The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11

oa'e ouose' the circuit Clerk and the
 oheriH or the counties where elections Nmanagers and one returning officer to con fduct the election In each beat or polling
 piace Tn the county; and in the appojnt- ment Of managers said officers shall if practicable appoint one person who is
 known to be in favor of the issuance of the proposed bonds, and one person who IS known to be opposed to the issuance of the proposed bonds. and said managers shall all reside in the beats. wards or precincts where they are appointed to serve; and shall be qualified electors at said election.
 Sec. 0. When any court of County Com missioners or Board of Revenue shall de- eide to call an election to be held under this act notice in writing of such action shall be given to the clerk of the Circuit Court the Probate Judge. and Sheriff, whose duty 1t shall be to appoint, within 1 three days after receiving such notice managers and returning officers to con- duct said election, and it shall be the duty of the sheriff of the county to noti- fy the managers and returning officers of their appointments and to send out i the boxes and ballots to the several beats or voting precincts in the county.
 Section 1-2 No county shall become l indebted In an amount including present indebtedness. greater than three and one half per centum of the assessed value of the property therein: provided, this limi- l tation shall not affect any existing fn- | debtedness in excess of such three and | one-half per centum, which has already been created or authorized by existing law to be created; provided. that any l county which has already incurred a debt exceeding three and one-half per centum | or the assessed value of the property therein, shall. be authorized to incur an | indebtedness of one and half per cen- tvm of the assessed value of such prop | erty in addition to the debt already exist | ing. Nothing herein contained shall pre- vent any county from issuing bonds, of other obligations to fund or refund any Indebtedness now existing or authorized 1 by existing laws to be created.
 | Sec. 6. All expenses for holding such l elections shall be paid out of the treasury of the county in which the same Is held; and tile managers, clerks, and returning | officers shall be entitled to the same com | pensation as managers, clerks and re- turning officers of the general elections 1 Sec '. The clerk of the Circuit Court, Probate Judge. and Sheriff of the county | in which an election is held under this tact shall constitute a board to canvass l the returns and declare the results of | such election and it shall be their duty to ! meet at the court house of the county in | which the election is to be held, on the Saturday following holding said election and canvass the returns and declare the result of said election; and in case either of the three should be absent the two present are hereby authorized to act Sec. 8. Any election held under the provision of this act can be contested under the provisions of the code of Ala bama regulating the contests of elections of justices of the peace, but no contest of an election can be instituted after tha expiration of ten days from the date of the canvass of the returns of Said cleo tion.
 Sec. g. The record of the result of the election held hereunder as returned by the board of canvassers shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board of Revenue or Court of County Commissioners of the county in which the same Is held, and when so recorded the record shall be conclusive evidence of the matters there in stated and of the validity of such cleo tion, unless contested as provided In the preceding section.
 Sec. 10. If at an election held under and according to the provisions of this act a majority of the qualified electors, voting at such election of the county in which the election is held, vote "For bond issue" the Court of County Commissions CTS or Board Of Revenue of the county in which such election is held Is hereby au- thorized to issue the bonds of such coun- ty in the amount and for the purposes mentioned in the notice of said election.
 Sec. Il. All bonds and interest coupons attached to the same issued under the authority of this act shall be exempt from State, county and municipal taxation. and the same shall have all the properties and prctections of commercial paper.
 Sec. 12 The denominations of the bonds. the tine for which the same shall run, the place of payment and the rate of interest to be paid on the same shall be fixed by the Court of County Com missioners or Board of Revenue Issuing the same, but no bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall bear a greater rate of interest than five per centum per annum, and the same shall not be sold for less than face value.
 Sec, 13. All bonds issued under the au- thority of this act shall be signed by the Probate Judge and countersigned by the treasurer of the county in which the same are issued and the official seal of the Probate Court shall be impressed upon or affixed to the same
 Sec. 14. All bonds so issued shall have attached to the same interest coupons, which shall be signed by the Probate Judge and the treasurer of the county is- suing the same. but the signature of the Probate Judge and treasurer may be printed or Autographed in fac simile upon said coupons.
 Sec. 15 For irregularity in the proceed ings to authorize the issue of bonds un- der this act, nor the omission or neglect of any officer charged with executing any of the duties imposed by this act. shall affect the validity of any bonds issued under the authority hereby conferred; and in every case where no provision is otherwise made herein, the general cleo ton laws of the State then fin existence with regard to all notices official acts and things to be done in con- nection with ordering and holding cleo tions. making returns, canvassing and certifying the same, shall govern in all respects; and all penalties fixed CT wrongful acts. and violations of the gen. eral election laws of the State, shall ap- ply to similar acts and violations in all elections held under this act
 Sec l6 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed
 Approved February 26, 1908.
 Official. J. Ihos Heflin,
 Secretary of State,