The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-11

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costs Of election shall be pad out of the
county treasury of the county in which
| the election is held.
Sec. TO- Any officer, manager or return
ing officer of election who shall fail or
refuse to perform any duty required of
| him under the provisions of this act or
the general election law, shall be liable
| to a penalty of not less than 81 nor more
| than $500 to be recovered of him IN
civil action in a suit by the county
against him in which such election was
held, and shall also be guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be
fined not less than s10o.
| Sec. II. All persons who are qualified
electors under the constitution and gen.
eral laws of this State at the time of the
| election, and only such, shall be entitled
to vote at any election held under the
provisions of this act
| Sec Il. When an election has been held
under this act in any given county no
other election shall be held in such coun-
ty under the provisions of this act within
| two years from the date of such cleo
| ton.
Sec 49, Any election held under the
| provisions of this act may be contested
| by any elector of the county in which the
election is held, in the same manner as is
| or may then be provided by the general
election laws OF this State for the con-
test of an election for the office of pro
| bate Judge. And the county shall be
made the contestee and the county solic-
| itor shall be required TO respond to the
| contest.
| Sec A. If majority of the legal votes
cast at any election in any county held
under the provisions of this act shall be
against the sale of liquor then it shall
not be lawful to sell or otherwise dispose
of any Intoxicating liquors drinks or
beverages within the bounds of said
county after the 3lst day of December
next succeeding the date of such cleo
| ton, nor shall a license be obtained or
granted authorizing or purporting 10
| authorize the sale or other disposition of
such intoxicating liquors, drinks or bev
erages after the date of such election
| within said county and all licenses issued
before such election shall be null and
void and shall not authorize the sale or
other disposition of sucn intoxicating
liquors after the 31st day of December
next succeeding the date of the election.
Provided subsequent elections may be
held under the provisions of this act.
And if, at any subsequent election held
in such county, a majority of the votes
cast are for the sale of liquors or for the
| sale of liquors in dispensaries, then, on
and after the LIST day of January next
succeeding such election Intoxicating
liquors may be sold In such county as
the same was authorized to be sold on
January LIST. 1905.
Sec. 10. If majority of the legal votes
cast at any election held in any county
under the provisions of this act shall be
for the sale of liquors. or for the sale
of liquors in dispensaries, as provided
in Section of this act. then the sale of
liquors shall not be affected by such cleo
ton.
Sec. Is. The provisions of this act shall
extend to all sales or other dispositions
of Intoxicating liquors. drinks or bever-
ages, whether by dispensaries, retailers.
wholesale dealers or any separate or iso-
lated sales or dispositions.
Sec. II. Neither the provisions of this
act nor the result of any election held
under such act shall have the effect to
| repeal or annul any law which now. or
which at the time of such election, pro-
hibits the sale or other disposition of in
toxicating liquors drinks, or beverages
within any county or precinct of such
county.
| Sec Is. The provisions of this act are
not intended to extend to or to prohibit
the use of wines for sacramento pur-
| poses.
Sec 49, The phrase Intoxicating
| liquors. drinks, or beverages, used Il.
this act shall include all alcoholic
| liquors. drinks, or beverages, which are
or may be intoxicating.
Approved Feb &C. 1907
| Official:
Frank n. Julian.
Secretary OF State
No. 211.) AN ACT. IS 49,
| To create the Fifteenth judicial Circuit
for the State of Alabama to be COM
posed of the Counties of Autauga, Chill
ton Gilmore and Montgomery, to confer
equity Jurisdiction on said court as to
matters arising in Autauga, Gilmore and
Chiffon Counties, and to provide for
Registers in Chancery therein; To pro-
vide for the appointment of a judge
and solicitor for said court, and for the
removal of pending causes. and the re-
manding of pending appeals to the new
| court; To regulate the converting of
grand and petit juries in said Circuit
and to authorize the Judge of said Cir
cult Court to adopt reasonable rules of
/ practice to facilitate the business of the
court.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Legs-
lature of Alabama That there is hereby
created and established the Fifteenth Ju-
dicial Circuit for the State of Alabama
| to be composed of the Counties of Autau-
ga, Chiffon. Elmore and Montgomery, and
that said Counties are hereby taken out
| of their present judicial circuits.
Sec. O. That as soon as practicable
after the passage and approval OF this
act the Governor shall appoint a judge in
and for said circuit as provided by Sec
ton 159 of the Constitution and the said
| judge shall receive the same salary and
| be paid at the same time and in the same
! manner as the salary of other circuit
| judges.
Sec. g. That as soon as practicable after
the passage and approval of this act the
Governor shall appoint a solicitor for
said circuit whose duties shall be con-
fined to the Counties of Autauga Chill
ton and Elmore, and who shall be resi-
dent of one of said counties at the time
of his election. or appointment as the
case may be. The salary of said solicitor
| shall be eighteen hundred dollars per an
mum, and shall be papid at the same
time and in the same manner as the
| salary Of the other circuit solicitors.
Sec. A. That the court in the several
| counties composing said circuit shall be
held at the following times In the Coun-
! ty of MONTGOMERY. on the first Monday in
March. and may continue until the bust
ness is disposed of; and on the first Mon
day in November and may continue I'M
til the business is disposed of. And the
terms of said court shall not be affected
| by the terms of the court to be held in
| the Counties of Autauga, Chiffon and
| Elmore. but the Judge thereof may, when
| he deems it necessary recess said terms
| to be held in the County of Montgomery.
/ without adiourning the same. In the
| County of Elmore. on the second Monday
in January. and may continue two weeks
on the first Monday in April. and may