The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
LEGAL NOTICES A PROCLAMATION
STATE or ALABAMA EN EIIfTIVE nEpA pTNvrsA-er,


 WHEREAS The Legislature of Alabama. at it's regular session in the year 1919. or- uered an election by the qualified electors or the State or Alabama upon a certain proposed amendment to the Constitution of Alabama. which is herein set forth. to De held on the proclamation of the Gov
 WHEREAS Notice of such election. to- sether with the proposed amendment is ttn ttequiFea oy law to be given by proclama-
 NOW. THEREFORE, l. Thomas E. Kilby. governor or the State of Alabama. do here oy give notice. direct and proclaim that at the general election in November 1920 an election Will be held for the vote of the qualified electors of the State of Alabama in the manner, form and places required by law, upon the following anfhndmeut to the Constitution of Alabama, vlz: Tho Legislature shall have the power to author ize the counties of Alabama which have or which shall have taxable property in such counties Of one hundred millions of uoIafs annually or more according to the assessments by such counties for the year l9i6. A. D. or according to any assess Hent hereafter made. to acquire, construct, purchase, own, lease. maintain use con trol and operate highways. railroads by any kind of motive power conveyance or appliance; freight stations; passenger sta uonsi wharves, piers docks: warehouses: grain elevators; storage tanks. team trucks purtenant thereto, for the purpose of re- eeiying. carrying delivering, reducing in bulk, storing or preparing for shipment of goods wares and merchandise or passen- gers over such railroads in through such terminal facilities in aid of intra- state. interstate or foreign commerce, in oluding the dredging. on both banks, of the approaches to the water terminals.
 Sec. 2 The legislature shall have the power to authorize and empower such counties to issue bonds. lend their credit grant public money or other thing of as described in Section 1 hereof
 Sec, B. The Legislature shall have the power to authorize such counties to levy and collect special tax not exceeding twenty cents on each hundred dollars Of taxable property in such counties in ad- dition to the maximum rate of taxation prescribed by the constitutfoa---s ,fabama The funds thus raised are | fly re- served to be applied only to the creation and support of tho internal improvement herein and hereby authorized
 Sec; 1. That all such counties shall hays construct. purchase. own, lease maintain use, control and operate highways. rail- roads-by any kind Of motive power con Yeyance or appliance; freight stations; passenger stations; wharyes. piers: docks warehouses; grain elevators; storage tanks; team trucks, and all other facilities and structures appurtenant thereto for the pur- pose of receiving carrying, delivering. re- ducing in bulk storing or preparing for shipment Of goods, wares and merchan- disc and passengers over such railroads or in or through such terminal facilities. within across or through it's owns terri tory or the territory of adjacent counties.
 Sec. D. That any enactments of tho the ratification Of this amendment to tho Constitution of Alabama by the qualified voters of the State, shall be validated and become a force and effect immediately this amendment Is ratified.
 Sec. 6. All such counties of Alabama are hereby authorized and empowered to in crease the limit of county indebtedness from 3i2 10 4h per cent of such taxable property.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have here unto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed at the Cap itol in the City of Montgomery. on this the 27th day of August one thousand nine hundred and twenty.
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 By the Governor
 VIM. ?. COBB, Secretary of State