grossing Clerk, respectively, with the approval of the Speaker, and the House shall provide by resolution for the manner of selecting committee clerks. SEC. 5.-Be it further enacted, That all the other employes of the Senate and House named in Terms of this act, shall hold office at the pleasure of the employment. Senate and House, and their employment shall not extend beyond the session of the Legislature. SEC. 6.--Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved January 26, 1903. Repeal. No. 2.) HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION. (H. J. R. 15. Whereas, since the adjournment of the last Legislature, for the second time in the history of Preamble. Alabama, her people mourn the death of a Governor in office; and, Whereas, To-day we would do honor to the memory of him, the closing of whose life was as a glorious sunset fading from a fruitful autumn day, for the more resplendent dawn of the morrow; and whatever may be said would be but the one line of so noble a life sketched by the master artist-God, of such a life was that of our beloved Governor, William James Samford; and when on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of June, Death of Wm. 1901, his matchless spirit took its mortal flight, J. Samford. was the going of a great and good man, a pure and lofty spirit, to whom duty was a sovereign queen, duty to self, to family; duty to his friends, and to the social and business relations and religious tenets; duty to his neighbor, to his fellowtownsmen, his political faith; duty to the interests of the whole people of his State; but duty as he saw it did not stop there; it must look to all virtues happily blended by faith in the living God. His heart was not seared with ambition's furious Condolence and sympathy. flame; his motives were pure and sweet; his strivings stripped of selfish dross; with a spirit of deep humility in the discharge of public trust and the exercise of its great power, and with learning embracing the field of science and literature; a profound lawyer and matchless advocate, careful to take only the side of the right, making the cause of his client his own; with an eloquence that was electrifying and often sublime, in his home a brilliant conversationalist, with a modest simplicity drawing out the reserved, in language choice and full of wisdom, sparkling in repartee without the sting, enlivened with jest, without the taint; in his family he was the kind, considerate, loving husband and father; and, Whereas, in honoring the memory of its noble dead, the State but honors itself, and pays just tribute to loyalty and patriotism. Therefore, be it resolved by the Legislature, That in the death of Governor William James Samford, the state has been deprived of one of its most lovable citizens, and one of its greatest public men, and that we miss his wisdom and valuable counsel; and, Be it further resolved, That the Legislature of Alabama tender to the family of the deceased, sincere condolence and sympathy in their great bereavement; and that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the Journals of each House, and a copy transmitted to the family of the deceased. Approved January 23, 1903. No. 3) SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION. (S. J. R. 7. Authority for clerical aid. Be it resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, that no officer or clerk of the Senate or House shall employ any assistant at the expense of the State without the previous written authority of the President pro tem, or Speaker of the House, as the case may be. pense account. Be it further resolved, That the Secretary, Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk and doorkeeper of the Senate, and the Clerk, Engrossing Clerk, Enrolling Clerk and doorkeeper of the House, be required to keep expense accounts, showing all expenses incur. To keep exred and the purpose for such expenses, and that the Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk of the Senate, and the Engrossing Clerk and Enrolling Clerk of the House shall each report daily to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House the number of assistants employed by them respectively, and shall each keep a register of all bills engrossed or enrolled by them, respectively, together with the num- Record of ber and date of the engrossment and enrollment of bills. each bill and the approximate number of the words in each bill engrossed and enrolled, and by whom each bill is so engrossed and enrolled. And each of the officers herein required to keep accounts, shall on Friday mornings of each week, submit to the Committee on Rules in the House where employed for audit and approval all such accounts and register kept by them respectively, and also all reports which are required to be made to them. Be it further resolved, That the President pro tem of the Senate, and Speaker of the House shall, certificate of on Saturday of each week, give each employe in amount due. their respective bodies a, certificate showing the amount of compensation to which he is entitled for the preceding week, and that no certificate shall be issued to any employe on any other day. mittee clerks. Be it further resolved. That the clerk of each standing committee in the Senate and House shall, at all times be subject to the call and direction of the chairman of his committee, and shall, except when Duty of Comexcused in writing by the chairman of his committee, attend the daily sessions of the Senate and House, and remain in the house where employed during the entire session. Be it further resolved, That failure on the part of any officer, clerk or employe to observe these rules Forfeit for failure to attend to duties. shall be grounds for summary dismissal by the President pro tem of the Senate or the Speaker of the House in their respective bodies, and any officer, clerk or employe failing to attend the daily sessions of the Houses as aforesaid, unless excused as aforesaid, shall for each day or part of a day he shall fail to attend, forfeit one day's pay. Approved January 26, 1902. Governor's salary. N. 8.) AN ACT (H. 167 To amend Section 1954 of the Code of Alabama. SECTION 1.-Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That Section 1954 of the Code be amended so as to read as follows: "The salary of the Governor is Five Thousand ($5,000) Dollars, per annum, payable monthly; provided that the provisions of this act be effective from its passage and approval. Approved February 2, 1903. Wife witness. Repeal. N. 9) AN ACT (H. 120. To make the wife competent witness against her husband, in cases where the husband is charged with abandoning his family and leaving them in danger of becoming a burden to the public. SECTION 1.-Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That in all cases where a husband is charged with abandoning his family and leaving them in danger of becoming a burden to the public, the wife shall be a competent witness against her husband. SEC. 2.-All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved February 2, 1903. No. 10) AN ACT (H. 63 To authorize and allow an attorney's fee to be paid as a part of the costs in all cases in the probate courts of the State and in the Chancery Courts or other courts having like jurisdiction, wherever there is involved the administration of a trust estate and in all partition suits. SECTION 1.-Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That in all suits and proceedings in the Attorneys' probate courts and chancery courts and other fees. courts of like jurisdiction, where there is involved the administration of a trust, or where there is involved the sale of property for distribution, or where there is a partition in kind of real or personal property between tenants in common; the court having jurisdiction of such suit or proceeding is authorized to ascertain a reasonable attorney's fee, to be paid to the attorneys or solicitors representing the petitioners in the suit or proceeding, and is authorized to tax as a part of the costs in such suit or proceeding such reasonable attorney's fee, which is to be paid when collected as the other costs in the proceedings to the attorneys or solicitors representing the petitioners in the suit or proceeding. Approved February 2, 1903. No. 11.) HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION. (H. J. R. Whereas, Governor A. J. Montague of our sister commonwealth, Virginia, is to address the County Address of Gov. Superintendents of Education, and the citizens of A. J. Montague. Alabama, at the Montgomery Theater, on the even ing of January 29, on the subject of education, Therefore, be it resolved by the House of Repre- Greetings. sentatives, the Senate concurring, that we express our pleasure at the coming of Governor Montague, |