The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25

 resentatives when it became certaii that an extra session of the leSls- lature could not be avoided.
 Text of Proclamation
 Governor Kilby's calling the extra session follows:
 "A proclamation by the Governor "Whereas in my opinion an emer- gency exists requiring the acton or the legislature of Alabama concern- Ing the matters hereinafter specifl- cally mentioned,
 Now, therefore, l, Thomas l.. Kilby, governor of the State of or Alabama, do hereby call an extraordi- nary session of the legislature, to convene at the capitol in the Senate Chamber and in the hall of the House of Representatives on Tuesday. the 4th day of October, 1921, at twelve o'clock noon, and l do hereby desig- nate the following subjects and mat ters as those concerning which ac- tion of the Legislature is deemed necessary, namely:
 "1 To provide for raising money to match funds appropriated by the United States Government for the building and maintenance of high ways and bridges in the state of Ala bama. and to amend the act creating the state highway commission and to amend Sections 1408 and 1409 ot the Code of 1907 providing for the is- suance of bonds by municipalities for road improvement purposes.
 "2. To provide for exemption Of soldiers, sailors and marines from payment of poll taxes.
 B. To provide for the develop ment of ports water fronts and river systems.
 A. To revise laws relating to the observance of Sounday, and to reg ulate the exhibition of motion pie lures.
 "5. To permit the manufacture and sale of non alcoholic cereal bev- erages.
 "6 To appropriate money to the State Training school for girls for building purposes.
 "7. To amend the law governing the printing and use of fertilizer tags.
 "s To authorize the bringing of suits against unincorporated asso- ciations.
 "9. To amend the act which pro- vides for the employment of convicts In mining coal on University coal lands and abolishes the system of leasing convicts.
 "10. To enable cities and towns to provide means to secure adequate supplies of pure and wholesome water.
 I'll. To provide that advice of the judges of the Supreme Court of Ala bama may be furnished to the Gov ernor and the Legislature concerning the constitutionality of bills proposed to be introduced in the Legislature or bills pending therein.
 "12. To provide for the substitu- tion of tax records of counties which have been lost. stolen or destroyed and for the assessment and collec- tion of taxes for any year when such assessment and collection depends urca substituted records.
 "13. To amend Chapter 176 of the Code of 1907. regulating boycotting and blacklisting.
 "14 To provide for the deposit and keeping of county funds.
 ''15 To further protect salt water shrimp within the waters of the State of Alabama and within the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the State.
 ZIG. To amend the statutes of the State providing for change of venue. IT. To provide penalties for fail ure to comply with. Sections 7654 of the Code.
 "1s. To appropriate money to de- fray the expenses of the special ses- sion hereby called.
 Tn witness whereof. I have here unto set by hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be iffixed at the Capitol, in the City of Montgomery, on this the 54th day of September. 1921.
 THOMAS E. KILBY.
 Governor. By the Governor:
 .William P. Cobb.
 Secretary of State"