The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30
AN ACT


 Secretary of State.
 No. s4) AN ACT (S A. To provide that all Confederate Sol
 diers. sailors and their widows, who are
 entitled to draw a pension under the laws of Alabama, shall be entitled to
 and receive a pension of the f1rst-class
 when they are or shall become 80 years
 of age.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Legis- lature of Alabama, That all Confederate soldiers, sailors, and their widows who are entitled to draw pension under the laws of Alabama, and are on the pension roll or may hereafter be placed thereon, shall be entitled to and receive a pen sion of the first-eiass, and be classed as pensioners of the hrst-class when they are or shall become 30 years of age.
 Sec 2. That proof of the age prescribed in Section 1 may be made at any time by the affidavit of any competent wit ness taken before or certified by the Pro- bate Judge of any county Cor any officer authorized to administer oaths), and when so made the Judge of Probate shall i'm mediately forward same to the State Auditor, and the said Auditor shall forth with place such person on the pension roll of the first class.
 Sec B. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act,
 
 Approved August 19, 1909.
 Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No. 9) AN ACT (S. 42. To amend Section 3374 of the Code of Alabama.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legis- lature of Alabama, that Section 3374 of the Code of Alabama be, and the same is hereby amended so as to read as fol- lows to-wit: "3374. (982) Q79s) (2154 Q54D d275) When self-proving; certified copy evidence.-Conveyance of property, real or personal, or any interest therein, whether absolute or on condition, which are acknowledged or proved according to law, and recorded, may be received In evidence in any court without further proof and if 1t appears to the court that the original conveyance has been lost or destroyed, or that the party ofrering transcript had not the custody or control thereof the court must receive the trans cript, duly certified, in the place of the original unless the reputed maker Is in bona fide possession of the property and makes and files an affidavit that the said conveyance is a forgery. Provided, that the provisions of this Act shall not apply to any case now pending, which was brought since of Code Of l907 became operative and before the passage and approval of this Act.
 Sec 9 Re 1t further enacted That all laws and parts of laws In conflict With the provisions hereof be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved August IS, lss.
 Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No 4s1h, AN ACT Q1. 12. To amend Section 5520 of the Code
 Section i Be it enacted by the Iegis- ,a+ure of Alabama, That Section 5520 of the Code be, and the same Is hereby amended, so as to read as follows, "552o- Pauroads and common carriers defined. All railroads are public highways, and all railroad companies and persons, firms, comnanies or corporations engaged in the transportation of persons or freight over railroads for hire, and all naviga- ton companies or steamboat or steam racket companies, and persons, nrms, companies or corporations engaged Tn the transportation of persons or freight by water for hire are hereby declared con- mon carriers, and are subject to the pro- visions of this Article.
 Approved August 19, 1909.
 official.
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State. No 47.) AN ACT n. zo4. To fix the time of holding the Circuit Court in the Third Judicial Circuit of the State of Alabama. Section l. Be it enacted by the Legis- lature of the State of Alabama, That the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial Circuit off the State of Alabama shall be held as folIows i. In the County of Barbour at Clayton. on the third Monday in Feb ruary of each year, and may continue two weeks At Eufaula, on the eleventh Monday after second Monday in F'ebru- arv. and on the thirteenth Monday after last Monday in August, and may con' tinue three weeks. 2. Tn the County of Brllock at Union Springs, on first Mon day in February and may continue two weeks. and on the last Monday in July, and may continue three weeks. 3. In the County of Henry, at Abbeville, on Third Monday after second Monday in February and on second Monday after last Monday in August and may continue | three weeks at each term. 4. In the Coun- ty of Russell, at Scale, on the sixth Monday after second Monday in February, and on the fifth Monday after last Monday h