The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-06
Three Measures Providing foI Special Election on IsSu. anCe of 25 Millions In State Highway Bonds Introduced In Both Houses
By FRED IT. GoRMLFY Montgomery Bureau. The Age Herald. 22I-2 First National Rnnk RuildIn,

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 Montgomerq, October 5.-(Spe- cial)-The bill again submitting to the voters of the state a constitu- tional amendment which will give the legislature the right to take oven the port of Mobile and make it state institution for the benefit of the entire state, passed through the second stages of legislation Wednes- day, when it was reported favorably in both the senate and house. This means that the measure is now of ficially before the members for their approval or rejection.
 Each house was given the measure at the first session of the extra term Tuesday and the committees voted practically unanimously to return flu Norable reports recommending enact. ment. Senator R. E. EVins of Hale was tho only member of the senate committee on constitution and con stitutioual amendments who voted against the measure.
 Both houses also received favorable reports on the bills designed to ex- empt exservice men from the pay ment of poll taxes until October |, 1928. These bills are intended to give the men consideration which the leg islature promised in 1919 when 1t submitted the amendment to the voters. The amendment was ratified but was invalidated by decision of the supreme court because the date of the election was set by the governor lnEtann f tho Isn rfsia A hat1 becomes law the amendment will be submitted on the first Monday after three months from the final adjourn ment of the legislature for this ses sion.
 Road Bills Introduced.
 Three administration bills, provid ing for special election in Alabama on the first Monday after three months from the final adjournment state highway bonds in the amount of S2h,000,00 and providing for tho construction of a complete system CT roads connecting all county seats, were introduced in the house of rep resentatives at the short session Wednesday afternoon. They went e the committee on public roads and highways, which will hold special session tomorrow morning. They also
 
 The first merely submits the eon stitutionsl amendment. Unlike the measure which the supreme eours held 10 be unconstitutional because the gove6lsur fixed the dat@, it o6@s ifot carTE any of tifa aO@ chff.gfy f9l putting the provisions lnro effecb. The machiners. Is created in the sec end bill which provides for a state highway commission composed of 10 ,t..,tt districts and the state geologist and the senior professor of Engineering of the Alabama Polytechnic insti- ute. The third bill carries details for the placing on the market of the bonds which will be sold if the con stitutional amendment is adopted.
 Introduced by Arnold
 Representative J. C. Arnold of Jeff ferson, chairman of the house com mlttee on public roads and high ways, introduced the three measures in the house and Senator Craft in the sen ate. The first calls tho special cleo ton and provides for 1t on the first Monday after three months from tho final adjournment of the legislature. The bonds cannot bear a greater rate of interest than per cent and cannot be sold for less than par, under the amendment. Another provision is that every county must have expend- ed on its roads at least s250.000 or the bond issue, while still another provides that the annual sale of bonds shall never exceed an amount which will take moro in interest than the amount received annually from the motor vehicle licenses The legislature is required by this amend ment to set aside the net revenue from motor licenses to the highway fund which can be used only in the payment of interest and the creation of sinking fund for the retirement of the bonds.
 Covers Former Ground
 The second bill covers generally the ground covered by tn. act of 1919 creating the state highway commis- sion. Four of the appoinmvc mem bers of the commission will hold of flee for two years. from October ], 1919: three will serve for four years from the same date, while three will remain in office for six years After the expiration of the first terms the appointment of successors shall be for four years. The governor Is giy- en power to remove any member or the commission at any time.
 Three members of the commissions will constitute quorum. under the provisions of the act. This section is carried from the act now in effect. The attorney general Of Alabama isI constituted the ex-officio legal rep resentative of the commission in the handling of any legal problems which may come up for solution.
 The measure appropriates the net
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