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

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 AN ACT
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 To provide for the government by a com
 mission of all cities in Alabama whicl
 now have. or which may hereafter have
 population of 100000 people, or more
 according to the last federal census, o
 any such census which may hereafter
 be taken, when such cities by an cleo
 tion adopt the provisions of this act
 to provide for the selection and cleo
 ton of commissioners and their terms of office: to fix their powers, dutie.
 and compensation: to punish improper l conduct in connection with the electior l of said commissioners, and to otherwise
 provide for the creation, conduct an6 1 maintenance of said commission form | of government. and to repeal all laws l and parts of laws in conflict with the
 provisions of this act
 Be 1t enacted by the legislature of Ala l bama:
 | Section l. That all cities of the state ot Alabama which now have a population of 100000 people, or more, according to the Hast federal census, or which may here- after have such population, according to any such census that may be taken here I after, shall become organized, and shall
 be conducted under the commission form
 of government. according to the terms
 
 voters of such city snail at an election I held as hereinafter provided, elect to be governed according to the terms of thfs I act.
 l Sec. 3. That the election commission of every city in this state now having s10o,- 900 population, or more, according to the l las. federal census, shall hold a special | election in such city or cities, on the second Monday in Octoper, Is1o after the passage of this act, and such election commission shall hold a special election on the second Monday in October of any year. when 1t shall be determined by a federal census that any other city or cities in the state of Alabama has at- taned a popula ton of 100000 people or more. at which election there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of such city the proposition whether or not such city shall be organized under and be goSerned by the provisions of this act. The ballot to be used in such election shall be in substantially the following form: Special election, Monday, October l9 Shall the city of .............. become organized under and be governed by the provisions of an act of the legislature of Alabama approved (here insert the date of the approval of this acD, pro- viding for a board of five commissioners having the powers, authority, and receiv- ing the compensation provided in said dct. Make cross marx DeIOTe OT dIleT the proposition you vote fou Yes: No The election commission slMll give not less than two weeks notice of the time and place or places of holding such cleo tion by publication in a newspaper pub lished in said city. and snail appoint all managers. clerks, and returning or other officers of such election, and shall per- form all other duties with reference to said election required of them by law with reference the holding of or special elections in such city, and the question of the adoption of the provisions of this act may be submitted by said election commission on the same day on which there may be held any general or special municipal election, and in that event there shall be only one set of cleo tion officers, and clerks but each ques- ton submitted to the voters snail be on a separate ballot, and separate certificates shall be made of the results of such cleo ton.
 Sec. g. If at any election held under the provisions of this act to submit to the qualified voters of any city having a
 population of 100000 people. or more, whether or not they will elect to be- come organized under and be governed by the provisions of this act, such prop osition Is decided in the affirmative by d majority vote of those who vote in such election. the election commission shall certify the result of such election to the governing body of the municipality, and such certificate shall be recorded on the minutes of such commission.
 Sec. 4. Thereafter the election com mission of such city shall call and hold a special election in such city, and if such city is already organized under a commission form of government having three commissioners there shall be at such election two additional com mi ci nj O nr nf l,n hal hn1 office and act as such commissioners, with all the powers and duties pertain ing to the office. for the time pro- vided by this act. And in the event any such election shall be called in any city which has not now, but which may hereafter have population of 100000. or more, and which is not then under a commission form of govern ment, there shall be elected at the cleo ton provided for in this section five commissioners for such city, who shall be the governing body of such city, if this act is approved and adopted by the voters of such city. and such commissioners shall serve from the date of election to the next quadriennial period for such elections, counting such quadrennial periods as beginning the first Monday in November, 1917. Such election shall be held under the gem eral election laws applicable to such cities, and shall be held at the sew eral voting place in such city, or cit les, on the first Monday in December following the adoption Of the provisions of this act by the voters of such city or cities at the election held on the second Monday in October. The election commission shall canvass the votes cast in said election so held | on the first Monday in December. on | the day following such 1ection or as soon thereafter as practicable and shall give certificate of election to the two. or the five candidates. as the case may be, who receive a majority of ali the votest cast in said election. Each voter shall be entitled to vote for two. or five candidates depending upon the number of commissioners to be elected. Said certificate of election shall en- title the holder to act as commissioner of said city from the date of such cer- tificate for the term for which they were elected. and such certificate shall be recorded on the minutes of such commission. The commissioners so elected shall have all the powers con- ferred upon them by law and by the terms of this act, and they shall re- ceive the compensation hereinafter pro- vided. At any election held under the provisions of this act, at which com missioners are elected, the candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the respective offices for which they are candidates, shall be elected thereto, provided he receives a major ity of all votes cast for such office IT at the first election, majority is not received by any or by an insufficient number of candidates to fill the of- fices voted for at such election. then