The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-10
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 By MT. Sloan on forestry, sonserva- ton and preservation of game. To amend section 6S2 of the political code of Alabama of 1907.
 By Mir Sloan on forestry conserva- tion and preservation of game. To amend section 679 of the political code of Alabama of 1907
 By MT. Curry on constitution and constitutional revision and amend ments To submit to the qualified cleo tors of the state at the next general election for state officers to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1912, for their consideration, an amendment to the constitution of the state of Alabama to authorize and empower the several counties to levy and collect an annual special tax additional to the tax here tofore authorized for the erection, sup port and equipment of the public schools not to exceed 40 cents on each S100 of taxable property, and to pro vide for the disposition of the same among the several sch ools of the coun-
 
 lature may prescribe.
 Afternoon Session
 Fifteen minutes after Senator T. s. Frazer of Bullock county had objected to a final consideration of the senate bill which seeks to increase the salary of the governors private secretary from s2400 to s3000, the bill was called from the calendar without objection, and passed. Advantage of the senator's ab- sence was taken by the advocates of the measure to have the bill considered at this afternoons session of the solons.
 Eight senators voted against the measure but 12 of those present favored the instrument an carried the day. As passed, however. the bill reduces the salary proposed in the bill from s3609 to $3000. which reduction was author ized in committee meeting.
 Senators voted as follows:
 Ayes: Morrow, Allen, Atkins, Curry. Folmar. Godbold, Merrill. Rogers, Sherrod. Stevens. Tunstall and Walden.
 Nays: Crumpton, Fite, Miller, Moody, Nance Renfro, Sprott and Stokes.
 Bills Passed
 The Mobile commission government bill was passed at this afternoons session of the senate. Other bills were passed as follows:
 bN MT. BTlnuley on lOcdl leSlSlallOn. (Notice and proof) H. 544. "To cre- ate the office of official stenogra pher for Etowah county, to provide for his appointment, to prescribe his duties. fix his compensation. and provide for the payment of the same" Passed, 22 to O.
 Fly MT. Godbold on nuhllc roads and highways. CNotice and proof.) s. 310. "To provide for le more efficient u-nrlipp the nI1b1io in Wi1- cox county; to provide revenues for the same to define the powers and duties of the county commissioners with reference to same: to provide for the appointment of overseers and sub overseers, and a civil engineer, defining their duties, and prescribe rules regu- lations and penalties in order to carry into effect the purposes of this act" Passed 22 to 0.
 By MT. Johnson of Clarke on county and county boundaries. (Notice and proof.) H. 302 Fro repeal so far as the same applies to Clarke county, an act entitled An act to amend section 1882 of the code. so far as the same relates to Crenslaw and Clarke counties, ap- proved February 12. 1ss7.'" Passed, 22 to 0.
 By MT Horton on fees, and salaries. (Notice and proof.) H. 442. ITO repeal an act entitled An act to fix and regu- late the ex-officio fees of the sheriff of Limestone county. Alabama approved March 5, 1901" Passed. 20 to 0. By MT. Chamberlain on public health. H. 125 "To authorize counties to ap- point and to fix the compensation of officers to enforce the provisions of law for the prevention of cruelty 10 animals and the provisions of law for the prevention of cruelty to children and to confer upon said officers the powers of deputy sheriffs." Passed, 23 to 0.
 By MT Sherrod on revision of laws. (With amendment) s. 362. "To amend sections 555, 55S and 5G0 of the code of | Alabama" increasing salary of gov l ernor's secretary to $3000. Amended in committee to read $30O0. rather than l s3600. Passed. 12 to 8.
 l By MT. Walker notce and proof: public | roads and highways: "To authorize the l court of county commissioners of Coosa county to buy mules, horses road ma chimes and tools for the purpose of work | ing the public roads of Coosa county; to | work the convicts of Coosa county on the public roads of said county; to employ laborers and superintendents to work and supervise the working of the public roads of said county: to collect from per- sons subject to road duty in lieu of work on public roads the sum of $7.50 each per annum, and to provide for collecting the same; to buy for use un said public roads any md all kinds of road material, to l employ an engineer to survey and grade l said public roads: to fix the age of road duty from IS to 55 years and to use such sums of money from the general funds of said county for the purpose of working and improving such roads as said court of county commissioners may deem neces- | sary" Passed, 22 to o.
 By Mir. Fowlkes (revision ofilaws): "To amend section 52o2 of the code of Ala bama,' relating to adoption of children. Passed, 20 to O.
 By Mr. Screws (notice and proof; local | legislation: "To provide for the appoint
 nent by the sheriff of Montgomery coun- ty. Alabama. of an assistant night jailor.