The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-29

anI the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 1. Whenever change has been made and approved as aforesaid in any existing schedule of rates, fares and charges. or joint rates, fares and charges. a notice shall be post ed by the common carrier in a conspic- uous place so as to be accessible to the public and conveniently inspected in every depot. station office where pas sengers or freight are received for trans portation which Is affected by said change or to which the same is applicable, stat ing the cnanges which have been made in the schedule on file. and specifying tho class, or commodity affected, the change made, and the date when such change shall take effect
 Approved August 9, 1907.
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State
 No. 771) AN ACT IS. B. s14. To provide for the taking of the census
 of the school children in the State of
 Alabama and to provide a penalty for
 the making of false enumeration there
 of. Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of
 Alabama as follows:
 Section l. That the district trustees of each public school district in this State. whether existing under general law or created by special or local law. and the Boards of Education or School Trustees or other governing board or body of any Incorporated town or city in this State, shall cause to be made during the month of July, 1908, and every even numbered year thereafter, an enumeration of all the children within school age residing in each of said several school districts, and to that end said trustees or Boards of Education other governing board or body shall select and appoint a proper and competent person to make such enumeration. on blanks to be prepared and provided by the Superintendent of Education of the State, and such per son shall make a report of such enumer- alton under oath to the County Supern- tendent of Education of his county by the 10th day of August next succeeding the time of the taking of said census The County Superintendent of Education shall then make written verified report by districts to the Superintendent of Edu- cation of the State.
 Sec. 2. That the Court of County Com missoners, or Board of Revenue or other court of like jurisdiction for each countx shall fix the compensation of each saif persons taking such scnool census in eacn district, no part of which Is situated in any incorporated town or city, and shall order the same paid to such persons out of the general funds In the county treas ury of the county wherein such enumer- ations are made And the Mayor and City Council or other governing body of any municipality wherein a public school district, as herein above In this act de- scribed Is situated in whole or in part. shall fix the compensation of the person who shall take the school census in such district and shall order the same paid out of the treasury of such town or city.
 Sec. 5. That any person appointed to make an enumeration Of the children within school age of any public school district in this State as required by Sec ton l of this act who shall knowingly make false or fraudulent enumeration or report of the number of children with in school age residing in such district shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be punished by n fine of not less than one hundred dol lars nor more than five hundred dollars and shall also be sentenced to hard labor for the county for not less than six months nor more than twelve months
 Approved August 14 1907.
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian
 Secretary of State.