The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-16


 To amend Section S972 (500 of the Code of Alabama of 1896.
 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That Section 9972 (5O2) of the Code of 1896. be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as fol- lows 3972 (5O2) Principles of Valua- tion of Railroad, Long Distance Tele- phone and Telegraph Property.-The valuation of the property of railroads, long-distance telephones and telegraph companies for taxation shall be made upon the same principles as the valua- ton of every other species of property; that is to say, the valuation of such property shall be had upon the consid- eration of what a clear fee simple title thereto would sell for under the condi- tions under which that character of property is most usually sold, and as evidence tending to show what this would be- said State Board of Assessment shall ascertain as near as they can, and con- sder the average market value of the stocks and bonds of such companies in the markets during the preceding twelve months, and shall also take into consid- eration the estimated Investments valua- tion of said property as returned by the duly authorized officers or agents of said companies to the Railroad Commission as q basis for t..e adjustment of rates for services to the public by such com- panies, and all other legal information as to such values which they may ob- tain.
 Approved March T. 1907.
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 To amend Section S97 ana sl1 of Chap ter 19, article 1, of the Code of Ala bama.
 Section l. Be it enacted by the Legisla- ture of Alabama, That sections S9i' 9ll of chapter 19, article of the Code of Ala bama be amended so as to read as fol- lows, S97 C748) State divided into judicial circuits. The State is divided into Judicial Circuits, to be numbered and composed of counties as follows: First circuit; Choctaw, Clarke, Marengo and Monroe. Second Circuit: Butler, Conecuh, Cren- shaw, Escambia and Lowndes. Third Cir cult: Barbour, Bullock, Dale, Henry and Russell and Lee. Provided that Lee county shall remain in the Third Circuit only till the first day of July, 1907, when the law establishing the Lee County Court of Law and Equity and the law detachng Lee county from the Third Circuit go into effect and provided further that the Circuit Courts of Henry county shall be held on the d7th) seventeenth Monday after the second Monday in February and August of each year. Fourth Circuit: Bibb Dallas, Hale, Perry and WILCOX. Fifth Circuit: Chambers, Coosa, Macon, Randolph and Tallapoosa. Sixth Circuits Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Pickens, Sumter and Tuscaloosa: Seventh Circuit: Cal houn, Clay, Cleburne, Shelby and Talla- dega. Eighth Circuit: Cullman, Law renee, Limestone, Madison and Morgan. Ninth Circuit: Cherokee, DeKalb, Jack son and Marshall. Tenth Circuit: Jeffer- son. Eleventh Circuit; Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale and Marion. Twelfth Circuit: Coffee, Covington, Geneva, Houston and Pike. Thirteen Circuit: Baldwin, Mobile and Washington. Fourteenth Circuit: Walker and Winston. Fifteenth Circuit: Autauga Chiffon, Fillmore and Montgom- cry. SXIeenLA Ciicuit. ItO"oh, o'' Clair and Blount.
 Sec 2. That section 911 of the Code of 1896, be amended so as to read as follows: 911 The Circuit Courts in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit shall be held in each year as follows: l. In the county of Bald win on the first Monday in March and October, and may continue three weeks. 2. In the county of Washington on third Monday after the first Monday in March and October, and may continue three weeks 3. In the County of Mobile on the sixth Monday after the first Monday in March and October, and may continue un- til the first Monday in March and October following. S11a. The Circuit Courts in the weeks. 2. In the county of Walker on Fourteenth Judicial Circuit shall be held in each year as follows: 1. In the Coun- ty of Winston the second Monday in January and July, and may continue two the fourth Monday in January and July, and may continue until the business is disposed of. 911b. The Circuit Courts in the Fiften Judicial Circuits shall be held fin each year as follows 1. In the coun- ty of Elmore on the second Monday after the fourth Monday in February and may continue two weeks, and on the first Monday in July and may continue one week; and on the third Monday after the third Monday in Monday and may con- tinue two weeks. 2. In the county of Au- tauga the fourth Monday after the fourth Monday in February, and may con- tinue two weeks; and on the second Mon day in July and may continue one week; and on the fifth Monday after the third Monday in September and may continue two weeks. 3. In the county of Chiffon on the sixth Monday after the fourth Monday in February. and may continue two weeks; and on the third Monday in July and may continue one week, and on the seventh Monday after the third Mon- day in September and may continue two weeks. 4. In the county of Montgomery on the second Monday in January and may continue until the business is dis posed of, and on the third Monday in September and may continue until the business is disposed of The terms of court in Montgomery shall not be affected by the terms of court, to be held in the counties of Autauga, Chiffon and Elmore but the judge thereof may when he deems it necessary, recess said term to be held in the county of Montgomery without adjourning the same. That ia