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! ! of such a club or society or shall Issue
 any charter or certificate of ineorpora-
 ton to any such club or society unless | the declaration complies with this stat
 ute and the constitution contains the ar | ticles herein required to be incorporated | in such constitution. Cf) If any member
 or officer of such club social or literary I society aids or abets in keeping on. at
 or about the premises any unlawful 1 drinking place, liquor nuisance, de-
 fined by the laws of Alabama he shall l be guilty of misdemeanor and shall be | punished as the law prescribes for the
 punishment of those who keep or main ! tain such unlawful drinking places or
 liquor nuisance. Cg) The declaration to be
 filed with the Probate Judge for the or
 ganization of the club Or society shall be signed by the officers acknowledged or
 approved as in the case of deeds, and
 recorded in the office of such Probate
 Judge; and the Judge of Probate for
 such recording and other services in and
 about the organization of such corpora | ton under this act shall be entitled to the
 same compensation he receives for sirni- | lar services under existing laws and he
 may charge the usual recording fees for
 recording the declaration, constitu-
 ton and the bylaws.
 | Sec. 9 That all existing clubs, social 1 and literary societies chartered or or l ganized by or under any statute or law
 of the State shall If they continue their
 existence be subject to the restrictions
 and inhibitions of this act and shall for
 felt their charters for such acts and
 things as are made a ground of for
 feiture in any subdivision of the preced-
 ing section. and their officers and mem
 oers shall be subject to the same penal | ty for the same acts and things as Is 1 prescribed in subsection ("f') of the first
 section; and this act to the extent here i in indicated, shall be treated as and shall
 constitute an amendment of the charter
 of all such existing social clubs, and so-
 cial or literary societies.
 Sec. B. That every such social club. or
 social or literary society chartered by or
 under any statute or law of Alabama
 desiring to continue It's existence as a
 corporation shall within sixty days after
 the passage of this statute cause to be | filed with the Probate Judge of the Coun- 1 y IL IS located a statement
 der oath made by one of It's members. 1 showing whether it maintains a club room | or other place where the members re- | sort and It's location, and the charter of
 every such club or society that fails l within sixty days to file such statement | with the Probate Judge shall at the ex-
 piration of said period stand revoked and have no further validity. The Pro-
 bate Judge shall be entitled to charge
 the usual fees for filing and recording ! said statement.
 Sec. 4. The property of corporations | formed bona fide under this act, for oth-
 CT than pecuniary purposes, shall be, to
 an amount not exceeding two thousand | dollars, exempt from all State, county
 and municipal taxation and license; but
 If used for any other purpose than legit-
 imately pertains to the objects of such l society 1t shall not be so exempt. 1 Sec. 5. That Section 3621 of said Code | is hereby repealed and all laws and parts | of laws in conflict with this statute arc
 repealed; and this act shall go Into eff
 feet from and after It's approval by the | Governor the public welfare requiring 1t.
 Approved August 18th. 1909.
 | Official.
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
 No. 162) AN ACT CH. 99
 To amend Section 1293 of the Code of
 Alabama.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legis-
 lature of Alabama, That Section 12s3 of
 the Code of Alabama be and the same is
 hereby amended as to read as fol-
 laws:
 Sec 12as Water Closets, Privies, etc.
 To regulate water closets and the con-
 struction thereof, and to compel the in l stallation of the same and connection | with the sewerage system of the city l or town, and in case of a failure to n- l stal connect, after reasonable notice, | then the city or town shall install proper
 water closets and connect the same with | the sewerage system of the city or town, | at the expense of the owner, the cost 1 thereof to be lien upon the property 1 in favor of the city town, to be col | lected as other debts collected or | liens enforced. When closets are in stalled and connections made by the city
 or town under the provisions of this sec l ton the mayor of such city or town shall | prepare a statement In writing setting l forth the name of the owner and the | description of the property which i such improvements have been made, to- 1 gether with the cost of such sanitary
 connection and installing of closets. | which must be signed by the mayor in | his official capacity and filed with the l Probate Judge of the County in which l such property Is situated for record in | the Mortgage Records of the County. | The filing of such statement shall operate | as notice of the existence of such lien | from the date of its filing.
 l Sec. g. Be 1t further enacted that all 1 laws and parts of laws In conflict with 1 the provisions hereof be and the same are hereby repealed.
 | Approved August S, 1909.
 l Official.
 Frank N. Julian
 Secretary of State.
 No. 67) AN ACT (H 137 | To regulate the vacation of parts of | streets by cities and towns for the pur- pose of allowing the erection and main tenance of structures for the public convenience on such vacated portions of streets.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Legis- | fature of Alabama, That whenever in 1 the judgment of the city council or town council of any city or town 1t is to the interest of the public convenience that a portion of any street In the limits of such city or town be vacated and dis continued as highway, and such va cated portion be used for the erection and maintenance, in whole or in part
 thereon of any state county. or munich pal public building. or railroad station or depot. or street railroad station or depot. such city council or town coun- cil may, by ordinance duly adopted in erning the adoption of ordinances by city [ H.