The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-27
REVENUE BOARD BILL
HOUSE ADOPTS THE GOODWIN
 SUBSTITUTE.
It Provides for Election of Montgom- cry Members of Board by the People-Goes Back to
 the Senate.

The House of Representatives last nlBht passed substitute to the Senate piil Ie. Board of Revenue of Montgomery Coun- ty.
 The substitute for the Senate bill was presented by Representative Goodwin ana was passed with no dissenting vote.
 The principal difference between the Senate bill drawn by Senator Screws. and the Goodwin substitute is that the substitute provides that tho members or the Beard shall be elected by the people. while the Screws bill provided that they should be appointed by the Governor:
 The Gooywyn substitute will go back to the Senate for concurrence or reJec- ton.
 The text of the Goodwin substitute fol- lows:
 ''Section 1. That the County of Mont gomery shall be divided into five districts. to be known as Revenue Districts Num- Der One, Number T xo, Number Three, Number Four and Number Five. Reve- nue District Number One shall embrace the~ territory now comprised in Precincts numbers one, two and nineteen. Distf1ct Number Two shall embrace the territory now comprised in precincts numbers three four, seventeen and twenty. Dis trict Number Three shall embrace the territory now comprised in precincts number five. six and eighteen. District Number Four shall embrace the territory now comprised in precincts numbers sew en. eight, twelve, thirteen. fourteen and twenty-one. District Number Five shall embrace the territory now comprised In precincts numbers niae, ten, eleven. fif- teen and sixteen.
 Sec 2. That the Board of Revenue of Montgomery County shall consist of five members, one from each Revenue Dis trict aforesaid to be elected by the quail fled voters thereof at the general election to be held in November l9O4, and every four years thereafter. F
 Sec. 3. That each member at the time of his election and during his term of of- fee shall be resident citizen of the dis trict which he represents.
 Sec. 4 That in the event of vacancy on said Board by reason of death of a member or his resignation or removal from the district, or for, any other cause, such vacancy shall be filled, by appoint ment of the Governor and such appointee, who must be a resident of the district he represents. shall hold office for the un- expired term of his predecessor. -, Sec. 5. That the members of the Board of Revenue of Montgomery County. who shall be appointed by the Governor to succeed the members of said Board now in office. shall hold otiiee by virtue January. ls05 or until their successors are elected and qualified as provided fir
 Sec. G. That a majority of the mem. bers of said Board shall appoint some competent person as clerk of said Board, and his salary not to exceed in all ffteer hundred dollars ($1,5o0) per aIlIiurn. Saic clerk shall not be a member of the Board nor shall he have any yoto or voice II its deliberations. The duties of the clerh shall be prescribed by the Board and ht shall hold office at their pleasure.
 Sec. 2. That all laws and parts Of laws in conflict with the provisions of this ac, be and the same are hereby repealed. -------------------