The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26


 sued the locomotive engineers or ganiaztion for busting him from the association during the war. He recov- cred a large judgment, but the su- preme court held that the suit could be filed only in the, name of the in- dividual members. MT. Greene has discovered this is impossible.
 Subject No. 9.-The legislature in 1919 passed a bill abolishing the convict lease system, but permitting the state to work convicts on coal lands of the University of Alabama. An appropriation of s25O,000 was made to put the new system into op- eration. Governor Kilby and the con- vict department have found it is not practicable to develop the university's coal lands with convict labor. It is expected the governor will propose that the date the abolition of the lease system shall be effective be postponed one year In order that plans may be worked out for an op- erative substitute for the lease sys- tenn. At this time no plan has been | evolved.
 Water Supply Up
 l Subject No. 10. This will provide an act whereby the cities and | towns which are already in debt may create duulliOudi JULIE Ioi | the establishment of water works. 1 Governor Kilby had Talladega in mind in including this subject be- 1 cause the state schools for the deaf, l dumb and blind are located there l and the town has not been able to obtain an adequate supply Of whole some water because it has been up to it's debt limit.
 Subject No. II. Governor Kilby will propose legislation which will | give members of the supreme court authority to render opinions to the executive department and the legis- lature regarding the constitutionality of bills pending or passed This suggestion will result primarily from the courts decisions invalidat- | ing the bond issue and soldiers poll tax amendments The system which the governor will propose has been | effective in several other states. It is no more than a means of obtain ing the advice of the supreme court before the bills become laws The 1 advice is now given after the bills are enacted into law.
 Subject No 12. Somebody stole the l tax records of Coffee county few l months ago. The state tax com | mission and the county taxing au- l thorities made a new set but tax | payers have attacked the validity of | the new records This subject will l provide a means for the substitution | and legalization of tax records when the originals have been misplaced, | lost or stolen.
 Boycott Made Felony
 Subject No. IS. This Is a com panion measure to Subject No s. It | results from the activities of cer- tain outsiders during the strike of | the United Mine Workers of Amer lea in the Birmingham district last year. It will make boycotting and blacklisting felony and will im- l pose the same penalty on any per- l son who speaks before the public in favor of boycotting or blacklist | ing and who takes part in cam | paign of blacknstihs anu poSeol- 1 ting.
 Subject No. IA. If bill is passed | in line with the governors sugges- | ton on this subject Jefferson ana l other counties of Alabama will re ceive interest on the funds deposited | in banks. This bill will require the county to deposit its funds with the bank which will pay the greatest m l terest on daily balances ana at the i same time can guarantee ths saie's | of the funds. | A bill similar to this one winch | affected only Jefferson so'ny was 1 passed in 1919 by the house, but | neye- passed the senate.
 Subject No. 15. Judge Henry D. Clayton recently held certain DOT | tions of the state shrimp law to De l violative of the equal rights clauses of the federal constitution. uovern 1 or Kilby has included this sihlect in order that discriminatiol may De | removed and the interests or ehe state may be protected at the same 1 time,
 Defects in Venue Law | Subiect No. 16. Defects were 1 found in the statutes providing TOT ! a change of venue when the state | sought to return the cases or the nine national guardsmen to walker county for trial on charge or I lynching William Baird. striking 1 miner. The provisions. are very m !, definite and Governor hiipy mas placed this subject in the call so 1 corrections can be made. No change 1 in the law can affect the cases or the guardsmen as their trials were moved to Marion county under the l n,a law and under the decision or