The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16

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 ed with the proceeds Of such bond is-
 sue. and such mortgage or deed of
 trust shah be edmittod to record in the ofiice of the Probate Judge of any county in this State without the pay
 ment Of any tax upon the debts secur-
 cd thereby. or any other fee or charge
 except the costs of recording the in- strunent at the rate fixed by law II. That the denomination of the honda and the time fur which the same are to run, the place of payment
 and the rate of interest to be paid on same shah be fixed by the governing board of the municipality Issuing the bonds: provided. that 10 bonds is- sued under the provisions Of this act
 shall run for . longer period than thir- ty (3o) years, and no bond issued by city with . population exceeding six thousand shall bear . greater rate of
 interest than fve per cenrum per an | of less than six thousand population and towns, may issue bonds bearing six per cent interest per annum, pay able semi annually. but no bonds bear | ing six per cent interest shall run for a longer period than ten years. f2. That ali bonds Issued under authority of this act shall be signed l by the chief executive officer, and ntersixned by the treasurer of the new municfpality Issuing the same and the onicial seal of the municipality shall have attached thereto coupons for the interest which shall likewise l be signed by the chief executive ofiicer | and countersigned by the treasurer Of the municipality Issuing the same, but their fac- similie signatures may be
 photographed or engraved upon said l coupons.
 is. That no irreguarity In the proceedings to authorize the issue ef | 6 A~ AAN oN or neglect of any officer charged with the execution of any duties imposed by | this net shall afIect the validity of any bonds issued under this authority, and such bonds shall have all the proper | ties and protection of commercial pa- per. and such bonds and coupons shall after the maturity thereof be receiv- | able In payment of all taxes and dues 1 to the municipality Issuing the same. lk That any election held un- der the provisions of this act can be contested by any qualified elector Of the city or town. by executing bond with sufficient security. 10 De approved l by the Judge of Probate of the county for the payment of tho costs of the contest. Notice of the contest shall be served on the Mayor of the city or town in which such election was held when the bond for costs has been ap- proved by the Judge of Probate of the county; the city or town shall be made contested and an answer shall be filed 1 in the name of such city or town. All provisions and incidents of the election law of this State relating to contest or
 an election of justice of the peace shall | be observed as to the contest of an election held hereunder, but no contest of an election can be instituted after the expiration of ten, days From the
 date of the canvass of the returns Of
 said election. '
 IS. That nothing contained in | this act shall in any way anect the power of the municipal corporation to refund outstanding bonds, or to issue bonds to obtain money 10 pay for street and sidewalk improvements or sanitary or storm water sewers, the cost of which is to be assessed In whole or in part against the property abbutting said improvements. or drain- ed by such sanitary or storm water sewers.
 Approved August 2s. 1908.
 | Omcial.
 Frank N. julian.
 Secretary of State.
 No aaa, AN ACT. tH. 24s. l To amend an act entitled "an act l to provide for the organization. incor. 1 poration, government and regulation of l cities and towns and to define the | rights, powers duties, jurisdiction 1 and authority of such cities and towns ! and of the oflcers thereof, and Co pre- I acribe penalties for violations of the 1 provisions of this act" by amending the | title and sections 2S, s6. 8s. S3, 63. S1. l 12O. 126. 7s thereof and adding sec
 tions s4 i-2, Ter. Ia 1s7 12s, lss l-2. I .sSss,1 1e 'sasRAS 'ssasssRsAtaS sy' the Legislature l Entitled. "An Act to provide for the l organization, incorporation. govern | nnent and regulation of cities and towns l and to define the rights, powers. duties l iurisdiction and authority of such | cities and towns and of the officers l thereof, and to prescribe penalties for l violations of the provisions of this act" | be amended 80 as to. read as follows: | ''An Act to provide for the organtza- 1 tion, Incorporation. government and 1 regulation of cities and towns and to | define the rights. powers, duties. juris- | diction and auth ority of such cities and | towns, and of the officers thereof, and | of State and County officers in rela- | tion to such cities and towns and to
 prescribe penalties for the violation
 of the provisions of this Act"
 3. And that Sections IS. 2s, 36, 3S, | 53, 6S, S1, 120 and 126. be amended so
 as to read as follows: Section IS. In all cities and towns. at the general
 election to be held on the third Monday l N0 Sept9nDeT, 1SV0, anu DAcuutoiAy 1 thereafter, there shall be elected
 mayor, who, in cities having c popula- 1 tion of six thousand or more. shall not | sit with the council nor have vote 1 in It's proceedings, and ho shall have 1 the power and duties herein conferred. \ Tn cities having q population of less | than six thousand. and in towns. the | legislative functions shall be exercised | by the mayor and i've aldermen; the l mayor shall vote with and preside over l the deliberations of the council, and | the aldermen in such municipalities shall be elected by the city or town at large at the first general election. on ! the third Monday in September, 1908, and biennially thereafter, they shall be
 elected by the city or town at large,
 or from wards, as the said councils
 may determine not less than six months before an election. Vacancies not l otherwise provided for shall be filled 1 by the council. Section 23. Any town
 or city may, from time to time, extend l It's corporate limits In the manner set
 forth herein, but the provision of this 1 act shall not preclude any city from extending its corporate limits in any 1 other way or manner that may be au- thorized by law. Whenever the coun- l ell shall pass a resolution to the effect that the public health or public good l requires that certain territory. des-
 cribing It. shall be brought within the ! limits of the city or town: (1) It
 shall be the duty of the mayor, to cer- 1 tify a copy of such resolution to the judge of probate of the county in which | the land is situated proposed to be I