The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23

upon any or all such objections and de.
lenses be not completed the said board
may adjourn to any other time and con-
tinue the said hearing and so may adjourn
from time to time not later than the
next regular meeting until the said hear
Ing be completed, or It may upon resolu-
ton refer the said objections and de-
lenses or any of them to any committee
Of said board to complete the taking of
the evidence and the investigation into
the facts in relation thereto which duty
the said committee shall perform, re-
porting to any meeting of said board to
which the meeting at which said ref
erence is had is adjourned, not later than
the next regular meeting, sal dreport to
include note or memorandum of the
evidence taken together wit the recon-
mendations of the committee at which
adjourned meeting the said board after
taking further evidence or without taking
further evidence as justice seems to re-
quire shall pass upon the said objections
and defenses as hereinafter set out
In taking evidence before committees
the witnesses shall be sworn by the
Mayor as hereinafter set out
In all committee meetings were evl-
dence istaken and In all hearings parties
pecuniarily interested shall have the priv
ilege of examining witnesses and being
heard In person or by counsel and may
be represented by counsel. And all lati-
tude shall be allowed I'm the examination
of witnesses in order to arrive at the
real facts as to the objection or defense
and as to the proper and just amount OF
the proposed assessment.
lie Mayor may cause notice to be is
sued and served by q police officer on
such witnesses as the person filing an
objection or defense to an assessment
may desire, also on such witnesses as In
the Judgment Of tho Mayor may or
should be examined against such objec-
ton or defense.
Such notice to be in substantially tbe
same form as subpoenaes to witnesses
IN tho Police court OF Birmingham and
to be served and returned by the said
police officer in substantially the Same
manner as such subpoenaes are SERVED
and returned.
Witnesses may be subpoenaed as above
set out to any board meeting or any
committee meeting at which evidence Is
to be taken in regard to objections and
defenses to assessments and any person
who being so subpoenaed fails without
lawful cause or just excuse to attend
when required from time to time until
discharged, shall be punished upon con-
Wction I'm the Police court OF Birning-
ham by a fine OF not less than one nor
more than twenty-five dollars for each
such offense.
Where a hearing is had before the said
board it shall be the duty of the citv
clerk to make or cause to be made n
note of the names of all witnesses to-
gether with a note or memorandum of
the substance of their evidence and
where hearing is had before a COM
m.ttee such duty shall be performed or
caused to be performed by the chairman
of said committee and such notes and
memoranda shall be presented to the
board along with the report OF the said
committee.
When the said hearing or hearings in
relation to the assessments under any
Improvement ordinance shall have been
completed the said board shall proceed
by ordinance or resolution to fix the
amount of the assessment against each
lot or parcel of land described and in
cluded in the assessment book for local
improvement mentioned In section 10 of
said act and such action by said board
shall he sufficient Judgment on all such
hearings and q sufficient passage upon
all such objections and defenses.
Sec 6. BE II further ordained that the
Mayor Is hereby Instructed, as the agent
OF e Mayor and Aldermen of Bfrming-
ham 70 purchase all real estate sold under
where there Is no bidder for the same or
thu amount of tho assessment for which
the same is sold, together with interest
AMI costs.
Adopted March 20, 1907.
GEO. b. WARD. Mayor.
Attest: j. c. MURRAY. City Clerk.
Age-Herald, March g. 1907.