The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

register any other persons. The Board of Registration in each county shall meet at the court house on the last Monday In September, 1908, and each two years thereafter, and shall remain in session one week for the registration of voters
 Sec. :. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
 Approved Nov. 23, 1907.
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No 34) AN ACT tS. IS, To amend Section of an Act entitled
 "An Act to prevent any officer agent or employe 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 or 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 refus- ing to receive such article for trans
 portation, at the rate established by statute," approved March 2, 1907
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Legis- lature of Alabama, That Section of an Act entitled. An Act to prevent any off, cer. agent or employe of any person. com pany or corporation, owning or operat- ing as a common carrier any railroad, in whole or in part, within this State, from charging or receiving for the trans portation, originating and terminating within the State, of any article greater or higher rate for the transportation than that established by statute, where a rate for the transportation of such article alas been established by statute or from In frap ms portation at the rate established by stat ute." approved March 2, 1907. be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
 Section 3. That any officer, agent or employe 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 violate any of the provisions of this Act, or who shall aid in, abet or procure any viola tion thereof, shall be guilty of misde- meanor, and for each offense, upon con- viction, shall be fined sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, to be determined by the court or judge trying the case. Any officer. agent or employe shall also be subject to indictment in any county in which subordinate agent or employe of the company violates any of the pro- visions of this sAct by the approval or direction. or in consequence of the ap- proval or direction, of such officer, agent or employee; and the agent or employe who locally, in any county, violates any of the provisions of this Act, in pursu- ance or consequence of the direction or authority of his superior officer or agent of said company may be called as wit ness and be compelled to testify show ing the authority by which he acted, and such testimony shall not be used against such subordinate employe or agent, nor shall he thereafter be sub ject to indictment for said offense.
 Sec 3. That this Act shall go into ef- feet ten days after its passage and ap- proval
 Approved November 2S, 1907. Official:
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
 To prohibit the sale, or barter, or hav-
 ing possession of small deadly weapons,
 such as small pistols. bowie knives,
 dirks. brass knucks and slung shot.
 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:
 or barters any pistol of less than twenty four inches in length of barrel, or any brass knucks, metallic knuoks, dirlxs, slung shot, bowie knives or knife of like kind, must conviction, be fined not less than one hundred d100.00) dollars. nor
  and may be sentenced to hard labor for not less than one nor more than three months.
 Sec. ?. Any person who has possession off his premises. of any of the weapons named in the first section of this Act, must on conviction, be fined not less than twenty-five (s25.0o) dollars nor moro than five hundred (S500 .00) dollars, and may also be sentenced to hard labor for not less than one nor more than three months.
 Sec g. This Act shall go into effect and be operative from and after the first day of July, 1908.
 Approved November 23, 1907. Official:
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
 No. 23) AN ACT QH. A. To appropriate the sum of Four Hun-
 dred and Fifty Dollars Cs450.oO) for tho
 printing of an additional supply of the
 acts of the Legislature of 1907
 Section l. Be it enacted by the Legis- lature that there is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the treasury the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars ($450) for the payment of five hundred additional copies of the general acts Of the Legislature of 1907.
 Sec.2 This money shall be paid in the same manner as heretofore paid for the printing of the acts of the Legis- nature.
 Approved November 2s, 1907. Official:
 Frank NJ Julian.
 Secretary of State.