The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-22
COURT OF APPEALS FUR B|RM|NGHAM
 IS MADE POSSIBLE
Bonner Tries To Prevent Le- gaIized Sale Of Gasoline
 On Sunday
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD Montgomery. Ala Sent. 21

Birmingham cityc ourt of appeals was made possible, Friday with the passage in tn esenate of Represent tative Rives bill, creating the of- fee of an additiofal judge whose duty shall be to give preference to cases appealed to the circuit court from city police court. Compensation for the presiding magistrate was fixed at S6,50O, the same paid other circuit judges of Jefferson county.
 Much weight was given the bill when first received from the house by the senate, with statements of sponsors of the measure. There are now pending in Jefferson county courts approximately 2,000 cases ap- pealed from city courts. It was esti- mated a period of from two to three years was required to pass on case, once 1t was appealed from city court and entered on dockets of Jefferson county courts.
 Under terms of the bill, the salary of the presiding judge is to be paid by the city of Birmingham, no ad- ditional burden being taxed on the state treasury from that source.
 BONNER LOSES MOTION
 Senator J. M Bonner of Wilcox, sponsor of two Sunday bills, which were rejected by the senate, again suffered defeat Friday when the sen ate voted down his motion to table the Williams bill, legalizing the sales of gasoline and motor fuels in Ala bama on the Sabbath. The bill passed the senate by an overwhelming ma jority.
 Senator McNeil Fayette, plotting the bill in the upper house, explained the Williams measure was only for the purpose of legalizing the sale of gasoline and motor fuels in the state by amending section 7S14 cf the code. Gasoline and motor fuels are sold in every section of the state at the present time, according to Senator McNeil. Senator Bonner said he did not doubt his motion to table the Williams bill would be defeated but, nevertheless, would do his duty and enter the motion.
 INSURANCE BILL LOSES
 The house Friday afternoon de- feated by vote of 39 to 34 the bill of Senator Foster appropriatins S10O,0O0 for a state insurance fund to insure against loss by fire or tornado all state owned buildings or buildings in which the state has made dDpTOpFldIlOnS TOT erection or eQuID- ment. The bill was championed by Ashcraft of Lauderdale and Williams of Franklin, while Glenn of Lauder dale and Goode of Wilcox headed the opposition. A motion to reconsider was made and tabled, sealing the fate of the measure.
 The house passed the bill of Sena- tor Tunstall, authorizing cities and towns to ivide territory within their corporate limits in zones or districts, and to provide the kind and character and use of structures which may be erected within the several zones.
 The bill of Senator Powell. subject ing salaries of state, county and city employees lto garnishment, was passed, with an Amendment which provides that it shall not be retroactive.
 The billl of Senator Tunstall, au- thorizing the probate court to vest in the wife or minor children the title to personal property or home stead of the husband where he has been absent from the family and unheard of for 10 years, was passed
 Other bills disposed of by the houses:
 By Senator Powell, making an ap propriation of S1,000 for equipment and maintenance of the Alabama room in the Confederate memorial museum at Richmond. Senator Inzer providing for the establishment of county boards of child welfare.