The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29

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 Sec. 7s. No councilman shall be which he, or his employer, has spec ial financial interest at the time of voting. or was so interested at the time of his election
 Sec. 7s. There shall be at least two regular meetings Of the council in each month and the presiding officer shall call special meetings, whenever in his opinion the public interest may require 1t. and whenever two aldermen or the mayor request him in writing to call such meeting; upon failure or refusal of the presiding officer to call such meeting when requested. the two aldermen or the mayor making the request shall have the right to call such meetings.
 Sec. 80. Municipal corporations shall have the power from time to time to adopt ordinances and resolu- tions, not inconsistent with the laws of the State, to carry into effect or discharge the powers and duties con ferred by this act, and to provide for the safety. preserve the health, pro- mote the prosperity. improve the nor als, order. comfort and convenience of the inhabitants of the municipality, and to enforce obedience to such or. dinances by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars and by imprisonment or hard labor, not exceeding six months, one or both.
 Sec. s1. The style of the ordinance of city or town shall be "Be 1t ordain- cd by the city Cor town) council Of
 ---as folows;' inserting the name of such city or town. as the case may be, and no ordinance or resolution in- tended to be of permanent operation shall be adopted by the council at the same meeting at which 1t is intreduc- ed, unless unanimous consent of those present is given for the immediate consideration of such ordinance or resolution. such consent to be shown by vote taken by yeas and nays. and the names of the members voting to be entered upon the minutes, and no or- dinance or resolution intended to be of permanent operation shall become law unless on It's final passage Q majority of the members elected to said council, including the mayor or cities of less than six thousand inhab- itants, and in towns, shall vote in It's favor. The council shall award no con tract on bids without a yea and nay vote spread upon the minutes.
 No ordinance shall be amended after It's passage by providing that desis- mated words be stricken out or that designated words be inserted, or that designated words be stricken out and other words inserted in lieu thereof, but the ordinance or section or subdi- vision thereof amended shall be set forth in full as amended.
 The council may provide for the re- vision and qualification of Its ordinan- ces at any time it may deem proper.
 Sec. s2 It may be provided by or dinance that any city or town officer elected or appointed shall receive a salary in lieu of all other eompensa- Ns- t.. Y..xt. aeA shall not receive for his own use any fees or other compensation for his services as such oficer, but shall col feet the fees authorised by law or or- dinance and pay the same into the city town treasury
 /. Sec. s3. All employees of any city or town whose compensation Is not fix fees for their services as the council may by ordinance from time to time. prescribe. For all attested certificates and transcripts, other than ordered by the council, the clerk shall be paid fees not Tn excess of those allowed t6 county officers for like services, to be accounted for in all cases as other public moneys, where such clerks he- ceives a salary or fixed compensation.
 Sec. 84. The fees, salary, compen- sation, emoluments of any officer whose election or appointment is required or authorized by this act, shall not be increased nor diminished dur ing the term for which he shall have been elected or appointed. and no gratuitous appropriation fin any case shall be made to or for the benefit of any officer or employee in addition to salary. S7
 Sec. S5. All ordinances shall as soon as may be after their passage be re- corded In book kept for that purpose, and be authenticated by the signature of the clerk. and all ordinances or reg ulations of a general or permanent na- ture shall be published in some news paper of general circulation in the city or town, but If no such newspaper is published within the limits of the sor- poration. such ordinances or resolu- tions may be published by posting cop ies thereof in three public places with in the limits of the city or town, two of which places shall be the postoflce and the mayors office in such city or town. When the ordinance is publish ed in the newspaper it shall take effect from and after it's publication, and when published by posting it shall take effect five days thereafter, except as herein otherwise provided. Immediate ly following the record of any ordi- nance the clerk shall append certifi- cate stating therein the time and man. ner of publication thereof, which cer-
 tihcate shall be presumpttYe evidence of the facts stated therein. All ordi-
 nances granting a franchise shall be
 published at the expense of the party \ or parties to whom the franchise Is
 granted.
 Sec. ss Ordinances and resolutions
 purporting to be published by author
 ity of the council, in book or pamphlet
 form shall he received as evidence of
 the passage and legal publication of
 such ordinances as of the dates men
 tioned or provided for therein, in all
 courts and places. without further
 proof
 Sec. S7. Cities and towns shall have
 the right to establish, purchase. maln-
 tain and operate waterworks, or con
 tract for supply of wholesome water
 for it's inhabitants; to establish, pur-
 chase, maintain and operate a gas or
 electric light works, and to contract for
 the furnishing of gas or electricity to
 the city or town and surrounding terri
 tory; to regulate the manner and rates
 for furnishing gas and electricity, wa ter after expiration of contract, and to
 prescribe the quality of gas or electric ity furnished to the inhabitants by any person or corporation.
 Sec. SS The council shall have au- thority to prescribe fire limits in any city or town, and buildings of wood ol other infiammable material shall not b'
 erected therein; they may do all things l necessary to prevent conhagration anc | give security to the inhabitants of tht
 city or town from fires. They shal
 have the authority to adopt building
 laws, and may employ building inspec | tors to see that the laws are not violat | ed. and that the plans and specifications