The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29

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 or town. shall exist the same as If the | right of action originally existed in
 favor of the 4nnexing city or town. Sec. s. All rights of action exist ing in favor of the city or town an-
 nexed shall be right of action exist
 ing fin favor of the city or town an- | nexing the other city or town, may | bring fuit the game as if such right of action originally existed in favor | of the annexing city or town
 | Sec. '. All indebtedness and ob1i- l gatfons of every kind and character of the city or town annexed shall be | paid. or payment thereof assumed, by the annexing city or town. as between | the city or town annexed and the an- | nexing city or town, the agreement | Of annexation. and terms thereof shall be binding as regards the payment or assumption of such indebtedness, but | as to the creditor, the payment or as- sumption of payment by the annexing l city or town shall be absolute and un- | conditional
 4 Sec 8. The agreement of annexation II shall be and shall be held to be a con | tract by and between the city or town annexed and tho city or town to which | annextion is made. and no amendment l hereof or subsequent law enacted shall in any wise abrogate or change | the terms of the agreement of annex ation, and any person residing in or owning property in the territory which was embraced within the city or town annexed shall have the right in a court having Jurisdiction to require the an- nexing city or town to abide by and carry out the provisions of the agree- ment of annexation.
 Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty of the Council. or governing body, of the annexing city or town to enact such | Ns. n..a as may be necessary, or deemed neces- sary. to carry out the agreement of annexation, and any ordinance or res olution enacted, or passed by the Council. or governing body, of the annexing city In violation of the terms and provisions of the agreement of annexation shall be. and shall be held, to be void.
 Sec. 10. The annexed city or town from and after the time of annexation, under the terms hereof, shall be. and shall be held, to be dissolved and from and after the time of such dis solution, all of the ordinances. resolu- tions and bylaws of the annexing city shall apply to and be enforceable in the territory which was embraced in the annexed city or town. except in so far as is inconsistent with the terms and provisions of the agreement of annexation.
 Sec. Il. The rights, powers, duties. lia. bilities and jurisdictions of the annex ing city over the territory embraced in the corporate limits of the city an- nexed, and over the inhabitants there of, shall attach immediately upon 4he dissolution of the annexed city as herein provided. except in so far as limited by the terms and provisions of agreement of annexation.
 Sec. 12 The agreement Of annexa- tion may provide for specific territory and property having situs thereon embraced in the annexed city or town to be exempt from city taxation or the payment of taxes to the annexing city not exceeding period of ten years and may provide maximum license tax to be annually assessed and collected by the annexing city from each and every person. firm, com pany or corporation engaging in or carrying on any business. vocation. occupation or profession in the terri tory exempt from taxation.
 Sec. IS. The Council, or governing body, of the annexing city shall cre- ate new wards (as many as may De deemed to be necessary regardless of any limitation in the charter of the annexing city on the number of wards. or enlarge wards so as to embrace all territory embraced in the annexed city.
 
 persons in the territory embraced iH the annexed city to vote at all elees tions and participate in the govern ment of the annexfng city, and each ward in the annexfng city shall nave the same number of Aldermen, but in no event shall there be more than thir' ty Aldermen, or representatives, In the Council, or governing body. of the city, and the Council or governing body of the city. shall elect Aldermen for the wards, embracing all the ter rttory of the annexed city, as in case of a vacancy, the Aldermen So elected to the office until the next regular elec- tion of the annexing city. at sucn elec- tfon, and thereafter Aldermen for eucn wards shall be elected as other Alder men are elected in the city, and If the aRgreement of annexation names the Aldermen to be elected to fill the ofhce of Aldermen until the next ensuing election, the parties named shall be elected Aldermen by the Council, or governing body, of the annexing city The Council, or governing body, of the annexing city shall, by ordinance ors resolution, create new wards or change the. line of wards as often as may pc necessary. covering the territory em- braced in the amended city, Tor the purpose of making equal as near as practicable the voting population m each WdFQ III tH6 dhhtAAhS the Council. or governing body, of the annexinE city shall divide the respec- tive wards in the city into voting pre- cints as many as may be necessary and each elector shall vote in the p-s- ctnct of his residence. and the boun- diary of such voting precincts shall De arranged and re-arranged from time to time so that as near as practicable not exceeding four hundred electors reside in any voting precinct.
 Sec IA. The provisions hereof shall in no wise preclude my city or town from being annexed anG merged Irto another city or town ip any way tnst may be provided oy law.
 Sec. IS. The Mayor. or other heao of the governing body of any city or town, shall appoint the commissioners provided for in Section hereof. 9Il Jpon the adoption of a resolution py the governing body calling for sueh anpointment; (2) Upon the presentS- tion of petition to the goyernins bodv signed by one. third of the quail fied electors residing within such eity or town. ,ooz
 Official:
 Secretary of State.