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

 No. 313.) (S 202 Judge. To amend section 1345 of tho code of
 Alabama of 1907
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala - bama.
 1. That section 1345 of the code of Alabama of 1907 be amended so as to read as follws: 1345-License Desig- mates Place of Business: Any person de- siring to engage in any trade, business, profession, or occupation for which a license is or may be required shall designate the place at which such trade or business, or occupation, or profess sion is carried on. and the license to be issued hereunder shall designate such place, and such license shall authorize the carrying on of such trade, business, occupation, or profession only at the place5 designated unless he shall be granted permission by the council to move his place of business, trade. oc- cupation or profession to another place in the city, and in that event such per- mission shall be indorsed by the clerk on such license. The same license shall be charged and collected for all por- tions of the city or town. Provided. how ever, that in cities of one hundred thou sand or more population according to tho last federal census the governing bodies may grade or classify licenses ac- cording to location of businesses or oc- equations engaged in. Provided, how ever, that nothing herein contained shall authorize the increase of any license tax of such municipal corpora tions, which is now or may hereafter be fixed by statute.
 Approved August 21 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT
No. 447.l

No. 447.) (S. 2S2 Holmes. To authorize courts of county com
 missioners or boards of revenue in
 counties where there are no poor
 houses. to make provision for pau
 pers or other indigent persons in their
 said counties.
 Be 1t enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama:
 l. That in all counties in this state. where there are no poorhouses. organ ixed or established in accordance with the laws of this state. courts of county commisioners. or boards of revenue in such counties, are hereby authorized and empowered to make such appropriation In beAalf of peupers. or indtgent per-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT

No. 511.) (S. 744. Judge. To relieve all persons. other than coun- ty convicts, of any obligations to work on the public roads or to pay any penalties in default thereof, in counties in the state of Alabama whose aggregate tax values accord ing to the complete assessments of the preceding year amount to as much as $100,00O.000.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala bama as follows:
 Section 1. In all counties in the state Of Alabama whose aggregate tax values, according to the complete tax assessments of the preceding year, now or hereafter amount to as much as $1O0. 100000, all persons shall be relieved of any legal obligation to work on the public roads or to pay any penalty in default thereof.
 Sec. g.. All general and local laws in conflict with the provisions of this act be, and the same hereby are, repealed. Sec. 3. Nothing herein contained shall prevent or interfere with the working of county convicts on the public roads of the counties herein described.
 Approved September Is. 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT

 No. sS3.) (S. s6s. Mccain. To provide for the sale of lands bought
 in by the state at the tax sales and
 which, after the lapse of five years
 from such sale, have not been re- deemed byN any person entitled thereto Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama:
 Section 1. That when lands have been sold for taxes. and bought in by the state, and after the lapse of five years from such sale. no person entitled there to has redeemed the same, the auditor with the consent and approval of the governor, may sell all the right, title and interest of the state in and to such lands at the best price obtainable which price shall not be less than the sum for which the lands were bid in by the state.
 Sec. 2 All laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed Approved September 25 1915. Official: JOHN PURIFOY, Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT


 No. 2e9.) tS 265. Hill To prohibit the obtaining of money.
 property, or thing of value, or the
 making, uttering or delivery of any
 check, draft, or order in payment of
 any obligation, with intent 10 defraud {:
 to fix the punishment for the violation
 thereof, and to prescribe a rule of
 evidence in prosecutions hereunder.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the legis- lature of Alabama that any person who, with intent to defraud, shall obtain any money, merchandise, property, or thing of value, though no express represen- tation Is made in reference thereto or who, with such intent, in the payment oc any obligation, shall make. draw, utter or deliver any check, draft, or order for the payment of money, upon any bank, depository, person, firm or corporation, knowing at the time of such making drawing, uttering or delievery that tho maker or drawer has not sufficient funds in, or credit with such bank, de- pository. person, firm or corporation for the payment in full of such check, draft or order, upon it's due presentation, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and than one thousand dollars, and may also be sentenced to hard labor for the coun- ty for not longer than six months.
 Sec. 2. That the making, drawing, ut ering or delivery of any such check. draft or order, upon which payment is refused on due presentation. because of lack of funds, shall be deemed prima facie evidence of intent to defraud. within the meaning of section 1 of this act. The word credit as herein used, shall be construed to mean an arrange ment or understanding with the bank, depository, person, firm or corporation for the payment of such check, draft or order. That upon the trial of any per son charged with violating this act, the defendant shall be a competent witness to testify to his circumstances and in- tent when he drew the check or draft.
 Approved August 31, 1915.
 Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT.

No. 797.) (H. 2S7. Fite. To amend section 4237 of the 1907 code
 of Alabama.
 Section l. Be it enacted by the legis- 1ature of Alabama, that section 4237 Of the 1907 code of Alabama be. and the same, hereby is amended as follows "4237 Exception to waiver: No waiver of exemption in any written instru- ment shall be held to apply to or in- cIude or authorize the levy of an ex- ecution or attachment on any of the following property-cooking utensils, cooking stoves, table, tableware. chairs, beds and bed clothing in actual use by the family, wearing apparel, meal not exceeding 100 pounds. lard not exceed- ing 50 pounds, meal and flour not ex- ceeding 10 bushels or if no meal or flour, corn or wheat not exceeding 10 bushels. 10 bushels of Irish or sweet potatoes, 10 gallons of syrup, and one COW and calf; to be selected by the debtor, for any debt contracted after the adoption of this code"
 Approved September 2s, 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT

 No. 52s.) (S. 497. Miner. To amend section 5326 of the code. Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala bama
 1. That section 5326 of the code be amended so as to read as follows: 5326. Profert dispensed with: notice to pro- duce: No profert of a written instru- ment is required in pleading, but at any time previous to the trial, the de- fendant may have inspection of the in strument sued on, upon notice to the attorney of the party: or when an ac- count is the foundation of the suit, a list of the items composing it. and whenever the defendant pleads set off, the plaintiff may likewise have an inspection of the instrument relied on, or when an account is relied on as a set-off a list of the items composing the account.
 Approved September IS, 1915. Official
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
M ACT

No. 544) (H. 12Se Hubbard To amend section 324s of the code of
 1907.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the legis- lature of Alabama, That section S242 of the code of 1907, be amended so as to read as follows: 3242. Twelfth circuit; times and places of holding court. The circuit courts in the Twelfth judicial circuit shall be held in each year as follows: l. In the county of Coffee at Elba on the first Mondays in January, April, July and October. and at Enterprise on the first Mondays In February May, August and November 2. In the county of Coving- ton on the third Mondays of February, May. August and November. 3. In the county of Pike on the third Mondays in January. April, July and October.
 Approved September 9, 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

act is to afford relief to Mrs Strickland. whose first husband was a Confederate soldier. losing his life as a prisoner Of war at Point Lookout, Maryland, and who by reason of her subsequent mar riage to A. B. Strickland. a member of the Home Guard of Talladega county. was denied enrolment by the state board of pension examiners in August, 1915. although full proof was made of the foregoing facts.
 Approved September 9. 1915 Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT

 No. 5f2.) (S TAP Kline. To pay the expenses of sheriffs for the arrest of defendants with con traband or prohibited liquors and beverages
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala bama:
 That when a sheriff captures ar rests a defendant with contraband or prohibited liquors or beverages, either with or without a warrant, there shall be taxed in his favor against the de- fendant on conviction In addition to any other fees and charges now all lowed by law, 10 cents per mile each way from the courthouse to the place of arrest, and all expenses for the transportation of the contraband or prohibited liquors and beverages from the place of arrest to the courthouse. Approved September 16, 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

sons entitled to relief from the county not exceeding s6 per calendar month to meet the needs and expenss of such paupers or indigent persons.
 9 It shall not be lawful for any court of county commissioners or board of revenue to let to the lowest bidder the maintenance of the poor.
 Approved September 10, 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACr

No. 789) H. 1887. Thompson. To permit commissioners in any county H of Alabama which has or may here
 after have 1575 square miles to suc-
 ceed themselves in office if they are
 properly qualified and elected. Be 1t enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama:
 1. That on and after the approval of this act, county commissioners in any county of Alabama which has or may hereafter have 1576 square miles may suc- ceed themselves in ofIice if properly Qua1insd end elected. To provide fur-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

ther that the provisions of this act shall apply in any commissioners district of said counties only when a majority of the qualified electors of said district. based upon the last prior general cleo tion therein. have petitioned the probate judge of such county in the interest of said county commissioners. To provide further that if any section of this bill is declared unconstitutional it shall not nullify any. other section.
 2. All local. general or special laws in conflict herewith are expressly re- pealed.
 Approved September 2S. 1915 Official:
 JOHN PUR1FOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT,

No. 52a) (S 503. Miner. To amend sections 5997, 5s9S, 1899 and
 6O06 of the code of Alabama.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama.
 1. That section 5997 of the code be amended so as to read: 5997. The re- porter is entitled to receive salary of thirty-six hundred dollars a year, in monthly installments to be paid as the salaries of other state officers are paid. and that sum is hereby appropriated annually thereof, which salary shall be in full for all services rendered, both as the reporter of the decisions of the supreme court and court of appeals.
 g. That section 5998 of the code be amended so as to read 5998. The opin- ions of the supreme court must be pub lished within three months after the determination of the cause in which an opinion is delivered, unless longer time Is necessary to accumulate a sufficient number of opinions to make volume of reports.
 8. That section 1899 of the code be amended so as to read: 1899. The jus tices of the supreme court shall not be required to write opinions in cases where the decisions merely reaffirm previous decisions. or relate to Ques- tions of fact only, or when the cases decided would. in their opinion. serve no useful purpose as precedents, and they must direct what decisions de- livered by them shall be published; but the title of every case decided by the court. and not reported in full. shall be published in the reports with brief notes of the points decided and with reference to the authorities. The re- port must contain the name of the judge before whom the case was tried, the names of the attorneys for appellant and appellee, and the name of the jus tice who wrote the opinion and of those |concurring. and shall not contain a ta- ble of cases cited in that volume nor the briefs of counsel.
 l. That section 6006 of the code be amended 10 as to read; coos. Fifteen
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s. J. R.
No. s5s.l

No. s58) (S. J. R. 136. Hartwell.
 Resolved by the senate, the house con curing. That the legislature of Alabama extend its sympathy to Galveston, Hous- ton. and to the state of Texas for the loss of life and property sustained by them during the recent hurricane which visited their borders and the secretary of state be requested to send a copy of this resolution to the governor of the state of Texas. Adopted by the senate August 20. 1915.
 Adopted by the house August 31, 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY.
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT.


 No. 70O) GIT. 1899. Davis. To authorize the construction of dam
 in the Mulberry fork of the Warrior
 river at or near Sanders ferry in Wal
 ker county.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama:
 Section l. That Henry T. DeBardele- ben, Eugene Fies and John London, or corporation to be organized by them for this purpose, Is hereby authorized to build and maintain dam for the improvement of navigation in the Null berry fork of the Black Warrior river at or near Sanders Ferry in Walker coun- ty, provided the location and plans there of are submitted to and approved by the United States chief of engineers and the Secretary of War
 Sec g. That the beneficiaries of this power shall have the right of eminent domain conferred by chapter 79 of the code of Alabama to be exercised as there in provided.
 Approved September 25. 1915.
 JOHN PUR1FoY. Secretary of State. AN ACT No. s24) %. GIT. 1495. Hubbard. To amend section 1196 of the code of Alabama.
 be IL endStcu Oy tuc io6 sAolui VI <A'o bama:
 Section l. Section 11s6 of the code of Alabama be and the same Is hereby amened so as to read as follows: '1193. In all cities, the council shall appropriate the sums necessary for the expenditures of the several city departments. for the interest on it's bonded and other indebt- edness. not exceeding in the aggregate within 10 percentum of it's estimated receipts, and such city council shall not appropriate in the aggregate an amount in excess of its annually legal author ized revenue. But nothing herein shall prevent such city from anticipating their revenues for the year for which such appropriation was made. or for contract ing for temporary loans as herein pro- vided. or from bonding or refunding their outstanding indebtedness. or from appropriating anticipated revenue at any time for the current expenses of the city and interest on the honded and other indebtedness of the city. Approved September 2S, 1915. official:
 JOHN PURIFOY. Secretary of State
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT

No. 41s.) (S. 294 Hill. To amend section 3795 of the code of Ala
 bama of 1907.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama:
 That section 3795 of the code of Ala bama, of 1907 be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 3795. Q4SD, f2324, (26sO, (3S53), C963). To wife in case of cruelty or nonsupport by hus- band. In favor of the wife when the husband has committed actual violence on Ter person, attended with danger to life or health or when from his conduct there is reasonable apprehension of such vio- 1ence, or when the wife without sup port from him has lived separate and apart from the bed and board of the husband for five years next preceding the filing of the bill, and she has bQnafide resided in this state during all of said period.
 Approved September 10, 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
S. J. R.

NO. JDt.) (9. J. fS. l0l. f1tTLWeli.
 Whereas, Alabama is peculiarly blessed with a magnificent system of waterways and seaport at Mobile of special and unusual importance to the state and to the country at large, and
 Whereas, the federal government has already recognized the commercial neces- sity of improving the waterways of our state and of deepening and maintaining the channel from the port of Mobile to the Gulf of Mexico. which is the natural outlet for the commerce of a vast and growing section.
 Resolved by the senate, the house con- curing, That it is the sense of the leg islature of Alabama that the Congress of the United States shall as speedily as possible improve these great high- ways to meet the ever increasing ex- pansion of our commerce.
 Resolved, further, That it is the opinion Of this legislature that our great state should continue to have personal repre- sentation upon the rivers and harbors committee in the House of Representa- tives of Congress, to aid in advancing the claims of Alabama in behalf of her waterways and her only seaport and that Congress be and the same is hereby me- morialized and respectfully requested to give to Alabama an assignment upon said committee which deals with mat ters of the highest importance to the material and commercial prosperity of the state.
 Resolved. further, That the secretary of the state be required to send copy of this resolution to each of the United States senators and to each member of Congress from Alabama.
 Adopted by the senate August 20, 1915.
 Adopted by the house August S1. 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-20
SUIT AGAINST THE
central RAILROAD
A. Groves and Wilfred Groves Ask
Judgment for Sixteen Hun
dred Dollars.

Wilfred Groves by his next best
friend A. Groves has filed a petition
in the Office of the clerk of the dis
trict court asking judgment against
the Illinois Central railroad COM
pany for 800 as damages for injur-
les sustained when an engine of de-
fendant company struck an automo-
bile driven by Wilfred Groves at the
Des Moines street railroad crossing
in Webster City, on Nov. %, 1914.
A. Groves has also filed petition
asking judgment against the railroad
company for $1,000. The petition
states that while plaintiffs auto was
approaching the crossing near the
passenger depot in Webster City, on
Nov. 2S, 1914, and while the driver
of said automobile was in the exer-
else of ordinary care, train oper-
ated by agents of defendant, sud.
denly and without warning, ran
down upon said automobile and car.
ried it some 200 feet and broke and
damaged the same; that said damage
was caused by the negligence of sait
company in running said train at ar
unlawful rate of speed, in not sound
ing the whistle or ringing the bell
] in not slowing up after seeing sait
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-20
Opened Season.

Forth Dodge opened her baseball
season Sunday afternoon with a
same in that city between the Capt.
tai City strollers of Des Moines and
the Fort Dodge Independents, the
contest ending 8 to 1S in favor Of
the Strollers., Peterson pitched for
Fort Dodge and evidently had hard
time finding the plate, as he walked
five men in the first inning.
The Fort Dodge lineup is about
the same as last year. Peterson and
Biesser are on the pitching staff;
Somers, catcher; O'Keefe, first base;
Carter, second base; Umstead, short
stop; McCafferty, third base; Buck
ingham, left field; Pherson, right
field. They are strong ball players
and the teams in this vicinity who
expect to meet them this season will
have to put up the real article Of
baseball to hold their own. Howev-
er, that is the only brand the Web
ster City Nationals will hand out
this season.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-20

court room was crowded every da,
and the case. was subject Of dis
cussion every where about the
streets. The jury on the first ballot
was evenly divided, but each sue.
ceeding ballot brought new votes fol
acquittal until at yesterday after.
noon the court officials were notified
that a verdict had been reached.
The case was hard fought. T. B.
Swan assisted T. C. Whitmore, coun-
ty attorney, in the prosecution, and
made mastery address to the jury
appealing for conviction. B. A.
Goodspeed was attorney for the de-
fense. His appeal to the jury was a
dramatic one and was listened to by
crowd which occupied every inch
of available space in the court room.
The McEniry farm on which the
tragedy occurred is west of the city
and the boy and his mother and
brothers and sisters expect to make
their home there. The lad is a
nephew of Fire Chief Clancy of Mil
waukee. st
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-20
boy IS ACQU|T-
TED !. OF MURDER
Atlantic Jury Returns Verdict After
Long Deliberation.- In
Defense Of Mother Shoots
Stepfather.

Atlantic, Ia, April 19.-After be-
ing out from 4:3O o'clock Saturday
afternoon until O'Clock yesterday
afternoon and taking nine ballots
the jury in the trial of Francis
Dunn, which was on in the district
court here before Judge Rockafellow
all last week, returned verdict OF
not guilty. The case was one grow
ing out of the killing of T. J. McEn-
Try, the stetfather of the lad on Dec.
19. The lad shot him after he had
beaten the boys mother and started
back to the house threatening her
and members of the family further
injuries.
The defense introduced testimony
showing long list Of abuses to
which the woman had been subject.
ed at the hands Of the deceased, and
placed the case before the jury on
the proposition that the lad, who II
II years old, frenzied, and fearful
that the elder man would kill or Sc.
riously injure his mother, shot hin
without really knowing what he did
There has not been case tried iI
this county in the last twenty years
which has attracted so much atten
tion and so much comment. TIL,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-20
Easter Missionary Meeting.

The Women's Missionary society
of the Congregational church held a
delightful Easter meeting at the
home of Mrs. F. E. Wilson Friday
afternoon. After a short business
session, fine program of Easter Sc
lections was rendered, the opening
number being a vocal duet by the
Misses Clarine Mueller and Ruby
Whitman. Rev. Arthur Metcalf then
gave an interesting talk. Miss Hester
Huff followed with a vocal solo and
after that Mrs. G. w. Crosley spoke
in memory Of the late Miss Anna
Mckee, for many years faithful
missionary worker. Another solo
was rendered by Miss Edna Moore
and the last number on the program
was an interesting talk given by
Miss Kathryn Lane. She told OF
spending the Easter time in Rome,
Italy; Of the impressive services
held on Palm Sunday, Good Friday,
and Easter in different cities. Miss
Rosalind Cook accompanied the vo.
lcalists on the piano. After the pro-
gram ice cream and cake were serv-
ed by committee Of which Mrs. G.
B. Pray was chairman.