The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-05


 one court house. This committee is com posed of Judge Longshore, Clerk Pear son and w. D. Browne. F. A. Turner is representing the opposition. I Coffee county also a similar fight, a delegation being here in the interest of a
 branch court house at Enterprise. There l is also a delegation from Elba opposing 1 the double court house system for that l county.
 The normal schools are still receiving
 extraordinary attention. The senate yes 1 terday passed a bill increasing the ap- | propriation for the schools at Jackson vile, Livingston, Florence and Troy from l s75O0 to $10.000 annually. This bill passed | the house carrying increased appropria- | tons for Florence and Troy only, but 1 the senate has tackled on Livingston and
 Jacksonville ana consequently there is now some doubt as to whether the bill can be put through.
 Tomorrow's session promises to be one of the liveliest of the term, though 1t Is l doubtful If the lower house Is to have caused yesterday by the governors
 amendment to the pension bill.
 MT. HandIey's Bill. l Representative Handley of Randolph
 has introduced bill to make it illegal for l l thing of value on a contract to perform
 services with intent to defraud and to
 fix the punishment therefor. The pro- visions of the bill are as follows: 1 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the legisla- | ture of Alabama, That If any person shall l contract with another to perform for him services of any kind, with intent to pro-
 cure money, or other thing of value there I by and does procure money or other thing l of fofI to he contracted for to the loss and damage l of the other panty to the contract, or af- l ter having so contracted shall procure l from the other party to the contract mo- | ney, or other thing of value, with intent | not to perform such service to the loss | and damage of the othef party. shall be l deemed a common cheat and swindler and 1 upon conviction shall be punished as if 1 he had stolen said money or other thing | of value.
 | g. Be it further enacted. That satisfac- | tory proof of the contract, the procuring | thereon of money, or other thing of value, l the failure to perform the services so con- | tracted for. or failure to return the money | so advanced with interest thereon, at the l time said labor was to be performed, l without good and sufficient cause and | loss or damage to the hirer, shall be pre- sumptive evidence of the intent to pro- l cure such money or other thing of value l by fraud.
 The vagrancy Bill. Colonel Handley also has a bill to pun | ish vagrancy, which is attracting atten- l tion. The full text of this bill follows: 1 Section. l. Be it enacted by the legisla- ture of the state of Alabama: That sec l tion 562S of the code of Alabama be amended so as to read as follows: ! 5628 (404D (421S) (3630 (8s). vagrancy; punishment of. Vagrants are: l 1. Persons wandering or strolling about l in idleness who are able to work and have no property to support them. | 2. Persons leading an idle, immoral or l profigate life, who have no porperty to | support them. and who are able towork | and do not work.
 i 3. All persons able to work having no l property to support them, and who have no visible or known means of fair. hon. est and reputable livelihood. The term ''visible and known means of fair, hon. est and reputable livelihood" as used In this section, shall be construed to mean reasonably continuous employment at some lawful occupation for reasonable compensation or fixed and regular in- [ come from property or other investment, which income is sufficient for the sup port and maintenance of such vagrant. 4. Persons having a fixed abode who have no visible property to support them. 1 and who live by stealing or by trading or bartering stolen property. 1 6. All able-bodied persons who are |
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