Huntsville gazette., 1883-03-03
GRIN AND ENDURE 1T.
THE WARD BILL.
Impurtant Parts Of the Law.

Impurtant Parts Of the Law.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gener-
a. Assembly of Alabama, That section of
the above. mentioned act entitled IAN act
! to establish new charter for the City of
Huntsville" approved March 8, 1870. be
altered and amended 30 that the same will
read As follows !: Section g. Be it fur
ther enacted that tho said City of Hunts>
vile shall be divided in four wards as fol-
lows: Ward No. shall embrace all that
portion of the corporate limits which lies
west of Jefferson Street and north of that
part of Randolph Street which is west Of
the Public Square, and north OF the
Spring Branch and east of Blue Spring
Branch, Ward No. shall embrace all
that portion of the corporate limits, which
lies east Of Jefferson Street, north of the
Public Square and north Of that part of
Randolph Street which is east Of the Pub
lie Square. Ward No. 8, shall embrace all
that portion of the corporate limits which
lies south of the Public Square and east of
Henry Street to its intersection with Gala
tin Street, and oil that part which is north
of Dry Creek. Ward No. shall embrace
all that part of the city which lies south of
Dry Rranch to the intersection of Henry
Street up to. the Spring Branch, thence out
and along said Spring Branch to the inter-
section of Blue Spring Branch. and all
west of said Blue Spring Branch.
SECTION 2. Be it further enacted that
section 4 of the said act entitled IAN act to
establish new charter for the City of
Huntsville" be altered and amended so
that it will read as follows: Section 4, Be
it further enacted that the government of
said City shall consist Of q mayor and
aldermen, who shall be elected on Tuesday
after tie first Monday in April 1888, and
thereafter as in hereinafter prescribed -
The said Mayor shall be elected by ballot
by the male inhabitants of said City, who
shall have resided therein for 8 months
next preceding such election and who shall
have been duly Registered as in hsreinaf-
ter prescribed. For each ward of said City
there shall be elected by the electors resi-.
ding therein, having the qualifications of
electors for Mayor, two aldermen who shall
reside in said ward
The said Mayor shall serve for term of
years from and after the day of election
and may continue in office until his sue
csssor is elected and qualified. The al
dermen SO elected from the first & fourth
wards shall serve for term of two years,
and the Aldermen elected from the second
and third wards shall serve for four years
from said election, and on Tuesday after
the first Monday in April 1885, there shall
be elected, from said first and fourths
wards. four aldermen who shall servo for
four years, and every two years thereafter |
there shall be elected four aldermen, who |
shall serve until their successors are elect |
ed and qualified, SO that one half of said
aldermen shall come in as tho others 90 |
out.
SECTION 8. Be it further enacted that
Section 10 Of the act above mentioned and /
referred to be altered and amended so 81
to read as follows: Section 10, Be it fur
ther enacted, that the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen Of said City shall provide for
registration of the voters Of said City, of
which said registration must be taken and
completed ten days prior to each munich.
pal election held under this act, and for
this purpose shall appoint a registrar in
each ward Of said City, and each voter
shall be required to register in the ward of
his residence and shall not be permitted to
register elsewhere. Said registration shall
be made under such rules and regulations
as the Board Of Mayor and Aldermen may
prescribe.
SECTION A. Be it further enacted that
all laws and parts of laws inconsistent with
this act be and the same are hereby repeal
ed.
The above act was duly approved by
Gouernor O'Neal, Thursday, February %,
1888.