Penalty. Officials of. State or county. Penalty. Exception. in the committee, or in either house of the legis lature, or to speak, or work for, or against any pending measure, or one about to be introduced into either house of the legislature, or to abstain from speaking or voting on any measure, or to absent himself from any committee meeting, or any session, or part of a session of either house while any measure is being considered, or voted on, is guilty of a felony, and must, on conviction, be fined not less than five hundred dollars and be imprisoned in the pentitentiary for not less than one nor more than two years. Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any State or county official at any time during his term of office to accept or receive, directly or indirectly, any fee, money, office, appointment, employ ment, reward or thing of value or of personal advantage, or the promise thereof, to lobby for or against any measure pending before the legisla ture, or to give or withhold his influence to secure the passage or defeat of any such measure, and any person guilty of the violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. Provided, that it shall not be unlawful for any county or munici pal officer to accept from the county or munici pality reimbursement for expenses incurred in attending any sitting of the legislature as to proposed legislature affecting such county or municipality. Approved August 14, 1907. Cities and towns author ized to issue bonds. No. 724.) AN ACT (H. 1378. To allow cities and towns to issue bonds to pay outstanding indebtedness not evidenced by bonds. Section 1. Be it enacted by the legislature of Alabama, That cities and towns shall have the power within one year from the passage of this act to pay any outstanding indebtedness not evidenced by bonds, by issuing bonds not in excess of the amount of such indebtedness, and within the limits prescribed by the constitution of the State. Such bonds shall not be sold for less than par and shall not bear a rate of interest greater than five per cent, nor run for a longer time than for thirty years, and shall only be issued after an election shall have been held by the qualified electors of such city or town authorizing such bond issue. And such election authorizing the issuance of such bonds shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by law for the issuance of bonds for the purpose of making improvements. Approved Aug. 14, 1907. No. 725.) AN ACT (H. 903. To ratify, legalize and confirm all sales and conveyances heretofore made by the electric light and power companies, water companies and street railway companies, of all of their property and franchises,to any corporation authorized by its charter, certificate of incorporation, or declaration of incorporation, to acquire, own or operate such properties and franchises, where said sales and conveyances have been made pursuant to and with the consent of all stockholders of such selling corporation or corporations, and requiring the purchasing corporation to fulfill all of the obligations, contracts, and duties of the said selling corporation or corporations. Section One. Be it enacted by the legislature Sales, etc., of Alabama, That all sales and conveyances ratified. heretofore made by electric light and power companies, water companies, and street railway companies of all of their property and franchises in Contracts, fulfilled. this State to any corporation authorized by its charter, certificate of incorporation or declaration of incorporation to acquire, own or operate such properties and franchises; where said sales and conveyances have been made pursuant to and with the consent of all stockholders of such selling corporation or corporations, be and the same are hereby in all things ratified, legalized and confirmed. Section 2. That any corporation which has etc., must be heretofore acquired by purchase the property and franchises of any electric light and power company, water company, or street railway company, or two or more of them, shall be held to the fulfillment of all of the obligations, contracts and duties of the corporation or corporations, the property and franchises of which it has so acquired. Approved August 14, 1907. No. 726.) AN ACT (H. 928. To prohibit the sale of hop-jack, hop-tea, hopweiss, hop-ale, malt tonic, or other beverages, the product of maltose or gencose, at any place where the sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors are prohibited by law. Section 1. Be it enacted by the legislature of Sale of pro- Alabama, That it shall be unlawful to sell, give hibited in prohibition disaway or otherwise dispose of hop-jack, hop-tea, trict. hop-weiss, hop-ale, malt tonic or any other beverage which is the product of maltose or gencose, or in which maltose or gencose is a substantial ingredient, at or in any place where the sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors is prohibited by law. Penalty for violation. Section 2. Any person violating any provis ions of this act, shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not exceeding six... months. Section 3. That this act shall not go into ef- Effect. fect until the first day of January, 1908. Approved August 13, 1907. No. 728.) AN ACT (H. 937. To amend Sec. 5 of an act entitled an act "To establish a home for indigent confederate veterans residing in the State of Alabama, who are unable to make a livelihood on account of physical disability or old age, and make appropriations for improving and maintaining the same," approved Oct. 6th, 1903. Section 1. Be it enacted by the legislature of Act amended. Alabama, That Sec. five (5) of an act entitled an act "To establish a home for indigent confederate veterans, residing in the State of Alabama, who are unable to make a livelihood on account of physical disability or old age, and make appropriations for improving and maintaining the same," approved Oct. 6th, 1903, be, and the same is amended so as to read as follows: (Section Board of 5.) The board of control shall possess all the Control. power necessary and proper for the accomplishment of the trust reposed in them, viz.: The establishment and maintenance of a home for indigent confederate veterans and indigent wives of indigent confederate veterans when accompanied by their husbands, who shall have been bona fide residents of the State of Alabama for two years prior to making application for admission into the home. Approved August 14, 1907. Code amended. Expenses ors. No. 729.) AN ACT (H. 1324. To amend section 2904 of the code of Alabama as now amended. Section 1. Be it enacted by the legislature of Alabama, That section 2904 of the code of Alabama be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 2904. Appropriation.— That the sum of three thousand and two hundred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State treasury not otherwise appropriated, for each of the years 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1910, to pay the necessary trav eling and other necessary expenses incurred by mine inspect the members of the board of mine inspectors while traveling in the discharge of their official duties and for the payment of office rent for said board not to exceed forty dollars a month; and for the rent or hire of a telephone at the "esidence of each member of said board and one telephone at the office of said board for postage stamps and stationery, and for the payment of long distance and telegraph messages sent by the members of said board when necessary in the discharge of their official duties; said expenses to be paid monthly on approval by the governor of monthly itemized statements presented to him by the chief mine inspector. How paid. Effect. Section 2. That the State auditor is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant on the State treasurer in favor of the chief mine inspector for the monthly expenses incurred as aforesaid, when so directed by the governor of this State. Section 3. Be it further enacted, That this act take effect and be in force immediately from and after its passage. Approved Aug. 8, 1907. |
