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Arizona republican., 1903-03-12
PRESCOTT BUSINESS FIRMS.
 Hotel Burke
AMERICAN PLAN.

PRESCOTT, ARIZONA 105 rooms. All modern conveniencea. A strictly first-class and modern hotel. Sample rooms for comercial men.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-12
Red Top.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch turns tway from politics for moment to look at metal more attractive, the girl with blushing tresses.
 "The red haired girl is all right. She reminds one of the sunshine. She may be a little fiery, but she is generous. She stands up for her rights, but she respects the rights of others"
 Undoubtedly the red haired, not to say red headed, girl, has been, and ever will be, all right. Much more than the
Arizona republican., 1903-03-12

"This year. says the secretary of the treasury, there seems to be an almost universal dread in financial and bust ness circles that something is going to happen next fall, and am hopeful that nothing will occur to disturb our busi- ness prosperity because I think this very fear will cause spectators and business men to be more conservative and careful in their dealings"
The oasis., 1903-10-17

Recently a prominent magazine
 has published a series of illustrated articles about economical couples who have reared families on small salaries and saved money to buy or build comfortable homes. The illustrations presented hand- some cottages, in some instances as large and elegant as any cottage in Nogales, which has been built from the savings from incomes of $500 to S1200 a year; and the frugal and industrious couple had, beside building that home, reared a family of two or three children. When the general run of people who are raising families of healthy active children, whom they are trying to clothe respectfully and educate fairly, read such fairy tales, they simply scout them as
The oasis., 1903-10-17

And when it is all summed up. up; here is the alternative for the average man and weman Marry and propagate recklessly, burden ing even the unborn; or use dis cretion, contribute to race suicide" and earn the condemna- tion of those who consider the most common animal function the chief end of man.
The oasis., 1903-10-17

SENATOR BEvERIDGE has just re- turned from an outing in the Adj rondacks, and 10 reporter he effusively stated that he had been drunk on nature" Had Arizon- ans only known that was his favorite brand of tipple, they might have loaded him up with sufficient to have ensured enact ment of the statehood bill last winter.
The oasis., 1903-10-17
THE OTHER SIDE.

Ever since President Roosevelt:
 illumination against trace suicide
 and his loudly vaunted and ire.
 quently reiterated admiration for
 large families, the newspapers and
 magazines have been filled with
 discussions of the proposition,
 which have for the most part been confined to denial of the preside nt's postulate or to approval of his as- sertions. No one has even dared to hint that the doctrine preached by the strenuous president offered ample opportunity for severe crit icism, and that under average cir cumstances the raising of large
 families has drawbacks for which there is and can be no compensa- tion. Yet doubtless there are many who have thought so.
 One such has arisen in her right eous wrath and given vent to full imitation upon the subject which is well worth the attention of President Roosevelt and all ad- mirers of his strenuous cult. She is only young girl. and her pro- positions were enunciated in con- versation with another young lady in street car, in the City of Mex leo, which conversation was over heard by reporter for the Ne1icun Hsratd and preserved by him in the columns of that excellent journal; but out from the fulness of her own heart groaning beneath the burdens that always fall upon the eldest children in large fam lilies in moderate circumstances she uttered SO much sound sense and irresistible logic that her de- clarations should be given the wid- est circulation and most complete publicity. For these reasons THE OASIS presents in full elsewhere the article from the Herotd em- bodying the young girls views.
 The substance of the argument is that the girls father and mother had married and essayed to raise family upon limited salary, which, under the condition sur rounding their walk of life in this twentieth century environment, would be about sufficient for single man or single woman to live in comfort and ease. "Their union had been blessed with five chil- dren," and to properly care and provide for the growing family the eldest son had to seek employment while yet of tender years in order to contribute his scanty earnings to eke out the fathers limited income,
The oasis., 1903-10-17

while to aid her feeble mother the
 daughter had become household
 drudge, denying herself the educa-
 ton and accomplishments for
 which her soul yearns, for want of
 time for application and money to
 pay. That her soul revolts at the
 burdens thus imposed upon her be-
 fore her birth, the girl has plainly
 and unmistakable said. And who can blame her? Surrounded upon all sides by all those refine ments and influences which civiliz- ation has rendered so necessary to men and women, but denied them for palpable reasons, the girl feels herself a victim of a relentless Moloch worse than that brazen monster of Chaldea which simply roasted to death in its furnace heated arms the tender babes placed therein by their blind, idolatrous parents.
 The article mentioned is we'll worth reading. and serious, earnest by young people con- templating matrimony upon linn ited incomes or scant wages. There are two vital, central facts that they should never forget. Those are, that while the average earning of the average man has during the last half century in- creased about two-fold, and the purchasing capacity of money has also increased, maybe in the same the demands of civiliz- ation upon the individual and the family who would live decently and respectfully have far outstripped those increases noted in earning of men and money. Con- the burdens upon those who raise large families are far heavier than ever before in the history of the race; and, for the | 'easons outlined by the young girl | quoted, are far more widely dis ributed and far more keenly felt.
 Yet the whole course and tend ,ncy of organized society-of the of the schools, the press, md all the influences that go to ,ducate the race, are blindly de- icient upon this one point. The .ntire aim and object of all teach ITS, (of whom President Roosevelt s the most exalted example) is hat it is the duty of men and wo- nen to marry and procreate with ut any regard as to the how and where their offspring are to be cared. The writer once heard a cry good man profoundly shocked y the rejoinder of just such an ther young girl as the one quoted n the Nericda HerdId. The man yas believer in large families, nd he made a declaration that where a mouth is sent there is lso sent potato to fill it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

and for that county to collect such a tax in the same manner and under the same requirements and laws as taxes of the State are collected, and he shall keep said amount separate and apart from all other funds and keep a clear and distinct account thereof showing what amount is paid by the negro race and what amount Is paid by the white race and turn the same oyer to the county Superintendent of Education. whose duty it shall be 10 receipt therefor and apportlon the same to the various schools throughout tho county m the same manner as the general school funds from the State are appor toned In said county, provided, that the school terms of the respective schools shall be extended by such supplement as nearly the same length of time as practicable.
 See ,. The election hereinbefore pro- vlded for may he had at the time of hold ing any regular election within the county and If held at such a time the inspectors and officers of the general election shall conduct at the same time the election herein provided for; and for such services they shall receive no com pensation other than that allowed them for the holding of the general election; put if such an election is had at such other time than that of holding a regular election within the county, then the elec- ton officers shall receive the same pay as that for holding a general election; and if such levy Is made as provided for in this Act the Tax Collector, Tax As sessor and County Superintendent of Ed ucation shall receive for the services re- qnred of them under the provisions of this Act. the same per ceutum of the funds handled they now receive for like services. Provided that the time said special tax may continue shall not be less than two years
 See. 6. All persons who are at the time of such election qualified electors in the county where such election is held un- der the laws and Constitution of Ala bama. then in existence, shall be quail fled electors to participate therein.
 Approved Oct l. 1903
 Official
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

institution of the highest rank to have and enjoy, and not in conflict with the laws and policy of the State of Ala bama, including the rghts 10 borrow money and to mortgage it's real and per sonal property to secure the payment of the same, and may then present a certified copy, under the corporate seal written or printed on paper of the size and quality used for enrolling bills in the Legislature. to the Governor, and if he approve the same he shall so endorse and sign it, which must then be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. and become a public record and part of the chapter of the institution as fully as though the same had been enacted as part of the original act, establishing said educational institution.
 Sec. 2. Upon the filing of any aprov- ed amendment, with the Secretary of State, he shall be paid fee of s25 Twenty-Five dollars) to be by him paid into the State Treasury. and thereupon he shall issue to the said corporation. a certified copy of such amendment, under the seal of State
 Sec. 8. Be it further enacted that the amendments to charters of such ed ucational institutions provided for in Section l of this act. may include a change of name; authority to confer de- grees and grants diplomas; authority to borrow money and mortgage or pledge its real or personal property to secure the payment of same; authority to change the number of trustees and the mode and manner of electing or appoint ing the same; provided, however, that in all cases where stock is owned in such institutions, the trustees shall not be au- thorized by any such amendment 10 mort gage the property of such institutions without the consent of the holders of three -fourths in value and amount of said stock which consent shall be ex- pressed in writing, executed in the form required by law for deeds and other conveyances and recorded with the mort gage in the county where the property is located.
 Approved Oct. 1, 1903
 Oficial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

he submits the Code, as is hereinbefore provided such bills as he may deem nee essary or proper for perfecting, harmon izing or improving the system of laws of Alabama which he cannot embrace in the Code as hereinbefore provided. which bills the Governor shall carefully examine and report to the Legislature Of 19O7 with such suggestions in regard to the passage or amendment of said bills as he may deem proper.
 Sec II 1-2 The commissioner shall in addition to the other duties herein pre- scribed shall superintend the publication and editing of the Code, and shall read the proof and compare the same with the original manuscript adopted by the Leg islature.
 Sec. 12. The Secretary of State shall supply the said commissioner with the stationery necessary to the preparation of said Code and with the two volumes each of the Code of 1S67 1876, 1886 and 1896.
 Approved Sept. 30, 1903.
 Official
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
J. THOS. HEFIIN,
 Secretary of State.
No. 4O9.)


 No. 4O9) AN ACT fs ssS To provide for an Election Levy and
 Collect a Special Tax for the Support
 of Public Schools in the various coun-
 ties of the State of Alabama Be it
 enacted by the Legislature of Alabama Section l. That upon a petition signed by two hundred or more qualified electors of the county who are also freeholders. to the court of County Commis sioners. or court of like jurisdiction in any county within the State of Alabama, the said court shall order an election 10 determine whether or not special tax shall be levied for the support of the public schools within the said county as Is hereinafter provided; but only one such election shall be held in any two years. There shall be made publication of the same in some newspaper within the county which pub lication shall show the rate of such pro posed tax, the time it is proposed to be continued, and the purpose for which the levy is proposed to be made
 Sec. ?. The inspectors and officers of the elections shall be appointed and such elections shall be held, and the results of said elections shall be declared in the same manner and by the same officers as is the result of the regular elections for county officers under the general laws of the State.
 
 sioners or court of like jurisdiction shall provide a sufficient number of ballots for each voting precinct within said county and at the top of each ballot shall be printed the rate of such proposed tax the time 1t is to be continued, and that the purpose is for the support of the public schools, and directly underneath in plain type shall be printed on different lines the words For proposed taxation ]" Az nafpGt n 70 am .Ia a must be left directly to the left of each line thereof. and the voter favoring the proposed taxation will make d cross mark directly to the left of the line For Proposed Taxation" and the voter not favorng proposed taxation, will make a cross mark directly to the left of the line Against Proposed TaXation,n and If 1t appears as the result of said election that threc-ffths of those voting at said election have voted for the proposed tax aton, the Court of County Commissioners or court of like jurisdiction shall levy said special tax and cause the tax asses sor to assess the same on the taxable property in said county, which shall not exceed ten cents on each one hundred dollars of taxable property in such coun- ty; but the rate of such special tax shall not increase the rate of taxation State and county combined. in any one year to more than one dollar and twenty-five cents on each one hundred dollars of tax able property in said county. but all spe- cial county taxes for public buildings, roads bridges and the payment of debts existing at the ratification of the Coasti- tuition of 1875 shall not be included in the aforesaid one dollar and twenty-five cents on the one hundred dollars of taxable property.
 Sec. {. Whenever such levy as is provided for in this Act is made 1t shail be the duty of the tax collector within
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
J. THoS. HEFLIN,
 Secretary of State.
No. 4aS.l

No. 4Ss.) H. J. R. II
 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS. sz
 Whereas The alarming number of im- migrants into the United States for the past year, their character nationalites, their contempt for organized government, coming as most of them do from the hot beds of anarchy, namely Hungary, Italy, Russia, Asiatic Turks and West India negroes. from these coun- tries alone five hundred and elghty-seven thousand landed on our shores in the last year, whilst from the countries of Great Britain, Ireland and Germany our immigration amounted to but one hundred and ninety thousand. of these last named all or nearly all are desirable and will be good citizens who come to our land for the betterment of themselves, their families and their adop- ted country. This great increase of un- desirable immigrants is a standing men, ace to our government and the future welfare of our people. Especially when We compare our past immigration haiiing mostly from Great Britain, Ireland and Germany who have been builders of homes as well as firm supporters of law and order When we see the bulk of im- migrants who have come to us in the last year of that character. which makes their native country far better by their absence, and whose pres- ence here menaces our govern ments with all the ills of professional beggary, loathsome disease, felons, polyg- amists and anarchists, it is time to call a halt on this undesirable class of im- migrants Therefore be it resolved by the House of Representatives of Alabama, tine Senate concurring That our Representa- tves in Congress and our Senators be re- quested to call upon the President of the United States and urge upon him the ne- cessty of a strict enforcement of the act by the last Congress to regulate the im- migration of aliens into the United States. Be it further resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit certified copy of these resolutions to our Senators and Representatives in Congress. and copy to the President of the United States. under the respective seals of both houses.
 Approved Oct. 6, 1903.
 Official.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
J. THOS. HEFLIN,
 Secretary of State.
AN ACT
HI 0l3
No 4s5)

No 435) AN ACT QI Si3. An Act to amend subdivision thirty-elght
 (3S) of Section 4122) of the Code as
 amended by an act approved 4th day
 of Mach. 1903, and to repeal subdi-
 vision 34 of said section.
 Section L Be it enacted by the Legls- lature of Alabama, That subdivision 3S of Section 4122 of the Code. as amended by an act approved on the 4th day of March, 1905 be amended to read as follows: For each toll bridge, or bridges. or ferries, where thoroughfare tolls are changed for animals or vehicles crossing the same when not within two miles of the corpor- ate limits of a town or city of two thous- and inhabitants, where the income Is more than three hundred and less than six hundred dollars per annum, five dol lars; for the same where income Is over six hundred dollars per annum, ten dol- lars; for same. in or within two miles of the corporate limits of any town or city of two thousand inhabitants and less than five thousand, fifty dollars; for same in or within two miles of the corporate limits of a town or city of five thousand inhabitants or more, seventy-hve dollars; provided. that when the gross income of any ferry within two miles of the cor porate limits of a town of over two thous- and inhabitants does not exceed twelve hundred dollars ($1 ,2O0) in any one year, then in that case the license for such ferry shall be twenty-five dollars &25.00). Be it further enacted, That subdivision Si of Section 4122 of the Code as amended by an act of the Legislature of Alabama. approved March 9th. 1903, be and the same is hereby repealed.
 Approved Oct. 1, 1903.
 Official:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
J. THOS. HEFLIN,
 Secretary of State.
AN ACT

No. 539) AN ACT GIT. 651 To empower municipal corporations to
 purchase school property and main-
 tain public schools. Be it enacted by
 the Legislature of the State of Ala
 bama.
 -. That all municipal corporations in this State are hereby empowered to pur- chase school property, or to purchase lots and erect school buildings thereon for the use and benefit of the citizens of their respective towns or c4des.
 9 That for said purpose the town council or board of aldermen may levy a tax of not exceeding one-fourth of one per cent. provided that the city or town tax shall not exceed one-half of one per cent for all purposes including said school tax.
 g. That the town council or board of aldermen are hereby empowered to ap- propriate money from time to time for the maintenance and i'm. rovement of such school property and the inainten- ance of public schools therein within the limits hereinbefore prescribed.
 f. That any purchase of school prop ertv under the power herein granted shall only be made by the unanimous vote of the town council or board of al- dermen of such town or city and ap- proved by the Mayor or upon a two thirds vote of the voters of said town. voting on said proposition at a speciae election held for that purpose after give ing at least ten days notice of said elec- tion.
 Approved Oct. 6, 1903.
 Official.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

No. 55O AN ACT GIL 929 To authorize cities and towns in Ala
 bama. to secure the payment of the
 bonds issued, and debts created. and
 the interest thereon, in the purchase,
 construction, extension or enlarge
 ment of water works. plants. or gas
 plants. electric light or other light
 and power plant by executing a mort
 gage on such water works plants. or
 light and power plantse as may be
 purchased or constructed. extended or
 enlarged by suen cities or towns,
 and to provide for the execution of
 such mortgage prior to the construe-
 ton of said plant.
 Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Legis- lature of Alabama, that any city or town of the State of Alabama that may here after construct or purchase water works plant, or gas plant electric light plant or other light and power plant, or extend or enlarge a water works plant or light and power plant, then owned by such city or town. may by It's board of mayor and aldermen, or other governing body of such city or town, execute q mortgage on the water works plant, or light and power plant purchas- ed or constructed by such a city or town to secure the bonds. indebtedness and in- terest on such bonds and indebtedness created in the purchase, construction, extension, or enlargement of sdch water works plant. or light and power plant, such mortgage to be signed by the May or. and countersigned by the clerk of said city or town, or by such other per son or persons as the Mayor and alder men or the governing body of such city or town may direct by appropriate reso- lutions: Provided. that If in the Judgment of said board of Mayor and aldermen. or the governing body of said town or .H. ..t.r be executed before such plant Is con structed, and If 1t Is so executed, for the purpose of providing money to con struct such plant. the fact of such mort gage is executed before the construction of such plant sal not render such mortgage invalid.
 Approved Oct. G. 1903.
 Official
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

tary of said Association, by said Solici- tor ard the hearing of said cause shall be postponed for that time, unless such security shall be sooner given.
 Sec. s. That Section 6lO of said Code be, and the same Is hereby, amended so that the same shall read as follows: Either party may appeal to the Supreme Court from any adverse judgment ren- dered by said Circuit Court, City Court, or court of like Jurisdiction, in said pro- ceeding. at any tune within thirty days after such judgment, in the manner now prescribed by law for appeals in civil cases, and may reserve by bill of eXcep= tions any question proper to be reserved In civil causes and the judgment rendered in said proceeding, and the Supreme Court may affirm, modify or reverse such judgment, or render such judgment in such proceeding as the Circuit Court, City Court, or court of like jurisdiction. should have rendered.
 Sec. 9. Whenever any disagreement or controversy arises between an attorney at law and any other person, respecting the amount of the compensation to which he is entitled bv contract or otherwise. and his retention of the same out of any funds in his hands, such attorney may by motion in the Circuit Court, City Court. or court of like jurisdiction, of the Coun- ty of his residence of which such other person shall have notice, obtain an order of said court that a certain amount is due him under such contract, or would be reasonable compensation for his services, and when such motion is made and order obtained such attorney shall not be sub ject to prosecution. suspension or re- moval under this act, or other penalty therefor; but nothing herein contained shall affect or destroy any civil action to which any person would be entitled against such attorney respecting the same or any criminal prosecution to which the accused would be otherwise liable.
 Sec 10. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby re- peaed.
 Approved Oct g. 1908
 Official,