The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-03

tlon No. 199 to the city government ot Birmingham to organize its existing gov ernment under the provisions of said mu- nicipal code, is within the power and iinii- tation of legislative authority, is const- tutional and not obnoxious to the charge of unauthorized delegation of legislative authority.
 5. That the legislature has the power, without destroying the office or removing the officer, to diminish or enlarge Its functions.
 '.The following authorities have been examined and are cited as throwing light upon and decisive of the questions sub mitted, towit: Davis vs. state, Al Ala. a; S9 Ala. 407: III Ala. 479; Hand vs. Staple ton, 135 Ala. 156; Childress vs. Sheppard, 142 Ala. 2S5; Jackson vs. state, 13l Ala. 21; McCrew vs. county commissioners of Greene, S9 Ala. 407; Clark vs. Jack, bO Ala. 21l; Dunn vs. the court of county revenues of Wilcox S5 Ala. 146; Stanfield vs the court of county revenues of Dal- las, 80 Ala. 2s7; Hawkins vs. Roberts X Son, 122 Ala. 146; Am. and Eng. Enc. of Law, 1032 1S Cal. SSS.
 Tt is the judgment of the court that the demurrer of the defendant to the pe- tition filed be and is hereby overruled.
 "A. A. COLEMAN, Judge"
 List of Parker Committees.
 This is a list of the committees which are reinstated to power:
 Finance and Taxation-O'Neill, Heidt, Hogan, Klotz, Burnett, Jones, Estes.
 udiciary-Fulghum, ONeill, Gum Gregg, Heidt, Forney, Moore.
 Streets-Stockmar Fulghum, O'Neill Burnett. Hogan, Jones.
 Sanitation and Police-Gregg Klotz, Egg gleston. Hogan Forney, Greener.
 Miscellaneous-Bur Heidt, Hogan Klotz, Copeland CD. R), Fulghum
 Lights and Telephones-Klotz,S StoclSmar Gum, Copeland c. R.), Heidt, Moore.
 Fire-Gunn, Jones, Greener Stockmar Forney, Copeland CD. R.)
 Parks-Greener, Moore. Cooper, Jones' Estes.
 Cemeteries-Estes. Jones, Cooper.
 Railways-Hogan, Burnett, O'Neill Klotz. Gunn Moore, Fulghum.
 Public Buildings-Aggleston, Cooper Copeland q. R.), Greener, Estes.
 Excise-Heldt. Burnett. ONeill, Hogan Estes, Copeland CD. R)
 Water-Cooper, ONeill, Moore, Klotz Eggleston.
 Greater Birmingham-Jones. Heidt Copeland q. R)
 Markets-Copeland q. R., Eggleston Cooper Klotz. Hogan.
 Will Not Hold Chairmanship.
 Of course the Mayor could hold tho chairmanship during the interval of tlit appeal by making I supersedeas bond It is understood that his attorneys vii not take that action.
 He is, therefore, withdrawn from the legislative department, and the only in. fiuence he can have on legislation i. simply that of any private citizen, excep the veto power. He will only have tn, authority to pass on ordinances whcl the aldermen may pass, and to execute the law. f; pii n He has been working steadily on the financial proposition which faces the city but as he is no more chairman of ths finance committee this duty reverts tt Alderman O'Neill.
 The Mayor has already given orders tc the departments. and notified the assist ant building inspector Mir. Stewart. the assistant electrical inspector, MT. Frut- tacher and one of the sanitary assistants that they will be dropped after November 15. This will be q saving of S27O a month.
 This system of cutting will reach into other departments, more than likely, as some $5O,000 has got to be saved or raised beside the extra revenues which are counted on from the road and bridge tax and other sources. It appears that the knife will be felt in every department