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

No 12)
 Report of the joint committee on rules.
 Resolved by the legislature of Alabama:
 !. That the legislature remain in ses- sion until the end of the 2Oth legislative day. and that the two houses, on that day, take recess, and reconvene July 13 1915, at 12 o'clock, m.
 2. That special committee on tu- dietary. consisting of five members from the house, appointed by the speaker, and three from the senate, appointed by the president of the senate, be appointed with instructions and directions to consider all questions concerning the judicial system of the state, organizations of the courts circuits. districts, reorganization, con- soldation of courts, Jurisdiction, proceed urr, officers, terms, juries and jury com missioners, times of meeting, and such ether matters as affect the administra- ton of the laws. That this special com mlttee also consider the question con- ceriliig workman's compensation acts, and all questions concerning constitu- tional amendments pending at time ,f rccessing, and shall report by bill or bills or otherwise, as to them shall appear besr. That this committee is authorized to en- ploy one clerk, who shall be an expert sttnographer and typewriter.
 ,. That there be raised special com mittee on finance and taxation. to be composed of eight members, five from the house of representatives, to be ap- pointed by the speaker of the house, and three from the senate, to be appointed by the lieutenant-governor, which committee shall sit during the recess for the con- sideration of all questions of finance and taxation, and the raising of revenue for the state. The committee shall ascer- thin and report the cost of operating the several departments in the stata government, and shall also report upon the present efficiency of the various de- partments, and their employees, and shall reccfhmend such economies as. in the Judgment of the committee, can be put Into effect without detriment to the pub lie service. The said commit tee shall also prepare and re- port to the legislature upon the recon venjng of same, a complete revision of the system of or raising revenue of the state by taxation or otherwise, and the findings of the committee shall be em- bcdied in a bill to be submitted to the legislature, which bill shall supplant and repeal all existing laws in regard to the raising of the revenues for the state The said committee shall also investigate the cost of the operation of the convict Aepa rtment, and it's management, and re- port thereon to the legislature by bill or otherwise. The said committee shall have authority to call to it's assistance the heads of the various departments of the state government, and including the examiners of public accounts, who are directed to render to such committee all aid in their power when not conflicting with the performance of their public duties. The committee shall have au- thority to employ clerk. who shall be stenographer, and such expert and clerical assistance in addition to that herein provided for, as may be neces- sary to accomplish the purpose of this
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AN ACT

No. SS) AN ACT (II. BOP To repeal section ITO of the code of Ala hema, of 1907, and to repeal an act to amend section ITO of the code of Ala bama, of 1907, approved August 20, 1909. Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala bama, That section ITO of the code of Alabama, of 1907, and an act to amend section ITO of the code of Alabama, of 19O7 approved August 20 1909, be and the same are hereby repealed
 Approved February 19, 1915. Official
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18
JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.

No. 36) AN ACT (H. IA To authorize the governor to negotiate
 temporary loans to supply any deficiency
 that may occur in the state treasury
 Section l. Be it enacted by the legisla- ture of Alabama, That in order to supply any deficiency which may occur in the state treas ury at any time, the governor is author ized from time to time to negotiate a temporary loan or loans for, and in the name of the state for an amount not to exceed $300,0O or such less amount as may be necessary in his judgment to supply such deficiency.
 Approved February 8, 1911. Official:
 JOHN PUR1FOY,
 Secretary of State.
 No. ID (S. !. R. a7
 Whereas, the Congress of the United States has passed an act approved by the President, May 8, 1914. entitled, "An act to provide for cooperative agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several states receiving the benefits of the act of Congress, ap- proved July ?. 1862, and acts supplemen- tary thereto. and the United States de- pa rtment of agriculture" and
 Whereas it is provided in section 3 of the act aforesaid, that the grants of rlorey authorized by this act shall be paid annually Ito each state which shall, by action of it's legislature, assent to the provisions of this act" therefore
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Nc. D (S J. R. Il Requesting the active efforts of senators and representatives of Alabama in the Congress of the United States to secure tEe passage of laws excluding from the
 United States mail all advertisements or solicitations, orders and literature con cerning intoxicating liquors and bev-
 erages, as well as such beverages them-
 selves
 Be it resolved by the senate, the house of representatives concurring, That the scEators and representatives in the Con- gress of the United States are hereby urgently requested to use their endeavor to secure the passage of law or laws excluding from the United States mail all advertisements or solicitations, orders and literature concerning intoxicating liquors and beverages, as well as such beverages themselves.
 Passed by the senate and house Jan uary 26, 1915.
 Official: JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
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resolution, and pay the necessary travel ing expenses of the members and clerks of the committee.
 1. That each Of committees shall be authorized to administer oaths, and send for persons and papers.
 3. That the members of the commit tees and all clerks whom the committees are authorized to employ, shall receive A per day while engaged on the work assigned such committee, and also re- ceive the same mileage they receive for attending the legislature. and also neees- sary travelling expenses. The chairman of each of said committees shall certify to the auditor that amount Is due each men Der, or clerk, who must draw his warrant therefor on the state treasurer.
 Passed by the senate February l, 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18
JOHN PURIFOY, |
 Secretary of State.

No, 64) AN ACT (H. 344 To authorize the state board of exam
 iners to issue first grade certificates
 to graduates of certain institutions
 of higher learning of this and other
 states; to provide for the issuana~
 of teachers certificates to persons
 holding certificates granted in oth-
 CT states; to authorize the extension
 of the terms of first grade certifI-
 cates, of second grade certificates
 and third grade certificates and to
 repeal section 1723 of the code of
 Alabama as amended by section 1
 of an act approved August 21, 1909.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Alabama:
 Section l. That the state board of examiners is hereby authorized to grant first grade teachers certifi- cate without further examination to graduates of the Glass A" normal schools of Alabama and to the grad uates of such other institutions of higher learning in this and other states as may maintain departments for teacher training meeting such re- quirements as may be designated by the state board of examiners; provided that certificates shall be issued only to such graduates of the different i'm stltutions as have successfully passed minimum number of courses in edu- cation designated and approved by the state board of examiners.
 Sec. ?. That the state board Of ex- aminers is hereby authorized to grant a certificate of qualification to teach in the public schools of the state to any person holding certificate, license. or diploma authorizing saia person to teach in the public schools of any other state; provided, that the certificate, license or diploma shall have been originally issued for and m consideration of qualifications :a least equal to those. required for g. certifi- cate of the same grade in this state. provided further that the certificate, license or diploma shall be valid In this state for the period for wh'ch 1t shall have been issued in the state where it was originally granted and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18
JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of Sta ate.

No. 92) AN ACT (S. 228 To amend section 3236 of the code of
 Alabama, of 1907
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Alabama: That section 3236 of the code of Alabama, of 1907, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 3236. The circuit courts in the Sixth judicial circuit shall be held in each year as follows: 1. In the county of Lamar, on the third Monday in February and August, and may continue three weeks. 2. In the county of Fayette, on the third Mon day after the third Monday in Febru- ary and August, and may continue two ' weeks. 3. Tn the county of Greene on the fifth Monday after the third Mon Monday in February and August, and may continue three weeks. 4. In the county of Sumter, on the eighth Mon day after the third Monday in Febru- .ary and August, and may continue three weeks. 5. In the county of Pick ems. on the eleventh Monday after the third Monday in February and Au- gust, and may continue two weeks G. In the county of Tuscaloosa, on the thirteenth Monday after the third Mon- day in February and August, and may continue six weeks.
 Approved February 23. 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18
JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.

No. ? A RESOLUTION QI. J. R. 34
 Resolved by the house, the senate con- curing, That a committee of three, two from the house and one from the senate be raised for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not all state officials required to furnish bond have complied with law governing said bonds
 Resolved further. That this committee shall ascertain whether bonds are prop erly made and filed.
 Passed by the house January 22 1915, the senate concurring January 26, 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
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No. S3) AN ACT (No. 9 Authorizing the conversion of banks organized under the laws of Ala bama into national banks. Be it enacted by the legislature of Alabama:
 Section l. That any banking cor poration organized under the general CT special law of the state of Ala bama may, with the consent of the holders of a majority in amount of the stock, obtained at a meeting of the stockholders called therefor, be con- verted into national bank i'll such manner as may, at the time of such conversion, be prescribed by the laws of Congress and the stock of said hank may be exchanged for stock in said national bank upon such terms as the consenting stockholders may, at the meeting at which the conversion is authorized, determine, or upon such terms as the holders of majority of the stock of said state bank may, at any other meeting called for such pur- pose, determine.
 Sec. 2. That all meetings of stock holders called for any of the purposes provided for in the first section here of shall be called by resolutions of the board of directors, and notice of such meeting and of the purpose thereof shall be published once week for cV QdyS prlOr to the uat0 or SuCn meet ing in some newspaper published in the city, town or village in which the principal place of business of said oanK
 is located, but, if no daily or weekly newspaper is published at said place. then the publication shall be made in a newspaper published nearest thereto.
 Sec. 3. That this law shall go into effect immediately upon its passage and approval.
 Approved February 8, 1915.
 Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
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AN ACT

No. S9) AN ACT (H. 30y To amend section 1889 of the code of Ala bama.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala bama:
 Section 1. That section 1889 of the code be amended so as to read as follows: Sec tfon 1889. Medical department of the Uni versity of Alabama. The corporation styled the Medical College of Alabama, is dissolved, and the institution heretofore known as the Medical College of Ala bama, is constituted the medical depart ment of the University of Alabama anu shall hereafter be under the sole man. agement, ownership and control of the board of trustees of the University of Alabama, provided that the said medical department shall remain at Mobile, so long as it can be maintained in that city as class A school of medicine as defined by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical association. When ever the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical association informs the trustees of the university that it pro- poses to lower the classification of said medical department, said trustees shall order the removal of the said medical department to Tuscaloosa or elsewhere, that may offer the best advantages and inducements to be conducted in such man ner as the trustees of the University of Ala abama may elect, provided that the courses offered shall conform to recog- nized standards" All appropriations of moneys which have heretofore been made to said medical college Cor departmenD or which may hereafter be made in aid of said medical department of the Uni versity of Alabama shall be paid to the trustees of the University of Alabama to be used in such manner as they may from time to time direct.
 Sec. g. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act be afid the same hereby are repealed.
 Approved February IS, 1915.
 Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18
JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.

No. 122) AN ACT TIT ao1 To amend section 6934 of the code of
 Alabama, and to prescribe a rule of evil
 dence in prosecutions hereunder, and to
 require the posting of a copy of this
 act as condition precedent to con
 viction, and to prescribe the time when
 this act shall go into effect.
 Section l. Be it enacted by the legis- lature of Alabama: That Section 6934 of 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 or any hotel. inn, boarding house or eat ing house, and fails or refuses to- pay TOT the same, must. on conviction, be fined not more than s500. and may also be sentenced to hard labor TOT the coun- ty for not longer than six months
 Sec. 9 Proof that food. lodging or other accommodation was obtained by false pretense or by false or fictitious show or pretense of any baggage or other prop erty, by such person obtaining such food, lodging or other accommodation; or, that such person absconded or left the state without paying, or offering to pay for such food, lodging or other accommo- datlon; or, that such person gave in pay ment, or in part payment for such food, lodging or other accommodation, any check or draft on which check or draft, payment was refused on due presentation; or, that such person surreptitiously re- moved, or attempted to remove from such hotel, inn, boarding house, or eating house. the baggage or other property brought with him thereto. without having paid or offered to pay for such food, lodg- ing or other accommodation so furnished him, shall be prima facie evidence of the fraud or misrepresentatfon,. or in- tent to deceive or defraud mentioned In the first section of this act; provided, that no person shall be convicted under the provision of this act where there has been an express agreement to delay pay ment for such food, lodging or other &C., commodation until a date after such per son terminates his relation as a guest at such hotel. inn or boarding house or eat ing house.
 Sec. g. That it shall be the duty of every hotel keeper, innkeeper, boarding house keeper and eating house keeper in this state to keep a copy of this act, print ed in distinct type, posted Tn the lobby, public waiting room. or in that portion of his hotel. inn, boarding house or eat ing house most .freQuented by the guests thereof. and no conviction shall be had under the provisions of this act until 1t shall have been made to appear that a copy of this act was posted as above provided in the hotel. inn, boarding house or eating house. the owner or keeper of which claims to have been defrauded. at the time such food. lodging or othor ac ! commodation was obtained.
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AN ACT

AN ACT (H. . To promote temperance and suppress
 the evils of intemperance; to dis
 courage the use and consumption of
 alcohol, alcoholic. spirituous, vinous,
 malt brewed and fermented liquors
 and other liquors, liquids, bittors and
 beverages defined and set forth in
 the act. and substitutes or devices
 therefor; and to prohibit the man
 ufacture, sale, offering for sale.
 keeping or having in possession for
 sale. barter, exchange, giving away,
 furnishing or otherwise disposing of
 the said liquors, liquids and bever-
 ages (except the sale of alcohol in
 certain defined cases and upon cer-
 tain defined conditions, and except the sale of wine for sacramsntal
 purposes), the carrying on of the
 business of a brewer, distiller. recti-
 fer of spirits, or retail or wholesale
 dealer in liquors or retail or whole
 sale dealer in malt liquors and the
 keeping or maintaining of unlawful
 drinking places, which are declared
 to be common nuisances and are to
 be abated as such.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Alabama:
 Section 1. That the term prohibited liquors and beverages shall include and be deemed to embrace the fol- lowing: CD, Alcohol, alcoholic liquors spirituous liquors, and all mixed liquors any part of which is spirituous. for eign or domestic spirits or rectified or distilled spirits, absinthe, whisky. brandy, rum and gin; CD, vinous liquors and beverages; (3), malt, fer mented or brewed liquors of any name or description manufactured from malt wholly or in part, or from any sub- stitute therefor; beer, lager beer; DOT ter and ale; and other brewed or fer mented liquors and beverages by whatever name called; hop-jack, hop ale. hop-weiss. hop-tea. malt tonic or any other beverage which is the pro- auction of maltese or glucose, or in which maltese or glucose is a substan- tial Ingredient; CD, any other drinks, liquors or beverages containing one- half of one percent of alcohol or more by volume at SO degrees Fahrenheit or any other liquors or liquids. manufac- tured or sold. or otherwise disposed of for beverage purposes containing said amount of one-half of one per cent of alcohol or more; (5), any intoxicating bitters or beverages by whatever name called; but nothing in this act con tained shall be construed to prohibit the making of wine from grapes, or cordials or other fruit. grown and raised by the person making the same for his own domestic use.
 Sec 2. That the term retail Geal- CT in liquors" shall mean and be deemed to designate every person, firm. association or corporation that sells. or offers for sale. any foreign or. do- nestle distilled spirits or wines ill less quantities than five gallons at the same time; and the term wholesale dealer sn liquors" shall mean and be deemed to designate every person. ffrm association or corporation that sells. or offers for sale. foreien or domestic distilled spirits or wine in quantities of not less than five gal Ions at the same time; and the term retail dealer in malt liquors" shall mean and bs deemed to designate ev-
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No. 6) A RESOLUTION GIT. J. R. 19 Resolved by the legislature of Alabama
 That the auditor and the treasurer are hereby requested to furnish to the senate and house, as quickly as the data can be collected and tabulated, in parallel columns, in duplicate for each house, the following information:
 In the first column, opposite appropriate side titles, every item of money actually paid out of the treasury in the fiscal year ending of September 30. 1910 and then in four parallel columns the amount paid out for every item in the years 1911 1912, 1913 and 1914 They shall also report the full sum of money in the treasury or in any depositary, subject to the check Of the treasurer, and the amount of all outstanding warrants the treasury at the date, January IT. 1911, together with the amount of any temporary loan. Also the total amount of receipts for every year, from 1906 to and. including 1914 and the total sum in the treasury on January IS, 1915, with the total amount of outstand- ing and unpaid warrants and temporary loans, and they shall add every other item of information necessary for a clear understanding of the financial operations of the treasury for the past eight years, So as to enable any one to see how much the expenses of the government have been, and when and for what the in- creases, if any, occurred.
 Passed by house January 21, 1915, by the senate January 26, 1915.
 Official
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
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No. IA AN ACT (H. 60 To authorize women to serve on boards
 of education of counties, and cities and
 towns.
 Be 1t enacted by the legislature of Ala banla: Q That on and after the passage of this bill women shall be eligible to serve on the boards of education of in- corporated cities and towns and on coun- ty boards of education. @ All laws and parts of laws, local. general or special, in conflict with the provisions of this acr be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved February l. 1915.
 Official:
 JOHN PURTFOY,
 Secretary of State.
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Sec. 4. That this act shall take effect % days after its approval Approved February IS, 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY.
 Secretary of State.
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Be it resolved by the senate. the house concurring, That the assent of the legis- lature of the state of Alabama be, and Is hereby given, to the provisions and re- quirements of said act. and that the trus- te.s of the Alabama Polytechnic institute be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered, to receive the grants of money appropriated under said act, and to ganize and conduct agricultural extension work which shall be carried on in con nection with said Alabama Polytechnic institute in accordance with the terms and conditions expressed in the act of Con- gress aforesaid.
 Adopted by the senate and concurred in " the house January 29, 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFoY,
 Secretary of State. No. ID (S. J. R. 57
 Be it resolved by the senate. the house of representatives concurring:
 That the senators and representatives Of Alabama, in the Congress of the Uni ted States, are hereby memorialized and requested to do all within their power to secure the immediate passage or the administration bill to secure ships for transportation of American products to the markets of the world. Our cotton is the greatest sufferer from want of trans pertation. We urge prompt action by our senators and representatives
 Passed by the senate and concurred ia by the house February 3, 1915. Official
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.