The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18

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 this provision. in so far as same relates
 to any city of this class, is hereby re. | pealed.
 l Sec. IA. Whenever any vacancy shah oc. cur in the office of the president of the board or other commissioner of any city
 organized under the terms of this act
 then his successor shall be appointed by the governor. Every person who shall De appointed to the office of president of the board or other commissioner of such | city, under the provisions of this sec | ton, or Of the preceding sections. shall | qualify for office as soon as practicable after such appointment and shall be clothed with the duties and responsibili- ties and powers of such office immediate | " upon such qualification. He shall hold office for the unexpired term of ms prede- cessor.
 Sec. 10. Until the first Monday in Octo- Der. 1915, the salary of the president of the commission shall be $4500 per annum payable in monthly installmo 1ts at the end of every calendar month out of the city treasury. After the first Monday In October, 1915, the salary of the presi- dent of the commission shall be 5000 per annun, payable in monthly installments of $25O at the end of every calendar month, out of the city treasury. The sal- ary or each of the other commissioners shall be $3oo0 per annum each, and shall be paid out of the city u 1easury, in month"; ly installnents of $25O at the end of each calendar month, provided, that absence for 40 consecutive days of any commits sioner from the county in which any such city Is situated, shall vacate nls office, and the judge of probate of such county shall certify the vacancy to the governor.
 sec lb The employees of cities organized under this act shall, except as herein otherwise provided, be elected by the com mlssioners solely cn account of their fit Less and without regard to their political affiliations. It shall be unlawful to hold party caucuses or primaries for the pur- pose of nominating any commissioner or any officer or employe of such city and any person who shall solicit or accept a party nomination for said offices shall be thereby rendered ineligible for such office or any other office under said city for period of one year thereafter.
 Sec. IT. It shall be unlawful for any candidate for office or any officer in such city directly or indirectly to give or prom ise any person persons any office, po- sition, employment, benefit or anything Of value for the purpose of influencing or obtaining the political support, aid or vote of any person persons. Every commissioner elected by popular vote in any such city shall, within 30 days after qualifying, file with the judge of probate
 
 lished at least once in newspaper of general circulation in such city, his sworn itemized statement of all his election and campaigning expenses and by whom such funds were contributed Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be misdemeanor, punishable by fino of not more than $500 and be ground for removal from office.
 Sec. 1S No officer or employe elected or appointed in any such city shall be interested. directly or indire. tly, in any contract for work or materi.l, for the profits thereof, or services to be furnished or performed for the city; and no such officer or employe shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract for work or materials or the profits thereof or services to be furnished or performed for any person, firm or corporation oper- ating interurban railway, rtreet rail- way, gas works, electric light or power plant heating plant, telegraph line or telephone exchange within the ter ritorial limits of said city. No such com missioner or other official of sucn city shall be interested in, or any emplcye or attorney of, any corporation operat- ing any public service utility herein- above mentioned and described in this section within said city. No such officer or employe shall accept or receive, di- rectly or indirectly, from any person, firm or corporation, operating within the territorial limits of said city, any in terurban railway, railway, street railway, gasworlSs. waterworks, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line, or telephone exchange, or other business using or operating under a public fran chise, any frank, free pass, free ticket or free service, or accept or receive, di- rectly or indirectly. from any such per- son. firm or corporation any gift or other thing of value or any service upon terms more favorable than are granted to the public generally. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor. and upon conviction there of. the guilty person shall be punished by fine of not less than s100 nor more than $500, and may be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 90 days. Every such contract or agreement shall be void. Such prohibition of free trans portation shall not apply to policeman or fireman in uniform, nor to policemen in the discharge of their duty, nor shall any free service to city officials hereto fore provided by any franchise or ordi- nance be affected by this section. Any officer or empioye of such city. who by solicitation or otherwise shall exert his influence, directly or indirectly, to influ- ence other officers or employees of such city to favor any particular person or
 
 said city or who shall in any manner contribute money, labor. or other valu- able thing to aid in the election of any person as commissioner of said city shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by fine of not exceeding $300 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail for term not exceeding 20 days.
 Sec. 1s1s. That all police officers and al 0ffjcQrq n fha fir0 de- rartment and firemen in any city organ ized under the provisions of this act who shall have honorably served in and been member of the police or fire depart ment of any such city, or of the munic- ipal organization, for 20 years continu- ously, which such city has immediately succeeded, and who shall have attained the age of 50 years, shall upon his ap- plication in writing to the commission of such city, be relieved and retired from active service in such police department or fire department, upon half pay, that is to say, said policeman or fireman upon being so retired, shall receive and be paid for and during his natural life an amount of money equal to one-half the salary or pay which such policeman or fireman was receiving at the time Of making such application, the same to be paid monthly out of any funds that may be in the treasury of such city, not otherwise appropriated, provided, that the amount to be paid to any one em- ploye hereunder shall not exceed $40 per month. That any officer or policeman or fireman in any such city who shall have become permanently disabled, by reason of any injury received while in the service as a member of said police or fire department, shall, upon his ap- plication in writing to the board of com ,.,tsefoparo ba relieyad and retired from