The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29

as the Council may direct, not to exs ceed one thousand dollars and not lesL than fifty dollars each. They shall bear interest at not to exceed eight per centum (s per cenD payable annually or semi annually, at such place or places as may be designated therein. They shall be issued under the cor porate seal of the city or town and shall be signed by the Mayor and treasurer thereof, and shall be dis posed of at not less than par, but the Council may provide In the ordinance or resolution ordering the construc- ton of any improvement or by subse- quent order, that the bonds to be here after issued to pay for such improve ments may. upon the completion and acceptance of such work, be issued to the contractor at not less than par. In payment or part payment of the contract price for such work. The said bonds shall be payable ten years from their date. but any bond or bonds SO issued and sold shall, at the option of the city or town be payable at any interest period; but In the event the city or town should elect to pay off any such bond or bonds before ma turity, 1t shall pay as a bonus to the holder thereof a sum equal to one half the annual interest thereon, and the city or town shall give public no- ttce of its intention to redeem the said bond or bonds, describing the same by number and series, by publication once a week for three consecutive weeks in newspaper published in said city or town of general circulation therein.
 Sec. 1ss. Any city or town having population of less than six thousand and not excepted from the provisions of the constitution prescribing the limit of indebtedness which may be incurred by cities and towns of less than six thousand inhabitants and having an existing indebtedness of such amount as would preclude such city or town from issuing improvement bonds of the character above described may, notwithstanding such indebtedness, is- sue such bonds. but the same shall be lien or charge only against the prop erty improved, and against the funds collected from the assessments levied against the property improved. and shall not be the general obligation of the city or town, nor shall such city or town be, in any way. liable to the holders of such bonds in case of fail- ure to collect the same. Such last de- scribed bonds, when issued shall con- vey and transfer to the owners thereof. all right, title and interest in and to the assessments and the liens upon the respective lots or parcels of ground herein provided for, which liens and assessments shall stand as security for such bonds and coupons until they are paid, with full power In the holder of such bonds or coupons to enforce the collection thereof by foreclosure in any court of competent Jurisdiction provid- ed that the first bond or coupon hold CT who institutes a foreclosure suit In any court against the property assess ed, shall only be entitled to have the proceeds of said suit applied pro rata to the payment of his own bonds and the bonds held by others so that not more than one foreclosure suit shall be brought against any one lot or parcel of land.
 Sec. l39 The proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized to be issued by this act shall be applied only to the payment of the cost of the i'm provement designated in the ordinance providing for their Issue, but should there be any surplus from any bonds issued over and above such cost, 1t may be applied to the cost of other i'm provements, the cost of which shall be assessed and collected as herin provid. ed for.
 Sec. 140. Nothing in this act shal be construed as to take from the coun- ell of any city or town or in any man. ner affect the power and authority tc compel the property owners by pena ordinance or otherwise to repair ths sidewalks in front of their property IT such manner and with such materia as may be directed under the super, vision of the engineer, or other offi' cer or agent of the city or town, or t' cause such repairs to be made at th' expense of the property owner. snci expense to be collected, as in the cas' of taxes.
 Sec. Al. Whenever in the judgmen of the council it may be necessary oi expedient for the carrying out and full exercise of the powers hereby granted such council shall have full power ana authority to acquire by purchase ol condemnation the necessary lands ol rights or easements, or interests there in, hereunder and thereover and nal proceed to condemn the same in th' manner provided herein or by the gen eral laws of the State governing th' taking of lands or the acquiring o an interest therein for the uses fol which private property may be taken in which case such proceedings shal be governed in every respect as thu general laws of the State pertaining thereto.
 Sec. 14s. In addition to the powers hereinbefore granted to them, all ctttel and towns of this State, shall have thu following powers, and the council o such cities and towns may provide. b! ordinance, or resolution. for the exer else or enforcement of the same:
 To prevent the introduction of con tagious, infectius or pestilential dis eases into such cities or towns; to es tajblish and regulate sufficient guar antine not inconsistent to the laws O. the State in the towns and cities ant within the police jurisdiction thereof and to punish any breach of quaran tine law; to adopt such ordinances and regulations as the council ma! deem necessary to insure good san itary condition in public places or il private premises in the cities an' towns, and to prescribe the duties ant fix the salaries and compensation fo such health officials as they may deen necessary.
 See. 14s. To aid, establish, set ul and regulate hospitals, poor houses work houses, houses of correction an' nest houses, anywhere In the count! in which the city or town Is situated and cause persons inflicted with con tagious, infectious or pestilential dis eases to be removed to such hospital or pest houses as may be provided To the purpose. and to cause persons wh' have been exposed to such disease O any of them to be removed to som | suitable place of detention and detaine' for A reasonable length of time.
 Sec. IA To prevent Injury or an noyance from any thing dangerous O offensive or unwholesome and to caus all nuisance to be abated and asse the cost of abating the same agains the person creating or maintaining tn