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

AN ACl.
 No 627) (S. 30S. Judge. To propose and submit to the qualified
 electors of the state of Alabama at
 an election to be held on the first
 Monday after the expiration of three
 months from and after the final ad-
 journment of the present session of
 the legislature at which this amend
 ment is proposed, an amendment to
 the Constitution of Alabama where
 by the city of Birmingham may levy
 and collect a rate of taxation on the
 property situated therein not exceed
 ing in the total in any one year one
 and one-half per centum of the value
 of such property assessed as provided
 by the Constitution and the statutes
 now or hereafter enacted pursuant to
 the Constitution, but provided that
 the total rate of taxation levied by
 said city shall not in any one year
 exceed one per centum per annum.
 unless the rate in excess thereof shall
 have been submitted to and author
 ized by ballot by the qualified elec-
 tors of said city at elections to be
 held from time to time for such pur-
 poses, and to provide for such cleo
 tions
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama.
 Section l. That the following amend ment to the Constitution of Alabama Is hereby proposed to be submitted to the qualified electors of the State of Alabama for their consideration at an election to be held on the first Monday after the expiration of three months from and after the final adjournment of the present session of the legisla- ture at which this amendment is pro- posed, to-wit: "The City of Birming- ham may levy and collect a rate of tax ation on the property situated therein, not exceeding In the total in any one year, one and one-half per centum of the value of such property, assessed as provided by the Constitution, and the statutes now or hereafter enacted pur- suant to the Constitution. But pro- vided that the total rate of taxation levied by the city of Birmingham shall not. in any one year, exceed one per centum per annum unless the rate in excess of one per centum for such year shall have been submitted by the gov erning body of said city to the qualified voters of said city at an election held within such year or within three years prior to the beginning of such year. and shall have been authorized for such year by the majority vote by ballot of the qualified voters of said city vot- ing upon such proposition. And an increase in the rate of taxation, in ex- cess of one per centum per annum, may be SO authorized at one election for one year. or for two or three successive years, and If. for more than one year. at the same or different excess rates for the respective years In the event an excess rate submitted for any year or years shall not be so authorized at any election. new lower excess rate for such year or years may be submit ted by the governing body of said city to the qualified voters of said city for like authorization at a subsequent elec- tion or elections held at any time or times thereafter. Each election held under the provisions hereof shall be ordered, held, canvassed and contested in the same manner as is or may be provided by law, applicable to said city, for elections to authorize the is- suance of municipal bonds. Ballots used at such elections shall contain the words: "For ...-s....... excess rate