The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-05
SIGNED MANY BILLS
GOVERNOR APPROVES GENERAL
 REVENUE ACT.
Also Gives Official Sanction to Text Book Bill and Act to Divide This County Into Reve-
 nue Districts.

Governor Jelks yesterday approved the general revenue act and the text book bill with -numoa- of other general and local measures.
 The bill dividing Montgomery County into five revenue districts and providing for the appointment of members of the Board was also signed yesterday by the Governor.
 The Governor yesterday signed the inl- portant joint resolutions passed by the Legislature. One directs the Governor and the Superintendent of Education to furnish the Legislature information as to the terms necessary to have the proposed Peabody Normal College built in Alabama and she other authorizes the Governor to contract with an agent for the collec- ton of any claim tn . the State might have against the Ft~eral government growing out of the Spanish-American war
 Bills carrying appropriations for two industrial schools were signed yesterday by the governor. The bill for the Boys Industrial School at East Lake carries 5000 a year and the bill for the Monte vallo School for Girls carries an appro- priation of Slo000 annually The Governor still has a number of bills to be acted upon. These bills he may keep without action until the Legis- lature reconvenes Tn September. It Is eX- pected that nearly all the bills will be | signed but that few which the Cover nor may not approve will be held until the Legislature reconvenes. The Governor has not yet taken any action upon the bill adding $l00,000 to the State pension funds. l The bills approved yesterday by the Governor were as follows: | H. 149 General revenue act. | House joint resolution 55 relating to | Peabody College for Teachers. H. 390. Warrior Dispcnsary bill | H. Ill. Election of Solicitor of Cren- | H. 492. For improvement of Crenshaw | County roads. | H. 345. Relating to payment of wit | resses certificates in Fayette County. | H. 539. An act amending City Court | of Anniston and authorizing appointment | of a Solicitor. | S. 127. Text book act. I s. 22S. Extending corporate limits of
 s. 274. Relating to public roads of
 Cherokee County.
 H. 565. Adding county of Houston to | Twelfth Judicial Circuit. H. 525. Establishing dispensary at Att | tleboro.
 H. AT. Extending city limits of Tus-
 cumbia.
 H: 2o6. Increasing salary of Land Clerk H. 516. Ratifying decrees of Walker County Commissioners Court.
 H. 320. Appropriating $s,OO0 for Ala | bama Boys Industrial School. H. 6O6. Reducing and fixing rate of
 H. 4eS. Amending charter of town of | Sandusky. S. 52. Regulating collection and dis bursement of funds arising from hire of convicts.
 H. J. R. S3. Relating to collection of | Spanish War claim.
 H.. 53o. Relating to Baldwin County court house. H. 21s. To provide for clerical help in Treasurer's office. s. POT. Dividing Montgomery County into revenue districts. s. S3. Amending Section 3562 os the Code relating to township trustees. s. 27. Relating to branch court house of Geneva County at Hertford. s. 1oS. Amending Section 2027 os the Code. Relates to ex smpuon. H. 4S3. Extending limits of the town of Elba.
 H. 566. Establishing a dispensary at Gordon.
 s. 14O. Providing or appointment of the | Mobile County solicitor. s. 162. Authorizing street railways to l increase capital stock. | s. 119. Amending Code relative to in- | surance jaws.
 S. 231. Repeating an act relative to | Cleburne County Court.
 s. 107. Appropriating $1o,0O0 annually | to Alabama Girls Industrial School at Montevallo.