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been or may hereafter be specifically designated and prescribed by statute, or any prevailing rates for such trans- be by statute made the maximum rates, or such rates have been, or may here- after be established by the Railroad Com mission of Alabama, 1t shall be unlawful for any common carriers, it's officers, agents or employees to publish, exact, charge or receive any higher or greater rate than that prescribed by statute, or than that which has been made the max imum rate by statute, or than the rate prescribed by said Railroad Commission for the transportation of such property or passengers, or to refuse to receive property or passengers for transportation at such rates.'' Sec 3. Every common carrier which shall violate any of the provisions of this Act shall forfeit to the State of Alabama a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offense to be determined by the court or judge try Ing the case. Sec. B. Each exaction. charge or receipt of a fare for the trans portation of a passenger or of rate or
 
 property, in excess of the statutory rate or fare' or the rate or fare established by the Railroad Commission, and each refusal to receive any property or pas- senger for transportation at such rates shall be a separate and distinct offense. and the act of any officer or other per son acting for or employed by any com mon carrier, acting within the scope of his official duties or employment, in ex- acting or charging such excess rate or fare shall be, in every case, and be deemed to be, the act of such common carrier. Sec. 4. Every officer, agent or employe of such common carrier who shall violate, or who procures, aids or abets any violation of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offense, to be determined by the court or judge trying the case. Sec. 5. A civil action to recover the forfeitures provided for in Section of this act may be brought at any time within two years from the date the offense was committed or forfeiture was incurred in the name Of the State of Alabama, in any court of competent Jurisdiction in any county in which the carrier is engaged in business. In such action any number of forfetures incurred up to the time of commencing the same and not previously recovered may be sued for and recovered, or sep arate suits may be brought for each pen alty or forfeiture, and the commencement of an action to recover a forfeiture shall not be, or be deemed to be, a waiver of the right to recover any other forfei- tures."
 Sec. 2. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Sec. 3. This act shall go into effect and be operative immediately upon its ap- proval
 Approved August 20, 1909.
 Official
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
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x rank N. J uIian,
 Secretary of State.

No. ID AN ACT (H 222
 To fix the salaries of the Judge and Associate Judge of the City Court of Montgomery. Be 1t enacted by the Legis- lature of Alabama:
 1. That from and after the passage of this act the salaries of the Judge and Associate Judge of the City Court of Montgomery shall be Four Thousand G4,000) Dollars per annum for each, pay able, as now provided by law in monthly installments.
 9. That the amount of such salaries, in excess of the amount payable out of the State Treasury, shall be payable out of the treasury of Montgomery county in monthly installments by warrants drawn by the Board of Revenue of Montgomery county on the Treasurer of said county.
 Approved August 19 1909. Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State
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No. H) AN ACT OH il To amend an act entitled An Act to prohibit common carriers and their of ficers, agents and employees from pub fishing, exacting, charging or receiving any higher or greater rates of com
 pensa ton for the transportation of property or passengers than that speci-
 fcally designated and prescribed by statute, or made the maximum rate by
 statutes, or than established by the
 Railroad Commission, and from refus-
 ing to receive property or passengers
 for transportation at such rates, to pro-
 vide penalties for violation thereof,
 and fix the period in which proceedings
 may be instituted for the recovery of
 such penalties, and the procedure to
 recover the same" approved November
 23, 1907.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama, than an Act en- titled "An Act to prohibit common carriers and their officers. agents and employees, from publishing, exacting, charging or receiving any higher or greater rate of compensation for the transportation of property or passen- gers than that specifically designated and prescribed by statute, or made the maximum rate by statute, or than that established by the Railroad Commis- sion. and from refusing to receive property or passengers for transporta- tion at such rates; to provide penal ties for violation thereof, and to fix the period within which proceedings may be instituted for the recovery of such penalties. and the procedure to recover the same,' approved November aa. 1907. be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
 ..Sec. 1. Be 1t enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama that in all cases where the maximum rate of compen- sation for the transportation of prop erty or passengers by any common car rier between points in this Stata has
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August, and may continue two weeks at each term. 5. Tn the County of Dale, at Ozark on eighth Monday after second Monday in February, and on the seventh Monday after the last Monday in August, and may continue three weeks at each term.
 Sec. 2. That this act shall go into effect on and after January 1, 1s10.-
 Approved August 19, 1909. Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
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No. A AN ACT.

No. A AN ACT. (H. B.
 To make an appropriation for the pay ment of expenses incurred in publication of -proclamations of Governor on the Three Constitutional Amendments voted on at the election held in this state on Nov. 9rd, 1908.
 Sec. 1. Be It Enacted By the Legis- lature' of Alabama, That the sum of twenty thousand dollars, Or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any moneys In the State Treasury not otherwise appropri- ated for the purpose of paying for the publication of the Three Proclamations of the Governor on the proposed amend ments to the Constitution voted on at the election held in this state on the third day of November, 1908, the publica- tion of said proclamatons being required by the Constitution and laws of Alabama
 Sec. ?. That the Auditor shall draw his warrant on the Treasurer for the pay ment of the accounts due the proprietors of the newspapers that published the said proclamations upon the verification of said account by such party, and approval of same by the governor.
 Sec. g. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved August 1S, 1909.
 Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
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AN ACT

No. 1. AN ACT. (H. 10.
 To make provisions for defraying the expenses of the Extraordinary Session of the Legislature.
 Sec l. Be 1t enacted by the Legisla- ture of Alabama, that the sum of sixty thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary be ana the same is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated to. pay the per diem and mileage of the members, officers and employees of the Legislature of Alabama. and other ex- pense thereof for the present extraordi- nary session.
 Approved August 3rd 1909. Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
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AN ACT

 To confer upon the towns and cities of the State power and authority to adopt ordinance not inconsistent with the laws of the State to promote temperance and suppress the traffic in such beverages as the laws of the State prohibit to be manufactured, sold or otherwise dis posed of. and to prevent evasions of such ordinances, also power to forfeit licenses granted by said towns and cities if the licensee violates said ordi- nances and power to provide for the destruction of contraband liquors.
 Section L Be it enacted by the Legisla- ture of Alabama that the governing body of towns and cities of the State shall have and may exercise full power and authority to adopt ordinances not incon- sistent with the laws of the State to pro- mote temperance and to suppress intem- perance, and to suppress the traffic In such beverages as the law of the State prohibits to be manufactured, sold or otherwise disposed of, and to prevent evasions of such ordinances, also power to forfeit licenses granted by said towns and cities if the lcensee violates said ordinances, and power to provide for the destruction of liquors and beverages kept for sale in violation of law or for other illegal purposes and that may be declared contraband.
 Sec. 7. That the enactment of this statute shall not be taken as a legisla- tive declaration that such cities and towns do not now have such powers under the municipal laws of the State, nor shall this act be construed as limiting or diminishing the police powers of the towns and cities of the State under ex- isting laws, the purpose of the statute being to confer the said powers in ex- press terms, and to remove any question as to their existence.
 Approved August 25, 1909.
 Official
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State
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AN ACT
(H. PTS.

N. 36) AN ACT (H. PTS. To amend an act entitled An act for the improvement of the public roads of Lowndes County, approved August ?, 1907, by repeating Sections One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and Seven of said act.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legisla- ture of Alabama: That Sections One, Two, Three, Four, Five. Six and Seven of an act entitled ''an act for the public roads of Lowndes County, Alabama, ap- proved August 2, 1sO7" be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Sec. 9 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this bill be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved August 19, 1909. Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
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No. 19) AN ACT. GIL 106.
 To fix the times of holding, in each year, the Circuit Courts of Chiffon county in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of the State of Alabama, and to repeal former laws fixing the times for holding said courts
 l. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama that the Circuit Courts of Chill ton County, in the Fifteenth Judicial Cir cult of the State of Alabama, shall be held in each year as follows: On tho second Monday in May and may continue two weeks; and on the fourth Monday in November and may continue three weeks.
 g. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act, or fixing any other times for holding the Circuit Courts of said Chiffon county, be, and the same are, hereby repealed.
 Approved August 19, 1909. Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
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AN ACT

No. 55.) AN ACT (H. 279. To amend Section 1867 of the Code of
 Alabama of 1907.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama, That Section 1867 of the Code of Alabama be so amended as to read as follows: A matriculation fee of not more than two and one-half dollars to be fixed by the county Board of Education in which a county high school is or may hereafter be located and in operation, may be charged to each student entering said high school to de- fray the necessary expenses of said high school during each term, provided a part of the matriculation fees may be used for library purposes in said high school. All funds aooruing from fees as provided herein, shall be paid out by the treasurer of the high school upon order from the principal of said school.
 Section 2. Be 1t further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act or any part of 1t, are hereby repealed.
 Approved August 18th, 1909. Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
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No. 25.) AN ACT. GIL 102.
 To permit cities and towns additional time in which to sell bonds to pay out standing debts not secured by bonds under the provisions of an act of the Leg islature approved August IA, 1907, and to validate and confirm issues of bonds made under said Act.
 Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:
 1. That all cities and towns in this State, which have held elections authoriz- ing the issues of bonds to pay their out standing debt not secured by bonds under the provisions of an act of the Legisla- ture approved August IA, 1907, that have not yet sold such bonds, shall be author ized to sell such bonds so authorized at any such election at any time within one year from the passage of this Act
 2. That such bonds shall be issued and sold in accordance with the provisions and requirements of said act of Aug. H, 1907, and when so sold sha,1 have the same validity as if they had been sold within the time, allowed by said Act.
 4. That where an election has been held under a valid ordinance at which ma- jority of the votes cast were for the bond issue said issue Is hereby validated in all respects notwithstanding the failure of any person to perform any duty required by law.
 Approved August 18th, 1909. Official.
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
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No 16) AN ACT TIT 1nA
 TO revoke the license or right to engage In or carry on any business, or to have any agency or place of business in this State, or any foreign corporation which Is authorized by it's charter to manufac- ture, sell or otherwise dispose of aIco- holic, spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, or any liquor or beverage prohibited by law of Alabama to be manufactured sold or otherwise disposed of in this State. or which is engaged in the manufacture or sale of such liquors, or any of them, in the State of it's creation, or elsewhere or which Is engaged in or carries on in the State of its creation. or elsewhere, any business which is unlawful for any do- nestle corporation or citizen of Alabama to engage in or carry on in this State; and to prohibit the entry of such foreign cor poration into the State and the grant to them by any officer of the State of Ala bama of license to engage in business of any kind or to have any agency or place of business in this State, and to prescribe penalties for the violation of this act Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of Ala bama
 1. That the license or right of any for eign corporation now engaged in or carrying on business of any kind in this State which corporation Is au- thorized by its charter to manufac- ture, sell or otherwise dispose of al- coholic, spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, or any liquor or beverages pro- hibited by law of Alabama to be manu- factured. sold or otherwise disposed of in this State; which is engaged in the manufacture. or sale of such liquors, ors any of them, In the State of it's creation or elsewhere. or which is engaged in or carries on in the State of its creation or elsewhere any business which is unlawful for any domestic corporation or citizen of Ala bama to be engaged in or carry on In this State, be and the same Is here by revoked and cancelled; and 1t shall be unlawful for any foreiku corpora~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-08-07

ar Luther carpe ut e. made a i,'isls
ass trip 10 burton ystrda
Miss Arab Courtney is At q farming.
ION. Waiting MI and Mrs Nenar
r. MI. and Mrs. Isaac spro,lt and y I:
ind AIrs! Drummond and daughter, Of o.
Ishinnstpn. were recent visitors with
Mrs. slaughter: d. Wilson sree. 8:
Misses Martha and Mary Frum are
iome from a weeit's visit ut Mrs. Viola
springer's. near Union. q s Z.
d MRS.. L.Ha1l and Mrs. D. D.$Lc con
tSrd and children spent the day yester-
hay with their father. Mr.. Thomas
Barnes, at his home on State street.
Mfr. and Mrs. Maynard shuttles-
worth. OF Clarksburg, are EXPECTED
here this evening to spend n few days
with Mrs. shuttlesworth's sister. Mrs.
.. IT. Bishop. Their. little daughter
Helen. who has; been here for several
lays. is quite sick at the Bishop home,
MRS. J. M. Prickett and daughter
MAUD and son Clarence and Dr.. Nc
Elfresh and vito and daughter, who
have been visiting relatives near Fcs-
.tus. returned here this afternoon.
Mrs. Sara F'ranknberry. Of Colfnx,
Is here. having been called here by the
Heath OF Mr.. Clarence Frankenberry. s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-08-07
PUBLIC SCHOOL BAND
GIVES FINE CONCERT

Til Public School Band gave n con-
cert rs regular attraction at the
Mountain Chautauqua last evening.
This was the first programme, made up
entirely OF music during the present
chautauqua and It drew tho largest
house ofrthc summer. Tho band was
Mt It's best and played many OF their
best selections. The special numbers
were II violin solo by Prof. Collens, n
vocal solo by Mrs. Rlhclilnfrcr, n vocal
solo by Maria Raymond, n clarinet
solo by Carroll Carr. n vocal solo with
band accompaniment by Mrs. Rihel-
dnffer.
The hoys will close their engage
ment early next week. but there Is n
gncral demand that they stay longer.
Mrs. Rtholdnfrer Is ONO of the lead
Ing sopranos OF the country. and the
best TINT has been at Mountain Lake
She has been engaged to sing at one
OF the bands concerts In Fnirmont
within the next few months.
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s-fF4sI4- r.
J. W.. HAMMERS
PASSES A S !; 5 /: away
TYPHOlD'FEVER At BAR
RACKvlLLE. $500

Mr.. !. w! Hammers. q well known
resident of Barrackville. died last
night at his home In Barrackville afte:'
i'll illness from typhoid fever. De-
ceased had been i'll for several weeks
and attending physicians had offered!
No hope or recovery for several days.
his case having been violent from the
first.
Mr.. Hammers formerly resided in
r'a'rmont and was we'll known through
out the city and county where thu
news OF his death has been learned
with profound regret. He is survived
by his wife and sevral children. Fu-
neral services will be held in Barrack-
willie tomorrow afternoon conducted by
Rev. G. w. Kinscy.1 Undertaken Qua
bingham in charge.
A special car bearing the remains
will be run from Barrackvllle Sunday
afternoon, arriving mere at four
O'Clock. Tho car will be run to the
head OF Maple avenue and carriages
will convey the remains to Woollawn
Cemetery, where they will be laid ut
rest.
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lLIlFT' BRIDGE !!
COSTING $4,000 WILL BEsBuIET
y n b BYsB.sAMD AT cLEVE.
LAND 4 Q III p J: 5t 5 s.s$


The Baltimore and Z Oilo railroad
has awarded contracts for the eree-
tiun OF dolble-track5 sherzer rolling;
lift bridge! across the Cuyahog7 rfye.'
ut Cleveland. OHIO, which will cost
about s275.oo0. The bridge will re-
place a drawbridse OF the swing type.
It will be Of single leaf type. 200 feet
long to center OF bearings. and will
have two deck plate order approach
spans AZ feet, long. The superstruc-
ture will weigh about lido tons ana
will be supported on pile foundation
with concrete piers and -abutments.
The Pennsylvania Steel Company. OF
i:;eelton. Pm. will erect the SUPER
structure. Work on the new bridge
will be begun at once, under the d.
rect supervision OF Mr.. w. S. Bouton.
engineer OF bridges OF the road. and
IL Is expected to be ready for opera
ton about July /. 1910.
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Prspna ais.

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Mrs. F. II. Kinkead. of Grafton. was
the guest ofsMrs. Harry Fletcher one
day this week.
Mrs. Lucy Griffith. OF Shinnston
spent "Wednesday of this week with
Mrs. Richard Kelley on East Park ave
nue..
Walter, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Morris. OF Market
street, is III Of measles.
Misses Nan and Nell Cox and Hattie
Richards are at Terra Alta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Bolyarl; OF Mar
kct street, will move to Morgnntow:11
the first Of next week.
Mrs. VIM. Radcliffe and son Ralph
are spending couple of weeks at I'm
fonlcwn. .,=....
III Mrs. Elizabeth Barker Is visiting her
son, Dallas Barker, on Wilson street.
r. -
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SIIINiNSTON. Aug. 7.-Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Pigott and children, Miss
Mayme Hardesty and B. II. Lucas lett
wednesday evening dor Atlantic City
where they will spend several weeks.
Mrs Elizabeth Golden, OF Bridge
port. Is the guest OF relatives in town.
Miss Freda Robinson was shopping
Mt Tairmont Thursday.
Clark Murray has moved into his
house ON Main street which he re.
Gently purchased.
Harold Hutchinson has returned to
MS nome at Fairmont after a short
visit here.
pr. Will Wadsworth, OF Muncie,
Ind, Is the. guest OF relatives here.
Or. Wadsworth formerly lived near
town and Is quite well known in this
section.
Ira v. Sapp. who hns had n POSI-
tlon at Johnstown. Pa, for some time.
has accepted a position in the Queen
pharmacy here.
Mrs. j. l.. Rowand Is spending the
week with relatives Mt Fairmont.
= HI
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LOVERS LANE.

Lovers Lane Is standing still, like
che sawmill on the hill.
.Atha Vangildcr, Is working for Jacob
vanEiller this week.
1 Dayton Grubb has been picking Der.
rise for Johnny Bizzet this week.
Miss Virginia Summers has been
visiting friends near this place for the
past two weeks.
G. w. Hawkins is working at home
this week.
M. J. Vance was ut Falrmont one
day recently.
Miss Pearl Watson. Of Pittsburg.
Pa. Is visiting. friends near this here.
NJ. c. vnngilder Is halinug lumber
for Brady Meredith this week.
Mrs. H1lldn Summers and daughter
Dcssio were shopping in Fairnont this
week.
Joseph Vangilier. who has been on
the sick list for the past few weeks, Is
improving slowly.
/ Joseph Vangiller and sister Cassie
were shoppers In Fair1nont one day re-
Gently.
Mr. and Mrs. Vance entertained
their friends on the farm Sunday and
dinner was served out of doors. Those
present were Mrs. Rebeccn Vangiller
nj. C. and Aida VanEilder. w. T.. Van.
glider. and wife and son. Ruth and Es-
ther Keener. Miss May Dethrow. Of
Anderson, Ind. Dayton and Maggie
Grubb and Miss Pearl Watson, OF
Pittsburg. Pa.
I Quite large crowd from hero at
tended the basket meeting on Goose
Creek Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Atha Vangilder enter.
tanned their friends OH Tuesday night.
in honor OF Miss Pearl Watson Of
Plttsburg. A large crowd was present
Nh den1oycl the ice cream and water
melon.
The big saw mill Is now really for
business. We heard the whistle blow.
J.IW. Vance is on the sick list this
ewck.
Mrs. Mile Hayhurst Is improving
and Mrs. Anna Carpenter Is able to
lone home from the hospital.
Fred and Wesley VanGfldor are cut.
ting oats this week.
Any one wanting good fresh COW.
should call on John Vance. He has
them for SALE
TEXAS BILL.
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REPUBLIC STEEL.

.r.r Ea. tlfninr1 f1HstfsfHfeu ''"hSs-h
NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-The Republic
Iron and Steel Company has a,lthorlz.
ed tho sale at par OF the company's I'M
issued per cent cumulative preferred
stuc l1to shareholders OF record today
mn to az per cent Of the present stock
outstanding.
The money realized from. the sale
will be used "for property extensions,
mineral developments. etc, or other
purposes, to be approved by the boarl
OF directors or committee" Among tho
projects OF extension which the COM
pany has in. mind. according to de-
spatches from Pittsburg last week, Is
the construction Of new tllEe mill Mt
an estimated cost OF $1.500,000. The
new issue has Eoen underwrltten by
syndicate headed gy Blair c Co.