The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-02-13
ACKER BILL ADOPTED

Without a dissenting vote the SEN
ate enacted the administration bill of
Senator Acker which provides for a
court to impose an indeterminate sem
tence in all felonies for which the
court fixes the punishment; to provide
for the parole of convicts under in
determinate sentence and to authorize
the board of pardons to establish rules
in the matter of paroles"
Senator Acker, explaining the bill,
said it would give more opportunities
to the convicts to be model prisoners.
The bill went to the house without
engrossment.
absent voters bill or Mr. Arnold of
Jefferson county. The vote was 81 to O..
Corporate limits of the city of Tus-
caloosa are extended in bill enacted
in the senate without a dissenting vote.
Manassas house bill, amending the
code relating to the election of an all
time health officer, was enacted in the
senate.
Time for the holding of county court
of Butler county is fixed in a house
bill of Mr.. Long, which was enacted
by the senate.
House bill No. 1913, by Mr. Holmes of
Baldwin, relating to the catching of
fish by the means of nets, seine, traps,
etc, was enacted by the senate.
CRAFT ASKS AMENDMENTS
Amendments to sections and Of
the act which created the state harbor
commission are asked in a bill introduced
in the senate of Alabama by Senator
Craft of Mobile Wednesday afternoon
The amendments provide for the selection
of members of the commission by the
governor, three being from Mobile county
and six from the counties of jefferson,
Etowah, Dallas, Tuscaloosa, Montgom-
cry and Marengo. Section 3 provides
for the appointment of a member or
members by the governor should a va
cancy occur. The bill follows:
To amend sections and of an act
entitled AN act to create a state harbor
commission to be known as the State
Harbor Commission defines it's jurisdic-
ton, powers and duties and prescribes
the mode of procedure and penalties for
violation of this act, and to repeal all
laws in conflict herewith Approved
September %, 1915.
Be it enacted by the legislature of
Alabama, That sections and 4 of an
act entitled IAN act to create a state
harbor commission to be known as the
State Harbor Commission define its
jurisdiction, powers and duties and pre-
scribe the mode of procedure and penal
ties for violation of this act, and to re-
peal all laws in conflict Herewith" ap-
proved September 25, 1915, be amended
SO as to read as follows:
Sec. 8. If vacancy occurs from any
cause in the office of a commissioner
before the expiration of his term his
successor must be appointed by the
governor, as hereinafter provided, and
hold office for the unexpired portion OF
said term.
Sec. A. All members of said board at
the time of their appointment, to be
hereafter made, upon the expiration OF
their present terms, and during their
respective term of office. shall be citi-
zens of the United States and residents
of the state of Alabama; and at the time
of their appointment. to be hereafter
made three of said commissioners shall
be residents of Mobile county and promi-
nently identified with the commerce or
business interests thereof; the other six
commissioners at the time of their ap-
pointment, to be hereafter made, must
be residents of and prominently iden-
titled with the commercial or business
interests of the counties of Jefferson,
Etowah, Dallas, Tuscaloosa. Montgomery
and Marengo, respectively. At the ex-
piration of their term their successors
shall be appointed by the governor for
term of five years each. If vacancy
occurs from any cause in the office, or
offices, of commissioner. or commits
sioners, heretofore appointed from and
now residing in Mobile county, before the
expiration of the term for which such
commissioner, or commissioners. has, or
have been appointed the vacancy. or
vancancies, shall be filled by the governor
by the appointment of duly qualified citi-
zens as commissioners, three from Mo-
bile county and one each from the coun-
ties of Montgomery. Dallas Etowah and
Marengo for the unexpired terms of those
previously holding the office of commits
sioner, or commissioners, from Mobile
county. The purpose of this amendment
is to have the state harbor commission
composed of nine members, three from
Mobile county and six from the counties
of Jefferson, Etowah< Aallas, Tuscaloosa.
Montgomery and karengo.