The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16

tOrB or efection. and one refufniux of- fcsr, for each voting place. which in spectors shall manage the election at the respective voting places at which they are appointed as inspectors. CD 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 proceed ing the election. may vote at such cleo ton but must vote at the voting place designated by the Judge of probate for voters in the territory in which he resides. (s) The election to determine whether or net the proposed territory shali be brought within such corporate limits. must be conducted in all res pects as provided by the general elee- ton lava and under the same sanction and penalties except as changed by the provisions hereof. and except that an oflcial ballot need not be provided fs) Each voter may furnish his own ballot with the following words written or printed thereon. For annexation" If he desires to vote in favor of the an- nexing the territory to the city. or Against Annexation" If he desire to vote against annexinx the territory to the city or town. It shall not be neces- sary for the ballots to be of any par ticular size, form or color. CD The inspectors at the respective voting places. must, as soon as the polls arc closed. ascertain and certify the re- suits of the elections, at thefr respec- tive voting places, to the judge of pro- bate. and deliver the same to the re- turning oficer. who must; at once, re- turn the same to the judge of probate. and the jndge of probate must canvass the returns as made by the inspectors and if 1t appears that a majority of the votes cast at the election were For Annexation" the judge shall make and enter an order on the records of the probate court adjudging and declaring the corporate limits of the city or town to be extended, so as to embrace the territory described in the resoiu- tion and designated on the plat or map attached to the resolution. and
 must cause the certified resolution and the map and all orders or decrees or judgments to be recorded in the records in his of1ce and from the time of the entry of such order such territory shall be a part of and within the corporats limits of the city or town. If It ap- pears that a majority of the votes cast tion," the judge of probate shall make and enter an order on the records of the court adJudging and decreeing that . majority of the votes at such election were cast against coming in- to the corporate limits of the city or town. and that the territory described and designated in the resolution and plat or map attached shall not form Q part or be embraced in the city or town until 1t may thereafter be brought in- to the city or town as a part thereof. (S) The result of such election may be contested by any quaained electer voting at the election. under the same provisions as are provided by a general law for contesting election of justices f.l the contestee. The city or town as whose instance the election Is held shall pay all costs and expense incident to the election. (9) The plat or map filed with the certified copy of the reSo- lutton. as required herin. shall show the boundaries of the territory propos- ed to be taken into the city or town. which territory must be contiguous to the boundary of the city or town, at some point and such territory may ex- tend to or around the boundary line of any other city or town. but Is not to embrace any territory within the cor porate limits of another municipality All territory brought within the cor porate limits of a city or town, under iutton. as required herein, shall show tect to its laws and ordinances and the council shall have and exercise the same Jurisdiction over such territory as issexercised over the other territory within the corporate limits of the city or town. The council may create new wards or may enlarge the wards, so as to embrace all the territory brought within the corporate limits of the city, or town. So as to afford opportunity to all persons entitled to vote at elec- tions in the city or town, to vote there at. The probate judge shall be entitled to the same fees for his ser vices performed under the provisions hereof. as he is authorized by law to charge and collect for similar services rendered by him, and all other officers shall be entitled to the same eompensa- tion for services rendered by them as they are authorized by law to charge and collect for similar services render ed by them, and the city at whose in- stance the service Is performed under the provisions hereof, shall pay all costs and expense thereof. except in the case of a contest as herein provid- ed. Any city or town having extended its corporate limits under the provl- sions of this act or other act. or law may again extend it's corporate limits hereunder or under any other act or law authorizing an extension of cor porate limits by cities or towns. In every proceeding to extend the corpor- ate limits of any city or town under the provisions hereof. the council of
 
 each and every resolution herein pro- vided for. and the probate judge shall declare in each and every order direct ing and ordering an election to he held hereunder. and in every notice given hereunder. and In every order directing and ordering an election to be held hereunder, and In every notice given hereunder, and in every order made and entered on the record of the probate court hereunder. that such re- solution. order or notice. as the case may be. is passed. given or entered under the provisions of thls Act. After an election has been held in any territory under the provisions of this. or any other act or law, no other or subsequent election shall be ordered or held for the same territory or any part thereof within twelve months next
 after said election. Sec. 36. The council may. Of It's own motion. impeach or remove nay of the officers named in the preceding section. including the president of the council for corruption In office. habltual drunkenness. incompetency. official misconduct. or any offense involving moral turpttude or for habitual neglect of duty, by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to the council except the mayor. as to whom three fourths vote shall be requisite. the vote In all cases being taken by yeas and nays, and spread upon the mlnutea five days notice and an opportunity of being heard in hIs own defense having been previously given the accused. with a copy of the charges against him. Upon the preferring of impeachment charges against any member of the