The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-29

he shall receive from such applicant or applicants the same fees fixed by law for like transcripts in the circuit court of Mobile.
 Sec. 29. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved August 6, 1907.
 Official
 Frank N. Julian
 Secretary of State
 No. s71.) AN ACT CT. B. 35 To provide for the annexation and mer-
 ger of auy city or town into a contigu-
 ous city or town
 Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of Ala bama as follows;
 Section l. Any city or town may be annexed to and merged Into contiguous city or town in the manner following: Q) The Mayor of each city or town shall each appoint two persons and the four thus appointed, with the Mayor of each town shall constitute a commission to agree upon terms for the annexation and merger of the one city into the other city or town. @ If the commission agrees upon terms of annexation and merger, such agreement shall be reduced to writ ing and signed in duplicate by the com mlsisoners, or majority thereof. and one of tho duplicates of the agreement shall be presented to tho Council or other gov erning body of each city or town, and if the Council or governing body of each city or town approves of the agreement reached by the commission, tho Council or governing body of each oity or town shall pass a resolution confirming such agreement, which resolution shall be spread upon the minutes of the proceed ings of such Council or governing body. and the Mayor of each city or town shall notify the Mayor of the other city or town the confirmation of the agreement by the Council or governing body of the city or town of which he is Mayor. (3) If the Council or governing body, of each city or town confirms the agreement, then the Mayor of the city or town pro- posed to be annexed to the other city or town shall by proclamation order an election to be held on a day fixed in the proclamation in his city or town, submit ting to the vote of the qualified electors in his city or town the following proposl- ton: Shall the agreement for the an- nexation of (namlng the city or town) to (naming the city or town) be rati1ed2" and stating in such proclamation that one of tho duplicates of the agreements made, which is submitted for ratification, is on file in the office of the clerk of such city or town, open to the inspection of the public. (D Inspectors of election in the city or town proposed to be annexed shall be appointed and the election in all par ticulars held in the same manner as cleo tions are held in such city or town for the election of municipal officers, except as changed by the provision hereof. (5) The Mayor of the city or town shall cause the ballot to be used in such election to be printed with the following words thereon: Shall the agreement for the annexation of (naming the city or town) (to naming the city or town) be ratified and printed on the ballot with the above quoted words, Immediately hereunder, the words, "Yes' and "No,' and elector shall designate his choice by marking with ink or pencil a cross-mark (X) in q place to be left before the word express ing his wish. The result of the election shall be ascertained in the same manner that the result of the election of city or town officers is ascertained. and the elec- ton may be contested In the same man ner as Is provided for the contest of the election of any city or town officer. (6) If q majority of the votes cast in such city or town is in favor of ratifylng the agreement of annexation merger. the re- suit shall be 80 declared, and the Mayor of each city or town shall, by joint proc lamatlon, published in some newspaper published In the city or town. or In the county. if no newspaper Is published in the city or town, declare the annexation of the ono city or town to the other city or town under the agreement of annex alton and merger. CD The ballot provided under the terms hereof need not be of any particular size, form or color. (S) The mayor of the city or town to which another city or town is annexed under the provisions hereof, shall, within ten days from the day of the issuing of the joint proclamation of annexation and merger of the city or town into the other city or town, file with the Secretary of State one of the duplicates of the agree- ment of annexation which must be kept on file In the office of the Secretary of State and must also, within the said time, file one of the duplicates of the agree ment of annexation in the office of the Judge of Probate fin which such city or town Is situated, and the same must be recorded by the Judge of Probate in record of deeds or mortgages kept in his office. 9) From the time the said tripl- cate of the agreement Is filed in the office of the Judge of Probate as herein required, the proclamations having been made and pulished as herein required, the one city or town shall be and shall be held to be annexed to and merged into the other city or town under the terms and provisions as set forth in the agree ment of annexation and merger. QO The cost and expense incurred by each city or town previous to holding the election by the city or town proposed to be an- nexed to the other city or town shall be paid respectively by each city or town, and all other cost ana expense incurred shall be paid by the city or town to which the other city or town is annexed. Sec. ?. All property and rights of prop erty and assets and interests of every kind and character owned by the city or town annexed to the other city or town, shall vest in and become the property and assets of the city or town to which it is annexed.
 Sec. 8. All suits pending against the