and any lessors and landlords who receive as rent all or part of the crop raised on the leased premises; and any such persons or associations of persons or corporations may be citizens of or organized under the laws of this State or any other state of the United States, and shall handle such agricultural products for members only." Approved Feb. 10, 1927. No. 22.) AN ACT (H. 86. Vickers. To change the amount, or fix the amount, of the salary or compensation of the County Treasurers of any counties in the State, having a population of not less than ninety thousand, nor more than one hundred and eighty thousand, according to the last, or to any succeeding Federal census; to provide the method and manner of its payment, and to repeal all laws, or parts of laws, general, local or special, in conflict with the provisions of this act. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama: (1) That the salary or compensation of County Treasurers of any Counties in the State, having a population of not less than ninety thousand, nor more than one hundred and eighty thousand, according to the last, or any succeeding Federal census, be fixed at Six Thousand Dollars per annum, payable in twelve equal monthly installments from the County Treasury, in the same manner as heretofore paid. (2) Be it further enacted, That all laws, or parts of laws, general, local or special, in conflict herewith, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved Feb. 10, 1927. No. 23.) AN ACT (H. 5. Goodwyn. To provide funds for the repair or improvements of the Capitol, and buildings and the Governor's Mansion. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama: Section 1. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $100,000.00 to be used for the purpose of repairing or improving the Capitol building or buildings and the Governor's Mansion. Section 2. The funds herein provided shall be used for the purposes for which the appropriation is made upon the order of the Governor and said funds shall be available immediately upon the passage of the Act and the approval of the Governor. Approved Feb. 4, 1927. No. 24.) (S. J. R. 28. Ellis of Dallas. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION RESOLVED by the Senate, the House concurring, that A joint committee from the Senate and The House of Representatives of the Legislature of Alabama is hereby created, to consist of two members from the Senate to be appointed by the Presiding Officer of the Senate, and three members from the House to be appointed by the Speaker of the House, which committee shall sit during any recess of the Legislature for the consideration of the matters and subjects hereinafter referred to. The members of the Committee shall be paid the same per diem and receive the same mileage as members of the Legislature are now paid; shall have authority to employ one clerk or stenographer, who shall receive the same pay as the member of the Committee; shall have power and authority to summon witnesses and call for books and papers and do and perform such other acts as may be necessary to a complete investigation, report and recommendation upon the subject hereinafter referred to. 2. The committee shall make an exhaustive investigation and a full report upon the subject of the Bond Laws of the State of Alabama, looking to a complete revision of all the laws of the State of Alabama relating to the issuance of bonds by the counties, the cities and other subordinate political sub-divisions of the State, including such changes in the Constitution of Alabama as appear to the committee to be desirable or necessary to the formulation of an adequate and complete system of laws for the issuance of bonds by the governmental units herein-above referred to. 3. The committee shall make to the Legislature a full and detail report of its investigation, recommendations, findings and plans pertaining to the subject aforesaid and prepare a Code or a bill or bills embodying its recommendations to be introduced into the Legislature at as early a date as practicable. In its discretion the committee may cause its report to be printed as one of a series of legislative documents in an edition of not exceeding two thousand copies. Approved Feb. 10, 1927. No. 26.) "AN ACT (H. 20. Frey. To amend Section 855 of the Code of Alabama", as amended by Section 3 of an Act approved Sept. 29, 1923. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama: That section 855 of the Code of Alabama as amended by Sec. 3 of an Act approved Sept. 29, 1923, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "855. (637, 638) (2030). May appoint assistants and stenographers to the Attorney General. The Attorney General may appoint five special assistants and three stenographers, and may remove them at his pleasure. The salary of the first special assistant attorneygeneral shall be five thousand dollars per annum, and that of the second assistant attorney general shall be four thousand dollars per annum, and that of the third and fourth special assistant attorneys-general shall be thirty-six hundred dollars per annum, and that of the fifth special assistant attorney general shall be three thousand dollars per annum, payable in equal monthly installments. The salary of two of the stenographers shall be fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and of one stenographer shall be thirteen hundred and twenty dollars per annum. All assistants shall reside at Montgomery, and shall maintain offices at the Capitol." Approved Feb. 4, 1927. No. 27.) AN ACT (H. 53, Vickers. To provide for the appointment of a stenographer by each Solicitor of each judicial circuit in the State, now or hereafter created composed of one County having more than two Circuit Judges and less than nine Circuit Judges, to fix the term of office of said stenographer, to prescribe the duties of said stenographer, and to fix the compensation of said stenographer. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama: Section 1. That in any circuit now or hereafter created composed of one county having more than two Circuit Judges and less than nine Circuit Judges, immediately upon the approval of this Act, there shall be appointed by the circuit solicitor a stenographer to report cases in the Inferior Courts and preliminary proceedings and applications for bail and habeas corpus proceedings in all courts whenever directed so to do by the Circuit Solicitor and to perform such stenographic duties in connection with the office of the Circuit Solicitor and under the direction of the Circuit Solicitor as the said office may require. Provided further that it shall be the duty of said stenographer to report all the proceedings of the Grand Juries of such circuits. Section 2: Said stenographer shall be paid out of the general funds of the County Treasury, in equal monthly installments, an annual salary of Twenty-one Hundred ($2100.00) Dollars. Section 3: The term of office of said stenographer shall be at the pleasure of the Circuit Solicitor, and the said stenog rapher may be removed at any time by the Circuit Solicitor at the pleasure of the Circuit Solicitor. Section 4: That this Act shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval. Approved Feb. 10, 1927. No. 29.) AN ACT ун. To authorize and empower any State Institution including schools, colleges, and other educational institutions to dispose of and convey any contingent interest which such institution or institutions may have in any property, whether the same be derived through a will or otherwise, and to authorize such institution to execute the necessary conveyance or conveyances for such purpose. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama: Section 1. That any State institution including schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which may own or be entitled to any contingent interest in any real estate, situated in the State of Alabama, whether such interest be derived through a will or otherwise, be and the same is hereby authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of such contingent interest upon such terms and for such price as the managing head of such institution may deem fair and just, provided that such sale shall be approved by the executive committee of the Board of Trustees, of such institution, if such institution has a Board of Trustees. And provided further that in the event such institution shall not have a Board of Trustees or there shall not be in existence, an executive committee of such Board of Trustees then such sale or disposition shall be approved by the Governor and the Attorney General. Section 2. In the event of any such sale or disposition of any such interest such institution is hereby authorized and empowered to execute to the purchaser a conveyance or conveyances of such interest sold or disposed of, and the said conveyance or conveyances shall be executed in the name of such institution by the presiding officer of its Board of Trustees, or in the name of the State of Alabama, by the Governor of Alabama; and the execution of the same shall be attested by the Secretary of such Board of Trustees in the event the same is executed by the presiding officer, of such Board of Trustees; or in the event that such conveyance is executed by the Governor the same shall be attested by the Secretary of State, and the seal of the State of Alabama shall be affixed thereto. Approved Feb. 15, 1927. No. 30.) (H. 23, Miller of Sumter. AN ACT Amending Section 3858 of the Code of Alabama as approved August 17th, 1923. Section 1. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, that Section 3858 of the Code of Alabama as approved August 17th, 1923 be and the same is hereby amended as to read as follows: In Cases Tried before a Justice of the Peace, or court of like jurisdiction, the defendant, if convicted, shall have the right to appeal to the next ensuing session of the Circuit Court of the County, on entering into bond, with sufficient sureties, in such sum as the justice or court of like jurisdiction may require, conditioned that he will appear at the court to which the appeal is taken, until discharged by due course of law. If the Defendant fails to make the required bond, he shall be confined in the county jail till tried. Section 2: Be it further enacted that all laws or parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved Feb. 15, 1927. No. 32.) AN ACT (S. 101. Craft. To provide for the appointment of deputy registers and deputy clerks for circuit courts in all judicial circuits in the State having more than two and less than five circuit judges; to prescribe the duties and fix the compensation and salary of such deputies. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama: Section 1. That in all judicial circuits in this State having more than two and less than five circuit judges, the register shall, subject to removal at his will, appoint a deputy register for said court and the clerk shall, subject to removal at his will, appoint two deputy clerks for said court in lieu of a deputy clerk and additional deputy clerk as now provided by law; the deputy register and deputy clerks shall each be paid a salary of three hundred dollars per month, payable monthly, out of the treasury of the county composing such circuit. Said deputy register and deputy clerks shall respectively possess all the powers and authority, both ministerial and judicial now or hereafter possessed by such register and clerk by whom said deputies are respectively appointed. |