The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-03
PROC[AMAT|ONFOR THREE AMENDMENT
 ELECTIONS ISSUED
Mobile Port Improvement and Permission for Jefferson to Lend Credit for River Im-
 provements Included
Ny FRED H. .GORMLEY Montgomery BuTcau Tho Ase-Heraid
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Montgomery, September 2.-tSpecial.) Governor Kilby issued proclamations today. submitting to the voters at the November election the constitutional amendments providing for improve ments at the port of Mobile, permitting Jefferson county to lend it's credit for the improvement of the Warrior rivAr and giving each county the right to levy special tax for improvement of it's own public roads. The date of the election on the Mobile and local tax measures was set by the legislature, of the governor.
 Governor Kilby expressed the opinion that all amendments should be submit ted at the same time. However, it is probable the legislature will be ask ed to pass a law at the special session postponing the local tax amendment un- til November, 1922. Persons connected with the campaign believe this matter should be handled in the constitutional convention, if one is called and that two years from now will be the proper time to submit such an issue to the voters.
 Prominent citizens are now making a statewide campaign for the ratification of the amendment for the port of Mo bile. Citizens of Jefferson are organ. izing in support of the Warrior river measure.
 LAW BEING DRAWN
 Governor Kilby will ask the legisla- ture at the extraordinary session, Sep, tember IA. to open the registration books in all counties October l, and to keep them open until five days before the general election November 2, and that temporary board of registrars of three be created for each county in or der that all women eligible may be registered.
 Governor kilby announced today that the proposed registration law is being drawn by the attorney generals depart ment and will be ready for introduce tion the first day of the session. He believes as much time should be pro- Nided as possible for the convenience of the new class-of voters and that board of three should handle all problems in each county, so those not eligible ca be refused registration and the eligible ones may be registered. If the legisla- ture accepts tine bill. two additional registrars will be named for each coun- ty without delay, their terms expiring when the emergency registration has been finished the latter part of Octo7 Der.
 It is the policy of the governor to make public his views on the various bills included in his call of the ex- traordinary session in order that mem- bers of the legislature may be thinking of them and attempting to determine how the measures could be improved.
 T have no selfish interest whatever in this session of the legislature said Governor kilby today in commenting on the measures he will propose. If other persons have ideas which are better than those already advanced, the legis- lature will receive them and certainly will incorporate them in the measures" ."
 BOOKS ARE CLOSED
 Registration books in Jefferson, Mont gomery and Mobile counties were closed Thursday because of the provision of the registration law as now written, which says no person shall be regis- tered during the sixty days preceding general special or primary election. It is estimated that nearly 5000 women have qualified as voters since Tennessee rati- fled the amendment Henry c. Meader. election commissioner for Montgomery county, received hard problem for so- lution during the closing hours. Wives of several state officials and employees presented themselves for registration but it was discovered that their hus- bands are qualified voters Of other coun- ties. The old rule has been that wife takes the residence of her husband. MT. Meader did not know whether or not this rule still applied since women were emancipated, and called on attorneys at the capitol who also were ble to an- swer.