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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11
AN ACT.

No. 159.) AN ACT. (H. ASA To provide for the payment of inter- est on the fund in the State Treass
 ury, the proceeds of lands sold by
 the Alabama Girls Industrial
 School" Whereas the Congress of
 the United States granted to the
 State of Alabama twenty-five
 thousand acres of land. upon condi-
 tion I that the proceeds of said
 lands. when sold or leased shall
 forever remain a fund for the use
 of the Alabama Girls Industrial
 schoor--and the State of Alabama
 accepted the grant upon that ex-
 press condition; and by law authors
 ized the sale of the lands and res
 uuired the proceeds thereof to ba
 paid into the State Treasury, and
 bound the State, 10 pay to tha
 school, interest, quarterly on all
 of this fund at the rate of six per
 cent per annum; and there hava
 been paid Into the Treasury on dir-
 ferent dates from Nov. IS, 1909 va-
 rious sums now amounting to 4S8,@
 556.6s and no interest has ever
 been paid to the school on any c1
 this fund. therefore;
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by tho Legislature of Alabama! That on thg 3lst of March 1907 there shall be paid to the Treasurer of the school, on tho ol lue pESsiu%hb pA NAo 6CuOQA approved by the Governor. the first amount of interest, computed at the nate of six per cent per annum, on the several amounts of this fund, from the respective dates upon which they were severally paid into the state Treasury up to March Sist. 1907, and thereafter on the last day of every quarter there shall be paid to the Treasurer of the school in like manner, interest at the rate of six per cent paI anpum on the whole amount Of the fund in the Treasury at the close of the quarters computing interest on any snnr paid in, during tbe quarter
 Sec. 2. That the full amount of tha proceeds of all lands sold, or leased, shall hereafter be paid into the state Treasury and the School shall, out of the money appropriated by the State fof the maintenance of the school. pay all the expenses of caring for, pro1ectlnH and selling the lands.
 Approved February 2s, 1907. Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of state
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11

No. 151.) AN ACT (S. 106. To require and authorize the Rail-
 road Commission to prescribe rules,
 regulations and requirements for
 the issuance and use of inter-
 changeable mileage tickets and
 coupon tickets on and over lines
 of transportation of railroad com
 mon carriers of passengers in this
 State, and punish any violation of
 such orders rules, regulations and
 requirements.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama, That the Rail- road Commission of Alabama Is hereby authorized and directed to prescribe rules, regulations and requirements for the issuance by railroad common car riers of passengers in Alabama of an interchangeable ticket or mileage book, with coupons or other detachable arr rangement in proportion to the amount used by the person entitled thereto, to be received by any railroad. common carrier of passengers in this State for passage to any person or persons to whom issued.
 Sec. 2. Said Railroad Commission is further authorized to prescribe rules and regulations for the redemption by the railroad common carriers issuing and selling said tickets or mileage books, of all such parts thereof as may be accepted by any other railroad, com mon carrier of passengers in this State in payment of passenger fare.
 Sec. 8. That after the making of such rules and regulations ny said Railroad Commission, and their publi- cation for thirty days In some daily newspaper published in the State of Alabama, 1t shall be unlawful for any railroad common carrier of passengers, other than street railroads, their off, cers, agents or servants, to refuse to accept such mileage books or tickets or portion thereof in payment of pas senger fare in proportion to the dist ance travelled by the holder thereof and on conviction thereof the said railroad, common carrier corporation, individual partnership or association agent off, cer or servant, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.
 Sec. 4. It is not intended hereby to authorize or require or prescribe a dif- ferent rate for such tickets or mileage books from any other character of tick cts.
 Approved, March 2, 1907. Cfhcial.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of state.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11
Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.

No. 214) AN ACT CH. 750 To amend an act entitled An act to amend an act, approved February
 18th 1889 entitled an act to amend section sos of the Code of 1896, and
 to fix the tina of holding the Cir
 cult court in the tenth circuit of Alabama. composed of the counties of Winston, Walker and Jefferson" Approved December 8.
 1900. in SO far as said act relates
 to time of holding the Circuit
 Court for Jefferson County.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Leg fslature of Alabama. That = act en- titled An Act to amend an act approv- ed February 18th. 1899. entitled an act to amend section sos of fIis code of 1898, and to fix the time of holding the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11
AM ACT

No. 19i.) AN ACT. (H. lS0. To provide for the sale and other dis
 position by the Board of Trustees
 of the University of Alabama. or
 such lands as have been or may be
 selected under and by virtue or
 an Act of Congress entitled An
 Act to increase the endowment of
 the University of Alabama from
 the public lands in said State. ap-
 proved April 2S. 1884; and to rati-
 ty and confirm such sales and other
 dispositions of said lands as may
 have heretofore been made.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama that the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama may sell. lease or otherwise dispose or. all or any part of such lands as have been or may be selected under and by virtue of an, Act of Congress entitled An Act to, increase the endowment of the University of Alabama from the public lands in said State. approved April 23. 1884; and may sell said lands or any interest therein or part thereon for such prices and upon such terms as to them may seem proper. Such sales may be for cash or for part cash, and said the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama shall not be lim- ited by any statute heretofore enacted as to what part of the purchase price of such lands which they have hereto fore sold or may hereafter sell shall be in cash. but the per cent of the pur- chase price of such lands that may have been or shall be in cash. shall be such as said Board of Trustees of the Uni- versity of Alabama may agree upon with the purchaser or purchasers.
 Sec. 2. The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama are hereby au- thorized and empowered to create an Executive Committee consisting of three or more of the Trustees compos- ing the said Board. upon which com mittee 1t may confer full power and au- thority to lease. sell and convey such lands or any part thereof, or any in- terest. therein, as fully as said Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama could itself do.
 Sec. 3. That all sales, agreements to sell, leases. and other dispositions of such lands, or any part thereof, or any interest therein, heretofore made or st. tempted to be made by the board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, or by any Executive Committee by it created, irrespective of the per cent of the purchase price which may have been paid in cash, be and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall be binding upon the said Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama as fully as If the same were made after the passage of this Act. and in cases where the same were made by an Ex- acutive2 Committee, as if same were made by said the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama.
 Sec. {. That all laws, general or spe- cial, in conflict herewith, be. and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved, February 2s. 1907. Official,
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of state.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11
AN Acr.

No. i52) AN ACT. s. ss. To appropriate the sum of ss.0o0 for
 the completion and Improvement
 of the school buildings of the
 Eighth Congressional District Ag-
 rioultural School. located at Athens,
 the main school building having
 been destroyed by q storm in No-
 vember. 1906.
 Section l. Be it enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama, That the sum Of s6.000 be, and the same fs hereby, ap- propriated for the completion and im- provement of the school buildings of the Eighth Congressional District Agrl- cultural School located at Athens, tho main school building having been davn4 stroyed by storm In November, 1906.
 Sec. 9. That the Sta1e Auditor ia hereby authorised and directed to draw his warrant on the Stata Treasurer. in favor of the Treasurer p9 the Board of Control of the Eighth Congressional District Agricultural School for the sum of s6,000 and the state Treasurer Is hereby authorized and directed to pay the amount of said warrant out of any funds in the State, Treasury not otherwise appropriated. afna Sec. B. That the sum of ss,00o shall be expended by the Board of Control of the Eighth Congressional District Agricultural School in the completion and improvement of the school build ings of the said Eighth Congressional District Agricultural School at Ather
 Approved Feb. 2s, 1907.
 OniciaI:
 Frank N. Julian. Ir,
 Secretary of State. tn5
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11
AN ACT
(H. 225.
Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of state.

No 146, AN ACT (H. 225, To amend Section one and two of
 an Act. approved January 80. 1897,
 to regulate the appropriation and
 management of the several Agri-
 cultural Schools and Experiment
 Stations in the State of Alabama.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama, That sections and of an Act, approved January 30, 1897, entitled an Act to regulate the appropriation and management of the several Agricultural Schools and Ex- pertinent Stations in the State of Ana bama be, and the same arc hereby amended so as to read as follows: That
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11
AN ACT

120.) AN ACT. (S. 1855 To amend an Act entitled "An Aot to
 amend Section S609 of the Code of
 Alabama" approved Sept. 8, 1903.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama: That an Act en- titled "An Act to amend Section 3602 of the Code of Alabama" approved as follows; That Section sSo2 of the Code of Alabama be amended so as to read as follows. to wit; 3602 (10o5) Contingent expenses and amount for Normal Schools set apart; residue ap- portioned. As soon aA such certificate
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11
Secretary of State
AN ACT.
(H. ITS.

No. 1Ss.) AN ACT. GIT. IFS. To make appropriation for buildings
 machinery and other necessary im-
 provements at the Alabama Indus-
 trial School for White Boys.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Leg islature of Alabana, That there be and hereby is appropriated to the Alabama Industrial School for White Boys out of any money in the State Treasury, the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars to pay for buildings machinery and other im- provements needed at said school.
 Sec. 2. That of the sum hereby appro- priated as aforesaid, one-half shall be payable under the direction of the Gov ernor and the remainder shall be due and payable on the first day of octo- Der, 1907.
 Sec. 8. All money appropriated here by, shall be paid as 1t becomes due to the Treasurer of said school on the warrants of the State Auditor which shall be drawn by him on the State Treasurer.
 Sec. {. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved. March 2. 1907. Official.
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11

warrant drawn by the auditor on the State treasury upon approval by the Governor. No expenses incurred in such proceedings or in any investiga- ton by the Commission shall be deem- ed part of the office expenses of the Commission within the meaning of Sec tion 5 of this Act.
 Sec. 5S. If any section of subdivision or provision of this Act shall, for any reason, by or be held by any court of competent Jurisdiction and of final re- sort to be invalid, imperative or void, the residue of the Act shall not be fnvalidated or affected.
 Sec. s4 This Act shall go into effect from and after it's passage. and all laws and parts of laws inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this Act shall be. and the same are hereby, repealed.
 Approved Feb. 23. 1907. On1cial:
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11
kept by the County superintend-

other kept by the County superintend- ent of Education.
 Sec. 5: That the Superintendent of Education of this State shall, in a book Kept by him for that purpose, open an account with each county in this State the amount of each warrant issued un- der Section of this act for the benefit of any of the public school dis tricts of such county; provided, that if any Of said warrants are not delivered by the County Superintendent by req son of the failure on the part of a district to comply with the require ments of Section of this act, the same shall. after the lapse of six months from the receipt of the same by the County Superintendent of Education, be by him returned to-the Superintendent of Education of this State, and by him marked cancelled and if the same has been charged against the county in the book kept under this section. an entry shall be made therein crediting the account of said county with each of such cancelled" warrants. provided further, If at the end of any year the whole appropriation for that year has not been exhausted the State Auditor and the State Treasurer shall carry the unexpended balance forward and this balance shall be availble in addition to the regular appropriation for the cur rent year.
 Sec. 6. That the proceeds of all war rants issued under this Act shall be used only for the erection or the repair of the public school houses in the dis tricts for the benefit of which they shall be issued as shown by the application filed with the County Superintendent of Education by the district trustees, and 1t shall be unlawful to use or apply the same to any other purpose whatsoever: and any district trustee of any public school district in this State who shall knowingly use or apply or authorize the use or application of the proceeds or any part thereof of any warrant deliv- cred to him under this Act. for pur- poses or objects other than as required by this Section. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction. shall be fined not less than s200 nor more than $1,000 and may also be imprison- ed in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months.
 Approved, March 2. 1907.
 0ficial.
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11

No. 163.) AN ACT. (H. 42s.
 To Appropriate annually s67.000. or
 so much thereof as Is necessary, to
 aid rural school districts in the
 State to erect or to repair public
 school houses. Be 1t enacted by the
 Legislature of Alabama:
 Section l. That the sum of $s7, ,000 annually or so much thereof as is nec- essary be and the same is hereby ap- propriated out of the proceeds arising from the sale of fertilizer tags by the Commissioner of Agriculture and In- dustries for the purpose of aiding in the erection or the repairing of rural school houses in this State The said appro- priation to be used, disbursed and ap- portioned as hereinafter provided and set forth; provided that not more than S1,000 of this appropriation shall be used or paid out in any one county of this State in separate fiscal year.
 Sec. 2. That whenever the district trustees of any school district in this State. no part of which lies in an in- corporated city. town or village, shall show to the satisfaction of the County Superintendent of Education of the county in which such district lies that they as such have secured bona fde do- nations or subscriptions made by sol vent and reliable persons to the amount of not less than s100 (the same to be diScnarged either by payment In money or in suitable building materials) for the purpose of building a school house or for the repairing of a public school house in said district and shall make application to said County superintend- ent of Education to receive the bene- fits of this act, the County Superintend- ent of Education shall fiie such appli- cation and make a memorandum or re- cord of the same and shall submit all such applications to the County Board of Education for the consideration of said Board as hereinafter provided The County Board of Education shall at any regular or called meeting carefully con sider and investigate all applications filed with the County Superintendent having in view the educational inter ests of their county and districts mak- ing application, as well as the pecu~ niary conditions of the people and pa- irons of each of the districts making application and the advisability and necessity of the erection or the repair ing of said school houses. And after full investigation of each of the said applications, the County Board of Edu- cation shall approve such of the same as shall seem just and necessary, giving preference to the most needful, and the said Board shall make or cause to be made a note or memorandum on the re- cord of their proceedings showing the applications that were approved by tS4v-' the amount of the donation or
 ~~cu-ed by each district
 ~1 and the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11

No. f62.) AN ACT. (H. 250 To aid and encourage Technical Ed
 ueatlon in the State of Alabama.
 the providing for the erection and
 equipment of buildings and in-
 creased facilities at the Alabama
 Polytechnic Institute.
 Section Be 1t enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama, that there is here by appropriated to the Alabama Poly technic Institute in order to aid and encourage technical education in the departments of the sciences that relate to agricultural. mechanic and textile arts the sum of Fifth-Six Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars annually for the years 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, and that the funds thus appropriated by the Act shall be paid out of any funds in tho Treasury of the State not otherwise appropriated.
 Sec. 9 That no portion of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used to pay the salary, or the part of the salary of any person, but that the en- tire amount shall be expended under the direction of the Trustees of said Institute to erect the buildings and to purchase the equipment and appliances and to increase the facilities needed to give more complete instruction in the technical department of the sciences that relate to agriculture, mechanic anu itAkAA6 AfNS anu tO pNhNt AAAN ~HNhA arts and to provide additional accom- modations for the students and instruc- tors at said Alabama Polytechnic. In" stitute Provived, that Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars of said funds appro- priated, shall be applied to the erection and equipment of an agrieultnral oullo- ing. And further that Forty Thousand Dollars shall be expended for a me- chanical and textile building. ---~-gac 3 That the amounts herein ap- propriated shall be paid On the war rants of the Treasurer of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, to be drawn as directed by the Trustees of said Insti- ute upon the approval of the Govern or; provided such warrants shall be drawn only for amounts to meet the liabilities actually incurred under the provisions of this act, as shall be shown by due certihcation to the Gov ernor by the President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
 Approved, March ?, 1907.
 O.flcial.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11
TdHk N, JuIIdn,
 Secretary of State.
AN ACT

No. 153.) AN ACT (S. IS. To prevent an officer, agent of em-
 ploye of any person, company or
 corporation owning or operating as
 a common carrier any railroad in
 whole or in part in this State. from
 charging or receiving for the
 transportation. originating and
 terminating within the State, of
 any article a greater or higher rate
 of compensation than that estab-
 lished by statute where a rate for
 the transportation of such article
 has been established by statute, or
 from refusing to receive such arr
 ticle for transportation at the rate
 established by statute.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama, That in all cases where the maximum rare of compensa- tion for the transportation, originating and terminating within the State, of any article over any railroad operated as a common carrier in whole or in part in this State. has been established by statute. it shall be unlawful for any officer, agent or employe of any person, company or corporation owning or op- erating such railroad to charge for or receive any greater or higher rate of compensation for-such4 transportation of such article than the rate establish ed by statute, or to refuse to receive such article when .nered for such transportation at the rate of compensa- ton established by statute.
 Sec. ?. That any officer, agent or en- ploye of any person. company or cor poration owning or operating as a com mon carrier any railroad in whole or in part in this State. who shall vio- late any of the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and. for each offense, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars nor less than two hundred dol lars and in addition. shall be impris- oned in the county jail for the period of six months.
 Sec. 8. That this Act shall go into effect immediately upon its passage and approval.
 Approved, March 2, 1907.
 Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretarv of State
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11
AN ACT.

No. 201.) AN ACT. (H. z4. To make appropriations for the sup
 port and maintenance of the pub
 lie schools of the State.
 Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama, That for the SUD- port and maintainance of the public schools of the State the following sums of moneysare hereby appropriated for the scholastic year 1906-1907 and for each scholastic year thereafter: 1. For interest on the Sixteenth Section fund, valueless Sixteenth Section fund, Surplus Revenue fund, and School In- demnity fund, one hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars. g. The net amount of poll tax that may be coll lected in the state. the poll tax col lected in each county to be applied to the support and maintainance of the public schools therein. 8. The net proceeds of the annual tax of thirty cents on each one hundred dollars of taxable property in the State, which tax is hereby levied, as provided by Section 260 of the Constitution
 Sec. 2. The further sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars is hereby appropriated from and out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the support and main- tainance of the Public Schools of the State for the scholastic year 1907-19O8s and the sum of Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars is hereby .ap- propriated from and out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- priated for the support and main tainance of the Public Schools of the State for the scholastic year of 190S- 1909. and for each scholastic year thereafter.
 Approved. March 3, 1907.
 Cfiicial.
 Frank N Julian,
 Secretary of State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11

Circuit court inthe 10th circuit of Aiaba- ma.composed of the counties of Winston Walker and Jefferson" approved De- cember IS, 1900. in so far as said act relates to time of holding the Circuit Court for Jefferson County, be amend ed so as to read as follows; Sec. l. The Circuit Court in the 10th Judicial Circuit shall be held in each year as follows: In the County of Jefferson, 1. Beginning on the first Monday in October. and may continue to and in- cluding the 31st day of the succeeding December unless said day falls on a Sunday, then to and including the fol- lowing Monday. ?. Beginning on the first Monday in January and may con- tinue and including the 3oth day of the succeeding June, unless said day falls on Sunday. then to and including the following Monday.
 Sec. 2. Be ts further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved March End 1907. Official.
 Frank N Julian.
 Secretary of State.