The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-09-17

| To provide for the construction, repairing.
working, making and maintaining OF the
public roads of Henry county, and to-
provide for the levying Of a tax for the
same, and for punishin groad defaulters
and to provide for the redistricting and
| renumbering the precincts of said county.
! Public roads and highways.
By Mr.. Glover with notice and proof)
To repeal an act approved February u,
| 1901 entitled AN Act to authorize the
! commissioners court of Greene county to
| divide said county into road precincts,
and to appoint and employ road over
seers to have supervision of the public
roads in said county, and to direct and
| prescribe the duties of said overseers and
the duties of the road apportioners in
said county, and to provide for paying
said overseers, and to define the duties
of such overseers, and to authorize the
commissioners court of Greene county
TO purchase for said county necessary
tools road machines, implements and
plows to be used for repairing working
and improving the public roads in said
| Greene county, and to provide for the
improvement of the public roads in
Greene county, and provide or prescribe
the punishment Of road apportioners in
said county who fail to perform their
duties under this act; and to prescribe
who shall work on the public roads in
said Greene county and to repeal an act
entitled an act to authorize the commits
sioners' court of Greene county TO di-
vide said county into road precincts, and
to appoint and employ road overseers to
have supervising Of the public roads in
said county, and to direct and prescribe
the duties of said overseers, and to pro-
vide for paying said overseers, and to
define the duties of such overseers and
to authorize the commissioners court of
Greene county to purchase for said coun-
ty necessary tools road machines, i'm
plements and plows to be used for re-
pairing. working and improving the pub
lie roads in said Greene county; and to
provide for the improvement of public
roads in Greene county approved Feb
ruary q, 1899" Local legislation.
BY Mr. Glover with notice and proof)
To authorize the commissioners court Of
Green county to expend annually out OF
the general funds of said county an
amount not exceeding twenty-five hun
dred dollars for the purpose of having the
public roads of said county worked by
hiring hands, or with road machines, or
by contract, or In such manner as said
commissioners court may deem best and
to authorize said commissioners court to
elect and hire suitable person as road
superintendent. TO inspect the public
roads of Greene county and to take
charge of, superintend and work the
public roads of said county; and to au-
thorize the commissioners court of
Greene county to purchase, at an annual
cost not to exceed two hundred and
fifty dollars, tools to work the public
roads of said county and to provide for
said tools being taken care of. Local
legislation.
~ Mr. Glover with notice of proof
To authorize anyone liable to road duty
as hand on public roads in Greene coun-
ty by paying 81 TO the judge of probate of
said county to be exempt from road duty
for the road year in which said payment
Is made; and to create a fund in the
hands of the judge of probate of said
county into which such payments must
be made and to provide for the disburse-
ment of same and to prescribe the duties
OF the judge of probate in regard thereto.
Local legislation.
By Mr.. Glover with notice of proof
To re-enact and revive as to Greene coun-
ty Alabama, the following sections of
the code of Alabama, 1896, towit: Sections
2457, 247O, 2454, 2455. Local legislation.
BY Mr. Glover with notice of proof
sioners of Greene county to hire a COM
petent person to inspect the public roads
OF said county as now existing, and to
report to the judge of probate of said
county such changes in said roads as
would benefit the same local legislation.
Senate Bills.
Following bills were presented in the
senate:
By Mr. Powell-eTo prevent interference
with grand jurors Revision of laws
By Mr.. Goldsby-To amend section 5574
of the code of Alabama Rules.
Also-To amend section 1859 of the code
of Alabama of 1896. Rules.
BY Mr.. Morrow-To make and create
any county in the state of Alabama
water district To establish a water COM
mission therefor, make the commission a
body corporate, prescribe its powers and
duties and to regulate and provide for
pure, wholesome and healthful water in
said county or district. judiciary
Also-Granting to the trustees of the in
sane hospitals of the state of Alabama
all swamp and overlooked lands which
were granted to said state by act of Sep
TENDER %, 1850 and to provide for the
sale of said lands by said trustees. and
to authorize said trustees to settle dis
putes as to title to such of said lands as
have heretofore been legally sold and to
provide for the disposition of the funds
arising from such sales and settlements
Judiciary.
To authorize any one liable for road
duty as a hand on the public road in
Greene county by paying four dollars to
the judge of probate of said county, to
be exempt from road duty for the road
year in which said payment is made; and
to create n fund in the hands of the Judge
of probate of said county into which such
payments must be made; and to provide
for the disbursement of same and to pre-
scribe the duties of the judge of probate
In regard thereto Local legislation.
BY Mr.. Spencer-To authorize the Com
missioners court of Greene county to ex-
pend annually, out of the general funds
of said county, an amount not exceeding
$500 for the purpose of having the public
roads of said county worked by hiring
hands, or with road machines, or by con-
tract, or in such manner as said Com
missioners court may deem best, and to
authorize said Commissioners court to