The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
GENERAL LAWS
Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama

ment or refanding of the funds of said school to the extent of this appropriation and said amount shall be deducted from said school fund if in the treasury, or as soon as the same may come into the treasury, and no interest shall be here after paid on the sum appropriated here-
 in, after the approval of this act, and all laws and parts of laws in conflict with
 this act are hereby repealed.
 Sec. 2 That forty thousand 44oOo0 dol.
 lars of this appropriation shall be due and
 payable on the approval of this act and ten thousand Sl0.ooo) dollars shall be
 due and payable on the first day of June.
 1908
 Sec. & All money appropriated hereby
 shall be paid as 1t becomes due to the the president thereof, approved by the Governor.
 Approved Sept. 1s. 1908.
 Ohicial
 J. THos. HEFLIN, Secretary of State.
 No. 1sz) AN ACT H.. a1s To provide for incorporating annual con- ferences of itinerant ministers of the Gospel, and amending the charters thereof.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legisla- ture of Alabama: That whenever ten or more itinerant ministers of the Gospel de- sire to be legally formed into a body cor porate, they shall file with the Secretary of State a declaration in writing, signed by i them, setting forth the corporate name they desire to have, the name of the de- nomination or branch of the Church of God with which they are in afflliation. and to whose rules and articles of belief they
 conform; and shall pay to the Secretary | of State a fee of ten dollars; whereupon the Secretary of State, in the name of the State of Alabama, shall issue a certificate 1 of incorporation or charter to said cor poration. Sec. 2. All corporations formed hereun- I der shall have and exercise these powers: ! l. To have perpetual succession by It's 1 corporate name. 2. To take and grant property, to contract obligations and to l sue and be sued by its corporate name in l the same manner as an individual. 3. To buy lands and other property, to receive
 grants of privileges and immunities and l hold the same for the benefit of its mem- l bers and their successors. 1. To receive gifts and grants. in trust, for the advance l ment of the Christian religion, and edu- cation. and to execute such trusts. 5. To | lend any fund belonging to the corpora I tion. or held by 1t in trust and take se- curity therefor, in bonds with sureties. in pledges of personality, or in mortgages of property. 6. To have corporate seal. [. To make bylaws for the government of | the corporation in conformity with the | general laws and usage of that branch of | the Christian Church with which Con- ference is affiliated. 8. To prescribe the number and qualifications of its members. l and may expel the same for cause. 9. To l appoint and remove its officers. require
 bonds of such of its officers, or agents, as | 1t may deem proper.
 I Sec. g. Any annual conference that has
 heretofore been incorporated by an Act
 of the General Assembly of Alabama, and desires to change it's name, or, to amend its charter so as to have the powers of a corporation created hereunder, or. any corporation created hereunder, desiring to change its name may file with the Secre- | tary of State a declaration in writing.
 showing the proposed amendment, and must pay the Secretary of State a fee of
 ten dollars; whereupon the Secretary of ! State shall issue to said corporation a | charter in its new name.
 Sec. {. Whenever any annual confer l ence has heretofore been organized ac- | cording to the law of any branch of the 1 Christian Church, but has not been in
 corporated,- or the act of incorporation is | for any reason believed to be defective, or
 does not confer the powers necessary for | the purpose of such body, the said confer l | under, as the successor of said unincor-
 porated or effectively incorporated body | by incorporating in the declaration pre- | scribed in Section of this Act. the name | of the body 1t desires to succeed; and upon the granting of a charter under this
 act it shall be taken and held of the body | or bodies. named in such declaration. and
 shall take and hold all the property, rights and privileges of it's predecessor. as | fully as though they had been granted to
 the succeeding corporation.
 Approved Sept IS, 1908.
 Secretary of State.
 No. g7) AN ACT (H. 3s3
 To amend Section SO9 of the Code of 1s96 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
 ture of Alabama: That Section 909 of the | Code of 1896 be amended so as to read as
 follows: Section 9o9. Eleventh Circuit; Times and Places of Holding Courts-The i Circuit Courts in the Eleventh Judicial | Circuit shall be held in each year as fol- lows: 1. In the County of Lauderdale on
 the first Monday in January and June | and may continue two weeks and on the | first Monday in March and September and may continue four weeks 2. In the Coun-
 ty of Colbert on the third Monday in January and June and may continue two
 weeks, and on the first Monday In April
 and October and may continue four | weeks. 8. In the County of Marion on the
 third Monday in May and November. and | may continue two weeks. l. In the | County of Franklin on the first Monday | in May and November and may continue | two weeks.
 Sec. 2 That the juries drawn in Ma
 rion County for the August term, 190S of
 the Circuit Court be summoned for the | November term of said court. 1 Sec 3 That all laws and parts of laws l in conflict with the provisions of this act
 be and the same are hereby repealed. l Approved Feb. 8, 1903.
 Ofhcial
 | J. THOS. HEFLIN, l Secretary of State.