The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29

Y l be furnished with the words For Con- | solidation" and Against Consolida- | ton" written or printed thereon. Said ! election shall be held under the same | sanctions and penalties as general elec- | tions, and the returns shall be made | to the Councils by the proper officers. | The several Councils shall canvass such returns and announce the re-
 suits in their respective municipalities | If majority of the qualified electors l voting in each municipality vote for | consolidation, then such municipalities are hereby declared to be one muni- cipal corporation and shall operate as
 one municipal government.
 | The Mayor and one Councilman from | each municipality. to be selected by | the Council, shall be and are hereby l constituted a commission to divide | wards, and if they are unable to agree, l they shall call in another person who | shall cast a deciding vote and such consolidated city shall be so divided | into wards as the commission. or a I majority of them. may direct. At a | day. not more than thirty days after
 said commission has divided such city | into wards an election shall be held | and conducted by officers selected by such commission conforming to the l general municipal election law. at which election a Mayor and the proper | officers for municipality of such size shall be elected. Officers conducting such election forthwith count .he votes l and make return to the commission. who shall declare the results of such election. and those receiving the high est number of votes shall be the off,
 ficers of said consolidated city or town until the next general election, and until their successors are elected and qualified.
 Before entering upon the discharge of their duties, the commissioners shall
 take an oath, before some officer au- thorlzed by law to administer oaths, to faithfully and impartially discharge their duties as such commissioners. They shall be paid for their services such amount as may be allowed by the
 several Councils by ordinance. and the expense of such election shall be paid forthwith by the consolidated city or town If any commissioner fails or refuses, without sufficient excuse, to act upon said commission, he shall be guilty of mfsdemeanor and upon con- viction therefor, in court having Ju- rfsdiction shall be fined not less than
 s100.09 nor more than s5O0.00. If for
 any reason member of the commits sion shall not act, the other commits
 sioners shall have the right to declare
 his office vacant and fill the vacancy by the appointment of some suitable per son.
 Sec. 22. The officers of the several
 municipalities shall continue in of-
 flee and the corporate organization Of
 the several municipalities shall con
 tinue unaffected until the officers of
 the consolidated town or city are
 elected and qualified as provided for
 in this act, and such officers so elected
 shall immediately qualify and assume
 the duties of their office.
 The consolidated city or town shall
 succeed to all the powers, obligations.
 duties, rights of action, property and
 rights of property that belonged or
 appertained to the municipalities con
 solidated, and shall have all the rights.
 powers and privileges delegated to
 municipalities under this act; and shall
 be subject to all the duties, liabilities
 or obligations of such municipalities. All suits pending in favor Of or
 against, either of the municipalities
 shall continue to judgment unaffected
 by the consolidation and may be en-
 forced in favor of, or against, such con-
 solidated city or town. the same as if
 commenced by or against, such consol-
 dated city or town.
 Sec. 23. Any town or city may from
 time to time extend its corporate iim-
 its in the manner set forth herein. but
 the provision of this act shall not pre-
 CluQe any C1tY from eXIenuluB US Cof-
 porate limits In any other way or man.
 ner that may be authorized by law. I
 Whenever the Council shall pass
 resolution to the effect that the public
 health or public good re1uires that
 certain terFitory, describing if. shall
 be brought within tha limits of tho city or town: CD It shall be the duty
 of the Mayor. to certify copy of such
 resolution to the Judge of Probate of
 the county in which the land is situ-
 ated proposed to be annexed and said
 certified resolution shall have attached
 thereto a plat or map of the said ter
 ritory, which certified resolution and
 plat or map shall be filed by the Judge of Probate. (2) Within ten days from
 the date of the filing of such resolu- ton. the Judge of Probate must make and enter an order upon the minutes of said court, directing and ordering an election to be held by the qualified electors residing within the territory described. not less than twenty days nor more than forty days from the date of the making of the order. The said judge shall give notice of the hold ing of such election by publication in q newspaper published within the city or town whose limits are proposed to be extended, if q newspaper Is pub lished therein, and If no newspaper is published in said municipality, then by posting notices at three puoilc places in such municipality, which mo- tice shall state the day on which such election Is to be held, the voting place or places, the boundaries within which | the voters must reside to vote at the | respective voting places, which must be within the territory proposed to be | brought into the city. or town, and | such notice must give description of | the territory proposed to be annexed, | and must state that map of such ter ritory is on file in the office of the | Judge of Probate of said county. open | to the inspection of the public. (S) | The Judge of Probate may designate as | many places within the territory pro- | posed to be annexed as he may deem | necessary for the convenience of the | voters and must designate the bounda- ries within which the voters must re- side to vote at the respective voting | places. and shall appoint three inspec- tors of election, and one returning of | hcer, for each voting place, which in- | spectors shall manage. the election at | the respective voting places at which | they are appointed as inspectors (D | Each qualified elector who has resided | within the boundaries of the territory proposed to be brought into the city or town for three months next preceding the election, may vote at such election but must vote at the voting place des- ignated by the Judge of Probate for voters In the territory in which he re- sides. (6) The election to determine whether or not the proposed territory shall be brought within such corpor- ate limits, must be conducted in all