The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-17
BILLS ON COURTS
OF BIRMINGHAM
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Anti-Lynching Bill.

of the school audited by the governor
and to provide for pay for such account
ing.
Anti-Lynching Bill.
A bill which is in effect an anti-lynch-
ing bill, was presented In the house to-
day by Mr., Hoffman of Mobile, IN which
1t is not only made a capital offense to
assault a woman or girl, but the judge
of the jurisdiction In which the crime
Is committed must hold the trial at once
and the verdict of the jury must be ex-
ecuted the day after 1t is returned. There
is no right of appeal except the trial
judge should admit that gross errors
were made in the hearing that the priso-
ner did not get Justice
To meet the difficulties of indictment
and trial in speedy way the bill provides
that grand juries, when organized. are
to remain 50, simply being dismissed by
the Judge to be called in if 1t is found
necessary. Provision is also made for
the filling of any vacancy in the interim
As soon as the crime of assault is COM
mitted the grand jury is at once or
ganized by the trial judge and an ndict-
ment found. The next day the trial IS
held and If conviction is secured, execu-
ton the next. The Judge failing to carry
out this provision will be subject to i'm
parchment without further offense
Mr.. Peete of the hou-e. presented n
bill to prohibit the exhibition of nude
pictures of women and girls in stores
or bar rooms of the state; also to pro-
vide at the expense of the state a false
leg for every Confederate soldier who
needs one. Rushton lad bill for an in
heritance tax. and Lacy of Walker to
regulate hunting in his county
Mr.. Glover presented bill to provide
for the city court of Birmingham. look
ing to more judges and providing for
the workings of it. The bill effects Bir-
mingham and is familiar to that city.
as it has been extensively advertised
there. Mr.. Haley had bill to open GER
tain streets of the city of Birmingham
IN the old Elyton Land company sur
vey.
Mr., Rowe wanted tax on dogs and
Mobile and West Alabama railroad
year for each one of the agricultural
schools
Mr.. Lawson presented a bill to appro-
pirate $4,000 for new buildings at the
Alabama School for the Deaf and Blind.
a like bill being presented by Mr.. Hea-
coo, in the senate.
Mr.. Lyons of Mobile asked that S32G4 40
in the 2 and per cent fund be appro-
priated to the survey of the proposed
Mobile and West Alabama railroad.
An important measure is that of Mr.
Arnold of Calhoun, which seeks to make
the minimum school term In the state six
months. 1t is regarded in the department
OF agriculture that with the increased in
come which the present session is likely
to pass there will he money enough to
provide this kind of term.
A bill presented by Mr. Pugh prevents
the county officers from allowing names
of grand and petit jurors being printed
In advance. and by the same man a bill
to force deputy and county solicitors to
assist circuit solicitors when necessary.
McCreary had two hills. one to give
$4,000 year to each of the agricultural
schools and one to Increase the appropria-
ton by $350,000 to the old soldiers. with
S25O,0O0 a year If the treasury of the state
Will allow, this to he at the discretion
of the governor