The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-07
AMENDMENTS FnTE ID BE DECIDED BY THE VOTERS OF STATE Jefferson County and State Democratic Tickets to Be
 Elected Without Trouble HARD FIGHT MADE
 IN SEVERAL COUNTIES Principal Campaign Waged in Behalf ] of School Tax Amendment-Much l Interest in the Bank De- | posit Measure

Alabama will. select today the 12 nominees of the democratic party for rrt sidential electors, who will cast the vote of this state for President Wil-
 son. The full democratic state ticket will be named without perceptible dif-
 ficulty, despite the opposition of re-
 publican, prohibition and socialist can
 didates The full county democratic
 ticket will likewise be ratified in Jef-
 fcrson county, as will be the case ill
 most of the other counties.
 But the chief interest of the voters
 of the state, and especially in coun-
 ties where there is no serious anti
 democratic opposition, centers in the
 vote upon the six proposed amend
 mcnts to the constitution. The educa-
 tional amendment has attracted far more attention from the public than any of the other measures and it's
 adoption is of far more importance, it is agreed, to the state than any of the others.
 THE SCHOOL TAX
 Under the terms of this amendment, if adopted, the several counties shall have the right to levy a special tax for school purposes not to exceed 3 mills. This tax can be imposed only upon vote of the people of the county who shall specify the amount of the tax. The same right is extended to the seevral school districts of each county, provided that in no case shall the increase under the terms of the amendment exceed 3 mills. A vigor- GUS campaign has been waged over the state in behalf of this measure and while there has been but little organ ized opposition it was deemed neces sary to make hard fight to insure it's passage.
 The second amendment applies only to Montgomery county, its purpose be- | ing to place the probate judge, sher- | if, tax assessor and tax collector of | that county on salary basis instead | of the fee system.
 The third amendment is considered | of much importance. It would remove i the discrimination now existing against savings depositors or those who have l stipulated for interest in state banks 1 Under the present constitutional pro- | vision, in case a state bank fails, all
 the checking depositors have to be l pal in full before the depositors whc
 have stipulated for interest begin to l l of the state as well as many citizens i have urged the removal of the present discrimination.
 APPLIES TO SELMA l The fourth amendment applies only 1 to the city of Selma. Under the terms of this measure, the city of Selma vii l be allowed to reapportion it's tax money | The tax rate of nine mills will not bt affected, but the apportionment Of thf
 money will be changed. It is stated tha. at the present time the amount Wnicf | the constitution provides shall be de
 voted to the payment of interest on bond: is considerably more than can be usec
 for that purpose, while the amount fol schools and for the general fund is toe !, low.
 The fifth amendment would provide l for biennial sessions of the legislature | Apparently but little attention has beer ! paid to this measure by the voters, ant l it has been discussed but slightly in tn,
 newspapers. It is claimed that Alabama is the only state in the union whose leg 1 islature meets only every four yeas I while many states have annual sessions. l The sixth amendment provides tha' | cities, towns and municipalities within | the state of Alabama, with certain eX | ceptions may, upon vote of the people 1 levy a special tax not to exceed five mili: | TOT general puIPOScS lIS SAtiCo WihSi are excepted are Birmingham. Mont /, gomery, Decatur and New Decatur 1 (Albany) and all cities and towns wtiili 1 the following counties: Geneva, Sumiec | Pickens, Baldwin, Dale, Escambia, Henry 1 Monroe, Houston, Marengo, TalladeSa Wilcox, DeKalb, Jackson and Marshall
 REPUBLICAN, CAMPAIGNS l The republicans have put up stiff flight in the Tenth district against w. E l Bankhead the democratic nominee fo Congress, and they have also been actlv' in the Seventh against Representative
 John T.. Burnett. Victory for the demo crats in each instance is considered ab solutely certain. In the Ninth district
 Francis B. Latady has been wagins more or less active fight against Repre- sentative Huddleston, but the usual demo cratic majority is anticipated here.
 The only anti-democratc successes 10 day are expected to be in some of tn ! county races in counties which frequentl elect republican officials. The numpc of democratic candidates in these com ties who will fail of election is expecte' to be exceptionally small. however, a very careful campaigns have been wage in all cases
 jCOTJRTS IDLE TODAY