The age-herald., 1901-08-02

1 judge of probate shall on or before the l first day of March, 1908, cause to be made l from such list zn duplicate, in the books furnished by the Secretary of State, an alphabetical list by precincts of the per- sons shown by the list of registrars to ] nave been registered in the county, and 1 shall file one of such alphabetical lists l in the office of Secretary of State; for ] which services by the probate judges l compensation shall be provided by the ] General Assembly. The judges or pro bate shall keep both the original nst l filed by the registrars and the a1phapet- ] ical list made thefefrom as records Tn the l probate court of the county. l Unless he shall become disqualified uh- ] der the provisions of this article anyone I who shall register prior to the first day ] of January 1906, shall remain an eleceof during life, and shall be required to re- register only in case a change oi iesi- dence on production of his certincate. 1 The certificate of the registrars or oa lie probate judge or the Secretary or S.ate shall be sufficient evidence to estapllsn the fact of such life registration. Such l certificate shall be issued free or cnarge to the elector. and the General Assembly shall provide by law for the renewal or such certificate when lost, mutllateo or destroyed. Mr Thomson of Bibb moved to amend by providing that the Circuit Courts snaii have authority to strike name rom eiie .s roll on the application ot any elector' the same is illegally registered lie aieei- wards withdrew the amendment
 MT. Davis of Etowah moved to amend bv allowing the lists to be made as soon as practicable after March, 1903 This was adonted and the section as amended was adopted. ~
 Section Twelve.
 Section 12 was read as follows:
 Section 12-From and after the first day of January, 1903, any applicant for regis tration may be required to state under oath, to be administered by the registrar or by any person authorized by law to administer oaths, where he lived during the five years next preceding the time at l which he applies to register, and the name or names that he was known by during that period, and the name of his employer or employers, If any, during such period. Any applicant for registration who refuses to state such facts, or any of them shall not be entitled to register, and any person so offering to register, who wilfully makes a false statement in regard to such mat ters or any of them shall be guilty of perjury.
 MT. Lomax then offered his amendment | vide for the purging of the registration lists.
 Captain White spoke in favor of 1t and said that its adoption would carry confi- dence with many who feared possible frauds in the registration.
 A motion to table the Lomax resolution was lost.
 MT Reese moved to recommit the section and amendment to the committee This motion was tabled MT. Thompson of Btbb then offered his substitute to MT. Lomax' 8 amendment which he had offered to sec tion Il and afterwards withdrew He re- newed the motion to recommit the section to the committee, which was done.
 Section Thirteen.
 Section IS was adopted, as follows:
 Section 13. In the trial of any contested election, and in proceedings to investigate any election, no person other than a de- fendant shall be allowed to withhold h.s testimony on the ground Iha. he Ine y criminate himself or suoicet himscIf 10 public infamy; but such person shall not be prosecuted for any offense arising out of the transaction concerning which he | testified, but may be prosecuted for per- | jury committedNon such examination.
 Section Fifteen.
 Section 14 was temporarily passed and section 15 was adopted, as follows:
 Section 15 It shall be the duty If the general assembly to pass adequate jaws giving protection against the evils Srising from the use of ifitoxicating liquors ei all elections,
 This is the same as in the present con- | stitution.
 Section Sixteen.
 Section IS was adopted, as follows: Section 16 Electors shall in all cases, except treason, felony or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during l their attendance at elections, or while go- ing to or returning therefrom.
 This is the same as in the present con- stitution.
 Section Seventeen. | Section r was adopted as follows: | Sec. IT. Returns of elections for all civil officers who are to be commissioned l by the Governor, except Secretary of | State, Auditor Treasurer. Commissioner 1 of Agriculture and Industries, Attorney 1 General and Superintendent of Education l and for members of the General Assem- 1 bly,, shall be made to the Secretary of 1 State.
 Section Eighteen.
 Section IS was read as follows
 
 1 article shall be one dollar and fifty cents upon each male inhabitant of the state over the age of 21 years. and under the age of 45 years who would not now be exempt by law. Such poll tax shah be- come due and payable on the first day of October in each year. and become delinquent on the first day of the next succeeding February. but no legal pro- cess nor any fee or commission shall be allowed for the collection thereof. The tax collector shall make returns of poll tax collections separate from other col lections
 MT. Sanford of Pike offered an amend ment to allow the legislature to fix the amount of the poll tax.
 |. Mir Weatherly said that as the pay ment of the poll tax was a prerequisite nitely what the amount should be. He, ble which was done
 | MT. Reese moved to amend by fixing the | age limit for poll tax at 60 years.
 MT. Carmichael of Colbert moved to a. mend this by providing that the male inhabitants over the age of 45 at the adoption of the constitution should never be required to pay a poll tax
 MT. Reese said the black belt would be in a bad fix unless the poll tax age was extended to 60 years Men in his section got to be 45 early in life and he did not want negroes voting at this age and not having to pay poll tax
 Dr. Cunningham said this was an i'm | portant matter and he moved to recommlt the section to the committee. 1 sod