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

proper officers of the city or town whose boundary lines shall be so altered or re- arranged, and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the Treasurer of such city or town so altering or re-arranging Us boundary lines. to be used for the purposes for which the tax was levied, or the proceedings instituted.
 Sec. f. That all suits pending in any court on behalf of any city or town so absorbed or whose government is extin- guished, may be prosecuted or defended In the name of the city or town whose boundary lines shall be so altered or re- arranged, and all judgments. fines or de- crees, or recoveries obtained for or on behalf of any city or town so absorbed or whose government has been extin- suished, may be collected and enforced with like force and effect as though such absorption had not taken place, in the name of the city or town whose bounda- " lines have been so altered or rear ranged.
 Sec. ). That all the public books. pa pers and documents of said city or town so absorbed on file in any office, or with any public officer thereof shall be trans ferred to, and filed with the appropriate officer or department of the city or town whose boundary lines have been altered or re-arranged as the City Council, or other governing body thereof, may dl- rect It shall be the duty of all persons having charge of such books, papers and documents. to deliver the same to, and file the same with the appropriate officer or department thereof.
 Sec. g. That should the city or town so absorbed or whose government is ex- tinguished. own any water works, gas or electric system, tho city or town so altering re-arranging its boundary 1ines shall take charge of and operate said water works, gas or electric light system on the same terms and condi- tions, and charge the consumers thereof the same rates or charges as before said absorption by the city or town so altering or re-arranging It's boundary lines, and said city or town shall have the same use and benefit of said water, gas or electric light system as that of the city or town so absorbed.
 Sec. T. Should the city so altering or re-arranging It's boundary lines absorb or annex any part of another city or town, the city altering or re-arrang- Ing It's boundary lines shall assume and pay the proportionate share of the bond ed indebtedness of the city or town from which said territory is taken, that the cost of tho municipal improvements in such territory taken from such city or town, bears to the whole cost of mu- nicipal Improvements made in the whole city or town from which such territory is taken immediately before such annex alton; provided, that this shall apply only to that part of bonded indebtedness actually expended for municipal im- provements. Said city shall also pay to the city or town from which territory is taken, the value of any school prop erty or other property that may be in such annexed territory at the time of such annexation. The amount of said bonded indebtedness and the value of said property to be paid by said en- larged city, shall be determined and agreed on by the City Council of the en- larged city and by the City Council from which such territory Is taken, in such manner as they shall elect if they can not agree, then tho matter shall be de- termined by the Circuit Court of the county in which such enlarged city may be, by petition of either municipality, or of any tax payer of either municipality
 Approved August 1S, 1907
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.