The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-26
CITY OFFICIALS
TO ENTER FIELD
FOR TAX ELECTION
Secretary Ryall Sends Out
Appeal to Voters In In
terest of the Constitu-
tiOnaI Amendment

City officials will put in some good lick:
today and tomorrow in the interest Of
the constitutional amendment providing
home rule taxation to be voted upon next
Monday. Commissioner John r. Hornady
! is chairman of the Alabama towns cont
mittee having in charge the campaign for
the amendment
With the license schedule for 1871
adopted, municipal business has been
cleared away In advance of the new
Year.
The Sunday closing ordinance affecting
the automobile accessory business will
not come up for action until week after
next
Thus the officials will have two days
of the holidays to spend in ''eiectioneer-
ing for the amendment.
Much interest also centers in an amend
ment that will square up the poll tax
of Alabama soldiers who lost their right
to vote because they did not pay their psi
tax while away at war.
adoption Of the home rule taxation
amendment to be voted upon does not
affect property owners outside the a
towns provided for, but it is regarded as
the highest Importance to these COM
munities. The towns included in the pro-
visions Of the amendment are AshlaFc.
Atmore, Admission, Athens, Alcevilie, Au-
bur, Brewton, Bessemer, Birmingham,
Carrollton, Columbiana, Carbon Hill,
Camden. Demopolis, Fairhope, Flomaton,
Fairfield, Florence, 9irard, Gordo, Heflfn,
Hurtsboro, Huntsville, Inglenook, Jack
sonville. Lanette. Lafayette, Livingston
Monroeville, Opelika, Phoenix City, PeIl
City. Pine Hill. Pollard Reform, Rus
sellville, Sheffield, Selma, Stevenson,
Scottsboro, Tuscumbia and Tuskegee.
II. Scudder Ryall. secretary of the cam
paign committee. has sent out the fol-
lowing appeal in the interest of the con-
stitutional amendment:
ITO the Voters of Alabama:
1.-THE above towns need your hefp2ne
ii very much, and this is an appeal we
trust will not go unanswered
I'VE want you to vote on December 20
for the constitutional amendment giving
us home rule in the matter of taxation.
Under the present rate of taxation we are
absolutely unable to furnish our children
with proper educational facilities; we are
unable to give the health of our people
the protection that should be enjoyed:
we cannot furnish adequate protection to
life and property-in fact, we are so
handicapped for lack of money that we
cannot do for our people the things that
should be done by every community and
which we must do If we are to meet the
competition of other towns. Our needs
are urgent and again We say we need
your help.
1.-THE adoption of this amendment will
not affect property owners outside of the
towns named herein, but it is of the
very highest importance to the people
of these communities. So, as neighboSSs
and friends, we appeal to you to get out
and vote for this amendment through
it's passage does not mean anything TO
you except a neighborly act. Any sacr-
ifice of time you may make in going to
the polls will be greatly appreciated and
you win have the consciousness of hdc-
ing thrown out the life line to AZ towns
that are struggling against adverse cir
cumstances and whose people ask only
for the privilege of spending little
more of their own money for their own
welfare as they see fit.
THE election viii come during the
happy holiday season when the spirit of
giving is aflame in every generous heart.
Give us the freedom We will enjoy under
this amendment and we will be truly
grateful Sincerely and cordially yours,
THE ALABAMA TOWNS COMMIT
TEE.
~. r. Hornady Chairman. III. S. Rya1l,
ary-Treasurer.'