The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-25


city or town, - ome point, and such
| boundary line of any other city or town,
but is rot to embrace any territory within
the corporate limits of another city or
town.
Sec ). All territory brought within the
corporate limits of a city, or town. under
the provisions of this act, shall be sub
ject to the laws and ordinances of said
cit, oc town, and the council or govern
in body of the city, or town. shall have
az, exercise the same jurisdiction over
| siei territory as is exercised over the
territory within the corporate limits of
! tn city or town
! Sec. 4 The council or governing body of
! The city or town shal- create new wards
| Gas many as may deemed to be necessa-
ry), regardless of any limitations In the
ch ter of the city - town on the number
of wares, or may enlarge the wards, so
as to embrace all the territory brought
within the corporate limits of the city,
or town, and so as to afford opportuni-
| ty to ali persons entitled to vote at cleo
to- IN the city or town to vote thereat.
| Eccn ward in the city or town shall have
| IT, same number of aldermen or repre-
sentatives in the council or governing
body OF the city, or town, and as new
| wards are created, the board or governing
body CT the city or town shall elect al
| dermen or representatives to represent
| such wards in the council or governing
| body of the city or town, as in the case
| of vacancy; the aldermen or representa-
| tives 50 elected to hold office until the
next regular election in the city or town,
provided, however that in no event shall
there be more than thirty aldermen or
representatives in the council or govern
| lis body of the city or town.
Sec. 5. The council or governing body
OF the city or town shall, by resolution
or ordinance divide the respective wards
in the city or town into voting precincts,
many as may > necessary, and each
eleetor shall vote, in the precinct of his
residence, and the boundary of such vot-
ms precinct shall be arranged and re-
arranged from time to time as near as
practicable that not exceeding four hun
dr. electors reside in any voting pre-
cin1t
Sec. 6. The council or governing body
of the city or town shall have the power
to change or re-arrange the lines of the
| w-ds in said city or town, as often as
is necessary for the purpose of equalizing
the number of voters entitled to vote in
eacl ward in the city or town, and each
war; in the city, or town, shall have as
ne as practicable an equal number of
qualified electors.
Sec. Z. In any county where a property
TIA; is assessed and collected by the coun-
ty authorities for the construction and
maintenance of the public roads and
bridges i'll the county the board of rev.
enue or court of county commissioners
shall each year cause to be drawn q
proven warrant payable to each city or
| town in such county having within it's
corporate limits property taken in under
] the provisions of this act, such warrant
to De for an amount equal to one-half
! Of the road and bridge tax paid to the
! county on property within the corporate
| limits of the city, or town. And the
council or governing body of such city
or town shall use the money so paid to
| it by the board of revenue or court of
county commissioners in keeping up and
maintaining the public roads, streets,
highways and bridges, and in opening
new roads, streets, highways and con-
structing new bridges in the territory
brought within the corporate limits of the
city under the provisions of this act the
surplus of such funds, if any, to be used
IN Keeping up and maintaining streets,
highways and bridges in any other part
| of the city or town that the board or
governing body of the city or town may
direct.
Sec. 8. The probate judge shall be en-
titled to the same fees for his services
performed under the provisions hereof
as he is authorized by law to charge and
collect for similar services rendered by
him, and all other officers shall be en-
titled to the same compensation for
services rendered by them as they are au-
thorized by law to charge and collect for
similar services rendered by them, and
tie city at whose instance the service is
performed under the provisions hereof.
shall pay all cost and expense thereof,
except in the case of a contest as herein
provided.
Sec. 8. Any city or town having extend
ed its corporate limits under the pro-
visions of this act or any other act or
law, may again extend its corporate linn
its hereunder or under any other act or
la authorizing an extension of corporate
limits by such city town.
Sec. 10. In every proceeding to extend
the corporate limits of any city or town
under the provisions hereof. the council
or governing body of such city or town
shall declare in each and every resolu-
ton herein provided for and the probate
Judge shall declare in each and every
order directing and ordering an election
to be held hereunder, and in every notice
given hereunder, and in every order made
and entered on the records of the probate
court hereunder, that such resolution,
order OF notice, as the case may be. is
passed, given or entered under the pro-
visions of this act,
Sec. II. After an election has been held
in any territory under the provisions of
TIL or any other act or law. no other or
subsequent election shall be ordered or
held for the same territory or any part
thereof within six months next after said
election.
Approved March 10, 1907
Official:
F-ark n. Julian,
Secretary of State.
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