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

lowing shall be the form of the ballot which words shall be printed in plaii type on separate slips namely: ''Shal the proposition to abandon the commits sion form of government in the city O --------- and return to the al dermanic form of government as it ex isted in said city at the time said com mission form of government was adopt ed, be adopted2' Yes No The voter shall mark his ballot with z cross mark before or after the wore which expresses his choice No othe! proposition shall he submitted to tn, voters of said city upon this ballot Tn, election thereupon shall be conducted the vote canvassed and the result de elared in the manner provided by law for other city elections. and if the ma jority of the votes cast shall be it favor of such proposition, then the pro visions of the general municipal law q. the same existed prior 10 and at the tim, of the adoption of the commission form of government in said city snail be adopt ed and the president Of the board O commissioners of said city shall transm; to the governor of Alabama. to the see retary of state and to the judge of pro bate of the county each q eertificat, stating that such proposition was adopt ed by said city.
 See ?. The governor shall, within ., days after receiving notice of the results of said election. appoint a mayor and the requisite number of aldermen whC shall reside within the territorial limits of such city. and who shall possess tho qualifications prescribed by law for suci city. and who shall hold office thereafter until their successors are elected ano qualified in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law, and such officers SC appointed shall hold office until the next regular election and until their successors are qualified.
 Sec 3. As soon as such mayor and aldermen shalh have been appointed and shall qualify and enter upon the duties of their office, then such city shall be- come and be organized under the genera municipal laws of Alabama, free from and independent of any of the terms or provisions or any of the commission form of government laws otherwise applicable thereto
 Sec. 4 The mayor and aldermen o said city shall possess and exercise al the powers and authority legislature executive and judicial possessed and cN' efcised by municipal corporations of sucl population which may never have beer organized under commission form of gov ernment law
 Sec B. Such city shall continue it's or ganization as a body corporate under the name of the city of ....,... dnserting the name of said cityl. It shall continue tC be subject to all the duties and obliga tions then pertaining to or ineumpen upon it as municipal organization ano shall continue to enjoy all rights. mmuni ties. powers and franchises then enjoyed by it. as well as those that may there after he granted to it. All laws govern ing such city and not inconsistent witt the provisions of this act shall apply t' and govern said city after 1t shall hay, become organized under the aldermani' form as hereby provided All by-law' ordinances. and resolutions lawfully pa ssed and enforced in said city under its former organization shall remain in fore, until altered or repealed as authorized by law The territorial limits of saic city shall remain the same as under it' former organization, except that it shal be divided into wards in the manner pro- vided for by law. and all rights, powers and privileges of every description whicl were vested in it shall vest in it under the organization herein provided for as though there had been no change in tho organization of said city and no right ol liability either in favor of it or against it. and no suit or prosecution of any kind shall be affected by such change unless otherwise expressly provided TOT 
 of said city and all officials except those whose terms of office are abolished by this act shall continue in office until, but only Until otherwise provided by the mayor and aldermen of said city, but the office of commissioner and the office of board of commissioners and the office of president of board of commissioners be and they are severally abolished upot the appointment and qualification of tho mayor and aldermen, in pursuance of tho election herein provided for.
 Sec $. Every city abandoning the com mission form of government and return ing to the aldermanic form as authorized herein shall be governed and managso by the mayor and aldermen of said city in all respects as provided for by law and as such shall possess all the powers and perform all the duties and obligations now or hereafter conferred upon the mayor and aldermen in cities in the state of Alabama. That this act shall not apply to cities having Il population of 350O0 or more. according to the last or any subsequent federal census.
 Approved September 20, 1915.
 official:
 JOHN PUR1FOY,
 Secretary of State.