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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT

No. 217) (S. 537 Lusk. To provide a circuit court in every coun-
 ty in the state, and for the consolidation
 of the chancery court and all other
 courts of record having the Jurisdiction
 of the chancery court or circuit court or
 either of them into the circuit court,
 and to remove all pending causes and
 records into the circuit court, and to
 provide and regulate the proceedings
 therein.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama:
 1 That there is hereby provided in every county in the state circuit court with are conferred on the circuit court by the constitution and laws of this state.
 2. That the Jurisdiction and powers of the chancery court are hereby conferred on the circuit court, and the circuit court must proceed in, try and determine every cause or proceeding in equity in the same manner, by the same rules and principles as the same cause would be tried if in the chancery court.
 That with the exception of the pro- bate court, every court of record having the Jurisdiction of the circuit court and chancery court, or of either, and every court of record by whatever name called having the Jurisdiction to try civil and criminal cases, or either, with juries Is hereby consolidated into the circuit court This act must not be construed to affect in any manner the courts of county com missioners. or boards of revenue, nor the county courts established under article three (9 of chapter one hundred and ninety weight Q9s of the code, nor any inferior court established in lieu of jus tices of the peace, nor any inferior court having the Jurisdiction to try cases ex- clusvely without juries. That all the papers. books, files and records of every kind belonging to or on file in any court hereby con nsolidated into the circuit court shall be transferred to and become a part of the papers, files. books and rec ords of the circuit courts and all causes or proceedings of every kind pending in circuit court shall proceed to final 1udg- ment therein as though they had been begun in the circuit court in the first instance.
 f. The clerk or register of the circuit court, as tine case may he, shall have full power to issue any mesne or final pr ooess in any cause that was pending in a court at the time 1t was consolidated into the circuit court. and issue execution or other final process on any judgment, or degree of any such court which was rendered before consolidation, and to make complete and perfect exemplifica- tions of any order. judgment. decree or proceeding and of every paper and rec- ord which formerly belonged to the court which is consolidated hereby into tine cir cult court as fully ana effectnally as the clerk or register of the courts hereby consolidated could have made but for such consolidation. g. This act shall take effect on tho first Monday after the second Tuesday in JanuGry. 1el5. but as 10 the courts here in above aboiithed 1t shall become ef-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT.
No sso.N

No 6s0) H. 1451. Tubb. To amend section of an act entitled
 'an act regulating administrations or
 estates in the chancery courts, and
 courts of like Jurisdiction in this
 state" approved on the 21st day of
 April, 1911.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala
 Section 1. That section of an act en- titled "an act regulating administra- itons of estates in the chancery courts and courts of like Jurisdiction in this state" approved on the 21st day of April, 1911 be amended so that section shall read as foliows;
 Sec. 3. That the administration of any estate may be removed from the probate court to the chancery court, or court of like Jurisdiction, at any time before a final settlement thereof, by any heir, devisee legatee, distributee, executor, administrator, or administrator with the will annexed, of any such estate, without assigning any special equity and an order of removal must be made by the court, chancellor or judge, eith- or in term time or vacation. upon the filing of a sworn petition by any such heir, devisee. legatee, distributor, eX- executor, administrators, or administra- with the will annexed, of any such es- state, reciting that the petitioner is such heir, devisee, legatee, distributor, executir, administrators. or administra- tor with the will annexed, and that Tn the opinion of the petitioner such es- tate can be better administered in the chancery court, or court of like turis- diction, than in the probate court.
 Approved September 2S, 1915.
 Official
 JOHN PURIFoY,
 Secretary of State.
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fective so as to preclude and prevent the nomination or election of judges. chan cellors or other officers connected with such abolished courts at the primary and general election In the year 1916 and this act shall authorize the nomination and election of judges of said circuit courts fin l916
 6 That If any section, clause or pro- vision of this act shall be declared to De unconstitutional 1t shall not be held to affect any other section, clause or pro- vision. but the same shall remain in full force and effect
 That all laws, general, special or local, in conflict with any of the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
 g.. That circuit court shall be held at each place where a court of record is authorized to be held on December 31, 1916
 Approved August Is. 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
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and from lots of 10 packages or more, samples 10 be taken from not less than 10 packages. and after thoroughly mixing the samples so drawn, he shall by the method known as quartering draw from such thoroughly mixed samples two sub samplers, and with them fill two sample bottles of not less than eight-ounce ca ps city each and shall plainly mark on ench of said bottles the number of said sample, said number to correspond with the record kept by the commissioner in his office, giving the name of the fertilizer or fertilizer material the name of the manufacturer, the guaranteed analysis, place where the sample was secured, the name of the party from whom the sample was taken. and the date of the sampling. One of said samples shall be retained by said commissioner of agriculture and industries in his office, the other of said samples marked only by said number, shall be sent to the state chemist, who snail make complete analysis of the same, setting forth and the percentages of water. soluble phosphoric acid, citrate soluble phosphoric acid (for the sum to- gether of these two components, con- stituting the available phosphoric acid, as may be required by the commissioner of agriculture and' industries), available phosphoric acid, acid soluble Cor insol- uble) phosphoric acid, nitrogen and pot ash, or such of these constituents as may be present, and certify under the same number as marked, said analysis to said commissioner. which analysis shall be re- corded as official and entered opposite the brand of fertilizer or fertilizer material which the number represents such of hcial analysis of such fertilizer or fertll- izer material under the seal of the com missioner of agriculture and induMries shall be. admissible as evidence in any of the courts of this staxe on trial of any issue involving the merits of such fertil- iger or fertilizer material
 Approved September 22, 1s15 Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State
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corporation or association of persons or for any person for and on account of the same, to receive. or possess any of the said liquors and beverages, it
 being the general policy of this state to require under nonprohibited condi- tions, that such liquors shall be deliv- cred to and possessed by individuals only, and for personal or domestic con sumption. This section does not apply 1 to alcohol when received or possessed according to law, or wines that are
 shipped to druggists to be sold for
 sacramental purposes as authorized by law.
 Sec 5. That when more than one
 quart of the liquors mentioned in sec 1 ton of this act or prohibited liquors | Is received or had in possession. it must Dc in bottles or receptacles of the ca- 1 pacity of not less than one quart. and 1 when a quart or less is so received or | possessed, it must be contained in one | receptacle or bottle. Failure to ob- serve these provisions. or either of
 them. shall constitute prima facie evil dence that the said liquors are kept, or had in possession for sale or other | unlawful dispositions; and 1t shall be | unlawful to receive or possess the liQ- 1 uors in quantities mentioned in recep- I tacles or bottles that do not conform to the above requirements; but this sec- tion shall not apply to maNed or simi- lar fermented liquors, such as beer. 1 lager beer, ale. or porter.
 Sec. 6. That this act is not intended to modify or repeal any section of an l act of the present session of the legis- lAture known as the Bonner anti ship ping law, becoming effective February, 1915, except as to those portions that are in conflict with this act. Sections 1 twelve CPD and thirteen t13) of said | law are intended to be superseded by section three (3) of this act, and sec- | tion seventeen CID thereof is intended 1 to be superseded by section five (5) of | this act. If any superseding section, 1 or part thereof, shall fail to become op- 1 eartive. corresponding section, or I part of . section of the said Bonner {, anti-shipping law shall remain ih sf-
 feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT

AIN All
 No s27.) CH. l059. Yarbrough. For organizing the farm boys and girls of Alabama into corn clubs, pig clubs, canning clubs, poultry clubs and any
 other kind of farm life clubs for the purpose of encouraging, interesting, and
 instructing the farm boys and girls in
 better methods of agriculture, home- making, cooking. sewing and gardening; to provide plans for carrying on this
 work, to make appropriations for these purposes. and to prescribe methods or
 drawing and spending same.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama.
 Section ]. That from and after the pass age of this act there shall be and there is hereby appropriated out of the state Urea sury any funds not otherwise appro- priated the sur1 of slo0 annually for the years 1915, 1916, 1877 and 1918 for each years 1915, 1916. 1917 and 1918 for each of the years named by an appropriation by the county board of revenue or county commissioners or other body having simi- lar Jurisdiction in the county; the state fund of 800 to be available to a county when the state auditor receives cer- tifted statement from the probate judge or president of the county board of reve- nue or county commissioners or other body having similar Jurisdiction in the county showing that the county has made the appropriation of .$l00. The state and coun- ty funds herein provided are to be used for prizes and premiums and for other wise ercousaging ana tnstructing the farm boys and girls in their club work. 2. That the state funds appropriated by tlis act and the supplementary county funds as indica ted In section 1 of this act shall be spent under the joint supervision of the state board of agriculture and the rcnntr board of revenue or county com niiskioners or other body having similar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AM ACT.

No 431o (S. 335. Hartwell. To appropriate the sum of twenty
 seven thousand live hundred dollars
 (27500) and interest thereon at per
 cent since July l, 1s14, for the pur-
 pose of paying a certificate of indebt-
 edness issued by the governor of Ala
 bama to the endowment fund of the
 University of Alabama.
 Whereas, on January 12, 1915. it be- came necessary, fin order to pay interest on snte warrants carried at the banks during the years 1s14 and 1915, for the governor of Alabama to borrow the sum 6f twenty>seven thousand five hun dred dollars fo27.50o). and inherent theeeen at Der can't sincp July l. le1>.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT.

No S05.) (H. 1162. Fite of Tuscaloosa. To authorize the recording of affdavits
 relating to lands in certain instances.
 and to make said affidavits or certified
 copies of the record thereof, evidence
 sufficient prima facie to establish the
 facts therein recited
 Be 1t enacted by the legislature of Ala
 abama as follows:
 Section l. That any party or parties may file for record affidavits showing the relationship of parties to convey ances to lands, or the relationship of parties to conveyances with other par ties whose names are shown in the chain of title to lands, and showing whether or not any person or persons connected with the chain of title was married or single at the time of the execution of any conveyance. or wheth- CT the lands embraced in any convey ance constituted a part of the home stead of any grantor, and whether lands embraced in any conveyance have been in actual possession of any parties con- nected with the chain of title to either the surface or mineral of lands, or any other persons, and affidavits relating to the identity of parties whose names may be shown differently in chains of title, and the record of said affdavits when so recorded shall be notice of the facts therein recited.
 Sec. 9. In any litigation over any Ol in any of such affidavits in any court Tn the state of Alabama, or in any pro- ceeding in any such court involving the title to said lands wherein the facts recited in such affdavits may be ma terial, the said affldavits, or certified copies of the record thereof, shall be admissible as evidence of the facts therein recited and shall be sufficient to prima facie establish such facts. Provided, however. that the said af- fidavits. or certified copies thereof shall only be admissible as evidence in the event the parties making the affidavits are deceased or are nonresidents of the state of Alabama. or their residence un- known to the parties offering the af- fidavits. or such parties are too old, infirm or sick to attend court, or are females.
 Sec. B. The affdavits hereinabovs referred to shall be filed by the probate judge of the county wherO offered for filing. and by him recorded and indexed in Deed Records as conveyances of lands are recorded and indexed, and he shall receive the same compensa- ton therefor as for recording deeds to lands.
 Sec. f. All laws and parts of laws hereof are hereby repealed.
 Approved September 2S. 1915. Official:
 JOHN PUR1FOY, ~.
 Secretary of state.
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AN ACT

AN ACl
 No 605.) tH. 140s. Youngblood To amend section 43 of the code of Ala
 bama. 1907 reates to securing samples
 of fertilizers) N- Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bYma:
 1. That section 43 of the code of Ala bama, 1907, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: '43. (SS1) d43). Samples, how produced: The commissioner oi agriculture and indus- tries shall be required to secure sam ples of each and every brand of fertilizer or fertilizer material and of each and every brand of feeds, and to carry into execution the provisions of the produce law In order to carry out these pur- poses he may employ two fertilizer sam piers and feed samplers who shall be trained men in the sciences or the practice oi agriculture, and in addition to se- curing camples of each and every brand of fertilizer material and feeds offered for sale or exchange in Alabama, to as- sis: in carrying out the provisions of the produce law, and may be required to hold farmers institutes over the state and to perform such other duties as the con- missioner of agriculture and industries may require and said samplers shall re- curing samples of each and every brand of fertilizers or fertilizer materials and every brand of feeds offered for sale or exchange in the state of Alabama. Sam piers to be paid out of any moneys in treasury to the credit of the department of agriculture and industries. their sal- aries to be $150o per annum and expenses, payable monthly. which shall be verified by affidavit and approved by the conn missioner of agriculture and industries Said samples of fertilizer to be procured in the follovinx manner: Samples drawn with such an instrument as shall se- cure the core from the entire length of the package from lots less thau 10 pack ages from each sack. bst'tet or packsge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT.


 No. 772.) (H. 1125. Johnson of Madison. To authorize and empower state banks. savings banks and trust companies organized under the laws of the state of Alabama. to subscribe for stock and become members of the Federal Reserve bank authorised under act of Congress, adopted December 2s, 1913.
 Section l. Be It enacted by the legis- lature of Alabama. That all state banks, savings banks and trust companies orr ganised under the laws of the state of Alabama. be- and they are hereby au- thorised and empowered to subscribe for stock and become members of the federal reserve bank of the district to which they may properly be assigned by the federal reserve board in ac- cordance with thse act of Consrass adopted December 2a. 1918. provided the same is approved by resolution of the board of directors of such bank and in accordance with the requirements of the federal reserve act.
 Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted, etc, that any such state banks. savines banks or trust companies which may subscribe for stock 10 the federal re- servs bank and becorua . mambor there of, shall he required to conform to the re9nletious oe such 9edszal reoorve
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-17

opposed permitting the sale of the Automatic to the Bell
adding $630OO00 the capitalization OF the Chicago I
phone making Chicago interest it.
FORGETTING Automatic to the City," asked the Day
Book
replied mayor, lawyers
forfeiture how that would be-
ftney asked Book How will
Chicago them2"
IT win take some time for the city get rney business
approved by them"
any why ney
right away"
oFI nothing fact have wondered
Marshall
running Bney and all they
the old company, profit Chicago
awful with
until the required rubber tires the wheels"
running Iny buses don't city could interfere
long the license $25 paid Running Western
between the Field store and the depot"
Bu the BIG ISSUE this Harrison whether
Roger Sullivan and his them
There big things ahead Chicago of them is the subway
don't believe the people Chicago going the city
Sullivan and his crowd Even he should nominated don't believe
the people win elect him. They Sullivan"
Anyhow that's the big issue the campaign this Roger
Sullivan is really the after the nomination he
should Wnand believe Chicago ought
know just what expect"
o1!TNEY BUS COMING TO CHI ALL RIGHT! GET BUsY
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-17

Il saddens US to read Of 140 sur
geOns being killed in battle, but at
the same time we feel bit safer in
the appendix
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-17
All RIGHTl Oh Busy!

ALL RIGHT! GET BUSY!
A minor amendment concerning
the removal of the Baltimore & Ohio
coachyard from part Of the ground
needed for the proposed $5O,000,000
union station has done away with
what is apparently the last obstacle
to the erection.
The ordinance brought up yester-
day gave the B. & o. a new yard. It
was approved by the local industries
committee.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-17
'TNEY BUS COMING TO CHI.

aGhicago will have it's first extern
siEes "jitney'' bus line soon, accord
ing 20 Montague Ferry, com'r of pub
lie service. But it viii be in private
hands.
The Hsrwood Barley Co. Of Mar
ionpInd., intends to put 80 cars into
service soon between the Midway and
DiEersey blvd, Ferry says.
WANTED TO BE CALLED BABY
New York, Feb. 17.-Harry B. Lit
wins wife likes to have other men
call her baby" and her gambling
losses ran to $50 a week, Htwin as
Berts insbiIl. for divorce. vsAl- z
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-03-27

With the close of a most vigorous
and successful campaign, prize win
ners in The P~leasantville Press Sub
scription Contest were determined last
evening by the careful count of relia-
BILE and competent judges, well-known
to the people of Pleasantville and At
lantic County.
The Grand Prize, the magnificent
$3.50 Blasius-Regent piano, purchased
of Blasius & Sons, Philadelphia, was
awarded Miss Julia S. IngersoH, who
gained the magnificent vote total of
630,357. Miss Ingersoll is the daugh-
ter of Charles w. Ingersoll, a we'll
known resident of the city, and has
been IN enthusiastic and ambitious
worker in tie contest since it's incep-
ton and has thoroughly covered the
county in her work as her scores of
subscriptions attest. She is exceed
ingly popular, richly deserves the sue
cess she achieved and her many
friends will rejoice in her well-merited
victory.
Mrs. Mortimer Ware, wife of a well
known young bank employee of Allan
tic City, was a strong contender for
first place and won the beautiful soil
taire diamond ring, second prize in
the contest. Mrs. Ware has many
amiable qualities that have won her a
host of friends and popular support
in the splendid work she did in the
contest. Mrs. Ware is to be congrat-
ulated on her gratifying vote total of
606,891.
Miss Helen M. Fritsch, a systematic,
daily worker in the contest since it
opened, also gained a splendid vote
total of 281 ,165 and was awarded the
third prize, a handsome gold watch.
Miss Evelyn Peacock with a vote of
201,73 was given fourth place and a
gold watch. The many friends of
these two candidates will be glad to
join in Fluctuations to their success.
The jewelry prizes were purchased
of Clarence A. Beitel, the well-known
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-03-27
Lake s. Risley Co.
West Jersey Ave. PleaSanfville, N. j.
West Jersey Ave.

Pa, after a delightful visit with MI.
and Mrs. A. Sherwood Risley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Brown, who
have been visiting friends and rela-
tives in New York and Gloucester, re-
turned to Pleasantville Monday.
Miss Tolbert, one of our local teach
ers, has removed to Atlantic City, and
will make her home at the Hotel Tha-
CIV for the rest of the school year.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Frank Rutledge
have returned to Pleasantville and
are again occupying their residence at
Washington avenue and Hampton
Court.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walls, of Is
Georgia avenue, spent Friday in At
lantie City with their daughter, Mrs.
John Ang. The occasion was Mrs.
Ang's birthday.
Judge William C. French and fam
lily, of Camden, and Miss Alice M.
French, of Gibbsboro, are spending
several days at "The Laurels," the
Judges country home at Chestnut
Neck.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-03-27

Lawyer VIM. l. Garrison and family
spent Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Mrs. VIM. L. Naglee spent the week
end with relatives in Bridgetop.
Peter S. Camp, of Williamstown,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Miss Ella C%onover, of Atlantic City,
visited Miss Annis Barnett last Sun
day.
Miss Helen Umbrine has accepted a
position with the new five and ten
cent store.
Prof. Robert D. Maltby is enjoying
a two weeks trip to his former home
in Michigan.
Mrs. Martilla Ketchum, of North
field, was the guest of friends in town
on Saturday.
Miss Eva NJ. Leek entertained Miss
Helen A. Sooy, of New Gretna, during
the weekend.
Mrs. George H. Adams has been ill
for several days at her home on East
Verona avenue.
William Large, of Vineland visited
his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Large, on
Washington Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ang spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Walls. of Is Georgia venue
Mrs. Rebecca Crowley is seriously
i'll at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Geo. Leek, No. % Woodland avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Warren Collins, of
Palmyra, were week end guests of the
formers sister, Mrs. John G. Thomas.
Mrs. Richard L. Berger has return
ed home after spending a few days
with her sister, Mrs. Walter B. SUIT
ton, of Bridgeton.
Miss Jessie Sharp has returned
home from Tuckerton where she has
been visiting friends and attending a
Sunday School Conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Treibler have re-
turned to their home in Germantown,