which shall sit during the recess of the Legislature for the consideration of educational matters.

2. It shall be the duty of the committee to investigate the educational institutions and educational system of the State of Alabama, and to secure information and facts necessary to enable such committee to suggest such changes relative to educational matters in Alabama as is necessary to secure a practical and efficient educational system.

3. The members of the committee shall be paid the same per diem and mileage as provided by the present Legislature for recess committees and shall have authority to visit such educational institutions of the State as it deems necessary for a proper investigation of educational affairs; said committee shall also have authority to employ one clerk or stenographer who shall receive such compensation as may be agreed by the chairman of said recess committee and the Governor of the State of Alabama. The Committee shall also have power to summon witnesses to examine the books and papers of teachers, the educational department and educational institutions and shall have such other power as may be necessary to make a full, complete and detailed investigation of educational matters in the State of Alabama.

4. It shall be the further duty of said committee to consider all bills and resolutions introduced into the Legislature in reference to educational matters in the State of Alabama and to submit a recommendation as to what action should be taken thereon, in view of the facts and informations secured by said committee by reason of its investigation.

5. The committee is hereby directed and required to make a full and detailed report of its investigations and findings to the Legislature, together with such suggested bills and resolutions as the committee may consider proper for the best interest of the educational system and the educational institutions of the State cf Alabama. The committee may cause its report with the consent of the Governor to be printed as one of the series of legislative documents in an edition of not exceeding two thousand copies.

Approved Feb. 3, 1923.

No. 13.)

(H. J. R. 15. Glenn.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

RESOLVED by the House, the Senate concurring, that, whereas, a vacancy has occurred in the office of Secretary of the Interior, under the national Government, and,

WHEREAS, the Honorable Alfred A. Taylor, Governor of the State of Tenn., whose term of office as such has just expired, has at all times manifested a keen interest in the development of our national resources and industries; and, whereas it is our judgement that, while Governor Taylor has been a life long republican, he is a broad-minded American, with a national scope of vision, and that he would administer with credit and satisfaction to every section of our country the duties of the office:

Therefore, be it resolved, that we respectfully commend to the President of the United States the Hon. Alfred A. Taylor for appointment to the office of Secretary of the Interior.

Be it further resolved that a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to the President of the United States. Approved Feb. 5, 1923.

No. 14.)

(H. J. R. 27. Coleman.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, there lives within the borders of the State of Alabama an illustrious Democrat, statesman and patriot, who is worthy of any honor that could be bestowed upon him, either state or national,

Therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, the Senate concurring, that we do hereby endorse Honorable Oscar W. Underwood of Birmingham, Alabama, as our choice for President of the United States and urge that he be made the standard bearer of the next Democratic National Convention.

Approved Feb. 3, 1923.

No. 15.)

AN ACT

(S. 10. Brower.

To validate, ratify and confirm all change in location or vacations or attempted vacations of any street, avenue, alley or any part thereof, theretofore dedicated by the owner of the lands upon which such street, avenue, or alley was located, by the person, firm or corporation by whom such dedication was made or his, their or its successors in title in all cases where such vacation or attempted vacation of such street, avenue or alley or any part thereof was authorized, when and as made, by the municipal authorities of the city within which such street, avenue or alley was or is now located or which has been or may hereafter be approved, ratified or confirmed by such municipal authorities and to

relinquish and abandon all the rights of the public in such street, avenue or alley or parts thereof so vacated or attempted to be vacated.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section One. That each and every change in location or vacation or attempted vacation of any street, avenue or alley or any part thereof by the owner of the lands upon which such street, avenue or alley is located, when such vacation or change of location when made, was assented to, acquiesced in or authorized by the municipal authorities of the City or Town within which such street, avenue or alley was, or is now located, or which has been, or may be hereafter ratified or confirmed by such municipal authorities, be and the same are, and each of them is hereby validated, ratified and confirmed and all rights of the public in such street, avenue or alley, or part thereof so vacated or attempted to be vacated be and the same are hereby relinquished and abandoned.

Section Two. Be it further enacted that so much of article two of Chapter 142 of the Code of Alabama, 1907 as is inconsistent or in conflict herewith be and the same is hereby repealed.

Section Three. Be it further enacted that no provision in this Act shall enlarge, abridge, destroy or in any wise impair the rights of party litigents and the public by virtue of any suit now pending in any of the courts of the State.

Section Four. Be it further enacted that this Act shall go into effect upon its approval by the Governor. Approved Feb. 5, 1923.

No. 16.)

AN ACT

(S. 26. Foster.

To appropriate the sum of thirty-nine thousand and no/100 ($39,000.00) Dollars to the Alabama Home for Mental Inferiors, for improvements and equipment necessary to the use of said home for the reception and maintenance of mental inferiors and to pay interest owed by said Alabama Home to the First National Bank of Birmingham, Alabama.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama as follows: Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of thirty-nine thousand and no/100 ($39,000.00) Dollars to the Alabama Home for Mental Inferiors, to be used for providing a residence for the superintendent of said Alabama Home, a small dairy, barn and a small stable, the installation of a water supply for said institution, for the purchase of furniture and equipment of the buildings of said institution, for the reception and mainte

nance of mental inferiors and for vehicles for the use of said institution, and for the payment of interest due by said institution to the First National Bank of Birmingham, Alabama, on a loan of Fifty-thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars made by said First National Bank of Birmingham to the Board of Managers of said institution for the completion of the buildings then under construction in anticipation of the payment of the last installment of the appropriation provided by the Legislature of 1919 for the establishment of said home.

Section 2. That the State Auditor shall issue a warrant for the amount appropriated in Section 1 on the State Treasury payable to the Treasurer of the Alabama Home for Mental Inferiors on his draft or order when countersigned by the Superintendent of the Alabama Insane Hospitals.

Approved Feb. 3, 1923.

No. 17.)

AN ACT

(S. 27. Foster.

To provide for the Maintenance of the Alabama Home for Mental Inferiors.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama as follows: Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the State Treasury a sum to be regulated by the Board of Managers of the Alabama Home for Mental Inferiors, for the Maintenance of said institution not to exceed Seven and 50/100 ($7.50) Dollars a week for each inmate for the first twelve months after the opening of said Home for the reception of Mental Inferiors, and not to exceed Five ($5.00) Dollars per week for each inmate thereafter, which amount shall be paid monthly every year by the State for every one of all the Mental Inferiors that the superintendent of said institution certifies were present in said institution on the last day of the preceding month. The State Auditor shall issue a warrant for that amount on the State Treasury payable to the Treasurer of the Alabama home on his draft or order when countersigned by the Superintendent of the Alabama Insane Hospitals. The Governor, must provide for the prompt payment of all warrants drawn for the support of all Mental Inferiors of said Alabama Home, and these warrants shall have equal preference with warrants drawn for the support of the Alabama Insane Hospitals in payment to all others drawn on the general funds in the treasury. Immediately after the expiration of the fiscal year on September 30th, the Governor shall require an examiner of public accounts to examine and audit the accounts and books of the Steward and Treasurer of

the Alabama Home and report thereon to the Governor, who shall send a copy thereof to the Superintendent of the Alabama Insane Hospitals to be read with his report before the Board of Managers at their annual Meeting.

Approved Feb. 3, 1923.

No. 18.)

AN ACT

(S. 35. Hutson.

To amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend Sections 1408 and 1409 of the Code of Alabama, approved November 1, 1921.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1. That An Act entitled An Act to amend Sections 1408 and 1409 of the Code of Alabama, approved November 1, 1921, be amended so as to read as follows: Section 1. That Sections 1408 and 1409 of the Code of Alabama be amended so as to read as follows: 1408. Power to borrow money for public improvements: For the purpose of providing funds to pay the cost of any improvement made under the provisions of this article, the council or other governing body of any city, town, or municipality may (1) borrow money temporarily on the faith and credit of the municipality, executing its note therefor, which note may not run longer than a period of one year, or (2) issue bonds within the limitations prescribed by the Constitution. Such temporary loan or issue of bonds may be made before the contract is let for the improvements, or during the progress of the work in installments as the work progresses, and the making of one loan, or the issue of one series of bonds, shall not exhaust the power of the municipality to provide sufficient funds for the completion of the improvement. The council shall have power to pledge, as security for such loan, whether evidenced by notes, or bonds, the proceeds of the assessment made or to be made, against the property benefitted by the improvement, and to transfer and assign for the benefit of said note or bond holder the lien of the municipality thereon with power to enforce the same either at law or in equity; provided, however, that if notes or bonds shall be issued before the completion of the work, they shall not be issued in excess of the cost of the improvement as estimated at the time of the issue of the notes or bonds. If money is borrowed and notes or bonds issued after the work is completed, such notes or bonds shall not exceed in the aggregate the total cost of the improvements. No irregularity or technical defect in the proceedings relating to the making of the improvement shall in any way affect the power of the city, town or municipality to