The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-08
J. c. MURRAY, City Clark. Age-Herald, July S-15, 1907.
ORDINANCE No. S2.

To provide for an election, to be held in the city of Birmingham for the purpose
 of the qualified voters of said city vot-
 ing upon and deciding the question as
 to whether or not the bonds of said city shall be Issued for the purpose of con- structing sewers
 Section l. Be 1t ordained, by the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham, That there shall be an election held in the city of Birmingham on the 16th day of Septem- Der, 1907, for the purpose of the qualified electors of the said city of Birmingham voting upon and deciding the question as to whether or not the bonds of said mun- cpality shal be issued to the amount of four hundred thousand 4400,000) dollars for the purpose of constructing sewers {;
 the said bonds to be four hundred (400) in number and numbered from one CD tJ four hundred (400, inclusive, of the de- nomination of one thousand ($l000) dol lars each, payable at the office of the city treasurer, in the city hall of the city of Birmingham, to bear interest at the rate of five (5) per centum per an-
 num- to run for twenty (20) years from the date of their issuance; and not to
 be sold for less than their face value. Sec. 9 Be it further ordained by said Mayor and Aldermen, That the Mayor of the city of Birmingham be, and he Is hereby instructed to publish in the Br-
 mingham Age-Herald q newspaper pub i lished In the city of Birmingham, once
 q week for three (3) consecutive weeks
 the notice of such election, which said
 notice shall state the purpose for which
 the election Is to be held and the time and place of holding the same; the amount of the proposed bond issue; the rate of interest which the bonds are to
 bear; the time which they are to run; . and the purpose for which they are to be issued. Said natice shall be signed by 1T Moor
 Sec. B. Be 1t further ordained, that the
 Mayor of the city of Birmingham he,
 and he is hereby, instructed to prepare the
 ballots to be used at said election. Sec 1. Be it further ordained, that the ballot used at said election must be pre- pared by the Mayor and shall contain the
 words: For four hundred thousand per cent 0-year bond issue. issued for the purpose of constructing sewers and
 Against four hundred thousand per
 cent 20-ycar bond issue, issued for the
 purpose of constructing sewers for the city of Birmingham" And the voter shall indicate his choice by placing q cross mark before or after the one or the
 other.
 Sec. 5 Be it further ordained, that there shall be for such election one voting place
 In each ward in said city, and the loca- tion of such voting place shall be select ed or chosen by the Mayor, who has, and
 is hereby given. the power to make sucn
 selection: and for said election there shall be two managers, two clerks and one re- turning officer for each voting place in the city of Birmingham. and said man. agers, clerks and returning officers shall be appointed by the yor. who is hereby given the power to make said appoint ments
 Sec 6. Be 1t further ordained. that the Mayor Is, and he is hereby. instructed to
 notify the said managers. clerks and re- turning officers of their appointment, and that he deliver the boxes and ballots for said election to the managers at the seV- eral voting places in the city of Blrming- 1 ham.
 Sec. :. Be 1t further ordained. that all expenses for holding said election shall be paid out of the treasury of the city of Birmingham, and that the managers, 1 clerks and returning officers shall be en- l titled to the same compensation man l agers, clerks and returning officers at other municipal elections In said city. Sec B. Be 1t further ordained that only ! the qualified voters of the said city of 1 Birmingham shall be entitled to vote at said election, and that any such quail | fled voter shall only be allowed to vote l in the ward in which he Is entitled to ! vote under the constitution and the laws | of the state of Alabama.
 | Sec. g. Be 1t further ordained that all proceedings as to challenge of electors voting or offering to vote at said cleo | ton shall be as prescribed for other mu-
 nicipal elections in the city of Birming-