The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04
MOTION JUNK BILL :
PASSES THE SENATE
Regulates Business By Police
Jurisdiction
WILL STOP MANY THEFTS
vaiden's Riot Bill Passes-Judge's Mems
ure increasing Adjutant Generals
Salary Goes Through with
Comparative Ease
WILL STOP MANY THEFTS
BY BERGMAN G. BETTY

to regulate junk in Alabama was given
third reading in the senate today
and passed by a unanimous vote, %
senators casting their ballots in favor
of the bill. Several days ago the a&
was passed in the house of represent
tatives, necessitating, therefore. only
the signature of Gov. Emmett ONeal to
make the measure a law.
The bill was designed especially for
jefferson county, and fully regulates
the sale of junk, and the placing of
1t under police jurisdiction Ideas of
Chief Bodeker of the Birmingham po-
lice department are included in the
measure. -
According to the mea sure, the pur-
chaser of junk can turn it into metal
only after a stipulated number of days
have interviewed. 1t is thought that this
regulation of the business will pro-
hibit many of the thefts that prac
ticed in the state. 1t is considered
special protection of the railroads, in
asmuch as these corporations are usual
ly preyed upon by the petty thieves.
Riot Bill Passes
Senator Vaiden's measure to furth err
IcS uldlS tnc III SdSSo VI AAoe
was passed unanimously. The measure
provides that any commissioned officer
in a company may call out the troops
upon proper authority. Heretofore the
commander of the company has been
the only officia, who could take the lib
erty of summoning state aid to help
local authorities in times of riot.
The measure IF Mr. Judge, which was
introduced in the house several weeks
ago, and which has been passed by that
body was given final passage in the
senate. Two votes were registered
against the bill. which seeks to in
crease the salary of the adjutant gem
eral from $500 to $4,000 per year.
The present adjutant general, ]. B.
Scully, will be successful in realizing
the increased emoluments.
Bills introduced
Bills were introduced in the senate
today as follows:
By Mr. Morrow: ITO authorize any
city within this state having a popu-
lation of 100000 or more to construct
and maintain or to cause to be con-
structed and maintained, either by it
self or Jointly with persons or cor,
porations owning or operating rail-
roads. street railroads. factories or
manufactures, subways, viaducts or
bridges and their approaches over or
under and across railroad tracks and
contiguous lands within the city limits;
to contract with such persons or cor
porations for the construction and
maintenance of sdch subways, viaducts
or bridges and approaches, and for the
division of the cost of such construc-
ton and maintenance between the city
and such persons or corporations; to
vacate at grade the parts of the streets
or other public highways for the whole
width or any portion thereof, over,
along, under or across which such sub
ways. viaducts or bridges are con-
structed, and also to vacate such parts
of other streets and public highways
in the vicinity of such subways, via
ducts or bridges as may pc
found and declared by the city
council or other governing body
to be unnecessary by. reason
of the construction of such subways,
viaducts or bridges, and the vacation
of which may be called for by any such
contract"
BY Mr.. Morrow: To amend sections
1899. 1440 and 1441 of the code of Ala
bama.
By Mr.. Morrow: To regulate the min
ing of coal in Alabama
By Mr.. Curry: To amend section 2
of an act approved August 81, 1909.
By Mr.. Curry: To amend sections 20Ss
and 2039 OF the code of Alabama
By Mr.. Screws: TO provide for the
further maintenance and support of
the State Normal school for colored
students at Montgomery, Ala.
BY Mr.. Plosser: To provide for the
better construction, repairing, work.
Ing and maintaining of public roads
and bridges in Talladega county Ala
bafna.
BY Mr. Beasley-To amend section
1896 of the code of Alabama.
By Mr.. Beasley: To amend section
1897 of the code of Alabama
BY MI Brown. w. ITO create and
establish school of industry and tech
nology for boys and young men is teach
Ing and training them in useful and in
dustrial pursuits and in the arts and
sciences; to provide skilled labor in this
state and to enable the students of such
scnoo 10 acquire such education and
training by means of employing a part or
portion of their time and labor while in
school to pay all or part of their board.
lodging and tuition, and to incorpora 70
such institution under the name of the
Industrial and archaeological Institute
OF Alabama, with perpetual succession
to have corporate SEAL and to sue and
be sued in the courts of this state of COM
petent jurisdiction as in the cases of nat
ural persons, to create a board of con-
troll composed of five persons which may
be increased by such board to not ex-
ceeding nine persons, with right to ac-
quire by purchase, devise, bequest, or
otherwise any real or personal property.
or both. for the benefit of such school,
and with the authority to dispose of the,
same or any part thereof, and to author
lie an appropriation by the state to aid
In the erecting of suitable school build
ings and equipment. and with power to
give and grant to students certificates
of proficiency in their studies and diplo-