The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-04
COUNCIL HURR|ES ID GET THROUGH
 ITS PROGRAMME Wants to Carry Out Plans Before "Marse" George
 Comes Home
ORDINANCES GO OVER
 TO TONlGHT'S MEETING
Administration Faction Tried to Break Quorum By Staying Away, But the Antls Were All
 Present.

The anti-administration forces held a council meeting yesterday morning at il o'clock in order to get through with their business before Mayor Ward re- turns. The session was called to order with not an administration alderman Tn the council chamber, although after half the business was completed, they went in.
 John w. ONeill took the floor immed- lately and held it throughout, moving after about ten minutes that the board adjourn, and the motion was carried, against the protest of Alderman Estes.
 The time was taken up with the pas sage of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to appoint committees, and the introduction of ordinances adopting ths municipal code for Birmingham, as well as an ordinance granting Sunday selling privileges to all those trades which have been running previously against the law
 The administration aldermen remslnded on the outside in the effort to break up a quorum, but when the full ten anti's reported. President Parker went ahead These ten quickly passed an ordinance authorizing the appointment Of commit tees with unanimous consent. At this point, however, Alderman Moore entered and all the other ordinances introduced had to go over to the next meetings, as he voted mo-" All of these defined the duties of various city officers.
 Here is the Sunday law which was in- troduced and placed on It's first read ing.
 Section l. Be it ordained by the city council of Birmingham as follows: That the Sabbath day shall be deemed to com mence at 12 o'clock Saturday night and to continue until 12 O clock Sunday night.
 Sec. 2. Be. it further ordained by the city council of Birmingham, That it shall be unlawful for any person to do any worldly labor on Sunday, or to compel any child, apprentice or servant to pe-- form any labor on Sunday, except the customary duties of necessity comforts or work or charity, or to keep open on Sunday any store, warehouse, shop or other building in which business is trans acted or in which goods are kept for sale, or to sell or offer for sale any goods, wares or merchandise whatever
 Provided, however. that the ordinance shall not apply to the sale or display of fruits, confectionery, flowers, cigars, cig- arettes and tobacco or ice, nor shall the same apply to soda water stands Ice cream parlors, drug stores, milk depots news stands, bootblack stands, and under. taker shops.
 Sec. 3 Be 1t further ordained by the city council of Birmingham, That any person violating any provision of or con- tained in this ordinance shall be punished as provided in section SOC of the city code of Birmingham.
 Sec. 4. Be 1t further ordained by the city council of Birmingham, That all ordinance or parts of ordinance in conflict with this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed
 The law in effect at present prevents the sale of anything on Sunday except drugs, cigars newspapers.
 ordinance instructing the city attorney to investigate the franchise rights of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, relative to the contract carry ing policemen and fremen free. bur O'Neill insisted on adjournment, claiming that the meeting was called merely for the business already accomplished and all other could wait until the meeting to- night.