The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18

iol pdrhs' pouieVarus or public places 19)- For constructing or repairing via ducts. bridges and culverts, and for pur- chasing or condemning land necessary therefor; for the purpose of constructing bridges or tunnels over or under any railroad track. or for the abolition of grade crossings. and for the purpose of paying for damage caused to abutting property owners by the construction of any one of the improvements named in this subdivision. (20 For erecting any building necessary for fire department, for the purpose of fire engines, fire boats or fire equipment; for constructing water towers. reservoirs and cisterns, or for paying the cost of placing under ground the wires of other signal apparatus of any fire department. (2O1D For the pur- pose of providing for the payment of any obligations of any municipal corporation, whether arising from administration or from the acquisition of any property for public use or the construction of any improvement, or otherwise or whether said obligations shall have matured or not at the time of said issue. (21) For the pay ment of any deficiencies in the revenues of any municipal corporation: for the funding of floating debts and for such other purposes as may be authorized by law or by the charter of any municipal corporation. (22) For tho purpose of pro- viding any money or moneys deemed | vide for the administration of the city to the expiration of the fiscal year. Pro- vided that paragraphs 2o1a and p of this section of this act shall apply only to cities which now have or may hereafter have population of as much as 100000 people according to the last federal census or any such census which may hereafter be taken.
 Approved February 20, 1915.
 Official:
 Secretary of State.
 No. 102) AN ACT 6. 106 To make an appropriation for the pay
 ment of expenses incurred in the
 publication of proclamations of tho
 governor on constitutional amend
 ment voted on at the election held
 in the state on the First Tuesday
 after the first Monday in November,
 1912.
 Section l. Be it enacted by the leg islature of Alabama:
 That the sum of S5000 or so much thereof as may be necessary, Is here by appropriated out of any money In the state treasury not otherwise ap propriated, for the purpose of paying for the publication of the prociama- tions of the governor on the proposed amendment to the constitution voted
  this state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1912: as authorized by act approved Febru- ary 28, 1911. Ala. acts, 1911, D. 47.
 Sec 2. That the auditor shall draw his warrant on the state treasurer for the payment of the accounts duo the proprietors of the newspapers that published the said proclamations upon the verification of said account by the secretary of state and approval of the same by the governor.
 Sec 8. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act be and the same are here- by repealed.
 Approved February 24, 1915. Attest
 JOHN PURIFoY,
 Secretary of State
 No 1o4) AN ACT IS. 227 To confer upon justices of the peace
 and judges of the inferior courts
 concurrent Jurisdictions with circuit
 courts, and courts of like jurisdic-
 tion of all offenses arising under
 the game and fish laws of Alabama.
 Section l. Be it enacted by the leg islature of Alabama, that concurrent Jurisdictions with circuit courts and courts of like Jurisdiction be and the same is hereby conferred upon all jus
 
 ferior courts of this state in all cases arising under the laws for the pro- lection and preservation of the birds, game and fish.
 Sec. 2. That all courts trying such cases shall make a report to the state game and fish commissioner and shall remit fines to the state treasurer, as now provided by law in the case of clerks of other courts.
 Sec. 3. Persons convicted in such courts may appeal to the circuit or city courts of the county as in other cases of conviction.
 Approved February 22, 1915. Attest:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
 No. 5S) AN ACT s 24l| To exempt from taxation in this state
 money lent solvent credits and cred
 its of value, other than such as are
 secured by mortgage, deed of trust
 or contract of conditional sale,
 upon which g. privilege tax . is re-
 quired to be paid.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the leg fslature of Alabama that money lent. solvent credits. and credits of value, other than such as are secured by mortgage. deed of trust, or a contract of conditional sale, upon which a priv iiege tax is required to be paid shall be exempt from taxation.
 Sec. ?. Be it further enacted that all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of section 1 of this act. te and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved February 16. 1915. Official: JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State. No. 122) AN ACT 1T so1 To amend section 6934 of the code of Alabama, and to prescribe rule of evil l dence in prosecutions hereunder, and to require the posting of copy of this | act as condition precedent to con | viction, and to prescribe the time when l this act shall go into effect Section l. Be it enacted by the legis- | lature of Alabama: That Section 6934 of l the code of Alabama be amended so as | to read as follows: Any person who, by fraud or misrepresentation, or with in- tent to deceive or defraud. obtains food | or lodging, or other accommodation from the landlord, owner. proprietor or keeper l of any hotel. inn, boarding house or eat 1 ing house, and fails or refuses to- pay for the same, must, on conviction, be | fined not more than $5OO, and may also be sentenced to hard labor TOT the coun- l