The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03

No. 1oe., AN ACT (S 5T.
 amend Section 523s of. the Code of Ala.
 hama of 1ss6 approved March 1st. 1901. Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Legisla- ture of Alabama: That An Act entitled An Act to amend Section 623s of the Code of Alabama of 1896, approved March 1st. l901, be and the same is hereby amended 50 as to read as follows: The defendant if committed may elect to perform hard labor for county duties of officers. If the defendant Is charged with misdemeanor and is ordered to be committed to the county jail, he may elect to perform hard labor for the county. pending his trial. II shall be the duty of the magistrate com hitting him, to inform him Of his right to make such election, and of the advan- tages accruing to him thereby. and If ne 90 elects, it shall be the duty of the mag astrate to make an order allowing him to do SO. and to certify that fact 10 the court at which he Is required to appear. It shall be the duty of the Sheriff to carry every person in his custody charged with . ,ssisdemeanor before the Judge of Pro- bate or, if he is absent, before the Clerk of the Circuit or City Court, within twelve hours after receiving such per- son in his custody: and 1t shall be the duty of such Judge or Clerk to inform such prisoner of his right to make such election, and of the advantage accrung to him thereby; and if he shall elect to perform such hard labor, such Judge or Clerk shall make an order, allowing him to do SO. and shall certify that fact 10 the court at which he is required to ap- pear and if he Is convicted when tried, it shall be the duty of the court In deter mining his punishment to take in consid- eration the amount of labor performed by him: and if he is acquitted. the net amount so earned by him under his eiec- tion to perform hard labor for the county. shall be delivered to him by the county treasurer, who shall take his receip. therefor which shall be his voucher. ..,s rne earnings of such defendant under this sectior. shall be paid to the county treasurer, and by him held until the nnai disposition of the prosecution; ana i the defendant is convicted shall be applied py him as the hire of convicts Is applied. II shall be the duty of such Justice or the Peace and Notary Public to render 10 the grand jury of the county on 'ns rt,,, day of each term of the Circuit or City Court a statement in writing and undet oath. of the name of each defencant charged with a misdemeanor, committed by him, the date of such commitment and whether or not he gave such defeno- ant the information required ey this sec tion. It shall be the duty Of the snerin t0nQoT on the first day of each term of the Cir cuit or City Court, a statement, In writing and under oath, setting forth the name of every person charged with misoemean- or coming into his custody since his last preceding statement, when he receiveo such defendant and when he carried nm before the Judge of Probate or Clerk ot tne Circuit or City Court as provided by 'tnis section. It shall be the duty of the Judge of Probate and Clerk of the Circuit or City Court to render to the grand jury on the first day of each term Of the CIT cult or City Court a statement In writing and under oath of the name of each de- fendant brought before them by the shef- iff under this section, of the date when he was SO brought before them, and whether or not they gave him the infoe- nation required by this section.
 Approved Sept IS. 1908.
 Ofacial.
 J. THos HEFLrN,
 Secretary of State. H,o. 2l6) AN ACT IS. %. To require list to be made and kept of
 all corporations formed under the laws Section i. Be 1t enacted by the Legisla- $ure of the State of Alabama: That the Secretary of State shall forthwith make and thereafter keep a list alphabetically arranged of all corporations organized, or hereafter to be organized under the general laws of Ala hama, stating the original name of each corporation, the date of its organization. and the county in which the proceedings to organize the same were filed, and any change thereafter made in such name to- Rether with the date of such change.
 Sec 2 Immediately upon the approval of this Act the Secretary of State shall require the Judge of Probate of each county in this State to forward to the Secretary of State a list alphabetically arranged of all corporations whose pro- ceeding of incorporation are on file in his court giving the original name of such corporation and the date of its organiza- lion. and also any change made in the name of such corporation and the date of the change in its name. such list to he certified under the seal of the court.
 Sec. 8. That the Judge of Probate of each county in this State shall within ten days after proceedings to organize any corpora ton under the general laws of this State or to change the name of any cor poration by consolidation or otherwise. have been filed in his office, certify under the seal of his court, the name acquired by such corporation to the Secretary of State with the date when such corpora ton or such changed name became effec- tive.
 Sec 4 That any Judge of Probate who shall fail or refuse to furnish to the Secretary of State the list provided for by section of this Act within sixty days from the demand therefor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not less than two hundred and fifty dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars and shall be guilty of like offense ard be subject to the like fine for each additional thirty days that he shall fail or refuse to fur nish such list, or fall or refuse to make the certificate provided for in the third section hereof.
 Approved Sept 1s 1908.
 Official.
 J. THOS. HEFLIN,
 Secretary of State No. 2?o) AN ACT (s 23o To nroyide for the defense of the suits of