The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
HIVES BILL FIXING
 SALARY OF DEPUTY. CLERKS IS PASSED.
House Adopts Measure Pro- viding For Pay Of $4,000
 Annually In Jefferson
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD I

 = The house today passed the bill of Representative John R. T. Rives. fix ing the salary of deputy clerks of the Jefferson circuit court at S4,090 per annum, also the bill of Fred Fite creating the office of first assistant clerk and ex-oficio judge of the Jeff ferson county court of misdemeanors. A bill to check the ravages of Prreda7 tory goats, also sheep, in counties of 100000 or more population was intro- duced by Fred Fite. the bill provid- ing that an election to determine whether goats and sheep shall be al- lowed to run at large shall be called upon filing of petition by Is free holders of any precinct of Jefferson county.
 Representative L. K. Bowen intro duced a bill to provide for popular election of all officials of Jefferson county whose salary, fee or compen- sation is fixed by legislative enact ment at S3,000 or more, and paid in while or part out of the county treas- ury.
 MT. Rives introduced a bill to au thorize the Jefferson county board of revenue to construct and maintain sanitary trunk sewers through the town of Inglenook.
 A bill introduced by Fred Fite seeks to place the tax assessor and collector of Jefferson county on salaries of S6,000 each per annum, and to require them to pay all fees into the county treasury.
 Mr. Fite introduced a general bill to exempt from payment of automo- bile licenses of motor vehicles used by rural letter carriers, and another bill to permit members of the state tax commission to accept and travel upon railroad passes when engaged in actual business of the state. Gas Tax Bill offered.
 A bill introduced by Representative R ROnnfrea Of alias would allow counties to levy gasoline tax of cent per gallon to go to their road and bridge funds, provided the people of the counties vote in favor of such a tax.
 The appropriation of s10,0o0 for pro- viding landing field facilities, hous- ing and equipment for Alabama Ma tional Guard air service units, now fe5deTally recognized is souEht, , in 1j a bill introduced by Representative k, H. Halter of Greene,
 Representative J. D. l.. Byars of Lawrence introduced bill to pro- hibit the possession, sale or giving away of any ingredient to be used ages. The bill would prohibit fam lly from possessing more sugar than Is necessary for its lawful use
 A bill providing that the circuit subpoenas as needed In criminal cases was introduced by Representative Holcombe of Mobile.
 A bill to appropriate $50,000, os as much thereof as may be necessary to pay the mileage, per diem, and other expenses of the present legislature, was introduced by c. W. Ashcraft of Lauderdale.
 Would Limit Appeals.
 The house of representatives Tues day afternoon passed the bill of Judge Hugh Merrill, providing that where an appeal in an equity case has been taken to the supreme court to test it's equity, and the equity of the matter upheld no further appeals shall be taken on the same ground. It was stated that this will expedite reaching a final decision in such cases.
 The following bills were passed by the house Tuesday:
 Franklin county road act.
 By MT Williams, to repeal the
 By MT. Thompson of Jackson, to amend the act creating the charter of the town of Bridgeport.
 By MT. Moxley, to amend the act creating the jury commission of Cren- shaw county.
 By MT. Goodwyn. increasing the common pleas of Montgomery county to S4,000 per annum.
 By MT. Forman. to provide for the working of county conVicts on the public roads of Morgan county; and a second bill by the same author ere By MT. Deloney, to close and aban- don certain streets in the town of By Mr Moxley. to repeal the public road act of Crenshew county.