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

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 which now have or which may here ! after have a population of as much as
 one hundred thousand people accord
 ing to the last federal census. or any
 such census which may hereafter be
 taken, and to further provide for and
 define the rights, powers, duties, pro-
 cedure, jurisdiction and authority of
 such cities and of the officers, courts
 and bodies thereof, and of the state
 s.and county officers, courts, bodies,
 boards and funds in relation to such
 cities and the officers and affairs there
 of, and to prescribe penalties for the
 violation of this act.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama:
 Section 1. The provisions of this act
 shall refer to and apply only to cities
 which now have or which may hereafter
 have population of as much as one hum
 dred thousand people according to the
 last federal census, or any such census
 which may hereafter be taken.
 Sec ?. A majority of the members Of
 the board of commissioners or other gov
 erning body of such cities shall consti-
 ute quorum, but any meeting of such
 board or governing body may be ad-
 journed from time to time by any number
 less than quorum and the attendance of
 absent members enforced. It shall not
 be necessary to reduce to writing any
 motion made at any meeting of such
 board or governing body, but all such
 motions shall be spread on the minutes
 of such meetings. Any matter which may
 be acted on at any regular meeting of
 such board or governing body may be
 acted on at any special or called meeting
 by unanimous consent of all the members
 of such board or governing body present
 at such meeting.
 Sec 8. Each such city shall have and
 full continuing power and authority to establish, purchase, build erect, own, maintain and operate waterworks, gas and electric light plants and works, tele- phone systems and other public utilities; and when so maintaining or operating any such public utility to furnish ser vice therefrom to any persons, corpora tions or municipalities in surrounding ter ritory, and to charge such persons, cor porations and municipalities for such ser vice at rates to be fixed by contract or otherwise, by such city furnishing such service, which rates need not be in con formity with the rates and classifications ln such city; to regulate the manner of and rates for furnishing gas, electricity, telephone service, steam heat and street car transportation and the service of other public utilities furnished in such city, or in the police jurisdiction thereof by any person or corporation, together with the character of such service; and to prescribe and regulate the quality and manner of furnishing gas, electricity, tel ephone service, steam heat transporta- tion or other service of public utilities so furnished. The powers hereby granted shall include the right to establish or build and maintain such plants or parts thereof anywhere outside the limits of such cities and to acquire by condem- nation any property needed for any such purposes. Provided however that noth- ing in this section shall be construed to ! authorize any invalidation of existing contracts.
 Sec. 4. Where any such city has already, Tor which may hereafter by alteration or Irearrangement of it's boundary lines or otherwise absorbed or included within it's limits, any other city or town which owned, or which may own any water works, gas or electric light systems, or | other public utility, such city so alter N ing or rearranging it's boundary lines or otherwise absorbing or including such other town or city may take charge of and operate said waterworks, gas or cleo tric light systems or other public utility. and make and prescribe rules and regu- lations governing the use of such plants and the water, gas, electricity other service supplied thereby, and make charge for such use and for service without re- gard to the rules and regulations and | charges previously in effect in the ab- sorbed city or town. The operation of such public utility may be discontinued if | in the opinion of the governing body of such city it should be deemed to the n interest of such city so to do.
 U See 5. Such cities shall have full power and authority to establish, erect, main- \ tain, repair, rebuild enlarge, extend
 operate, provide for and regulate pub
 lie auditoriums and other buildings or places for public meetings or other pub lie buildings.
 Sec. 6. Such cities shall have full, com plete, unlimited and continuous power ov1 t,f1,a fxr fA
 adopt ordinances and regulations not
 inconsistent with the laws of the state \ and the federal and state constitutions \ to carry into effect or discharge the \ powers and duties conferred by law N upon such cities. and to provide for II the safety, preserve the health, promote the prosperity, improve the morals, or ders comfort, and convenience of the ' Inhabitants of the city, and to prevent | and punish injuries and offenses to the \ public therein, and to prevent conflict | and ill feeling between the races in such cities by making provisions for the use of separate blocks or parts of |, blocks for residences, places of abode, | and places of assembly by the different | races, and to prevent evasion and pun fish violations of the ordinances and | f~sel utions of such cities, and to com pei obedience thereto by fine not ex- | Ceeding one hundred dollars and by inn | prisonment or hard labor not exceeding six months, one or both, and by revoca- | tion of licenses granted by such munich | N4Gty upon conviction in the recorders | court for violation of any of said ordi | nances, provided, however, that this | section shall not be construed to author | ize the forfeiture of franchises granted | by state laws or city ordinances without | appropriate legal proceedings, and to | the ends set out in this section the full, | complete and unlimited police powers possessed by the state of Alabama are hereby delegated to such cities and towns as though specifically and in de- tail set out in this section. in so far as it is possible for the legislature of | Alabama, under the constitution of Ala bama, and of the United States, to dele | gate such powers 1t being expressly de- clared that nothing contained therein shall be construed as a limitation of or restriction on the police powers here tofore or herein granted to such cities under general or special laws
 Sec. 7 Judicial notice of all ordi- nances, laws and bylaws of such cities shall be taken by the courts of the Stsite.
 Sec. s. The governing body of any such city may provide at any time 1t may deem proper. for the revision and codification of it's ordinances, bylaws and permanent resolutions. or for the | adoption of a code or codes by ordi- nance. such code or codes and the rev;s- r ions or amendments thereof may relate | to the whole system of city bylaws, | ordinances and permanent resolutions,