The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-06

special tax for schools, the time 1t il to continue and the purposes thereof | shan have been first submitted to s vote of the property taxpayers who are qualified electors in said city, town oi other municipal corporations, and voted | In value of taxable property, voting al
 such election, and provided such tax for schools shall be apportioned equit.
 ably and paid to She public schools oi said city. town or other municipal cor. | pora ton by the municipal authorities | thereof: and provided, this section shall not apply to the city of Mobile. which l city may levy a tax not to exceed the | rate of three-fourths of one per cen I tum to pay the expenses of, the city | government. and may also levy tax | not to exceed the rate of three-fourths of one per centum to pay the indebted | ness of said city existing at the time of the ratification of the Constitution of 1875 and the interest thereon; pro- vided. further. that. this -seetion shall | not apply to the city of Birmingham which city may levy and collect a tax not exceeding one-half of one per cen | tum, in addition to the tax of one-half of one per centum hereinabove allowed to be levied and collected, such special
 tax to be appli d exclusively to the pay
 ment of the interest on the bonds of
 the said city of Birmingham hereto fore issued by said city in pursuance
 of law. and for sinking fund to pay
 off said bonds at the maturity thereof. | A vote being taken, the Convention | refused to take the Section from the
 table.
 MT. Cornwell--I have an amendment to that Section which I will ask to have read.
 :, The Clerk read the amendment as | follows: That all counties, cities, towns or other municipal corporations. shall create a sinking fund on the is sue of any bonds for their redemption | by raising annually sum which will | produce an amount equal to the prin- | cipal and interest of the bonds at their
 maturity. Provided. that this section shall apply to the issues of bonds for the purpose of refupding the pres ent bonded indebtedness of counties, cities. towns or other municipal cor l porations. MT. Cornweli-I move that that be printed and laid upon the table. A vote being taken. the amendment | was ordered printed and laid upon the I table.
 MT. Macdonald-I have an additional
 section to offer by way of &dend- ment. I do not wish to make any statement in regard to it.. The Clerk read the amendment as follows:
 Amend Article reported by the Com mittee on Taxation by adding the fol- lowing as an additional Section No. IL. No city, town or other municipality shall make any assessment for the cost of sidewalk or street paving. or for the cost of the. construction of any sewers, against property abutting on such street or sidewalk so paved. or drained by such sewers, in excess of the actual increased value of such property by reason of such sidewalk or street pay Ing, or by the construction Of such sew CTS And the burden of proving such increased value of said property shall be on the city, town or other munich pality in all proceedings brought to en- force the collection of such assess ments. And such assessments shall in no case exceed five per cent of the as- sessed value of said property.
 Mr. Weakley--I move that the Sec ton just read be laid upon the table to be considered along with the report of the Committee on Municipal Corpo- rations bearing upon the same subject.
 MT Macdonald--I agree to that
 MT. Browpe--I submit the point of order that he cannot offer an amend ment for municipal corporations on an article of the Committee on Taxation. The motion was that it be taken up by the Committee on Municipal Corpo- rations. f5
 Mr. MacdonaId-Yes, by either one of the Committees, don't suppose the Convention will have any objection to that-to be considered, along with the report of the Committee on Municipal Corporations.
 Mr. Knox took the Chair.
 Mir. Browne-I make the point of or der that the gentleman cannot intro- duce an amendment while the consid- eration of an article on taxation Is up. and move that it be printed and taken up with some other report.
 Mir. Long (Welker)-I raise the point of order that that is an ordinance and should be referred to the proper com- mittee.
 The Ppasident-The Chair usder- stands the gentleman desires to amend by adding an additional Section, and the gentleman from Lauderdale pro- poses to be laid on the table and be printed.
 MT. Newfoundland be printed.
 The President-What was the motion of the gentleman. to lie on the table?
 MT. Weakley-Yes.
 The vote being taken. the amend ment was laid upon the table.
 Mir. Cobb-I wish to offer a resola- tion to be put upon its passage. and for that reason, I move a suspension of the rules.
 The Clerk read the following resolu- tion:
 Resolution 224. by MT. Cobbs:
 Resolved. That the reports of the Committee on Suffrage and Elections be taken up at Il o'clock on Tuesday next for consideration to the exclusion of all other business. -s
 MT. Waddell.-I rise to point of or der. The resolution sept forward by the gentleman requires unanimous consent for suspension of the rules to have it read.
 The President-The Chair has just stated that the motion of the gentle man from Macon was that the rules be suspended and that the resolution be placed upon it's immediate passage.
 MT. Reese-On the motion made to suspend the rules. l demand the ayes and noes.
 The call for the ayes and nays was not sustained
 MT. Oates-The motion as l under | stand 1t is to suspend the rules with | a view to putting the resolution upon | it's passage I desire to be heard for d | short time on that if t is debatable.
 The President--A motion to suspend | the rules is not debatable.
 MT. Oates-Then l desire to be heard | after that is acted upon-provlded it i5 carried.