The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-05

limits the issue of bonds to $s0.0o0 and the rate of interest to per cent. And requires the redemption of $z.000 of the principal each year by lot at premium Of per cent. thus paying of the bonds with the specified levy of one-eighth of 1 per cent in the fifteen years or less according to the amount issued. So that the indebtedness which may be placed on the county is little more than half the amount estimated by the | Citizens -Committee" of Coiumbiana.
 JAS to the location of Calera, it Is far more accessible to a majority of the 1 people of the county than Columbiana, because of the fact that 1t has rail- roads leaving 1t in five different direc- tions, and touching every precinct in the county with the exception of two. | Columbiana is far from the geographi- cal centre of the county and still farther from the centre of population in point of accessibility. A glance at the map will aid in demonstrating these | facts.
 The Senator and Representative em- phatically denies that they had as- sured sthe people of the county that they would not introduce any, legisla- | ton pertaining to the court house" !" They were not pledged on the question of the removal.of the county seat. nor | was 1t an issue in the campaign. | Touching the alleged action of poiiti- cal parties in Shelby County. 1t is de- nied that the action taken by certain l persons claiming to represent the | Democratic and Populist partiee at Columbiana was representative of these parties in the county. There was not d quorum of the precincts represented in either case. Nor was the result of the election with the advocates of | Columbiana in charge of the machinery 1 any reliable index to the will of the people in regard to the court house | question. Moreover. the advocates of | Calera do not understand that the sub ject is one of which the Constitutional | Convention will take. cognizance. | The advocates of Columbiana have resorted to all possible litigation to l strike down the removal act and the | question of its validity is now before | the Supreme Court, where a decision will no doubt be rendered at an early | day.
 Wherefore, and for various other reasons, we spectfully submit that. it | is wholly inexpedient for this honora- ble body to undertake to nullify said | removal act.
 Respectfully submitted, W. R. Oliver, Senator from Shelby. County. G. B. Deems,
 Representative from Shelby County.
 State and County Boundaries.
 Mir. Long (Walker)-I desire to move that this Convention declare that res olution. and all other resolutions re- lating to the Shelby County Court House, out of order and in the wrong court.
 MT. Reese-Mr. President. make the point of order that that should be referred to the same committee as the other memorial on the same subject.
 The President-Except by suspension of the rules this memorial will be re- ferred to the Committee on State and County Boundaries. Does the gentle man move to suspend the rules?
 MT. Long (Walker)-No, I do not move to suspend the rules. but think a majority of this Convention certain ly have the right to declare resolutions out of order, and that was my motion, that this resolution and all resolutions relating to the Shtlby County Court House, be declared out of order by this Convention.
 The President-The present call re- lates to the introduction of memorials and ordinances. A memorial on the day and referred to the Committee on day and referred to the Sommittee on State and County Boundaries. Unless the gentleman moves to suspend the rules, and take this matter up now, the regular opder will be to refer 1t to the same Committee.
 There was no motion to suspend and it was so referred.
 MT. Smith (Mobile)-I desire to ask unanimous consent to make a c0rrac- tio1 of a clerical error in the report of the Rules Committee on yesterday.
 Leave was granted.
 MT. Smith (Mobile)-The error con- sistec in stating that Resolution No. 95 was introduced by MT. Pettus of Limestone. when it was, in fact intro duced by MT. Wilson of Clarke.
 The President-The correction will be made, if there is no objection.
 MT. deGraffenried-I yield my place on the roll call to Mir. Pitts of Dallas.
 Ordinance No. 239, by MT. Pitts:
 An ordinance to fill vacancies in county offices by the Court of County Commissioners.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled, That all vacancies in county offices by death, impeachment, resignation or any other cause, shall be filled by appointment of the Court of County Commission CTS, until the next general State cleo tion, when said vacancies shall be filled by the qualified electors of said county.
 Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
 Ordinance No. 240. by MT. Ferguson:
 An ordinance to dispense with the necessity of indictment in certain fel- ony cases.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled, That the necessity of indictment may be dis pensed with in the felony cases of grand larceny. burglary, and receiving stolen property in like manner as pro- vided for in misdemeanor cases, in Sec tion g of Article I. of the ConStitution of 1875.
 Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
 Ordinance No. 241 by MT. Fletcher:
 To amend Section 50, Article ". of the Constitution by adding the follow ing words at the end of the Section:
 But any incorporated city or town shall have the right to alter, change, extend or contract their corporate linn its whenever three-fourths of the mem- bers of the City Council. or Board of Mayor and Aldermen, shall vote for the same. Said vote to be taken by ayes and nays and spread on the Journal or Minute Book of said city or town.
 Referred to Committee on Municipal Corporations.
 Ordinance No. PAP, by MT. Fletcher:
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled That Section 5 of Article XI. of the Con stitution be amended so as to read as follows:
 No county in this State shall be au-