The age-herald., 1901-06-23
THE CONVENTION HAS ADOPTED ONE ARTICLE
 TO BE EMBODIED IN THE NEW CONSTITU UTION

Eleventh-Changing or locating a coun- ty seat.
 Twelfth-Providing for change of ven ue in any case
 Thirteenth-Regulating the rate Of in- terest.
 Fourteenth-Granting any exclusive or special privilege, immunity or franchise whatever.
 Fifteenth-Fixing the punishment of crime or misdemeanors
 Sixteenth-Providing for or regulating either the assessment or collection of taxes.
 Seventeeh-Giving effect to invalid will, deed or other instrument.
 ighteenth-Legalizing the invalid act of any officer.
 ineteenth-Authorizing any township, town or village to issue bonds or other securities.
 Twentieth-Amending confirming or ex- tending the charter of any corporation or remitting the forfeiture thereof
 Twenty ty-first-Creating, extending or impairing any loan.
 Twenty-s y-second--Chartering or licensing any ferry, road or bridge
 nty-third-Regulating the jurisdic- ton an fees of justices of the peace or the fed of constable.
 Twenty-fourth-Est separate school districts.
 Twenty-ffth = Establishing separate stock districts.
 Twenty y-sixth-Creating increasing or decreasing fees, per centage or allowances of public officers. No special private or local law, except law fixing the time of holding courts, shall be enacted in any case. which is provided for by general law, or when the relief sought can be given by any court of this state, and the courts and not the General As- "a ji1do n matter of said law is provided for by a general law, and as to whether the relief sought can be given by any court; nor shall the General Assembly indirectly en- act any such special private or local law by the partial repeal of a general law.
 The General Assembly shall pass gen. eral laws for the cases enumerated in this section.
 Notice for Special Laws.
 Sec. 2. No special, private or local law shall be passed on any subject not enum- erated in section of this article, except in reference to fixing the time of holding courts, unless notice of the intention to apply therefor shall have been pub llshed, without cost to the State in the county or counties where the matter or thing to be affected may be situated. which notice shall state the substance of the proposed law and be published at least once a week for four consecutive weeks in some newspaper; or if there Is no newspaper published in the county, by posting the said notice for four consecu- tive weeks at five different public places in the county or counties prior to the in- troduction of the bill: and the evidence that said notice has been given shall be exhibited to each house of the General Assembly and the fact of aaid notice spread upon the journal. The courts shall pronounce void every local law which the Journals do not affirmatively show was pa assed in accordance with the provisions of this section.
 Sec. 8 The General Assembly may re- peal any special, private or local law up- on notice being given and shown as pro- vided in the last preceding section.
 Sec A. The operation of no general law shall be suspended for the benefit of any individual corporation, association. town, city. county or township, nor snail any individual corporation, association, town, city, county or township be exempted from the operation of any general law.
 Sec 5 The General Assembly may, by general law, confer upon courts or county commissioners, boards of revenue or oth- CT courts such power of local legislation and administration, touching all matters and things not provided for by general law and not inconsistent with the pro-
  eral Assembly may from time to time deem expedient.
 Sec 6. A general law within the meaning of this article Is law which applies 10 the whole State. A local law Is law which applies to any political suo-dlVl- sio,, or subdivisions of the State less than the hoie-a specia, or private law within the meaning of this artcie Whien applies to an individual, association or corporation.
 Committee Turned Down.
 MT. O'Neal moved that the report be made a special order for consideration after the report on preamble and declara- ton. General Harrison said he thought it should be considered along with that of the legislative committee, which had not vet reported Governor Oates, chairman of the legislative committee, agreed with General Harrison He said he thought the report of the legislative committee should be considered as 1t embodied sub jects not mentioned in the report on local Legislation. He did not object to the mo- ton, but thought the two should be con sidered together. His committee would be ready to report Monday.
 Mr. Watts of Montgomery )of the com mittee on local legislation, said he would like to be allowed to answer General Oates charge of bad faith to his commit tee. General Oates arose and said he mad not made any charge of bad faith, but had only stated facts. MT. Watts then went on to explain that his committee's report had been submitted to General Oates and that he had promised to return it with his objections, If any. That he had not returned 1t, and they finally sent for it, and 1t was returned without any suggestions He thought that inasmuch as the committee on local legislation had considered these matters their report should be considered independently.
 MT. Brooks of Mobile suggested that the motion be withdrawn temporarily and that when the other report came in some order could be taken to consider them together. MT. O,Neal, chairman of the committee on local legislation, declined to accept this suggestion. The point of order was made by Dr. Cunningham that under the rules the report would in any event come up for consideration after the report of the committee on preamble.
 The motion to suspend the rules so as to fix the report for. a special order of business was put and lost.
 Section Four.
 The convention then began the consider ation of section four of the committee on executive, which was being considered at the hour of adjournment yesterday. Mr. Pillans. of Mobile continued his argument in favor of making the duties of the joint assembly ministerial only in determining the returns of elections.
 MT. Pillans said there was not con- stitution of any of the American states which contained a similar clause. He asked Governor Jones if there was, and Governor Jones replied that he did not think ao thai sO far he lxnaxv fha oiIes-