The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-29
AN ACT.
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No. 714) AN ACT. CH. 113. To regulate the ginning of cotton for toll
 or hire in this State-To require all
 ginners of cotton for hire or toll to reg ister all cotton brought to their gins in
 the name of the owner thereof, so far
 as can be ascertained, and to require of
 glnners of cotton for hire or toll to
 mark every bale of cotton ginned by
 them with proper marks or initials of
 the owner thereof, so that the same can be identified; and to require the ginner
 to keep register of said marks in
 book which shall be open to the public
 for inspection, and to punish violators
 of said act
 Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Legisla- ture of Alabama that from and after this act every person, firm corporation who gins cotton for hire or toll in this State shall keep a book in which they shall register all cotton received at their gins to be ginned in the name of the owner thereof. if known, and If not known then the ginner shall make duo and dillgent inquiry of the person who delivers said cotton to be ginned, and re- cord in his book the name of the owner as given, and the name of the person from whom the cotton may be received.
 Sec. 9 That every person. firm or cor poraton who gins cotton in this State for hire or toll shall mark or label each and every bale ginned by them with ap- proprate marks of Identification, or by the initial letters of the name of the own CT as soon as ginned; and that every person, firm or corporation shall record in a book kept for that purpose said marks or labels, to be kept together with the name of the owner of said cotton, s known or certained. defined by Sec tion 1 of this act, so that said cotton can be identified; which said book shall be kept open for the inspection of the public.
 Sec 8. That any person. firm or cor poration who violates any of the pro- visions of this act shall be guilty of a niisdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.
 Sec 4 That all local or special laws on this subject are hereby repealed. and ft is hereby declared to be the intent of this act to apply to the whole State.
 Approved August IA, 1907. Official:
 Frank N Julian.
 Secretary of State
 No 6459 AN ACT. OI. B. 1sb& For the relief of John Milford, an ex-Con-
 federate soldier being a resident of
 Chiffon County, Alabama
 Whereas John Milford has long been on the pension rolls of Chiffon County. Alabama, but for the year 1904 his name was dropped from said roll through mis- take
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legisla- ture of Alabama. That the State Auditor be- and he is hereby required to draw his warrant on the Treasury of Alabama for thirty (s30OO) dollars for said pensloner for the year 1904. to be paid out of any balance in the pension fund of the State bv the Treasurer thereof.
 Approved August :. 1907.
 official
 Frank N. Julian, '
 Secretary of State.
 No sS) AN ACT. CH. B. 1o1A For the relief of Mary A. Galloway.
 widow of an ex-Confederate soldier, be-
 ing resident of Shelby County. Ala
 bama.
 Whereas. Mary A. Galloway has long been on the pension rolls for Shelby County. Alabama, but for the year 1865 her name was dropped from said roll through mistake.
 Section l. Be it enacted by the Legisla- iure of Alabama, That the State Auditor he and he is hereby required to draw his warrant on the Treasury of Alabama for thirty dollars (s3000) for said pensoner far the year 1905 to be paid out of the pension fund of the State by the Treas urer therefor
 Approved August ', 1907. Official:
 Frank N. Julian. Secretary of statA