The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-16
rank N. JuIians
 Secretary of State.

] q duties, to appropriate money to pay the expenses for carrying out It's provisions, to provide for the ap- pointment of an Immigration Com missioner, to define his duties and to fix his compensation.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Leg 1 islature of Alabama, That the lmmi- grafton Board for the State of Alabama l is hereby created, to consist of the GOV l ernor, who shall be Chairman of said
 Board, the Commissioner of Agricult- ure and Industries, and one lmmigra-
 tion Commissioner.
 Sec. g.. Be 1t further enacted, That | the Immigration Commissioner shall be
 appointed by the Governor and shall I hold office for four years. unless soon
 CT removed by the Governor, and shall
 receive for his compensation Twenty I Four Hundred Dollars per annurn, pay able monthly in the same manner as 1 other State officers are paid, and he l shall enter into a good and sufncient bond in the sum of Five Thousand Dol lars, payable to the State of Alabama | for the faithful performance of his duty.
 Sec. B. Be 1t further enacted. That 1 the Immigration Commissioner shall
 from time to time cause the publication 1 of circulars of information, and hand l books on the resources of the State, and I shall have charge of all work looking l to the promotion of immigration Tn l English and such foreign languages as 1 the Immigration Board may designate'
 in regard to localities. climate, re- sources and advantages which the State 1 of Alabama has to offer to every good l class of immigrants, and more specific 1 ally to the inducement of capital and l desirable immigration by the dissemin- l ation of information relative to the ad- l yantaSes of soil and climate, and to the I natural resources and industrial oppor- I tunities offered in this State.
 l Sec. 1. Be 1t further enacted, That l he shall also collect from the farmers | and landowners of this State and list 1 information as to the land stating the number of acres, location, the terms up-
 on which they may be bought, leased,
 or shared to desirable settlers. That a
 land registry shall be kept and in con-
 nection herewith, from time to time,
 publication shall be made descriptive of such listed agricultural, mineral, for est and trucking lands and factory sites
 as may be offered to the department 1 for sale or share which publication shall be in attractive form setting
 forth the county, township, number of
 acres, names and addresses of owners, | and such other information as may be
 helpful in placing homeseekers in com- munication with land owners. Provided,
 that all expenses incurred by this Sec
 ton shall be paid by the party or par
 ties whose land or property Is so adver-
 tised.
 Sec. 5. Be it further enacted. That
 the migration Board Is empowered to
 make such arrangements with any cor poration, firm, association or individual
 as may desire to cooperate in any way
 with the Board as may best serve the
 interests of successful immigration into l af 1ok and nd aV,
 agent to any part of the United States,
 or foreign country, for the purpose of
 inducing immigration into Alabama
 and make such arrangements with rail
 roads and oceanic steamers may be
 necessary to carry out the provisions
 of this Act; provided such corpora
 tions, firms, associations or individuals
 so cooperating with the Board shall
 pay the expenses in carrying out the
 provisions as herein set forth in this
 section.
 Sec. G. Be 1t further enacted, That
 the Commissioner shall collect in the
 form of a handbook of the State, to
 be issued when practicable, informa-
 tion showing the nature and industrial
 resources and advantages of the State
 of Alabama, dealing with soil, climate
 raw and manufactured products. agri-
 cultural and horticultural products, tex
 tile fabrics, manufacturing industries
 mines and mining, native woods, means
 of transportation, cost of living, the market and all material social advan-
 tages for those seeking homes and in vestments In agricultural or manufact.
 uring industries. That in order to ia.
 cilitate the collection and collation oi
 exact information about the resources
 of the State on all lines, the heads oi
 the several departments of the Stat'
 and County Governments and of tht . State Institutions, are hereby required
 to furnish, as far as practicable, suct , information as may be at their com mand to the Immigration Commissionel when called upon for the same.
 Sec. '. Be 1t further enacted, Ina , the migration Board shall use lawfu means to prevent the induction into thi State of immigrants of an undesirabl,
 class, and to this end, shall investigate the conditions of the applicants for ad mission through the Department, so al
 to discourage the coming in of persons } of an anarchistic tendency, of paupers of persons suffering with contagious O. communicative diseases, of cripples l without means and unable to perform 7 men al or physical service, of idiots } lunatics, persons of bad character, o
 of any persons whom are likely to be come a charge upon the charity of thu . State. and all such as will not mak,
 good and laW-aplding citizens.
 Sec. 8. Be 1t further enacted, Tha immigrants shall be sought from desir able white citizens of the United States
 first and then citizens of Englisl ! speaking and Germanic countries France and the Scandinavian countries , and Belgium, as prospective citizens o . . this State, and conformable with tn laws of the United States.
 Sec. 9. Be 1t further enacted, Tha it shall be unlawful for any person firm, association or corporation to brinj or cause to be brought into the State o l. Alabama. any immigrants from any for
 eign country in any other way thal , through the Department of Immigratioi
 Board. and any such person. firm. cor poration or association who shall vio | late the provisions of this Act shall b :. guilty of misdemeanor. and upon con . viction shall be fined not less thai e $1.OOO.
 ' Sec. 10. Be 1t further enacted, Tha . for the purpose of carrying out the pro . visions of Section 8. of this Acts so ia
 as 1t relates to the encouragement O f immigration to this State, travelling ex A nenses of the Immigration Commis