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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-25
frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of state.

No. 1.) GIT. J. R. No. 1a
 Whereas, The Legislature of the State of Alabama which is now in session is the Legislature chosen next preceding the expiration of the time for which the Honora ble Edmand Winston Pettus was elected q Senator to represent the State of Alabama in the Congress of tho United States. Be 1t resolved by the House of Representatives. the Sen ate concurring; That the House of Re rescntatives and the Senate of the Lepis,ature of Alabama shall meet In their respective halls on Tuesday, the twenty-second day Of January. one thousand nine hundred and seven. the same being tho second Tuesday after the meeting and organization of said Legislature. and that they proceed sep- aratclY to vote for a Senator in Com grcss from the State of Alabama for the term of six years beginning on the 4th day of March. 1909, when the pres ent term of the said Edmund Winston Pcttus as such Senator from the state of Alabama shalf expire-such pre- ceed- ings in either House to conform to the statutes of the United States providing for the election of Senators to the Con gress of the United States And that on Wednesday, the a3rd day of Janu- ary l90i at tho hour of D m. the members uf the senate and House If Representatives convene in joint as- sembly in the Hall of the House of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-25
tran K W. Julian,
 Secretary of State

No. 4) H. J. R, No. 2f
 Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring. That the Governor be and he is hereby requested to employ at the expense of the State. an expert &C., countant and direct him to examine the books and accounts of the Tuske- gee Normal and Industrial Institute. and to make diligent inquiry Into ev- cry department thereof. and to ren- der report in writing to the Legis- lature of Alabama of the financial condition of said Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. said report to be rendered as soon as practicable, and that the Governor Is also au- thorized to employ said accountant to make any examination of the books and accounts of any officer of this State which the Governor may deem proper, and same to be reported to the Legislature.
 Approved January 2S. 1907. Official:
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-25

No. 300 AN ACT 6. 5. To prescribe and regulate passenger rates on all railroads other than street railroads carrying passen- gers between points within the State of Alabama.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama: That from and after sixty days after the passage and approval of this Act. the owners and operators of steam railroads in this State engaged in carrying passengers shall not charge exceeding two and one-half cents per mile per passenger for carrying any passengers from one point to another in Alabama, and shall keep and sell at their regular stations tickets at a price not exceeding two and one-half cents per mile or frac- ton of a mile: but not be required to accept a single fare for less than five cents, and in ease of odd miles the pas senger shall pay three cents for the last mile or fraction of a mile. Pro- vtded that thin act shall apply to all lines over one hundred miles in length and their branches operating in this State; and provided further. that the rate on all lines not over one hundred miles long in this State shall be fixed by the Railroad Commission.
 Sec. ?. Any corporation, partner ship. association or person owning or operating sucu TallTOau, OT omCer, ser want or agent of any such who shall knowingly charge or accept fare at a higher rate than prescribed by this act shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shall on conviction be fined not less than fifty dollars for each offense.
 Sec. g. Be 1t further enacted that this act shall go into effect after it's passage and approval.
 Approved February 14. 1907.
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-25

official business. Provided, that this provision shall not be construed ;o pro- hibit the interchange of passes for the officers, agents and employees of com mon carriers and their immediate fam flies: nor prohibit any common carrier from carrying passengers free with the object of providing relief in cases of general epidemic, pestilence or other calamitous visitation.
 Sec. 2. Any common carrier, agent, servant, officer or employe of such com mon carrier violating this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be indicted as such corporation. association, partnership or person, for each offense, on conviction, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars. nor more than two thousand dollars, or be imprisoned in the County jail or sen fenced to hard labor for the County for not more than six months, one or both, at the discretion of the jury trying the ease and any person, other than the person excepted in this provision, who accepts or uses any such free ticket, free passes or free transportation, re- bate, discount or reduction, shall be sub tect to a like penalty.
 Sec. ,. Witnesses before the grand jury, summoned to give evidence of any violation of this law may be requir ed to answer generally as to any such of Tense within their knowledge, commit ted within twelve months next preced- ing, without being specially interrogat- ed as to any particular offense, but no witness shall be prosecuted for any of fense as to which he testihes before the grand jury, and any member of the grand jury or solicitor may be wit ness to prove this fact.
 Sec. 4. Any person who Is summoned to go before the grand jury to answer as to any violation of the law prohibit ing free passes within his knowledge, and who fails and refuses to attend and testify in obedience 70 such summons without a good excuse, to be determined by the Court is guilty of a contempt of court and also misdemeanor and on conviction for such msdemeanor shall be fined not less than one hundred dol lars, nor more than two thousand dol lars, or be imprisoned in the County jail, or sentenced to hard labor for the County for not more than six months one or both at the discretion of the jury trying the case.
 Approved February 14, 1907.
 Omcial:
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-25
Secretary of State.

No 37.) AN ACT (S. 210. To provide for the appointment of a
 Joint Committee to read and revise | the manuscript of the new code pre- pared by Hon. James J. Maytield, and to prescribe it's powers and du- ties and to fix the compensation of the committee and clerks and pro- vide for their pay and expenses. Section l. Be it enacted by the Leg isIature of Alabama, That there is here by created a Joint Committee to be com posed of three Senators and five Repre- sentatives, who are hereby authorized and required to read, during the recess of the Legislature the whole manu- script of the new Code, as prepared by Hon. James J. Mayfeld.
 Sec. 2. The committee shall revise, amend and correct the manuscript so as to make it a harmonious body of law, as nearly perfect as possible, and in do- ing this, they shall keep correct min utes of their proceedings, to be signed by the chairman of the committee. and returned with the manuscript. so that heir amendments and corrections may be correctly incorporated in the pub lished code.
 Sec. B. The committee shall have au- thority to employ two clerks, one of whom must be a skullful stenographer and who shall receive not exceeding eight dollars day, and another who must be competent, well qualified law clerk, who shall receive not exceeding five dollars a day. The memb bers of the committee shall receive ten dollars per day and the same mileage allowed by law to them as members of the Legis- lature. The pay of members of the committee and clerk shall be for the whole time they are actually engaged in the work for which they are ap- pointed, provided they do not take any recess longer than two days at time.
 Sec. 4. The chairman of the com mittee shall certify to the Auditor, the amount due the members and clerks of the committee. who must draw his war rant therefor on the State Treasurer,
 Sec 5. The Governor will designa-e some comfortable room in the Capito! and have the same suitably furnished and well lighted for the use of the com mittee, and tn "-----~-,' ". S'"t" will furnish all or things require
 Sec. 6. The -. hall codify and inc .nu- script code all by the Legislature
 Sec. '. The S, hall have printed, in one thousand copies oln- missioner, James 5ing the changes and correcuons maoe by him for the use of tte Legislature.
 Sec s. Any vacancy occurring in the Senate membership of the Committee shall be filled by the President of the Senate and any vacancy occurring in he House membership of the commit tee shall be filled by the Speaker of the House.
 Approved February 15, 1907. Official:
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-25

No. s) (H T. Rzo
 Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That committee of afifs members be appointed, to consistrof three members of the House. and two members of the Senate to be named by the Speaker of the House and othe President of the Senate respectively to investigate the matter oi salaries of the executive officers of this stste, and of the clerks and employees in uthe various executive offices or depart ments; to ascertain whether the saIa- ries now paid to such officers. clerks and employees are adequate and fair and commensurate with their several duties. labors and responsibilities and with the reasonable cost of living.
 Approved February G. 1907. Official:
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-25
Secretary of State.

No 35.) AN ACT (S 23l To create the Four. eenth Judicial Cir
 cult of the State of Alabama, to fix
 the time of holding Court therein
 and to provide for the appointment
 of the Judge and Solicitor of said
 Court
 Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Leg fslature of Alabama, That there is ere ated and established the Fourteenth Ju- dicial Circuit of the S.ate of Alabama to be composed of the counties of Walk CT and Winston.
 Sec. 2. That as soon as practicable after the approval of this act, the Gov ernor shall appoint Judge in and for said Circuit as provided by Section 153 of the Constitution. and the said Judge shall receive the same salary to be paid at the same time and in the same manner as the other Circuit Judges of Alabama.
 Sec. 3. That as soon as practicable after the approval of this Act, the Gov ernor shall appoint a Solicitor in and for said Circuit, who shall be paid the same salary and at the same time and in the same manner as other Circuit Solicitors in Alabama.
 Sec. 4. That the courts in the coun- ties composing the circuit shall be held at the following times and places: In
  day in March and September of each year and may continue two weeks. In the County of Walker the court shall be held as follows: The second Monday in January and continue until the first Monday in March, from the fourth Mon day in March until the first day of July, and from the fourth Monday In Septem- Der until December 31st of each year; provided that the first term of the Cir cult Court of Walker County held un- der this Act may commence on the fourth Monday in March, 1907. And provided, further that the Judge of said court may organize the same on any day during the time herein provided for holding the same.
 Sec. 5. That the Judge and Solicitor to be appointed under this Act shall each serve for the term now respec- lively fixed by law and that their suc- cessors shall be elected by the qualified electors of said Circuit at the time and in the manner now provided by law for the election of Circuit Judges and So- llcitors. Approved February 15. 1907 Official:
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State. ...
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-25
 Secretary of State.

No. I1.) AN ACT. (H. 210. To make an appropriation for the com
 pensation of the Land Clerk in the
 office of the State Auditor.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama, That the compen- sation of the Land Clerk in the office of the State Auditor shall be fifteen hun dred dollars per annun
 Sec. 2. That the sum of fifteen hum dred dollars per annum be and the same is hereby appropriated for the compen- zion of said Land Clerk in the office of the State Auditor.
 Sec. 3. That this act shall take ef- feet immediately upon it's approval by the Governor. 1907.
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-25

House of Representatives and the Sem ate of the Legislature of Alabama shall meet in their respective halls on Tuesday. the Twenty-second day of January, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Seven. the same being the second Tuesday after the meeting and organis- alton of said Legislature. and that they proceed separately to vote for a Senator in Congress from the State of Alabama for the term of six years, be- ginning on the Fourth day of March, 1907. when the present term of the said John Tyler Morgan as such Senator from the State of Alabama shall expire such proceedings fin either House to conform to the statutes of the United States providing for the election of Senators to the Congress of the United States. And that on Wednesday, the 23rd day of January. 1907, at the hour of p. m, the members of the Senate and House of Representatives convene in joint assembly in the Hall of the House of Representatives, and then and there read the journals of each house and declare the result so as to conform to the Statutes of the United States.
 Approved. January 2s, 1907.
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-25
Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
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No. 36) AN ACT GIL zs. To amend Section 3s41 of the Code. M - Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama that Section 3si1 of the Code is hereby amended, so as to read: Tho annual salary of every justice of the Supreme Court Is five thousand dollars and the several justices may draw their salary at this rate from the first day of the month next after the approval thereof Approved this IS day of Feb. 19O7
 Official
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-25
AN ACT.
No. 33)

No. SS) AN ACT. (S141. To authorize the sale and transfer by
 the Quarantine Board of Mobile Bay
 of its site, plant property and
 equipment, and to cede jurisdict ion
 over the said tine site to the
 United States. Whereas, The Con-
 gress of the United States have
 provided for the establishment of
 quarantine for the protection of the
 coast of the United States and for
 the enforcement of the same by the
 establishment of suitable stations
 and have provided for the acuuisi-
 tion of quarantine plants and sites
 hv purchase thereof:
 Now Therefore, Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That the Quarantine Board of MobiIe Bay are hereby authorized and empow- cred. at such price and on such terms as it may agree upon with the Secre- tary of the Treasury of the United states. to sell and convey to the United States the site acquired by said Quar- antine Board of Mobile Bay near Fort Morgan, and also all other quarantine property and equipment of the said Board including the physicians res
 n s'nfecting barge Chipman". with equipment. the detention barge, "Undal, with equip with equipment; and to make all need ful transfers and conveyances thereof to the United States in execution of thereof from the authorities of the n.ted States in execution of such sale and to receive payment Of the prtce thereof from the authorities of the United Slater.
 Ser if further ornctnd That Jurisdiction over the site now owned and heretofore used by the Quarantine Board of Mobile Bay be and the same is hereby ceded to the United States, such cession to take effect from and after any sale of said site and plant to the United States.
 Approved FcDIuary l3, 1907. Official
 Frank N. Julian,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21
TAKES HIS BATH
IN METALLIC COFFIN
Hobo Utilizes a Metal-Lined
Casket for a Bath
Tub.

A man who said his name was "just
Bill" applied to an undertaken IN Des
Moines, Ia, for quarter to get a bed
for the night. The undertaken refused
to give him money, but told him to go
into the back shop and lie down,
SAn hour or so later the undertaken 8
assistants who were in the front Office
heard splashing sound coming from the
back shop and went to investigate. The
sight they saw almost took their breath
away. Lying fiat in metallined
casket, which he had filed almost full
of water, the old man was industrious.
ly scrubbing himself with piece Of
soap.
"Don't ger sore, my friend,'' be en-
treated, 'tf ain It had a wash for quite
spell, It's too cold TO go into the
river and no one will stake me for the
price of bath.
But the undertaken and his assist
ants had gotten out Of sympathy with
the old fellow and he was hustled out
to seek other shelter.
$50 to the police station called the
irate undertaken after him. 'That S
where / ought to take you anyway for
spelling that new coffin.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21
HAD BIGGEST HEART
IN This Bic WORLD
Life Engine Weighed Four
Pounds, and Had Crowded
Into Lungs.
SURGEONS in A JAIL
MAKE A DISCOVERY
Organ That Pumps Life Blood
Through Individual Was of
Enormous Size.

An autopsy performed on Bain bridge
G.. Stafford, who died in the Tombs, New
York, revealed the fact that he was
possessed of the biggest heart recorded
III the annals Of surgery.
Stafford S death, according TO DR..
Philip o 'Hanlon, Coroner's physician,
and Prof. John c.. Larkin of the Col
legc of Physicians and Surgeons, was
due to lobar pneumonia, cards owls or
hypertrophy of the heart, chronic heph-
ritis and few other things,
Stafford s heart proved TO weigh four
pounds and two ounces, more than four
times the weight of the ordinary heart,
which tips the scales at only from 12
to Ii ounces.
II was found that Stafford S left lung
was almost completely shriveled up from
the pressure Of the man IS heart. II
was crowded far to one side and had
long ceased to be Of use. AS the lung
grew less the heart grew bigger. until
it filled completely the space which is
ordinarily occupied by the lungs, leav-
ing its owner so handicapped that the
surgeons expressed wonder that he had
lived as long as he did
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21
EIGHT CHILDREN
IN EIGHT YEARS
Last Arrival of StOrk Puts in
Appearance on Wedding
Anniversary.

Eight children in eight years, born
to one couple, is a record which Daviess
county, Kentucky, claims can beat any
thing else in the same line in this
country. Then the father of these eight
weighs only l25 pounds and is Just
33 years old, while the mother is %
years old and weighs $50 pounds The
last born are twins. Both are girls
They arrived on the eighth anniversary
of the wedding of the couple and both
babies are doing well, while the parents
are happy and feel that they have been
blessed beyond the usual.
These young people are Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Hayden of the Crudsvile
neighborhood. His wife was, before her
marriage, Miss Fannie Newton Both
are members of well-knowu and highly
respected families Mr. Hayden is a
farmer by occupation, and is prosper
Gus.
OF their children four are boys and
three pairs of twins The first was a
boy, then came twins, then a girl and
then came twins again, two boys.
This record has never been sur
passed in Daviess county. There is a
case on record of couple in this same
section Of the county who had five
children in a year-but this was main
tanned for only one year. 1t was near
ly forty years ago. In January twins
were born TO them, and in December
or the same year triplets were born
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21
WOMAN SHOULD NOT
LIVE ALONE, SAYS ONE
Lands a Fifth Husband in Her
Matrimonial Career in
Nebraska.

Mrs. Jeanette Hellman, who has
made her home on the Hyannis Helm
range for number of years, and who
at one time ran a ranch and owned a
large herd of cattle, has just been
married fer the fifth time, she having
done the eourting.
Mrs. Iiellman lost her fourth husband
about year ago. He del Of con-
sumption in New Mexico, where his
wife had seat him for his health
Soon after Mrs. Hellman avowed
her purpose to get married again, and
set to work to find husband She pro-
posed to several men, but all refused
her
Nothing daunted, Mrs. Hellman kept
on and finally met Willis McAlEster, a
widcwer with neither children nor prop
erty, proposed and was accepted. They
were married short time ago.
Mrs. Hellman, now Mrs McAllister,
ffties. and is well preserved, not at
all bad-lAoking, intelligent and gen
era'ly quit. attractive.
She was at first married in the Black
Hills, when she was a slip of a girl.
Her husband was killed in an acci-
dent in mine less than two months
after the marriage. Within six months
she was married agaln. Her second
husband deserted her. and she obtained
a divorce. A year afterward she was
married for the third time, and lived
happily for a number Of years, when
her husband died
A little more 5hun year after his
death she was married 10 Hellman, WHO
was an invalid, and VINO she was com
PEELED to support.
ga woman has no business trying
10 live alone out in the western cat
tie country said Mrs McAllister
"She needs man in the house even
if she has to stay out of doors and do
the hard work -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21
HUNGRY Dogs AND
RATS At TACK KIDS
Bands of Animals, Almost Fam
ished, Seek to Make Meal
on Children.

Rats and dogs at the point of starva
tion as result Of the recent floods over
ten square miles of the area Of Pitts
burg, Pa, made ferocious attacks on
several children, who were rescued only
after vigorous work by men armed with
clubs and pistols.
One boy, Milton Fehr, years old,
was knocked down and severely bitten
by four starving mongrels in the flood
district in Allegheny, and when Mrs.
Anna Stride, neighbor, went to the
rescue the dogs turned on her and tore
her savagely on the face and hands
Both the woman and child were rescued
by street cleaners, who killed two of the
dogs with shovels and drove off the
other two.
Hundreds of rats, many of them of
great size. were driven out of the sew
ers by the waters, and the rodents arc
attacking children in bands One Ale
gheny schoolgirl was pursued by scores
of rats. She tripped and fell, and the
rats were swarming over her when two
policemen arrival and, kicking off the
rodents, picked up the girl and ran
for safety. The dogs and rats have
become so dangerous that the Mayor
this afternoon ordered that details OF
policemen be sent into all the flooded
blocks to kill of the pests.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21
What the Animal Kingdom
Contributes to Days News
DEER, WILD CAT AND HENS
FIGHT in A SHACK

From Bristol s Woods. in Southern
Prospect, Conn, after midnight on Fri
day, wildcat pursued big deer until
from exhaustion il fell through the roof
Of the side hen shack Of Edison
commotion, and with the deer's des,
parate struggles for liberty, cooped up
in shack 15x12. with nearly so fowls,
there was such racket that trustv
watchdog awoke Black. He went to
the henhouse TO find 50 fowl trampled
to DEATH every pane of glass and all
the roosts broken and the deer dying
Of broken neck. It's fanks were LAGER,
atcd from the claws of the wild cat,
tracks Of which were in the coon. where
it remained until frightened away by
the approach Of Black