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of the parties in the proceedings author ized in the three next preceding sections and issues Of act tried, as in other chan cery cases.
 Sec. 8. Corporations whose charters ex- pire by limitation and which are dissolved by forfeiture or any other cause, except by judicial decree, ex,st as bodies cor- porate for the term of five years after such dissolution, for the purpose of prose- cutting or defending suits, settling their business. disposing of their property and dividing their capital stock. but not for the purpose of continuing their business; and the directors shall be trustees thereof with full power to settle their affairs, collect their debts, sell and convey the property and divide the moneys and other property among the stockholders. after paying Us debts; and may act under the bylaws of the corporation, prescribe the terms md conditions of the sale of the property O. the corporation. sue for and recover the debts and property of the dissolved cor poration, in the corporate name; and are jointly and severally liable to it's credi- tors and stockholders to the extent of the property which may come into their hands. On application to the chancellor or judge of other court at the principal places of business of the corporations such trustees may be continued for sueh length of time beyond such five years as may be necessary for the purpose in this section set forth.
 Sec. 54 Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to add to- take from, or otherwise affect the rights. powers, duties and liabilities of any corporations now existing chartered under the laws special or general of this State or to re- peal, modify or otherwise affect any of the provisions of Article ILL Chapter ss, of the Code, or any other existing provs- ions of law relating to mutual aid asso- citations, or to repeal mouify, or other wise effect the provisions of Article four) of Chapter 2S (twenty-eight) of the Code, or to repeal. modify. or other wise affect any of the provisions of Chap ter 6S Of the Code, relating to the bust ness of insurance companies
 Approved Oct, 2 1905
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loiter about the premises or place of bus inessA of any person. firm or corporation engaged in a lawful business. for the pur- pose of influencing or inducing others not to trade with, buy from, sell to or have business dealings with such person, firm or corporation, or to picket the works or place of business of such other person. firm or corporation for the purpose Of interfering with or injuring any lawful business or enterprise. Provided, that nothing herein shall prevent any person from soliciting trade or business for a competitive business.
 Sec. 3. That 1t shall be unlawful to print or circulate any notice of boycott. boycott cards, stickers. dodgers or unfair lists, publishing or declaring that a boy colt or ban exists or has existed or is contemplated against any person. firm or corporation doing lawful business. or publishing the name of any judicial officer or other public official upon any black list, unfair list or other similar list be- cause of any lawful act or decision of such official.
 Sec. | That 1t shall be unlawful to use force. threats or other means of lntimi- dalton to prevent any person from en- gazing In any lawful occupation at any place he or she sees fit.
 Sec 5. That 1t shall be unlawful for any person. firm or corporation to main- tain a black list or to notify any other firm or corporation that any person has been blacklisted by such person, firm or corporation or to use any other similar means to prevent such persons from re- ceiving employment. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision or this act must, on conviction pay fine of not less than fifty (S5o) dollars. nor more than five hundred ($500) dollars, or to be imprisoned not to exceed sixty days hard labor for the county. That all laws and parts of laws In conIiiet with the pro- visions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved Sept. 26. 1903.
 Official.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-09
J. THOS. HEFLIN,
 Secretary of State.
AN ACT

No s20 AN ACT CH. 518 TO prohibit boycotting, unfair lists. pick
 citing, or other interference with the
 lawful business or occupation of others.
 and to provide a penalty therefor.
 Sec. l. Be 1t enacted by the Legisla- ture of Alabama. that 1t shall be unlaw- fui for two or more persons to conspire together for the purpose of preventing any person, persons. firm or corporate from carrying on any lawful business within the State of Alabama, or for the purpose of interfering with the same.
 Sec. 2 That 1t shall be unlawful for any person or persons to go near to or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-09
J. THOS. HEFLIN,
 Secretary of State.


 No 44S) AN ACT GIT. 1o45 To amend Section 11S9 of the Code of Ala
 bama
 Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of Ala bama. That Section 11s9 of the Code of Alabama be amended to read as follows. section lls9 Declaration of subscriber rs eontents-Three or more persons, asso- ciating to form corporation for the con struction, maintenance and operation of street railway or street railways. in or in and near or between any of the cities and towns of this State, must file in the office of the Judge of Probate of one of the counties in which such corporation proposes to do business, a declaration in writing, signed by each of them, stating: l. The names and residence of the sub scribers. and the name and style of the proposed corporation 9 The amount of the capital stock, and the number of shares into which 1t is divided. B. The name or names of the town or towns city or cities and the streets thereof in or in and near or between which it Is proposed to construct, maintain and oper- ate such railway with a general descrp- ton of the line or lines upon which the railway is to be constructed, which de- scription may be amended from time to time as such line or lines are changed or extended; or in case 1t Is proposed to purchase a railway already constructed the name or names of the town or towns city or cities, and the streets thereof, in or In and near or between which 1t Is proposed to operate and maintain such railway, with q general description of the line or lines upon which the same IS to be operated, which description may be amended from time to time as such line or lines are changed or extended. f. Any other matter 1t Is deemed desirable to state; which declaration must be ac eompanied with the consent in writing of the proper authorities of such town or city, or of the county, in case such road lies without an incorporated city or town, as 10 the portion so lying without run ming along or across any of the public roads of such county.
 Approved Oct l. 1903.
 Official:
 J. THOS. HEFLIN,
 Secretary of State
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-09
J. THOS. HEFLIN,
 Secretary of State.

No 4273 AN ACT (H S74 To provide for the registration and pay 4 ment Of claims of witnesses In criml-
 nal cases removed from the State to
 United States courts.
 Section l. Be it enacted by the Leglsla ture of Alabama, That in all criminal cases which have been. or may hereafter be. removed from the courts of this State into the United States coust, all witt nesses who have heretofore attended or who shall hereafter attend said United States court be and they are hereby de- clared entitled to register their claims and to be paid in the same manner as if said attendance had been in the court where the suit was first instituted.
 Sec. 2. The certificate of the clerk of said United States Court as to the at tendance of any witness in any case herein provided for shall have the same probative force as If issued by a clerk of a court of this State.
 Approved Oct l, 1903
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AN ACT

No 2oA, AN ACT GIT. TT fo amend Subdivision of Section so0 or the Code of Alabama.
 Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Legts- lature of Alabama, That Subdivision 5 of Section 9O6 of the Code of Alabama bs amended so as to read as follows: In the County of Lawrence, on the first Monday fin March, on the first Monday in Sep tember, and the second Monday in Ds- cember, and may continue two weeks; provided there shall be no grand jury drawn and summoned for December term. Provided there shall be no December term of said court held under the pio- visions of this act for the year 1908. Sec. 2. The laws and parts of laws ,n conflict with this act are hereby repealed. Approved Sept. 26, 1908
 Official.
 J. THOS. HEFLIN,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-09
J. THOS. HEFLIM.
 Secretary of State.
AN ACT.
No. sSs)

Mo qaa AN ACT. (H no To fix the time of holding courts in the
 Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of Ala
 bama. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
 ture of Alabama as follows.
 Section l. That the courts In the several counties composing the Fourteenth Judi cial Circuit shall be held at the follow ing times and places: In the county ol Winston, the third Monday in March and September and may continue two weeks at each term. In the county of Walker the court shall be held as follows. The first term shall begin the first Monday in January and may continue until the S0th day of June, except tho two weeks beginning the third Monday in March. The second term of the Circuit Court in Walker County shall begin first Monday in October and may continue until the end of the week which begins with the second Monday in December.
 Sec. 9 In the county of Walker the jury terms of said court shall be held as follows The second Monday in January. the first Monday in April and the first Monday in October, and each term there- of may continue as long as the presiding judge may deem necessary to dispose of the business.
 Sec. 3. A peremptory call of the equity docket of said court for Walker County shall be held as follows: The first Mon day in March. the third Monday in June, and the first Monday in December.
 Sec. l. A peremptory call of the equity docket of said court for Winston County shall be made as follows: The fourth Monday in March and September and may continue in session one week.
 Sec. 5. That all laws and parts of laws In conflict with this act be, and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved Sept. 2s, 1903.
 Official. l. Thos. Heflln,
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J. Thos. IIefiin, Secretary of State.

No. 325 AN ACT. fH. 81 To amend An Act to make the appro-
 priations for ordinary expenses for the
 executive, legislative and judicial de-
 partments of the State, for the inter- est on the public debt, and for put l.c
 schools" Section | Be 1t enacted by the Legisla. ture of Alabama. That subdivision 20 Of Section 1, of an act entitled An act to make appropriations for the ordinary ex- penses for the executive. legislative and judicial departments of the State, for the interest on the public debt and for pub lie schools, approved February 18th 1903, be amended so as to read as follows: ''29. For public printing and binding, in- cluding reports of the heads of depart ments, Supreme Court decisions Acts and Journals of Legislature. advertising and proclamations done in pursuance of law, for the year ending September 30th, 1903, twenty thousand dollars, and for the year ending September 3oth. 1904, fifteen thousand dollars. and for the years end ing September 30th, 1905 and 1906, ten thousand dollars. each"
 Sec. 2. That subdivision 35 of Section 1 of An Act to make appropria tions for the ordinary expenses of the executive, legislative and judicial departments of the State. for the interest on the pubic debt and for public schools approved Feb ruary 18th, 1903. be amended so as to read as follows: ''35. For distributing Acts and Journals of the Legislature of 1903, and other public documents for the year end ing September s0th 1903. seven hundred and fifty dollars and for the year ending September 3oth. 1904, seven hundred and fifty dollars and for the years ending Sep tember 30th, 1905 and 1906, five hundred dollars, each"
 Approved Sept. 26, 1903.
 Official.
 J. THOS. HEFIIN,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-09
J. Thos. Hehin, Secretary of Sta te.

No. 340) AN ACT. (S. 161 To amend Section 336S of the Civil Code
 of 1896.
 Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Legisla- ture of Alabama. that Section 1868 of the Civil Code of 1896 be amended so as to read as follows: 336s Duty as to dead bodies; analysis pf stomach when poison suspected, whendver the Judge of Pro- bate has reason to believe that the death of any person dying or buried in the County was caused by poison, he may order and obtain a chemical analysis of the stomach, and its contents, of the body of such deceased person, and to that end may employ the State chemist or other competent chemist to make such analysis and such analysis shall be reported to the Judge of Probate, and the costs and ex- penses incurred tberein not exceeding one hundred dollars. must be paid by the County on the order of the Court of County Commissioners Provided 1t shall be the duty of the State Chemist to make such analysis whenever employed so to do by the Probate Judge
 Approved September % 1908,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-09
J. THOS. HEFLIS.
 Secretary of State.
AN ACT

No 82g1 AN ACT CH. SI9. To prohibit the playing of baseball and football, tennis, golf on Sunday in public place or where people resort for such purpose fin the State of Alabama, and to provide a punishment therefor. Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Legisla- ture of Alabama, That 1t shall be unlaw- ful for any person or persons to play or engage in the playing of any baseball or football. tennis golf on Sunday in any public place or place where people resort for such purpose in the State of Ala bama
 Sec ?. Any person violating the pro visions of this act. shall, on conviction therefor. be guilty of m.sdemeanor ana shall be fined not less than twenty-hye dollars nor more than fifty dollars. Approved Sept 2S, 1903.
 Official.
 J. THOS. HEFLIN.
 Secretary of State.
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No. 335) AN ACT TT 5as To amend Section 460O of the Code of 1896.
 Section l. Be it enacted by the Legis- lature of Alabama that Section 4600 of the Code of Alabama be amended so sas to read as follows: 4600 (42O4) (i70O (4132) (4S3). Warrant of arrest issued by judge or justice on affidavit. party aggrieved or desiring to bring charge of misde- meanor before the County Court may ap- ply to the Judge thereof or to some jus tice of the peace of the County, for warrant of arrest. and upon making af- idayit In writing that he has probable cause for believing. and does believe that an offense designating the mlsdemeanor by name, or by some other phrase which in common parlance designates iD, has been committed in said County by c. D. tnaming the offender) on the person Cor property Is the case may bel of A. B. Oaming the person injured.) then the Judge of said Court, or justice of the peace. shall issue his warrant of arrest Provided that no justice of the peace who is also County Solicitor shall issue q warrant returnable to any Court in which 1t Is his duty to prosecute, and any such warrant Is void and upon motion the prosecution must be dismissed.
 Approved September 2S. 1908.
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CiilocSs
 Sec. 51. Whenever any corpora tion operating or maintaining any uubic utility and having enjoyed franchises under contract with any city town or other municipal subdivision to render any public or quasi public service to such city, or other sub division, or the inhabitants thereof. shall fail. after reasonable notice of default in the performance of such contract, to comply with and perform the same in the manner provided in such contract. the governing body of such city, town, or other subdivision. may by bill or petition apply to the Chancery Court or other court of like Jurisdiction of the county in which such city, town or other sub division is situated, to enforce the for feituro of the rights and franchises and annul the charter of the corporation. If upon the hearing of the cause the court shall find that the corporation has so failed or refused to perform it's said con- tract, either wilfully or by reason of lack of means to do so it shall enter de- cree ordering such corporation within a time to be named in said decree, to com ply with It's contract In the respect where in 1t is in default, which time for good cause shown, the court may extend If within the time fixed in the decree, or In the order extending the time, 1t be made to appear to the court that the decree has been compiled with. the court shall enter decree dismissng the proceed fngs upon the payment of all costs by the corporation; but if 1t appear at the ex- piration of such time that the corporation has failed to comply with the order of the court, the court shall declare the franchise of the corporation forfeited, and dissolve the corporation.
 Sec. 52. Appeals may be taken by any
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-03

dam by a steam tug. and when l saw 1t
the hydraulic cranes were lifting up a hun
dred boards at a time and dropping them
on to the cars, which were to take them
to the interior.
Near by were other barges loading goods
for the United States, and 1 was told that
something like 81, 00O, 900 worth of goods
are annually shipped from here to our
country.
Another big Rhine center is Dusseldorf,
about two and one-half hours by steamer
down stream. It is the chief port Of West
phalia, an enormous industrial region I'M
derlaid with coal and iron. Dusseldorf
itself has iron and steel works, foundries,
furnaces and rolling mills. 1t makes rail-
road cars and electrical equipments and
the same is true of Cologne.
Dusseldorf is also the port for MANY
other towns nearby, and does a great busi-
ness in selling American machine tools,
Carolina pine and some OF our best hard
woods. 1t takes a great lot Of California
fruit, and has until recently imported con-
siderable iron and steel tubing, although
this is now furnished by Germany. It is
from there that a large part of the Krupp
shipments go out, including those to the
United States, which are heavy.
Up tue Nnlne ABOVE Cologne there are q
number Of important ports, and especially
Coblenz, Mainz and Mannheim. l an sur
prised at the size of Mainz. 1t is growing
hk a green bay tree and now has more
than 100, 900 population. 1t is situated
where the Main flows into the Rhine and
gets the traffic of both rivers. 1t was so
rich in the past that it was called Golden
MainZ" and II was at one time the leader
OF the league Of Rhenish towns, formed
during the middle ages to boom the trade
OF this region. Today 1t is overshadowcd
BY Frankfort. but it has an increasing
trade. Mannheim, still further up the
Rhine, at the mouth OF the Neckar, might
be called an American trade center. 1t
has enormous imports OF American grain,
coal oil and tobacco and is the head
quarters for the transshipment OF American
goods. The diamond Match company, the
STANDARD Oil company and the Pure Oil
company have plants there and our leading
exporters of all kinds have their agencies.
Mannheim is the head of Rhine navigation
for large boats and the chief point OF dis
tribution for grain, cotton, coal oil, lumber
and coal. Over 10000 boats unload at its
docks every year and its freight runs up
into the millions OF tons. It is a great
commercial center, its banks having a
capital Of $50, 900, 900. 1t is also a manu-
featuring city, making dye stuffs and chem
icals, corks and cars. beer and glass
bottles, agricultural implements. pianos,
cocoanut butter. cigars and a score Of other
things. Its analine dye plant 10 the largest
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late In the fan. There are two great
passenger companies which have regular
daily services to Mainz and Cologne and
Dusseldorf. They are doing well, paying
regular dividends OF 6 per cent and over.
Their stocks ars considered safe invest
ments and they are bought and sold on the
exchange.
1t is not the foreign travel, however,
that makes the boats pay. That is enor-
nous, 1t is true, but 1t 10 nothing in COM
parison with the local traffic. The Rhine
Is one almost continuous village. There
are towns everywhere near the river and
back from It, except In the most noun
famous parts, and on holidays the boats
are crowded, and, as the fares are cheaper
than those Of the railroads. the everyday
travel is great. A difference in weather
makes a big difference in the profits OF
the companies, This is especially so as
to the foreign trafhc. A cold Whitsuntide
means there will be no traffic from Lon
don and a cold season may cut down the
dividends more than / per cent. There
are now about a hundred steamboats, on
the Rhine, and the average number of pas
sengeTs exceeds a million a year.
Travelling is comparatively inexpensive,
and strange to say, 1t costs less to go
up the stream than Town 1t. It takes only
a day to see the most beautiful part Of the
river and you can have a round trip ticket
at reduced rates. Each passenger is allowed
a hundred pounds Of baggage free, a small
charge being made for loading and dis
charging the trunks. All the steamers
have eating accommodation on them, and
the food is quite as good as on similar boats
at home. At l O'Clock there is a table
d'hote dinner which costs 75 cents, with
reduced rates for children. Breakfast and
supper are also served.
Nearly all tine Rhine towns arc growing
and are steadily improving their port ar
rangements. You see cranes on the land
ing places at many small towns, all the
citi,s have wharves and the busy scenes
upon the show that this part Of Germany
is industrially alive.
island in the river. This has been walled
in with great stone blocks and paved with
cobbles. Bridges connect II with the rail-
roads and the cars are brought right to the
boats and loaded and unloaded with great
steel cranes. There are custom houses on
the island with bonded warehouses, and the
facilities are such that scores of barges and
boats can be handled at one time.
AS l walked along upon this island l saw
q barge unloading South Carolina pine. The
boards were built out over the sides of the
barge so that 1t seemed to be a pile Of Ium-
Der 100 feet wide, 400 feet long and 10 feet
high. 1t had been toWed up from Rotter-