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

TTTI with the following words written or print ed thereon. For Annexation" II he desires to vote in favor of annexing the territory To the city, or Against Annexation,a if he desires to vote against annexing the territory to the city or town. It shall not be necessary for the ballot to be of any particular size, form or color. O The inspectors at the respective voting places must, as soon as the polls are closed, ascertain and certify the results of the election, at their respective voting places, to the Judge of Probate, and deliver the same to the returning officer. who must at once return the same 10 the Judge of Probate, and the Judge of Pro bate must canvass the return as made by the inspectors, and if it appears that majority of the votes cast at the election were For Annexation" the judge shall make and enter an order on the records of the Probate Court adjudging and de- creeing the corporate limits of the city or town to be extended so as to embrace the territory described in the resolution and designated on the plat or may at tached to the resolution and must cause the certified resolution and the map and all orders or decrees or judgments to be recorded in the records in his office, and from the time of the entry of such order such territory shall be part of and with in the corporate limits of the city or town If it appears that a majority of the votes cast at the election are Against Annex ation,' the Judge of Probate shall make and enter an order on the records of the court ad1udging and decreeing that a ma jority of the votes at such election were cast against coming into the corporate limits of the city or town, and that the territory described and designated in the resolution and plat or map attached shall not form a part of or be embraced in the city or town until 1t may thereafter be brought into the city or town as q part thereof tS) The result of such election may be contested by any qualified elector voting at the election, under the same provisions as are provided by general law for contesting the election of justice of the peace, making the city or town the eontestee. The city or town at whose in stance the election Is held shall pay all cost and expense incident to the election. t9 The plat or map filed with the certified copy of the resolution, as required herein, shall show the boundary of the territory proposed to be taken into the city. or town, which territory must be contiguous to the boundary of the city, or town, aI some point, and such territory may ex- tend to or around the boundary line of any other city or town but Is not to embrace any territory within the corpor- ate limits of another municipality.
 All territory brought within the corpar- ate limits of q city or town under the provisions of this act shall be subject to it's laws and ordinances and the Coun- ell shall have and exercise the same jur- isdictions over such territory as is ex- ercised over the other territory within the corporate limits of the city or town.
 The Council may create new wards or may enlarge the wards, so as to embrace all the territory brought within the cor porate limits of the city or town, so as to afford opportunity to all persons entitled to vote at elections, in the city or town, to vote thereat
 The Probate Judge shall be entitled to the same fees for his services performed under the provisions hereof as he is au- thorized by law to charge and collect for similar services rendered by him, and all other officers shall be entitled to the same compensation for services rendered by them as they are authorized by law to charge and collect for similar services rendered by them. and the 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.
 Any city or town having extended it's corporate limits under the provisions of this act or any other act or law, may again extend it's corporate limits here- under or under any other act or law an- thorzng an extension of corporate limits by such city or town.
 Tn every proceeding to extend the cor porate limits of any city or town under the provisions hereof, the Council of such city or town shall declare in each and every resolution herein provided for and the Probate Judge shall declare in each and every order directing and order ing an election to be held hereunder, and in every notice given hereunder, and in every order made and entered on the rec ords of the Probate Court hereunder, that such resolution, order or notice, IS the case may be, is passed given or entered under the provisions of this act.
 After an election has been held in any territory under the provisions of this or any other act or law, no other or subse- quent election shall be ordered or held for the same territory or any part thereof within six months next after said cleo tion.
 Sec 2I Any city or town may change it's corporate name by passing an ordi- nance stating the new name proposed and submitting the question of change to vote of the qualified electors of such mu- nicipallty at the next general municipal election to be held therein. The result of the election shall be ascertained 0y the officers holding such general election and return shall be made to the Coun- II of the votes cast at such election are in favor of the change, shall pass a reso- lution or ordinance declaring the result of the election and stating the new name of the city or town
 Sec. 25. Elections in cities and towns of this state shall be conducted according to the general laws. except as otherwise provided in this act. The Council shall appoint three inspectors, two clerks. and one returning officer for each polling place and may direct one or more polling places to be opened in each ward. It shall be the duty of the Mayor and Clerk to provide for the opening of said polls and to give at least ten days mo- tice by publication in newspaper pub llshed in such city or town, if any, pr by posting such notice in three public places in the municipality Such notice shall give the names of the election of- fieers at each polling place apd the loca- ton of the polling places. If an inspector is absent at the time of the opening the pols those present may appoint d per son to fill the vacancy If all are ab- sent, any three qualified electors of the municipality and of the ward may act as inspectors and appoint two clerks and a returning officer to All vacancy. if any.
 See 26 The Mayor of the city or town shall cause to be made duplicate copies of so much of the registration list of the county in which such city or town or any part thereof Is located as may em- brace the registered and qualified voters who reside within the corporate limits of such city or town; fin cities, dividing the same into separate alphabetical lists of the registered voters of each ward. He shall have compared such copies with the orig