The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-16

ing six thousand and up to twenty-five thousand population not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars 42.50O.0O nor less than five hundred dol- lars (S50O0O a year, in cities having less than six thousand population not ex- ceeding one thousand dollars Cl.Oo0.O0) nor less than one hundred dollars Cs10O00 a year, in towns, not exceeding six hun dred dollars (s6OOOO) nor less than fifty i dollars (S50 .O0) a year. Section 53 The l treasurer shall give bond in such sum as the council may prescribe for the faith 1 ful performance of his duties and the
 safe custody of the funds. He shall be the l custodian of the funds of the municipality. keeping an accurate record of the funds
 of the several departments, and shall keep
 books showing accurately the financial
 condition of the city. He shall pay out
 money upon warrants drawn by the off
 cers authorized herein to draw warrants 1 upon the treasurer and when paid shall | keep safely the warrants so drawn. Such i warrants shall be drawn by the clerk, ap-
 proved by the Mayor, except as herein 1 otherwise provided, on the treasurer, ths l warrant showing to what department the l same is to be charged. In cities of six
 thousand or more. such warrants shall be
 drawn by the clerk on the treasurer the l warrants showing to what department the ] same is to be charged, provided, however l that the council may authorize the clerk i to draw such warrants on the treasurer l without the approval of the mayor, ex- i cept that in all instances, the approval Of 1 the mayor shall have first been inscribed l #hn. l which such warrant is drawn. No war rant, however. to be drawn except by authority of law or ordinance. No ex- penditure shall be allowed unless the
 same shall have been authorized by ordl @ nance, or by the mayor, and Is carefully itemized and shall have been examined.
 audited and approved. He shall keep a
 record Of all warrants presented for pay ] ment, which, are unpaid for want Of funds, and shall pay them when funds
 are available in the order of their pre-
 sentation. He shall make report once a
 month, or oftener if required by the coun-
 ell, of the financial condition of the ac-
 count of each department authorized to
 draw on the treasurer and shall make n
 quarterly statement, under oath of the
 financial conditions of the city or town
 to the council. If no interest is stipulated
 to be paid on warrants drawn upon the
 treasurer and not paid for want of funds,
 then the legal rate shall be allowed from
 the time of presentation, which time shall
 be endorsed by the treasurer on the war
 rant with his signature, but no interest
 shall be paid on such warrants after
 notice has been posted in the office of the
 treasurer, or in the office of the mayor,
 that such warrant will be paid on de-
 mand. The treasurer shall sign all bonds issued as liability of the city or town
 He shall perform such other duties as
 may be requirsd of him by the council or by law Section S. In any case in- volving the validity of an ordinance of the city, tried before the recorder, the council may take an appeal without
 bond, to the circuit court or court of like Jurisdiction: and In any case, the de- fendant may take an appeal to such court
 by giving bond with good and sufficient securities payable to she city. to be ap-
 proved by the recorder Or officer trying the case, conditioned to be void if the defendant appears from term to term of said court, until discharged by law to an-
 swer said charge, but unless such bond be | given within five days from the date of
 the Judgment. no appeal shall be allowed
 from such judgment. An appeal bond for
 more than three hundred dollars shall in
 no case be required, but when sitting a
 q committing magistrate any reasonable
 bond may be required The case ap-
 pealed shall be tried de nopo In such
 court and the judge or jury trying such
 cause is authorized to impose upon such
 person convicted such punishment by fine
 or Imprisonment in the city jail, other
 place of confinement, or hard labor for
 the city, Or by fine and Imprisonment as
 the court or jury may deem proper and
 is authorized by law or ordinance for such
 offense. Provided that in no event shall
 the city or town be liable for the cost of
 such appeal. Section 7s. No councilman
 shall be entitled to vote on any question
 in which he or his employed or enploye.
 has special financial interest at the
 time of his voting, or was so interested at the time of his election. For violating
 this section or subdivision twelve of sec
 tion 76, he may be removed. Section si ! The style of the ordinance of city or town
 shall be Be it ordained by the city | town) council of ............ as follows
 Inserting the name of such city or town
 as the case may be, and no ordinance or resolution intended to be of permanent ! operation shall be adopted by the coun- i ell at the same meeting al which it Is { introduced, unless unanimous consent or ! those present is given for the immediate ] consideration of such ordinance resolu- i ton, such consent to be shown by a vote to be taken by yeas and nays, and the ! names of the members voting to be enter
 ed upon the minutes, and no ordinance or
 resolution intended to be of permanent | operation shall become a law unless on
 it's final passage majority of the menl- | bers elected to said council in cities oc 1 over six thousand inhabitants, or the
 mayor and three aldermen or four alder l men in cities of less than six thousand in-
 habitants in towns, shall vote in it's favor. l The council shall award no contracts on
 bids except by resolution Or ordinance as
 of permanent operation. No ordinance
 shall be amended after it's passage by | providing that designated words be 1 stricken out or that designated words be
 inserted, or that designated words be | stricken out and other words inserted in l lieu thereof, but the ordinance or section | Or subdivision thereof amended shall be | set forth in full as amended. The coun- | ell may provide at any time it may deem
 proper. for the revision and qualification
 of it's ordinances, for the adoption of
 code of ordinance. Section 120. After the adoption of this act courts of the county | commissioners and boards of revenue of | the county where there Is levied a special ! road and bridge tax, or either shall pay | over, each year, to each municipality | therein one-half of the money collected on such road and bridge tax or either on | the property located in such municipality,
 such sums when paid over to the munich | pality, shall be used exclusively for the 1 purpose of maintaining the streets and l bridges in the corporate limits of such
 municipality. Any money derived from | a levy of g. special bridge tax not ex- l pended by the municipality in maintain
 ing the bridges within its corporate limits, | in any years, shall be returned to the
 board of revenue or court of county com