of the Code so as to regulate the publishing of the reports of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, acts, journals and public printing be amended to read as follows: 5. That section 1669 of the Code be amended so as to read: 1669. The general and local acts and the joint resolutions and the journals of the Legislature must be printed on paper of the same weight and quality as that required for the Supreme Court reports, with ten point type, solid, twenty-six pica ems wide, and not less than forty-six lines on the page, the heads of the titles of the index in capitals; and must be sewed to two strong tapes and bound in best quality of American buckram of the quality and color like that on the North Carolina acts of 1915. The titles of the acts must be printed in eight point type solid. The affidavits required to be printed in the journals, all the messages, reports and inserted matter must be printed in eight point type solid. The votes shall be printed in four columns solid, with the words "Yeas" and "Nays" in italics. The journal if not more than twelve hundred pages shall be bound in one volume for each house, and if more than twelve hundred pages shall be bound in two volumes, in same quality of buckram as the acts, and shall be sewed like the acts, and the maximum price per page shall be three dollars and the maximum price for binding the acts and journals shall be sixty cents a copy. The general laws shall be bound in one volume in an edition of four thousand copies; and the local in one volume in an edition of fifteen hundred copies. The general and local laws shall be provided with indexes equal in character to that of the 1915 Acts, and the State printer shall be allowed five hundred dollars for having such indexes prepared, to be paid out of the State printing fund.

Section 2. That on the passage and approval of this act, on a formal written acceptance of its terms by the State printing contractors, filed with the secretary of State, it shall be of full force and effect, and the contract now in force with said State printing contractors shall be modified and altered to the extent and in accordance with the terms hereof.

Section 3. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby revealed.

Approved February 18, 1919.

No. 183.)

AN ACT

(H. 43-Faulk.

To regulate the sale and offering for sale of fertilizers and fertilizer materials, to require same to be plainly tagged and marked as to the chemical elements thereof and the source of the same, and to provide a penalty for the violation thereof.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation in this State, to sell or offer for sale any fertilizer or fertilizer material when the same is packed in sacks or bags unless plainly tagged, in letters and language easily understood, showing the weight of the package, the name and address of the manufacturer, the chemical analysis of the contents and the source from which the several chemical elements therein are obtained, (and the percentage of Nit of Soda Sulp. of Amoi and cyan-amid used.) Provided that this does not apply to merchants or retail dealers who have fertilizers on hand or in transit shipped prior to the time this law becomes effective.

Section 2. Violation of the provisions of this act is hereby declared a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine from five hundred to one thousand dollars, and each sale or offer for sale is hereby declared to be a separate offense hereunder.

Section 3. This act shall be of force and effect 60 days after the passage of this bill. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this bill are hereby repealed.

Approved July 12, 1919.

No. 184.)

(H. J. R. 81-Brindley.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

Whereas, the world war, which on Saturday, June 28, 1919, was brought to a victorious close by the associated power of the free nations of the world, was above all else a war to end war and to protect human rights:

Therefore, be it resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, that we endorse the peace treaty, in full, including the League of Nations incorporated therein, and we believe that such League of Nations, not only aims at promoting the liberty, progress and orderly development of the world, but that it will and does in a large measure provide adequate safe guards for the peace that has been won by the joint forces of the allied nations, and will tend to prevent war and encourage perpetual peace, not only in the United States, but among all of the rest of mankind as the greatest bulwark for the democracy, liberty, justice and law which shall rule the world, sustained by the public opinion of civilization everywhere.

Be it further resolved, that we urge the speedy adoption and ratification of this peace treaty by the Senate of the United States and all of the allied nations, and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the president of the United States, and

to the senators representing the State of Alabama, at Washington.

Adopted by the House and Senate July 11, 1919.

No. 185.)

(S. J. R. 85-Carmichael.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

Whereas, the Congress of the United States has submitted to the several states a proposed amendment to the Federal Constitution providing for woman suffrage, generally known as the Susan B. Anthony amendment; and,

Whereas, such amendment has been transmitted to the governor of Alabama and is being held by him awaiting the pleasure of the Legislature as to the time when action shall be taken thereon; and

Whereas, the Legislature desires to afford an opportunity to the women of the State, who wish to be heard on said amendment, to express their views in regard thereto,

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, that the governor be requested to transmit the said amendment to the Legislature, and that a joint meeting of the two houses be held in the hall of the House of Representatives at 10:00 A. M., on Wednesday, July 16th, 1919, to hear the argument of any of the women of the State who desire to speak to such amendment. ́

Be it further resolved, that said amendment be and the same is hereby made a special, paramount and continuing order in both houses at 12:00 o'clock, noon, on Thursday, July 17, 1919. Adopted by the Senate and House July 11, 1919.

No. 186.)

(S. J. R. 83-Watt Brown.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

Whereas, the Hon. Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States, will make a tour in behalf of the covenant of the League of Nations,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, that Mr. Wilson be requested to speak to a joint meeting of the Legislature of Alabama at a time and date to be set by him before the final adjournment of the Legislature.

Be it further resolved, that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall notify Mr. Wilson of this invitation.

Adopted by the Senate and House July 14, 1919.

No. 187.)

AN ACT

(H. 264-Murphree.

To provide for the reversion of the title to lands donated to the State as a site for rural schools, when such schools are permanently abandoned.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That when any lands are donated to the State as sites for a rural public school, and deeded to the State for a nominal consideration as a donation, and the use thereof for public school purposes is thereafter permanently abandoned for such purpose, the title to the land so deeded shall revert to the original owner, provided that the buildings or other improvements may be removed from such land within a reasonable time after abandonment by the school authorities and disposed of for the benefit of the public school in such district as the trustees of such district may determine.

Section 2. The county boards of education are authorized to accept gifts of land for such schools with the approval of the State superintendent of education under the terms of this act and when so deeded to the State, such conveyance shall be sufficient to authorize the State department of education to extend the State aid authorized by law in the erection of public school buildings.

Approved July 28, 1919.

No. 188.)

AN ACT

(H. 267-Benners.

To fix the license tax to be paid by emigrant or labor agents and to regulate their business.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1. Each person who shall engage in the business of hiring or soliciting laborers to go or be employed outside of Alabama or in furnishing arranging or providing transportation for laborers to go beyond the limits of Alabama or in advertising for such laborers shall be a labor agent within the meaning of this act. All assistants, sub-agents, partners, associates or employees of any such person shall be subject to the license hereby levied, whether such license be paid by their employer principal, partner associate or not.

Section 2. Each labor agent within the meaning of this act shall pay annually a license tax of two thousand five hundred dollars for the use of the State and such additional sum not to exceed

fifty per cent thereof as may be levied by the court of county commissioners or board of revenue of the respective counties for the use of the county; such license shall be paid in each. county in which such labor agent engages in business or operates or undertakes to operate.

Section 3. Such license shall be paid at the time and in the manner provided by statute for the payment of other licenses and shall be in lieu of other licenses levied on emigrant or labor agents.

Section 4. This act shall go into effect on its approval and the payment of any license now in force shall not exempt any person from the payment of the license tax hereby levied.

Section 5. Any person who shall engage in the business of a labor agent as herein defined without first paying the license hereby provided for shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Section 6. It shall be a misdemeanor for any labor agent as herein defined to engage in business as such until he shall have filed with the probate judge of each county in which he does business a bond in the sum of five thousand dollars payable to the State of Alabama with a good and sufficient surety residing in such county (or if the surety be a corporation it shall be a corporation doing business in such county) to be approved by the probate judge of the county conditioned on the payment of such damages as any person may sustain by reason of any misrepresentation made to such person by such labor agent as to the nature, place, surroundings, pay or any other feature of any prospective employment of such person. On such bond an action may be sustained in his own name by each person who may suffer any damages as a result of any such misrepresentation to recover such damages.

Section 7. A common carrier engaged in interstate commerce shall not in transporting any passengers or in employing or transporting laborers to work for it shall not be a labor agent within the meaning of that term as herein defined.

Approved July 28, 1919.

No. 190.)

AN ACT

(H. 483-Cobbs.

To provide for the appointment of an assistant solicitor for each judicial circuit in the State, composed of one county with three circuit judges, to fix the term of said office, to prescribe the duties and authority of said assistant solicitor, and to fix his compensation.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

1. That in any county composing a judicial circuit with three circuit judges, immediately upon the approval of this act, there