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in each County in the State at least eight successive weeks next preceding the said election or the amendment pro- posed by this act to be submitted to the qualified electors of the State for their consideration
 5. That at the general election to be held as herein provided the qualified electors shall vote upon said amendment, and on the official ballots printed for such election there shall be printed the following, viz: Shall the following be adopted as Article XIX of the constitu- tion of Alabama: Section L The manu- facture, sale and keeping for sale of al- coholie and malt liquors and other intox- icating beverages shall be forever pro- hibited in this State; but alcohol may be sold for medical scientific and me- chantcal purposes and wine for sacra- mental purposes, under such regulations as the Legislature may have prescribed or may hereafter prescribe. Section ? Nothing in the Constitution of Alabama shall be construed to prevent the Legis- lature under the police power from des- ignating places where such liquors may not be stored or kept Yes No. The choice of the electors shall be indicated by a cross-mark made by him or under his direction opposite the word express ing his desire.
 4 That officers to hold such election shall be the same, and shall be appointed in the same manner and by the same off cials as now provided by the election law of the State for the appointment of officers to hold elections in this State. and the election shall be held in all things in accordance with the law gov erning general elections and with the constitutional provisions concerning amendments to that instrument
 D. That the votes cast at said elections shall be counted, eanyassed and tabulat- ed and return thereof made to the Sec retary of State in the same manner as in elections for Representatives to the Legislature. The result of said election shall be made known by proclamation of the Governor, and if a majority of all the qualified electors who voted at said election upon the proposed amendment voted Yes" said amendment from the date of said proclamation shall be valid 10 all intents and purposes as a part of the Constitution of Alabama and as an Article thereof.
 Approved August IS, 19O9
 Official.
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
 No. 1s) AN ACT GIT. 14s To better provide for the payment of the
 fees of State witnesses in criminal
 cases in the Circuit and County Courts
 and before the Grand Jury of Chootaw
 County to make appropriations there-
 of oh,
 fees.
 Section l. Be it enacted by the Legis- lature of Alabama, that there is hereby appropriated out of the general fund of Choetaw County, one thousand (S1.000) dol lars annually to be used for the pay ment of the fees of State witnesses in criminal cases in the Circuit and County Courts and before the Grand Jury, and the Commissioners Court of said county are required to set aside said each year from the general fund of said county to be used or so thereof as may be neces- sary to be used only for the payment of witnesses fees that secure after the pas sage of this act provided that none of said amount of One Thousand Dollars shall be paid out, except said payment be made direct to the witness to whom the witness certificate was issued and who is at the time of payment the own CT of said certificate.
 Sec. 2. That the amount of all State witness certificates issued in any case must on conviction of the defendant be taxed against the defendant and col lected of him as other costs. as is pro vided by law, and shall be paid by the officer collecting the same into Coun- ty Treasury to the credit of the general fund. sz#zsz=
 Sec. 3. All fines and forfeitures and other moneys that are now required to l,o naf int fIo fpa and for faif md of said County, or that belong to said fund or constitute a part of the same shall continue to be paid into said fine and forfeiture fund and shall be used to pay off and discharge outstanding claims against said fund and claims se- curing against said funds in the manner as now provided by law provided that the Commissioners Court may when there is surplus in the fine and for feiture fund over and above the regis tered claims registered against said fund make an order transferring such surplus to tha general fund to be used in the payment of witness certificates issued to State witnesses.
 Sec 4 All claims and items of costs which under existing laws, are made claims against the fine and forfeiture fund of said County, shall continue to be claims against said fund as they secure, and shall be paid in the manner now pro vided by law except the witness fees paid out of the money appropriated by this act, and this act shall not be held to repeal any existing law regulating said fund or the payment of claims against the same.
 Sec 5 That the fees allowed State and witnesses shall be the same as now pro- vided or may hereafter be provided by law.
 Sec. G. That all witness fees in excess of the amount hereby appropriated and not paid in any other way shall be claims against the fine and forfeiture fund of said County, and shall be paid out of the same in order of their regis tration.
 Sec. '. This act shall go into effect and become operative on and after the first day of January, 1910.
 Approved August 19 1909.
 Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No 12) AN ACT (S. so. To amend Section 3O46 of the Code of
 1907.
 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama that Section 304s of the Code of 1907 be and the same is hereby amend ed so as to read as follows: 3046 (634) Southeastern Division: Times and places of holding courts. The Chancery Courts