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

See' io' All iaWS or parts of laws in consistent herewith are hereby repealed Sec. F. This act shall take effect unn,, it's approval Nf0, Approved June 19, 1915.
 Official
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
 AN ACT
 IN NO 'Sl) (H. AS. Weakley. To create in all cities of the state of Ala bama which have a population of as much as 100000 people according to the last federal census, or which shall have sucn population according to any such census that may be taken hereafter. a board of trustees of the firemen's pen sion and relief fund in connection with the regularly organized and paid fire de- partment of such cities: to provide for the organization of such board of trus- tees to designate certain mem- bers of said board and provide the method and time of electing the re- maining members thereof; to designate and provide for the selection of the of- ncers and agents; to prescribe the pow CTS and duties of said board and its of- ficers and agents to create in all such cities firemen's pension and relief fund Tor the benefit and relief of disabled, sick, retired and other members of such fire department, and the widows, minor chlluren and dependent widowed moth- CTS of such disabled and retired mem- bers, to declare the said board of trus-
 tees and trustee of such fund; to pro- vide for the use, management and con trol of said fund; to provide for the raising of such fund and the sources thereof; to provide for the pay ment into said fund of the fines prescribed and imposed for the violation of certain ordinances of fo fo, {1, into such fund of a certain percentage of the gross premiums, less returned premiums, received by fire insurance companies doing business within such cities, and for the making of a sworn report by such fire insurance companies of such premiums to the said board of trustees, and to prescribe the penalty for failure to make such payment and report, and for enforcing such penalty: to provide for the payment into such fund of a portion of the monthly salary of each member of such fire depart ment; to authorize such cities to pay into such fund part of the revenue received from licenses issued by such cities; to provide for the pensioning and relief of disabled, sick retired and other members of such fire department and the widows minor children and dependent widowed mothers of such disabled and retired members; to provide for the payment out of such fund of certain expenses attending the burial and fu- neral of deceased members of such ire department; to provide for the retire. ment and reinstatement of members of such fire department to prescribe the duties of the city attorney and city physician in connection with the said board of trustees and the said fund: to designate the treasurer of such fund and his duties; to provide for the nf all 1ox and ~fu of 1ovzy in, conflict herewith; to provide for the exemption of benefits out of said fund from levy; to provide the time of taking effect of this act.
 Be 1t enacted by the legislature of Ala bama as follows:
 Section 1. That in all cities of the state of Alabama which have a population of as much as 100000 people, according to the last federal census, or which shall have such population according to any such census that may be taken hereafter. there Is hereby created in connection with the regularly organized and paid fire department of such cities a board of trustees of the firemen's pension and re- lief fund" by which name the said board shall be known and called, to be cos, posed of the persons herinafter named and to be selected as hereinafter provided and directed; and in all such cities, thew is hereby created firemen's pension ana rtittl luIus AOI tue DtItut OI LQe persons hereinafter named to be derived and raised in the manner hereinafter pro- vided.
 Sec. 2. That the said board of trustees of the firemens pension and relief fund shall be composed of five members, con- sisting of the president of the board of cc mmissioners of such city, or other ex- ecutive head thereof. the chief or other head fireman of such fire department of such city. and three members of such fire department of such city, who shall be selected as is hereinafter set forth and provided.
 Sec. 5. That within 10 days after this act takes effect the chief or other head fire, man of such fire department of such city. shall designate a day for holding the first election of trustees under the provisions of this act. and such officers, within the period aforesaid shall fix time for hold ing convention to nominate trustees for election, and the time for holding such convention shall be fixed five days earlier than the time for holding such first elec- tion. The delegates to such convention shall consist of one. delegate from each fire company in such city, who shall be elected by ballot by the members of such