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


 Official.
 Frank N Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION. No. 32D (S. J. R. No. P. Whereas it has been charged in the public press of this state, and by many merchants that there existssa 8 combina- tion or trust among and between the manufacturers of guano and fertilizer in this state, and whereas, it is charged that said combination or trust does in viola ton of law fix the price of guano and fertilizer, and limit the quantity of same offered for sale, and whereas, it Is fur ther charged that the guano and fertil- izer sold by said trust or combination of guano- and fertilizer manufacturers con- tains large per cent Of cheap material that has no beneficial effect on the soil and does not increase it's productive ness, and whereas, the farmers of Ala bama have great financial interest in the price of guano and fertilizer, and in the purity of the same offered for sale, noY therefore, Be it resolved by the Sen ate, and the House concurring, that a joint committee of both houses be ap- pointed to consist of two from the Senate and three from the House to investigate said charges Be it further resolved that said committee shall have power to sum- mons witnesses before 1t and compel their attendance by compulsory process and administer oath and shall have power to require any person, firm or corpora ton engaged in the manufacture or sale of guano and fertilizer, to produce his or it's books before said committee and give evidence before said committee as to any matters of which he has knowledge as to the subject to be investigated. Be it fur ther resolved, That said committee shall make a general investigation of the sale of guano and fertilizer tags, and shall investigate who pays the tag tax, and whether not there is any abuse of the law, requiring analysis or guano and fer tilizer and tagging the same. Be it fur ther resolved, that the Attorney-General shall assist the committee in making the investigations provided for in this resolution. Be 1t further resolved, That said committee may employ stenograph- CT to take and tranScribe all evidence taken by 1t, and shall at the conclusion of it's work report to the Legislature the testimony taken. with the conclusion and recommendations of said committee. Be it further resolved. That said commit tee shall receive Four dollars per day while In actual service. and be paid mile age as members of the Legislature are paid, and are to be paid in the same way and manner, as the members of the Legislature, and If they employ a steno- grapher, said stenograpner snail be paid by the State. And it snail be the duty of said committee to draw and report d bill that will correct the evil that now exists.
 Approved, March '. 1907
 Official
 Frank N Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No. 2S3) AN ACT. Oa. 6n. To make an appropriation to the Ala
 bama Polytechnic Institute in lieu of
 the share of the proceeds arising
 from the sale of fertilizer tags now
 paid to said institute. /
 Section 1. Be it enacted of the Legis- lature of Alabama, That in lieu of the share of the proceeds arising from the sale of fertilizer tags now paid to the Alabama. Polytechnic institute. the sum of thirty-two thousand dollars for the years 19O7-S, thirty-six thousand dollars Tor the year 190S-9, thirty-eight thousand dollars for the year 1909-10 and thereafter forty thousand dollars annually, is appro- priated to said Institute, and the funds thus appropriated shall be paid out of any funds in the Treasury of the State not otherwise appropriated. And the Trus- tees of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute shall cause without charge therefor, an analysis to be made, of all fertilizers sub mitted by the Commissioner of Agricul-
 
 Sec. 2. That the appropriation here in made shall be paid on the requisi- tion of the President and Treasurer Of said Institute upon the approval of the Governor.
 Approved March f, 1907. Official
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No 2so) AN ACT GIT. S45. To grant to any person, firm or corpor-
 ation acquiring necessary lands on
 both sides of navigable river, and
 organized for the purpose of develop
 ing the water power and electrically transforming and distributing the same for the use of the public, to construct dams and locks in navi- gable rivers for the development of water power. To grant perpetual and exclusive easements for power pur- poses to and in the waters and beds oe said rivers. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama: | Section 1. That any person, firm or | R1n II oq