The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-22


 gneral municipal election to be held on the third Monday in September, 1910, there shall be an election of one alder man from each ward who shall take office on the first Monday in October and shall hold office for four years.
 "The aldermen now elected to serve until the first Monday in May, 1909, shall be continued in office until sue cessors are elected and qualified"
 Ordinance Is Sprung.
 Alderman Parker then took tue floor and asked to introduce an ordinance on the same subject. MT. Moore ruled him out of order but a motion seconded by John O'Neill suspended the rules, against the protest of Alderman Cooper MT Parker then read the ordinance which provides for the reorganization of the city government under the municipal code bill Immediately, and the election of a president of the council, after which he moved that the rules be suspended for it's adoption.
 Alderman Cooper moved as substitute that the ordinance be referred to the jul dietary committee Alderman ONeill moved to table the substitute. Tt IS nothing but right that we should immedi- ately adopt the code passed by the leg
 
 islature, which Mayor Ward says is the best ever passed" he said.
 Alderman Cooper: "It may be all right, but it changes the workings of this board and by courtesy to Mayor Ward, if noth- ing else. 1t ought to be referred to a com mittee until he returns" Chairman Moore said it should go to a committee, but when he put the question, the motion to table Cooper's substitute was carried, and .ne ordinance was passed The vote was: Burnett, Greener, O'Neillf klotz, Gum, Fulghum, Heidt. Parker Hogan, and Stockmar favoring; and Aldermen Eggleston, Moore, Copeland, J. R.. Coop CT, .rney, Jones and Estes against the ordinance. Here 1t is:
 Here 1t Is, Text of Ordinance.
 "An Ordinance-To organize the pres ent city government of the Mayor anu Aldermen of Birmingham, a municipal corporation unuer the provisions of the general municipal laws of Alabama, as embodied in an act of the legislature or Alabama, entitled an act to provide Tor the organization, incorporation, govern ment anu regulation of cities and towns, and to define the rights, powers, duties, Jurisdiction and authority of such cites and towns, and of the officers thereof, and to prescribe penalties for violation of the provisions of this act Approved August 13, 1907
 "Section | Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham, That IL IS to the best interests of the Mayor and Al dermen of Birmingham, a municipal cor poration that the said Mayor and Alder men of Birmingham, organized under an act of the legislature of Alabama, entl- tied an act to provide for the organiza- tion, incorporation, government ana resu- lation of cities and towns; and to define the rlgnLs, powers, duties, Jurisdiction and authority of the cities and towns ana of the officers thereof and to describe nenalties for the violation of the provi- sions of this act approved August 1S, 1907. (sau,e being the general municipal laws of Alabama), and that said the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham Is hereby so organized.
 "Sec. g. Be 1t further ordained, Ihat the existing officers of the said Mayor and Alderman of Birmingham shall con tinue to exist and hold their respective offices until the expiration of their several terms of office as provided Tn section of the act referred to in section or tnls ordinance ct being. and is the intent and purpose of this ordinance to accept and adopt the provisions of said act re- ferred to In section l Of this ofdinance' anproyed on August 13. 1907, and to carry the same into effect immediately upon the passage of this ordinance)
 "Sec 2 Be it further ordained That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions Of this ordl- nance he and the same are hereby re- ! nealed and that all ordinances of the city of Birmingham heretofore passed and now in force not inconsistent with the provi- sions of the said act, be and the same are hereby continued in effect Aldermen Come to Words. During the discussion Alderman O'Neill and J. R. Copeland came to words over