The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-12
THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER.

Secretary of State, who shan mako re- cord uf the same in his ofiice. and the result shall also be entered of record or the municipal minutes. If a majority If the votes cast are against the general municipal provisions, then the provisl9iAs of this act are rejected by that munici- pality and the municipal authorities snail so enter of record on their municipal minutes; ana another election submitting the question shall not be held within twelve months thereafter. After the re- lection of the provisions of this act by municipality and until it's acceptance thereof as herein provided, the corporate powers. rights and franchises thereof shall be and remain as now provided by law.
 This act shall become operative six months after date of It's passage.
 Where an incorporated city or town adjoins another incorporated city or town. one may be annexed to the other, provid- ed a majority of the qualified electors of both of such cities or towns shall vote In favor thereof at elections to be held.
 The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of each of said cities or towns shall first agree on the terms and conditions upon which annexation shall be had and also upon the day when an election shall be held in each of such cities or towns to vote vn the question of annexation upon the terms specified in such agreement
 Such agreement shall be made public at least three weeks before the time agreed upon for such election. py publishing the same In some newspaper published in each of said towns. if there be one; oth- erwise. by postisg notices in at least three public places In each of said towns where there may be no newspaper published.
 Territory lying adjacent to any city or town organized under the provisions of this act, may be annexed to such city or town in the manner herein set forth.
 A majority of the electors and the owners of one-half of the taxable proper. ty, according to the last assessment of taxes. in territory adjacent to such city or town and not within the limits of an incorporated city or town, may together present petition to the mayor and board of aldermen of such city or town. asking for annexation thereto, and attach to such petition a plat of such lands. show ing accurately the location of the same with respect to the corporate limits of such city or town; provided. that if no electors reside therein, such petition must be signed by the owners of at least three- fourths of the taxable property desired to be annexed before the mayor and board of aldermen shall have authority to act thereon; whereupon the mayor and 
 annexing such proposed territory.
 Such ordinance must be introduced at a regular meeting of the mayor and board of aldermen of such city or town after the presentation of said petition. Action shall not be taken on such ordinance ex- cept at a regular meeting of the mayor and board of aldermen, and not earlier than thirty days after the same Is intro duced: and in the meantime the smae shall be published for four successive weeks in some newspaper in each of said cities or towns, if there be such news papers or newspaper; otherwise. by post ing at least three copies thereof in public places in such city or town.
 The adoption of said ordinance shall operate to annex such territory to said city or town and to the ward or wards designated therein, ninety days after the same is passed and published. The vali- dity of proceedings annexing such ter- ritory shall not be called In question col- iaterally in any court in this State. nor be called in question in any other manner in any such court, unless the action or proceeding therefor be commenced within ninety days after such ordinance Is adouted n