Opinion of the Justices

The House of Representatives propounded two questions to the Justices of the Supreme Court concerning the con*327stitutionality of House Bill 568 of the 1971 Regular Session. This bill increased the excise tax on gasoline, the increase to become effective upon the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds of the State for the payment of which the gasoline excise tax was pledged. The questions were (1) did House Bill 568 violate Section 44 of the Constitution of Alabama; (2) did said Bill violate Section 212 of said Constitution. The Justices…