The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-01
ACCOUNTANCY BILL READ

House bill No 242, Whlch VIII create the state board of accountancy and de- fine it's duties and powers, got it's first reading in the house of representatives Friday afternoon shortly before ad- journment was taken until o'clock Monday afternoon. This bill is by MT. Green of Dallas county.
 The bill is entitled:
 "To regulate the practive of public accountants to create n state board or accountancy and prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for the examina- tion of and the issuance of certificates to qualified Accountants; to prescribe the rules and regulations for the hold
 ing of examinations and issuance of certificate and registration of certified accountants; to fix the time of exam ina tion, the suspension or revocation of certificates issued by the board" etc.
 Another important house bill by the Dallas representative follows:
 ITO require all persons appointed to the position of auditor accountant and state examiner of public accounts to be certified public accountants. accord ing to the requirements of act regulat- ing the practice of accountants in the state of Alabama" Each bill was re- ferred to the judiciary committee.
 WOULD PAY EXPENSES
  enacted by the two houses the circuit judges and circuit solicitors of Alabama will be paid for the expense incurred in the discharge of their duties Mir Huey of Jefferson county intro duced the following important house bill: To provide for the payment, out , of the general fund, of the salaries and expenses of county officers, their dep- uties and assistants, including guards i,; To ct,o aft l ties in this state having a population l of 200,0Q0 or more..4. The bill went tt l the Judiciary committee for report 1 A site for maritime quarantine sta l ton in Alabama is provided for thu l government of the United States in 2 bill introduced in the house by MT Hale of Mobile and by Craft of Mo | bile in the senate. The bill Is entitled | "To grant to the United States govern ! ment site for a maritime quarantine station, including conveyance of need | ful soil now or heretofore covered by navigable waters of the state of Ala bama, and to cede jurisdiction thereto The bills were referred to the judiciary I committee for reports.
 VandeGraaff of Tuscaloosa, in a house bill, seeks to get authority of the law, | makers for cities, towns and counties t' appropriate funds out of the genera l fund for the maintenance of bands ant other musical organizations for pub ] lie entertainment The bill went to thu | judiciary committee.
 ROSS BILLS DEFEATED | Three house bills of MT. Ross of lief l ferson county were defeated by thu house of representatives Friday after
 noon after the sponsor had made strong arguments in their favor.
 l The bills were styled as follows | House bill No. 95, by MT. Ross (witl amendment); To amend section 117' | of the code of Alabama of 1907. House bill No. 94, by Mir. Ross: IT. repeal section 1257 of the code of Ala l bama of 1907.
 House bill No. A, by MT. Ross (witl amendment): To amend section 1221 o the code of 1907, relating to. recorder and recorders courts"
 Explaining the first bill MT. Ross sai' 1 the state law did not permit the cit. l of Bessemer to increase the salary O
 it's mayor, although the people of tn
 city have signified their willingness t. /! grant such an increase. On a motion of Tomkins of Houston the bill wa postponed indefinitely. /