nance not to exceed five dollars per day, actually incurred by me, amounted to the sum of... dollars and

cents, which sum is correct and just; and that payment therefor has not been received..

Subscribed and sworn to before me this the..

Circuit Judge.

day of (Title)

Chief Justice.

Section 4. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby expressly repealed.

Section 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval by the Governor.

Approved Feb. 11, 1923.

No. 50.)

(H. 165. Ashcraft of Lauderdale. AN ACT

To regulate further the Highway Department of the State of Alabama as to location, construction, repair and maintenance of the public roads, bridges and highways in the State of Alabama.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1. From and after the passage of this Act no contract or agreement for the location, construction, repair, improvement or maintenance of the public highways, roads or bridges of this State shall be made or executed by the Highway Department of this State without the approval of the Governor of Alabama, and any contract or agreement made by the Highway Department of this State as for the location, construction, repair, improvement or maintenance of any of the public highways, roads or bridges of this State without the approval of the Governor shall be void and of no effect.

Approved Feb. 10, 1923.

No. 51.)

AN ACT

(H. 221. Howze.

To Authorize the Increase of the Capital Stock or shares of Building and Loan Associations organized under the laws of this State.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1. That the authorized capital stock, or shares of any building and loan association organized under the general incorporation laws of this state, or pursuant to any special leg

islative charter, may be increased to any sum whatsoever with the consent of the persons holding the larger amount in value of the stock thereof first obtained at a meeting to be held after thirty days notice given by an advertisement in any newspaper published at the principal place of business of such association. Such notice shall state what increase is proposed to be made in the authorized capital stock, or shares, of the Association. If, at such meeting, the consent of the holders of the larger amount in value of the existing captial stock, or shares, shall be given to a specified increase, a report of the action of such meeting, certified by the president or secretary of the association under the corporate seal, must be filed and recorded in the office of the Judge of Probate of the County in which the association was organized, and thereafter it shall be lawful for the association to increase its authorized capital stock, or shares, in conformity with such consent to an amount equal to, or less, but not greater than, that stated in the published notice of the meeting.

Section 2. Be it Further Enacted that all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Section 3. Be it Further Enacted that this act shall go into effect on its approval by the Governor.

Approved Feb. 10, 1923.

No. 53.)

(S. J. R. 53. Carlton.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

Be it resolved by the Legislature of Alabama:

That the members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama recognize in the efforts of Mr. E. F. Allison, of Bellamy, Sumter County, Alabama, in the preservation of the wild game of the State a service which places the State and its people under obligation to his efforts and do hereby convey to Mr. Allison their appreciation of said service; and that this resolution be made a part of the records of the Senate and the House, and a copy of said resolution be furnished him. Approved Feb. 10, 1923.

No. 54.)

AN ACT

(H. 235. Norman.

To appropriate the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars for the payment of amounts due by the State to the Sheriffs of the Counties in the State for feeding prisoners in the county jails during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1922, and which are unpaid

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the State Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the payment of the amounts due by the State to the Sheriffs of the Counties in the State for feeding prisoners in the county jails for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1922, and which are unpaid.

Section 2. That upon the passage and approval of this Act the Auditor be and he is hereby directed to draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer for the unpaid balance due to any Sheriff, "Provided that no payment shall be made to any sheriff which is in excess of the amount which such sheriff may then owe the State."

Approved Feb. 10, 1923.

No. 55.)

AN ACT

(H. 178. Goode.

To amend Section 3528 of the Code of Alabama of 1907, and to repeal all laws, and parts of laws, general, local, private and special in conflict with said section as hereby amended."

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama that Section 3528 of the Code of Alabama of 1907 be, and the same hereby is, amended so as to read as follows: "3528. Trust companies amenable to banking laws.-All corporations, organized and operating as trust companies shall have the word "trust" as a part of their corporate names, shall be amenable to the general banking laws of the state insofar as said laws are applicable to trust companies and not in conflict with the provisions of this article, and shall be examined by the state bank examiner as state banks are examined. Provided, however, that the word "trust" need not be a part of the corporate name of any corporation now or hereafter organized under the laws of this state to do a banking business whose capital stock is fifty thousand dollars or more, and all such banking corporations, although the word "trust" be not a part of their corporate names, shall have the right to operate and conduct a trust department, become trustees for any purpose, be appointed and act as executors, administrators, guardians, and receivers, and do any business and exercise any powers incident to the business of trust and banking companies doing banking business, after the Board of Directors of the corporation shall have adopted an appropriate resolution and obtained the written approval of the State Superinten

dent of Banks, authorizing the conduct and operation of a trust department and a copy of such resolution, and written approval certified to by the president and cashier of such banking corporation under the corporate seal of such corporation, shall have been filed in the office of the Judge of the probate court of the county in which such banking corporation has its principal place of busi

ness.

Section 2. Be it further enacted by the Legislature of Alabama that all laws, and parts of laws, general, local, private and special in conflict with the provisions of this act be, and the same hereby are, repealed.

Approved Feb. 14, 1923.

No. 56.)

AN ACT

(H. 45. Bealle.

To ratify and confirm the Charters and enlarge the powers of State Conventions and Associations of Congregational Religious Churches that have been heretofore incorporated under General or Special laws of this State or that may hereafter be incorporated under General Laws.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1:-That State Conventions of State Associations of churches generally known as churches that teach the independence of the local church in all matters of discipline and spiritual belief, and believe in Associations and Conventions of messengers or delegates from local churches or congregations for the spread and propagation of the Gospel, and for united effort in the advancement of education and works of charity and benevolence, generally known as congregational churches, which have been heretofore incorporated under any general or special law of the State, or which may be hereafter incorporated under any general law of the state, shall have, and are hereby invested with, the following powers in addition to the powers heretofore conferred upon such corporations by general law or special acts of the Legislature:-(a) Such incorporated Conventions or Associations may, in their corporate capacity, act in the intervals between State Conventions by and through Trustees, Directors or Governing Boards, by whatever name called or designated; and may, through its Constitution and By-laws or by resolution, adopted by the Convention, confer upon such Trustees, Directors or Governing Boards the power to do any and all acts, and exercise any and all corporate powers conferred upon them by the Convention, which the Convention itself might be permitted to exercise under its charter in accordance with the law while in

session. (b) Such incorporated Conventions and Associations shall have power to receive, purchase, own and possess, buy and sell any and all necessary property, real, personal and mixed as shall be needful for its uses in the conduct of religious, educational and charitable work and may accept gifts, donations, pledges and moneys and other properties to any extent and to any amount, and, so long as its properties are exclusively devoted to religious, educational and charitable purposes, the same shall be exempt from all State, county, municipal and other taxes. (c) Such incorporated Conventions or Associations may establish schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, orphanages, training courses for the ministry, and for missions, medical, sanitary and other benevolent work, either directly or by authorizing Boards of Directors, to be by said Convention appointed, from time to time, to incorporate under general laws as a separate, but subsidiary corporation, and any religious, educational or charitable association or institution so established by said Convention, whether separately incorporated or not, shall always be under the complete control and ownership of said Conventions or of Boards of Trustees or Directors now appointed, or hereafter from time to time appointed by said Conventions, and may donate and convey property to them. (d) Any such incorporated Convention or Association heretofore organized under any general or special law or that may be hereafter under general laws organized, shall not lose its corporate existence by reason of failure to elect or appoint trustees or Boards of Directors, and the charter of all such Conventions and Associations as are functioning and are in operation are now confirmed, whether or not the organization may have been duly conducted in strict accordace with its charter, and all charters of such corporations now legally existing are hereby ratified and confirmed. (e) Such Conventions or Associations so incorporated shall have power to borrow money and execute notes and bonds therefor, and secure the payment of the same by mortgage or pledge of any of its funds, securities or property, and if it sees fit to do so, said Convention may authorize the incorporation of a holding company or foundation through which it may transact all or any part of its financial affairs. (f) All such Conventions or Associations heretofore incorporated under general or special laws or hereafter organized under general laws, shall have perpetual existence and may hereafter do and perform any and all acts pertaining to the spread and propagation of the Gospel, the furtherance of education and the doing of all acts of charity and benevolence that any unincorporated Convention of natural persons shall be permitted lawfully to do under the laws of the State now in force or that may hereafter be enacted. Approved Feb. 14, 1923.