The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-16
SIX AMENDMENTS BEFORE VOTERS
FOR DECISION AT THE POLLS NOV. 7

, ton, and every two years thereafter, or
on such day as may be prescribed by
law; and shall not remain in session
longer than 50 days. If at any time IT
should, from any cause, become fmpos-
sible or dangerous for the legislature to
n Get, or remain at the capitol, or for the
senate to meet or remain In the state
chamber, or for the representatives to
meet or remain In the hall of the house
OF representatives, the governor may con-
Vcne the legislature, or remove it after it
has convened, to some other place, or
may designate some other place for the
sitting of the respective houses, or either
of them, as necessity may require.
Proposed amendment No. concerns the
imposing of special tax of one-half of
one per centum for general purposes in
va rious counties of the state. 1t does not
effect Jefferson county, but is an amend
ment designed to aid several counties
of the state who have been unable to
raise sufficient revenues to handle their
affairs. This is an amendment that will
also meet with the sympathy of the To-
cal voters 1t follows:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 6
An amendment to the constitution of
the state authorizing cities, towns and
villages and other municipalities other
than the cities of Birmingham and Mont
gonery, Decatur, New Decatur and all
municipalities located within the coun-
ties of Geneva Pickens, Sumter, Bald
win, Dale, Escambia, Monroe, Henry,
Houston, Marengo, Wilcox, Talladega,
DeKalb, Jackson and Marshall, to levy
and collect annually tax for the general
purposes not exceeding one-haIf of one
per centum of the value Of the property
therein assessed for state taxation per-
mitted by section PIG of the constitution
of 1901, when authorized so to do by the
qualified voters thereof. Section l. Be 1t
enacted by the legislature of Alabama,
that the following amendment to the con-
stitution is hereby proposed to be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of Ala
bama for their consideration, as herein
after set forth, viz: Cities, towns, VII
lagos and other municipal corporations,
other than the cities of Birmingham and
Montgomery, Decatur and New Decatur,
anc all municipalities located within the
counties of Geneva. Pickens, Sumter,
Baldwin, Dale, Escambia, Monroe,
Henry. Houston, Marengo. wilcox, ITALIA
6ega, DeKalb, Jackson and Marshall, are
authorized to levy and collect annually
tax for general purposes not exceeding
one-half of one per centum OF the value
of the property situated therein as as
sessed for state taxation during the cur
rent year in addition to the taxation per-
ton of 1901; provided, such additional
tax shall not be levied In any city,
town or village, unless authorized by
majority vote of the qualified electors
voting at a special election held for the
purpose of ascertaining whether or not
said additional tax shall be levied; pro-
vided, further, that the governing boards
of said cities, towns and villages are
hereby authorized to provide by ordi-
nance the necessary machinery for the
holding of said election and declaring
the result thereof; and may submit the
same to an election not more than once
each fiscal year until the maximum be
res. ched.
There they are, all six of them. All
of them are important enough to be care
fully studied by all the voters of the
state.
1t is quite likely that not one voter
In a hundred knew that there were any
thing like six constitutional amendments
coming up for popular vote on November
7, which makes it all the more impera-
tive why the above amendments should
be digested by the electorate in order
to prepare themselves to vote with in
telligence on matters that concerns the
future of their state.