (s56,00O) dollars, the amount paid by said company in the attempted purchase of lands be- longing to the University of Alabama, and which was covered into the State treasury.
 Sec. ?. Be it furuther enacted. That the directed to pay the said warrant.
 Approved March 4, 1901
 (oficial) ROBERT P McDAvID.
 Secretary of State. No. 9ss. AN ACT S. 391 Tc grant a new charter to the Alabama Girls Industrial School
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That the Alabama Girls Industrial School heretofore estab- lished at Montevallo, is hereby declared to be body corporate under the corpo- rate name of Alabama Girls Industrial School" and by that name may sue and be sued. contract, take and hold real and CTS of corporation established to carry on a State educational institution of the highest grade and rank.
 Sec ?. That said corporation and school shall be governed and controlled by the trustees now in office till their several terms shall expire. when successors shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall hold each office for the term of six years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Should any trustee die or resign the Governor shall appoint a trustee for the unexpired term.
 Sec. 8. That said school Is established for the purpose of giving thereiny instruuc- ton in the liberal arts and sciences; Eng fish language and literature, besides an art of teaching as a profession; music, drawing, painting, decorative art, bot any, horticulture, Horticulture, scientific dairying, cooking, sewing, dressmaking, millinery, bookkeeping, stenography, typewriting, telegraphy and any and ev- cry other branch of human knowledge or industry by which women may live.
 Sec. 4. That the trustees of said school by and with the advice and consent of the president and the faculty, shall have the power to confer regular and honorary degrees upon such persons as they deem worthy thereof, and to grant and confer degrees, diplomas or certificates of pro- f1ciency or distinction upon such students as may be entitled thereto under the laws established by the trustees governing this subject.
 Sec. 5. That the trustees shall elect a president for term to be fixed by them, who shall not be removed during the term for which he Is elected except for just cause, which shall be explicitly set forth in writing In the minutes of the proceed ings of the trustees and approved by a majority of all the trustees. No person shall be eligible to the office of president unless he is a graduate of some college or university of well-known high stand ing, an educator by profession, of good moral character and possessing good bus mess and administrative qualifications and If a man. must be a married man The trustees shall fix the salary of the president before electing a person to the office, and shall not decrease the amount thereof during the term of office without f11 tl,.