The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-04

not, on or before the next regular meet ing of said board, resign from office, hen said board at such meeting shall der an election to be held not less tn 30 days nor more than 40 days from the date of said meeting, at which election a suc- cessor to such officer to held office for his undersigned term, shall be voted for. At such election the person sought to be removed from office shall be candidate to succeed himself, and his name shall be placed upon the official ballot without any affirmative action on his part. No tice of such election shall be given by publication once a week for three sue cessive weeks in some newspaper pub lished in said city. The person who shall be elected to such office shall hold same for the unexpired term thereof, and If the person so elected be the incumbent whose removal has been requested, then he shall continue in office IS though such peti- tion had not been filed or such election held. Should no candidate at such cleo tion receive majority of the entire votes cast under the provisions of this section another election shall be held on the same day of the following week for such office, at which the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for said office shall be voted for The candidate receiving the highest number of votes at such election shall be declared elected. ,
 Should the provisions as to the recall Of commissioners contained in section la of' this act or should any other section or provision of this act be held to be void or unconstitutiQnal, 1t shall not effect or destroy the validity of any other section or provision here of which is not itself void or unconstitutional
 Sec. IA. Whenever any vacation shall occur in the office of the president of the board or other commissioners of any city organized under the terms of this act then his successor shall be elected by the two remaining members of the board of commissioners of such city. . Every person who shall be elected to the office of president of the board or other commissioner of any such city un. der the provisions of this section or oi the preceding sections, shall qualify foi office as soon as practicable after such election, and shall be clothed with the duties and responsibilities and powers oi such office immediately upon such quail tcation. He shall hold office for the un- expired term of his predecessor.
 Sec. 15. Each member of the board ot commissioners of cities organized under
 the terms of this act shall receive a sal ary or $foO0 per annum, and at that rate Tor every fraction of year during which
 he shah hold office. Such salary shall be paid in monthly installments at the enc Of every calendar month during which he shall hold office, said installments tc
 be in payment for the portion of month during which he shall have held office at the rate thus provided.
 Sec. 23. The judge of probate of the county in which are located the cities covered by this act, shall record in q well bound book for that purpose all papers required to be filed with him under the terms of this act, and shall receive thereafter the compensation all lowed for recording deeds
 Sec. "A. It shall be unlawful for any candidate for commissioner or for president of the board or for any other person in his behalf to hire or pay or agree to pay, any person to solicit votes at the polls on election and uh lawful, for any person to accept such hire or make such contract for pay to solicit votes for the president of the board or other commissioner; and any person violating this section shall be guilty of misdemeanor and may be punished by fine not to exceed $500 for each soffense and the candidate violating this section shall thereby be disqualified and rendered ineligible tc the office sought.
 Sec. 25. No candidate for the office of the president of theSboard or other commissioner can lawfully expend more than s3000 of his own funds and the funds contributed by others in aiding his candidacy and in any one election