The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-16

Salu luHuS to the person presenting Such claim the amount shown to be due him by the report filed with him by the clerk. All claims for witness fees, reported by the clerk and paid over to the State Treasur- CT, shall be forever barred after six years, from the time such fees are collected and subject to disbursement, and on the first day of January of each year the Treas place in the general fund of the State all such fees in his hands which are shown by the clerks report to have been col lected and subject to disbursement for six years.
 Sec g. That all clerks of courts of record within this State, within the ex- piration of their several terms of office, shall pay over to their several successors in office all witness fees in their hands and which have been collected by them and which have not been paid into the State treasury under this Act, and shall furnish such successor a full and com plete statement showing the names or all witnesses for whom said fees were col lected the date of the collection, the amount due each of the witnesses, the court, the style of the cause and the in which such fees were collected; i; that after such payment to their several successors in office, or to the State Treasurer, as the case may be, they shall be discharged from further liability in regard to all fees so paid over. either to their successors or to the State Treasurer.
 Approved August 26, 1909.
 Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No 214) AN ACT (H. 1892 To encourage a better system of agricul-
 ture in this State. Be it enacted by
 the Legislature of Alabama:
 l. That the Commissioner of Agricui- ture and Industries be required to offer annually prizes to the farmers in each county of this State beginning with the year 1910, as follows, to-wit: To the per son raising the best mule colt under six months of age, $15.W. To the person 'rais- ing the best horse colt under six months old S15.00. To the person raising the best acre of corn $25.0o. To the person raising the best acre of wheat $500. To the per SOn TtlSluB LIl6 DcSl ACTe Ol OdtS 4lD.Vu. To the person raising the best acre of sweet or Irish potatoes 5000 each. To the person raising the best acre of hay $500.
 g. It shall be the duty of the Commis- sioner of Agriculture and Industries to provide rules under which the results of the contestants may be declared and awards made.
 That the Commissioner of Agriculture
 ,t--Na Il authorized to pay the several prizes enumerated above out of the funds pro- vided for the expense of the Agricultural Department by Sections 52 and 73 of the Code of 1907.''
 Approved August 26, 1909.
 Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No. 1S1) AN ACT (H. s. To amend Section 11s2 of the Code of Ala
 bama.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legis- lature of Alabama, that Section 11S2 of the Code of Alabama be amended so as to read as follows: '11Sz-Loans Con firmed-When elections have been held prior to the passage of this Act to author ize the issue of bonds by municipal cor porations, and at such elections a major uy or the QuAt1IleQ elcCtOTB, NOtln& III such elections voted in favor of such bonds, all bonds Issued or to be issued by virtue of such elections, for any munich pal purposes, are hereby ratified, con- firmed and validated as the lawful bonds of such municipal corporations, and may be hereafter issued and sold. And all loans of money evidenced by notes or bonds and secured by mortgage, or either. out of any funds by any city or town. AAd frmed and made valid as though hereto fore expressly authorized by law.
 Approved August 26, 1909.
 Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No. 152) AN ACT (H. 15o. To amend Section 1850 of the Code of 1907. lature of Alabama, That Section 1850 of the Code of 1907 be amended to read as follows: 1650., All proposals for the printing and binding for the State must be in writing signed by the person. firm or corporation making the proposal. and must be accompanied by bond in some guaranty company authorized to do bus mess in the State of Alabama. to be ap- proved by the Governor, State Auditor.
 
 twenty-five hundred dollars, If the pro- posal is to do the printing and binding specified in Class 1, twenty-five hundred dollars If to do that specified in Class 2. five thousand dollars if to do that specf- fled in Class B. and twenty-five hundred dollars if to do that specified in Class 4, payable in every instance to the State of Alabama, and conditioned for the faith full performance of the contract made on the acceptance of the proposal The pro- posals with the bonds must be sealed, endorsed. Proposal for Glass - (speci- flying the class the proposal is for of public printing" and delivered to the Sec retary of State by mail or otherwise on or before the twentieth day of the month in which the advertisement Is made.
 Sec g. This section to take effect at the expiration of the present contracts.
 Approved August 26, 1909. Official
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State
 No 1N.) AN ACT H. 49. To regulate the employment of child labor
 in certain mills, factories and manufac-
 turing establishments in this State, and
 to provide for the inspection of the
 rooms places and premises wherein
 they are worked, and to adequately
 punish violations of this act.
 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Al abama:
 l. No child under twelve years of age, shall be employed, or permitted to work in, or be in or about any mill factory or manufacturing establishment in this State.
 g. No child between the ages Of l2 and 16 years shall be employed or permitted to work, or detained in, or about any mill,