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


 the governor.
 Approved February 22 1915 Official:
 JOHN PURIFoY,
 Secretary of State.
 No. 119) AN ACT IS. lS2 To prohibit the employment of public
 school teachers of less than F years of
 age and to provide for the education of
 pupils of any school having less than 10
 pupils.
 Be 1t enacted by the legislature of Ala bema:
 Section 1. That on and after October 1, 1915, no person shall be employed as a teacher in any public school in the state who is not at least r years of age. and after December l, 1915, if the attendance in any school shall fall below 10. then the county board of education is authorized to make the best arrangements it can for the education of those children.
 Approved February 20, 1s15
 Official:
 JOHN PURIFoY,
 Secretary of State.
 No. 29) AN ACT QI. 166 To amend an act entitled, An act to
 provide and create commission form
 of municipal government and to estab-
 
 which now have, or which may hereafter
 have, a population of as much as 25, GOO
 ana less than 60,000 people, according
 to the last federal census, or any such
 census which may hereafter be taken;
 to regulate the selection and election
 of commissioners and their terms of
 office, and recall from office to fix
 their powers. duties and compensation,
 to punish improper conduct in connec-
 ton with elections and petitions here
 under; to abolish police commissioners
 aldermen and certain other city officials
 and otherwise provide for the creation
 and maintenance of said commission
 form of government" approved April
 $, 1911
 Be 1t enacted by the legislature of Alabama, That an act entitled An act to provide and create a commission form Of municipal government and to establish same in all cities of Alabama which now have or which may hereafter have a population of as much as 25,000 and less than 50000 people. according to the last federal census, or any census which may hereafter be taken; to regulate the selec- tion and election of commissioners and their terms of office and recall from of flee; to fix their powers, duties and com pensation; to punish improper conduct in connection with elections and petitions hereunder; to abolish police commission CTS, aldermen and certain other city of ficials. and otherwise provide for the cres tion and maintenance of said com mission form of government, approvel April G. 1911, be amended so las to read as follows:
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala bama:
 Section l. All cities of the state of Ala bama, which have a population of as many as 25,000 and less than 50000 people, according to the last federal census, or which shall hereafter have such popula- tion. according to any census that may be taken hereafter, shall become organ ized under the commission form of gov eriment, according to the terms of this act. and shall be known as cities of class e."
 Sec ?. In all cities of the state of Ala bama, which have such population, ac- cording to the last federal census, the governor is authorized, during the year 1911. and required to appoint four per sons, to hold office as commissioners of said city, who shall hold office from the second Monday in April. 1911, until the first Monday in October. 1915. and until their successors shall be elected and shall qualify as hereinafter provided, but after the expiration of the terms of the first commissioners, i. e., the first Monday in October. 1915. there shall be but three for any such city The term of office of each member of the board, including tAe president of com after the expiration of the term hereinbefore provided shall be rour years, and until their successors shall be elected and shall qualify as hereinafter provided. The mayor, or chief executive of every such city. shall be and become on the second Monday in April, 1911, as provided herein, the president of the board 1fac <,f oil ox1A hold office until the first Monday in October, 1915. It is the intention of this section that the commissioners appointed by the governor in 1911. to take office on the second Monday in April, 1911, shall hold office until the first Monday in October. 1915, and that the board of com of any such city shall there after consist of only three members. who shall be elected by the voters of such city on the third Monday in September. 1915. and every four years thereafter Sec. 3. The provisions of this act shall a pply to and become operative in all cities not now having but which shall hereafter have a population of as many as 250O0 people, according to any federal census that may be taken hereafter, and elec- tion may be called and such cities may become organized under this act in the same manner as cities having the re- quired population at the time of the pas sage of this act.
 Sec. 4. The president and the commis- sioners provided for in this act shall be known collectively as the board of of the city of --" (name of city to be inserted), and shall be the members of the board of com and it shall have the powers and duties hereinafter provided. The first commissioners appointed under the provisions of this act shall qualify for office In the manner prescribed by this act, and shall take office on the second in April, 1911. AS soon as they have qualified for office in any such city. then such city shall at that time and thereby be and become organized under the commission form of govern ment provided by this act, and said com provided for by this act shall forthwith take office and enter upon their duties.
 Sec. 5. The president of the board of and commissioners of such city, to be known as the board of of said city, as provided. shall be municipal officers only, and shall have, and possess and exercise, only the municipal powers. legislative. executive and judicial. possessed and ex- ercised by the mayor and board of aldermen, and any and all other boards, and officers of such city of any and of every sort whatsoever. ex- cept the powers conferred on the county board of health, and on the board of public safety. hereinafter created. in SO far as they apply to said city, by state law, or by existing ordinances enacted by. said city. except whatsoever power they may possess, expressly or as state officers, or such pow erR that are expressly or impliedly given by this act; and all such boards,