The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-12

on account of sickness. Representative Merritt called up the formers bill rein stating Confederate pensioners whose na mes have been stricken from the pen sion rolls. The bill was passed with an amendment by Representative Davis pro- vding that no persons shall be reinstat- ed who did not serve in the Confederate army or who deserted.
 The house spent the greater part of the morning session in passing local bills. the roll of counties being called for the purpose of disposing of such measures. In the neighborhood of 90 of these bills were passed, some of the most important being as follows:
 H. B. No. 510, by Mir. Lee-To regulate the business of dealers in farm produce to fix license for the carrying out of said business and to provide for the revocation of this license. and for the penalty for any violation of this act; to prevent fraud in the selling and handling of farm pro- duce, and to provide punishment for such fraud; to provide for the collection and disbursement of the moneys collected; to establish, increase and encourage markets for the sale of farm produce.
 H. B. No. 667, by Mir. Brown of Eto- wah-To change the court of county com missoners of Etowah county; to appoint president thereof and define his duties, and to relieve the probate judge of said county of all duties and powers in con1 nection herewith
 H. B. No. 673 by Mr. Blackwell tby rel quest-To fix the time of payment of claims against the fine and forfeiture fund Of Calhoun county, and 10 provide f0i the time and manner in which said claimd shall be barred s. B. No. 19, by MT. Wallace-To extend the terms of office of the judge soi licitor and clerk of the county court o( Shelby county. until January 15, 1917 and to make said officers elective at ind general election of 1916. and every si1 years thereafter and prescribe the termd of office of said officers
 H. R. No. 666 by Mr. Brown of Etcj wah-To provide for the appointment highway commission for Etowah cou ty and to empower them to expend tn proceeds which may arise from the sal ! of bonds in the sum of S2O0.O0 authorized by the election in November 1914 fol building public roads and bridges for sa n county, prescribe their powers and dutiel in relation thereto and their compensa| ton.
 H. B. No 670, by Mir. Pruet--For tn i relief of William J. Green ex-treasurer oI Clay county, Alabama, and to authoriz the court of county commissioners of Cha county, Alabaha. to make out and issu a warrant payable out of the genera funds of Clay county, Alabama, to tn treasurer of said county, in favor of Viii liam J. Green. for. the sum of $262 .5Q an to authorize and direct tine treasurer said county to pay to said William Green said sum from said funds.
 H. B. No. 546. by MT. Weakiey twit substitute)-To provide for the rnainter nance and support of the Alabama HonI of Refuge, the Mercy Home Industrid School for Girls and to make approprid tions therefor.
 H. B. No. S06 by MT. Sorrell (witii sul stitute)--To require all teachers in tl public schools of this state to teach, necessary, all branches of learning upq which they were examined when they o tained their certificate authorizing the to teach.