The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

| section, provided that such candidates must within 30 days arter the approval | of this act in all respects comply with all of the provisions of said section 6. l Approved September 10. 1915.
 official:
 JOHN PUR1FoY.
 Secretary of State.
 AN ACT
 No. 403) (H. 1428 Fite of Marion. To provide for elections, to authorize any
 county in the state and any school dis trict now existing, or hereafter formed in any county, to levy and collect speical county tax for public school purposes, not exceeding 30 cents on each $100 worth of taxable property in such county and in such school district. Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala bama:
 ] Section l. That upon a petition signed by 200 or more qualified electors Of any county, to the court of county commits sioners, or other governing body, in any county within the state of Alabama, said court of county commissioners or other governing body shall order an election to determine whether or not a special tax shall be levied for public school purposes within said county, and upon request of the county board of education to the court of county commissioners, or other gov
 
 election to determine whether or not a special tax shall be levied for public school purposes within any school dis trict in any county; provided that no election in any school district shall be held for the purpose of levying and col lecting a special school tax for school purposes unless the county in which said district is located shall be levying and collecting special county tax for school purposes of not less than 30 cents on each sl00 worth of taxable property in such county. Publication shall be made of any election to be held under the provisions of this act in some newspaper of the county for three successive issues preced- ing the date of said election, and when an election is to be held for a special tax for school purposes in any district, written notices shall be posted in three public places within said district at least 20 days prior to said election. Said pub lications and notices shall show the rate of such proposed tax, the time it. is proposed to be continued, and the pur- pose for which the levy is proposed to be made.
 Sec. 9 That the inspectors and officers Of the special county election shall be appointed and such election shall be held. and the results of such election shall be declared in the same manner and by the same officers as the results of the regu- lar election for county officers under the general election laws of the state; pro- vided that the election may be held at the time for holding any regular election Tn the county, and if held at such time the inspectors and officers of the general election shall conduct at the same time the election herein provided for, and for such services they shall receive no com pensation other than that allowed them for the holding of the general election, but if the election is held at some other time than that sof holding the regular elec- ton within the county, then the election officers shall receive the same pay as that for holding general election.
 Sec. 3. That upon written request of the county board of education for a special election in any school dis- trlct, the court of county commission CTS or other governing body shall ap- point three managers and one return ing officer for each voting place in the school district to conduct and make return of such election in the school district. and in the event such election officers fail to appear at the polling place to which they are appointed. the officer or officers who do appear shall appoint someone to take their places; provided that all election officers shall be qualified electors of the district in which they serve; and 1t shall be the duty of the sheriff to notify all off, cers of their appointment by the court Of county commissioners or other gov erning body. The managers of such election shall open the polls at s o'clock a. m. and close the same at o'clock p. m. on the day of the elec- tion. and immediately after closing the polls shall ascertain the results of the election at their respective voting places and make returns of the same | to the court of county commissioners or ! rnf inc h,dV !.
 deliver the ballot boxes containing the returns with the polling lists, tally | sheets and other necessary papers to
 the returning officers of such voting places, who shall deliver the same to
 the court of county commissioners or
 other governing body. on or before
 noon of the second day after said elec-
 tion. The court of county commission CTS or other governing body shall within four days after said election canvass the returns 50 made and under
 oath make written report declaring
 the result of said election in said
 school district showing the number of votes cast both for and against the proposed taxation. A copy of such re- port shall be printed in some newspa- per published in the county and the
 original shall be filed in the office of the probate judge. Except as otherwise provided herein, said election shall be
 held under the general election laws
 of the state. The officers, including
 the sheriff, shall perform the same du-
 ties and receive the same pay as pro-
 vided for under the general election
 laws aforesaid; and all costs and fees
 of said election shall be paid out of the county treasury
 Sec. 1. That when any election is to
 be held in any county or in any school district, under the provisions of this act, the court of county commission L <1A~ -L- vide the necessary number of ballots, polling lists. tally sheets, ballot boxes.
 booths. instructions for holding the election, and all other necessary and proper stationery for holding said elec- ton; and the sheriff shall see that the