The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-29
EXTRA SESSION MAY
 BECOME NECESSARY DURING SUNNI ER
Woman Suffrage and Reve- nue Legislation Causes. Several Vacancies
 Exist

Rumors have been in circu- lation for several weeks to the effect that Governor Kilby would call the legislature in extra session sometime during the summer. Gov. Kilby, in a statement given out at Mont gomery week ago, said he had not given any considera- tion to the matter so far, but did not say he would not call an extra session.
 With the ratification of the nine teenth (woman suffrage) amendment to the federal constitution some legis' lation on the subject will be necessary in this state in order that the women may vote in the November election
 One of the qualifications for voting in Alabama Is the payment of poll tax This tax, under existing law, must be paid by February 1 to enable the payer to vote at any election during the year
 Some provision for women to quail fy before November either by the pay ment of the poll tax or exemption from 1t. will have to be made. This can be done only by legislative en- actment.
 Another subject that may have to be considered by the legislature at an ex- tra session is that of revenue. JudBe Miller, sitting in the circuit court at Selma, two weeks ago, held that the income sections of the general reVenu7 bill passed last September are uncon- stttutional It was estimated that the state would derive approximately half a million dollars from this source and concentrations were based on this es- innate
 The coal and iron tonnage license tax which is embodied in the same general revenue act is now in litigation. Ihe case Is pending in the supreme cour' and may be decided within short time As in the income tax case the coal and iron ore operators contene that is a property tax. and therefore limited by the constitution to 50 cents on the 100 of the valuation. The IL cense tax is based on production and i' | fixed at two cents a ton on coal anC | three cents t tOii Oit tACfA l exceeds the s5 cehts rate, and if thu supreme court affirms Judge Mile l and applies the same rule to the ton l mage tax that portion of the revenu l bll will be knocked out.
 | The revenues from this source wer l estimated by the tax commission a l about half million dollars | Therefore. if both the income an tonnage taxes are eliminated from tn revenue bill the states income wil | fall at least s1.000,0 900 under the es | timation on which the appropriation | were based.
 The ss5. 900 increase given the ol Confederate soldiers, the pension ac l provides, shall come from the incom 1 tax receipts. If the act is declared in | valid. the old soldiers will either b | deprived of the Additional pension O ii will have to come from other sour | ces
 | CHANGES AND VACANCIES
 Tn view of the possibility of an ex tra session of the legislature beinl held during the summer 1t may be in teresting to know the changes amon l the senators and representatives tha have taken place since the close of tn regular session last September. Of the thirty-five senators. two hay resigned. both to take other offices Senator A. w. Briscoe of LaFayett was appointed state insurance commis sioner a day or two after the ligislatur adjourned and thereupon rendered hi resignation as senator.
 w. A. Gunter. Jr, of Montgomery having been elected mayor of that, cit resigned during the fall
 The following vacancies have bee created in the house of representative since the legislature adjourned: M. A. Graham of Autauga. appointe probate judge.
 w. H. Stoddard of Crenshaw, ap poin,ad circuit solicitor of his distric
 Henry P Merritt of Macon county appointe< associate justice of the cour of appeals. MT. Merritt was speaker Q
 the house.
 | Walker w. Hall of Marion county, re lsigned: removed to Texas.
 1 Walter B. Jones of Montgomery. re signed; elected city commissioner c Montgomery.
 P. NJ Brindley of Morgan count, killed.
 That makes six vacancies in tn house. whose full membership is 10i It is probable that Gov. Kilby wi
 call special election to fill the va
 cancies in time for the opening da
 to take their seats on the opening da of the extra session.