The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-09

lection and election of commissioners and their terms of office and retention in and recall from office; to provide for the selection. of one commissioner as mayor, and the retention in office of certain officials to fix the powers, duties and compensation of such com missioners; to punish improper conduct in connection with elections and peti- tions hereunder; to abolish boards of public works, police commissioners, councilmen aldermen and certain other city and town officials of such muni- cipalities as adopt the said form of gov ernment, and generally to authorize and provide for the creation and main- tenance of said commission form of government.
 By MT. Stokes (notice and proof; municipalities and municipal organiza- tions): To define the corporate limits of the town of Ariton. Dale county, Ala bama.
 Br. MT. Whatley (notice and proof municipalities and municipal organiza- tions): To change the corporate limits of the town of Kinsey, in Houston county, Alabama.
 By MT. Smith (with amendments; municipalities and municipal organiza- tions): To provide and create a com mission form of municipal government and to establish same in all cities of Alabama which now have. or which may hereafter have a population or as much as 25,00O and less than 50,000 people, according to the last federal census, or any such census which may here after be taken; to regulate to the selec- tion and election of commissioners and their terms of office and recall from office; to fix their powers, duties and compensation; to punish improper con- duct in connection with elections and petitions hereunder; to abolish police commissioners. aldermen and certain other city officials, and to otherwise provide for the creation and mainten- ance of said commission form of gov ernment.
 By MT. Johnson of Clarke (notice and proof; county and county boundaries) To repeal, so far as the same applies to Clarke county. an act entitled "an act to amend section 1892 of the code so far as the same relates to Crenshaw and Clark counties, approved February 12, 1SS7."
 By MT. Morrow tcounty and county boundaries): To authorize and empower courts of county commissioners or boards of revenue of the counties in the state to borrow money for certain pur- poses
 By MT. Morrow County and county boundaries): To authorize and em- power courts of county commissioners  counties in this state to pay out of the general fund of their respective coun- ties, court costs and expenses of lftiga- tion, including reasonable attorneys S fees, incurred by the members thereof in matters arising out of their official acts, or refusal to act, and to reimburse themselves or other public officers for like costs or expenses.
 By MT. Screws (notice and proof. Lo- cal legslation): To provide for the ap- pointment by the sheriff of Montgomery county, Alabama, of an assistant night jailer, to fix his compensation and pre- scribe his duties.
 By MT. Morrow Qocal legislation): To fix the time of holding court in the city court of Birmingham.
 By MT. Morrow 0ocal legislation: To fix the time of holding the circuit court of the Tenth judicial circuit in Jefferson county, Alabama.
 By MT. Brindley (notice and proof. To- cal legislation): To create the office of official stenographer for Etowan county, to provide for his appointment to pre- scribe his duties, fix his compensation. and provide for payment of the same.
 By MT. Stollenwerck (notice and proof LIocal legislation): To authorize the board of revenue of Montgomery coun- ty to retain and employ an attorney at law; to fix the services which said at- torney at law may be required to render, and to fix his compensation therefor.
 By MT. Strickland (notice and proof. Local legislation): For the relief of J. w. Autrey of Marengo county.
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 By MT. Griffith (notice and proof Re- vision of laws): To establish the Cullman county law and equity court; to define its jurisdiction, to provide it's officers, define their powers. duties and fix their compensation; to fix the term of said court, and to prescribe and regulate the practice and procedure therein.
 By MT. Griffith notice and proof. Re- vision of lnws): To detach Cullman coun- ty from the Eighth judicial circuit.
 By Mr. Renfro Municipalities and mu- nicipal organlzations): To compensate property owners for consequential dam ages for the closing or obstructing of any street in any village. town or city.
 By MT. Williams: (with amendments. Revision of laws): To amend sections l, and 9 of an act entitled an act to provide for the investigation of fires; to define the duties and powers of certain officials in relation thereto, and to pro- vide means for defraying the expenses Incurred under the provisions of this act, approved August 31, 1909.
 By MT. Screws (notice and proof. Fees and salaries): To increase the salary of the solicitor of Montgomery county from $3,000 to $4200 annually.
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