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

Sec. g. The mayor shall be the chief
 executive officer, and shall have general
 supervision and control of all other offi- cers and the affairs of the city or town
 except herein otherwise provided: he shall have the power to appoint all off cers, whose appointment ia not otherwise
 provided for by law. He may remove any
 officer for good cause, except those
 elected by the people, and fill the vacancy caused thereby, permanently. fl the ap- pointment of such officer Is made by the
 mayor. and temporarily. if such officer was elected by the council, or appointed with it's consent in either of which last
 two cases he must report such removal, and his reasons therefor to the council at
 It's next regular meeting. when, if ths council shall sustain the act of removal
 by the mayor by a majority vote of those elected to the council. the vacancy shall
 be filled as herein provided.
 Sec. 40. The mayor shall require reports
 to be made to him by any officer of the
 city or town at such times as he may
 direct or as may be prescribed by the
 council and shall at least once in every
 six months, make q statement to the
 council, in writing, Of the financial condi-
 tion of the town or city showing partlcu-
 larly all the temporary floating indebted
 ness and for what created and the steps
 he proposes to take for the protection
 of the credit of the city or town.
 Sec. il. Cities and towns shall have the
 right to borrow money to the full extent authorized by the constitution, and in case
 of loans for temporary use the same shall be repaid within eight months from
 the time of borrowing and shall not bear exceeding the legal rate o5 interest, and
 no obligation of the municipality for
 money borrowed shall be issued unless signed by the mayor and attested by
 the clerk with the seal of the municipality
 impressed thereon and a record kept thereof. Bonds authorized to be issued
 by cities and towns of the State by the act of the Legislature before tho adoption of the constitution, or by laws adopted since the adoption of said constitution may be issued by such humid dpality the same, after becoming reorganized un- der this act as before.
 Sec. 42. Contracts entered into by municipality shall be In writing, signed and executed in the name or the city or town by the officers authorized to make the same and by the party contracting. In case not otherwise directed by law or ordinance such contracts shall be entered into and executed by the mayor in the name of the city or town and all obraa- tons for the payment of money by thu municipality. except for bonds and inter- est coupons. shall be attessed by the clerk. This section shall not be construed to cover i''iNiihSNa Abl AlAf 1tdiililG lttuS bl tut municipality.
 Sec. 43. The mayor shall see that all contracts with the town or city are faithfully kept or performed. He shall execute all deeds and contracts, and bonds required in judicial proceedings for and on behalf of the city or town. and no sureties shall be required on such bond. He shall perform such oth CT executive duties. in addition to those ItfftN 1,a of him by the council. In cities having a population of six thousand of more all resolutions or ordinances intended to be of a permanent operation, after having been passed by the council shall. by the clerk, be transmitted. within forty-eight hours after their passage. to the mayor or acting mayor for his who, If he shall approve thereof, shall slgn and return the same to the clerk, who shall publish them. and such ordinances and rcsolutlNs shall thereupon have the force of law: provided the council may provide that they shall be effective from approval. An ordinance or resolution may be re- called from the mayor at any time be- fore it has become n law or has been acted on by him. by a resolution adopt ed by majority of the members elect ed to the council, in regular or special session.
 Sec. A. If the mayor shall disapprove of any ordinance or resolution trans mitted to him as aforesaid. he shall. within ten days of the time of it's pas sage by the council, return the same !. the clerk with his objections in writ in.g, and the clerk shall make report thereof to the next regular meeting of the city council, and if two-thirds of the members elected to the said council shall adhere to said ordinance or reso- lutIon, notwithstanding said objections, said vote being ta,Ien by yeas and nays and spread upon the minutes, then, and not otherwise sald ordinance or resolu ton shall after publication tn ereof have the force of law, unless by it's terms it was to take effect on it's approval, in which event il shall take effect upon its passage over such veto. The fall ure of the mayor To return to the city clerk an ordinance ar resolution with his veto within ten days after it's pas sage by the council. shall operate and have the same effect as an approval of the same. and the city clerk shall publish the same as herein provided for the publication of laws and ordinances of said city.
 Sec 45 Every ordinance and resolution fixing the salaries of employees and ofl- cers of said city shall be submitted to the mayor as ordinances are above provided to be submitted, and may be approved in part and vetoed as To specific items to be mentioned by tue mayor in his veto message, in which ease there shall first be submitted to the council at it's next regular meeting. the question, Shall the ordinance pass. the veto of the mayor and in the event that two-thirds of the members elected to the council do not vote for the passage Of the ordinance the veto notwithstanding, there shall then then be submitted the question. Snail the ordinance stand approved by the mayor?' and if a majority of those elected to the council vote in the a affirmative, the law as amended and ap- nroved by the mayor shall have the force and effect as law as in other cases, other wise such salary ordinance shall be de- feated.
 Sec. 4G In case of the absence of the mayor from d city of six thousand or more inhabitants. or hs Inability to serve on account of sickness or any other good reason the president Of the council or the president pro tempore of the council, in case of absence or disability of the pres ident of the council. shall act as mayor with the power and authority Of the mayor during such time. In the event of d failure or refusal of the pres Ident of the council. or the president pro tempore Of the council. to act, the coun- ell may appoint one of it's members to act as mayor pro tempore with like effect, which appointment shall be entered in the minutes of the council. In the event of vacancy, from any cause, In the onice Of mayor the president of the council shall succeed to the office of mayor for inc unexplred term; in the event of va rancy in the office of the president of the council. the president pro temporS slon in like manner be president of