The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-25

may De necessary III carrying oul TIC PioT
visions of this act.
Sec. 10. Be 1t further enacted that the
judges of the circuit and criminal courts
shall give this act In special charge to
each future grand jury empanelled In this
State, and that such grand jury shall be
clothed with, and authorized to, exercise
inquisltorial power for the carrying out
and the enforcement of this act.
Gee. H. Be it further enacted, that the
State veterinarian shall make an annual
report to the Governor of Alabama, CIV
ing a full account of the work done and
a detailed report of the money expended.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted, that all
acts not in accord with this act, are here
by repealed.
Approved March u. 1907.
Official
Frank n. Julian
Secretary of State.
No. 800 AN ACT Is. 2T2
To authorize cities and towns in the
State of Alabama to provide for the
drainage thereof by sanitary and storm
water sewers, bitches, surface drains,
aqueducts and canals; to prescribe rules
and regulations for the installation of
plumbing; to enforce connection with
and the use of such sewers or drains,
and tc regulate the same.
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Legisla-
ture of Alabama, that all cities and towns
shall have power and authority to make
all needful provision for the drainage OF
such city or town; to construct and main
tain sanitary and storm water sewers or
sewer systems, either within or without
the corporate limits of the city or town;
to construct and maintain bitches, SURF
face drains, acqueducts and canals; to
build and construct underground sewers
through private property either within
or without the corporate limits OF such
cit. or town, paying to the owner such
damages, II any, as will be thereby done
to such property; to acquire, whenever
necessary, the requisite rights and ease
ments by condemnation in the manner
prescribed by the Constitution and laws
of Alabama. for the condemnation of
lands for the public use; to compel the
owners of real porperty to ditch and
dr. IN the same at the expense of the
property oWlti, anu " PUNISH e'hS ~
fusal or neglect of such owner to ditch
or drain such property; to require public
or private premises to be connected with
the sewer systems when constructed, and
to regulate the manner of making such
connections; to prescribe the rules and
regulations under which plumbing shall
be constructed, and the materials which
may he used and the manner of con-
structng such plumbing, and the inspec-
ton thereof; to authorize the condemna-
ton % defective plumbing, and to forbid
the use of the same while out of repair
or defective and to forbid the use of
sinks, cesspools, dry wells, and surface
closets; to regulate water closets and
the use thereof, and to compel the install
lation and the connection of the same
with the sewerage system; to prescribe
tho manner in VIII h drainage from pri-
vate premises may be disposed of, and
tn loca ton of such drains; to punish any
person who shall fail to make connec-
ton with the sewer system after he has
been required to do so, and to prevent the
occupation of any property after notice of
such connections have been required until
lne same nave Deen lndut-
Sec. .. That whenever in the exercise
of any power herein granted, notice is
required to be given the Mayor and Al.
dermen or other governing body, who
shall have the right to designate a per-
son or persons to give such notice who
shall be "a bonded officer of the munich
pallty and to make returns upon the
same. and such return shall be prima
facie evidence of such notice. Personal
notice to non-residents shall not be nee
essary, and the Mayor and Aldermen or
other governing body, shall have power
to provide and fix the character of the
publication of notice to non-residents,
winch shall be given by publication once
a week for three weeks, or by posting
for the same time in three public places
in said city or town where no newspaper
is published therein and the manner of
making the same. which shall not be in
consistent with the general laws of the
Sta.e of Alabama on the subject. When
ever any notice to resident property
owner is returned not found the Mayor
and Aldermen, or other governing body.
shall have power to prescribe and issue
iiidS HOlictS W De SelNeu 90 III tHc eaSu
of the original notice; two returns of
not found as to resident property
owner shall authorize the Mayor and
Aldermen, or other governing body, to
proceed to give notice to such resident
property owner by publication as herein
required to be given to non-resdents.
Approved March Il, 1907.
Officials
Frank n. Julian.
Secretary of State.
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