The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-26
MANY BILLS
 ARE SIGNED Governor Approves Pro- hibition Measures. ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY School District Act Is Made
 Law. Insurance License Act, Bills Revoking Charters of Towns To Be In-
 cofporated in Greater
 Birmingham Signed.

Among the seventy-one bills ap- proved yesterday by Governor Conner were seven of the prohibition code, which, going into effect immediately, completes the most rigid and thorough system of prohibitory liquor laws ever enacted by any state of the Union-a veritable code of blue" laws.
 The gigantic Fuller bill. with its 12.000 words of restrictions against buying. selling, drinking. storing and keeping liquor was one of the seven moral wave" bills. It goes into ef- feet immediately. and by its terms. of- ficers of the state are armed with power to make arrests for any ass sociation or individual with liquor.
 To provide that the officers shall enforce the laws, the Ballard bill, with It's provisions for the impeachment of officers who fail to perform their regulations. was signed, also, and be- comes a law immediately.
 Another Fuller bill. with its pro- visions for the cancellation of the license of any foreign corporation to do business of any kind in Alabama, if the corporation has. in its original charter, the specification that 1t may sell or otherwise dispose of liquor, was signed by the Governor. This bill. though more limited in scope. is prob ably more drastic tAcn the s,s,a. main Fuller Her foreign corporation except wholesale druggists, from doing business of any kind in Alabama. if by its charter 1t may sell liquor-even though 1t may never have taken advantage of the op- portunity thus afforded.
 The Ballard bill which allows cities to pass ordinances to procure better or more rigid enforcement of the pro- hibitioni laws, was also approved.
 The Rice bill to regulate the soft drink business, so as to prevent the possibility of prohibition violation through that source. was approved. The Rice bill IS the ono which pre- scrtbes elimination of screens, swing ing doors, booths, apartments or any thing that V l scnd 10 obStruci the general rublic view. and which pro- vides that officers may visit all soft drink stands at any hour of the day age or attempted violation of the laws.
 The Tarrant social club law, which prescribes that all clubs whose char ter gives them the right to keep or store or sell or give away liquor, De deprived of. such privileges. and that no charter be issued to any organiza- ton with the liquor provisions, was passed.
 The Tarrant anti-gambling bill was the seventh of the "morar' code to be approved. and completes the series.
 Other of the seventy-one bills were:
 The School District Act, which har- monizies the district laws under which public schools of the State have been operated, placing them all, with the exception of the Dallas county and Mobile county schools under the gem eral statewide act.
 House bill TIT. the insurance license act, which prescribes the amount of license or privilege tax to be assessed by municipalities on domestic tnsur- ance corporations as follows: in cities of less than 5000, SIC and e1 for each $I0O In premiums collectedi In cities of s, 900 to 10000, s15 and $1 for each SIOO collected; in cities of more than SiO.oOO s2o and q.
 All of the bills revoking the char ters of the municipalities which are to be incorporated within Greater Bir- mingham
 Dallas county dog tax law.
 Repeal of Montgomery county road laws.
 Sanitary law, providing that, when residents fail to connect with sewer age after notice, that a city may make the connections, and assess the cost against the property owners, to be lien on the property as are taxea
 John amendment to the Juvenile Court law, tempering the provisions of the present statute. by which law of1icers are shorn of their power to punish juvenile prisoners, to great degree.
 Two joint resolutions, one allowing the Attorney General fees accruing to him through Federal Court practice. and one providing for the printing of the acts of the Legislature.
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