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

there be abolished. and the terms oi office of any and all such officers ol officials shall then and thereby cease Said board of commissioners shall not have, possess or exercise any legisla- tive. executive, judicial or administra- tive powers of the state or county. ex- cept when acting as a recorder. and then only as a committing magistrate nor shall the offices held by them be state offices except herein provided, such city shall continue it's existence as body corporate under the name of City of -" unserting name of saic city). It shall continue to be subject to all the duties and obligations then pertaining to or incumbent upon it as a municipal corporation not inconsist- ent with the provisions of this acs and shall continue to enjoy all the rights immunities powers, privileges and fran chises then enjoyed by it, as well as those that may thereafter be granted to it, not Inconsistent with the pro- visions of this act. All laws governing such city. and not inunsistent with the provisions of this act, shall apply to and govern said city after it shall be- come organized under the commission form of government provided by this act All laws, ordinances and rgsolu- tions lawfully passed and in force in any such city under its former organi- zation not inconsistent with the pro visions of this act, shall remain In forcS until altered or repealed, according to the provisions of this act. The terri torial limits of such city shall remain the same as under it's former organ ization, and all rights and property oi every description which vested in il shall vest in it under the organization harein nrnufdaA fo Il ha, ,l been no change In the organization of said city; and no right or liability eith- CT in favor of 1t or against 1t. and no suit or prosecution of any kind shall be affected by such change, unless oth- erwise expressly provided for by tho terms of this act. All employees of said city and all officials except those whose terms of office are abolished by this act shall continue in office until other wise provided by said board of com missioners or the board of public safety of said city, provided that this with drawal or transfer of powers shall not apply to the powers conferred on the county board of health in so far as they apply to said city, by state law or by existing city ordinances, nor shall they apply to the appointment of health of ficers for a city, nor to persons em- ployed by such health officer to enforce quarantine under ordinances in force in the city.
 Sec. 6ls. In cities having population of 2s.oo0 or less than 10000. the management and control of the public schools therein shall be vested in a board of education, which shall be composed of five members
 who shall serve without compensation, and shall be qualified electors and resi- dents of the respective cities, and who shall, not be members of the board of nnr m feet A
 ing of the board of commissioners after organization, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, at any regular meet ing. the board of commissioners shall elect the members of the board of edu- cation, whose terms of office, respective ly, shall be one two, three. four and five years. Annually thereafter at the first reg ular meeting in April, or as soon there after as may be practicable, at any reg ulaf meeting, the board of commissioners shall elect member of the board of edu- cation, whose term of office shall be five years, to succeed the member of the board of education whose term expires that year. In the event of vacancy in the membership of the board of educa- tion. by resignation or otherwise, the fact shall be reported to the board of commissioners, by the board, and the board of commissioners. sfiall eject 0 per son to fill such vacancy for the unex- pired term At it's first regular meeting in May, after the election of said board of education, or as soon thereafter as practicable and annually thereafter, the board of education shall elect from its membership president and vice presi- dent. It shall also elect a clerk, who need not be a member of the board of educa- tion and may fix his compensation. The vice president shall perform the duties oi the president only when the president may be absent or unable to perform his duties. The board of education may fill
 any vacancy in any of the of fees mentioned in this section. All property, real and personal and mixed, now held or hereafter acquired for school purposes. shall be held in trust for the use of the public schools of the city or town and no sale or purchase of real estate shall be made by any other than the board of education of such city or town The board of education shall have full and exclusive power. within the limits of the revenue appropriated for such purpose, or acerulng to the use of the public schools, to purchase fixtures, furniture, apparatus, libraries, fuel and supplies for the use of the schools, and to sell the same, and to make expenditures for the maintenance anu repair of the school grounds buildings, and other prop erty, to purchase sfces and to establish and build new schools when such sites have been provided by the board of edu- action, and to superintend the erection thereof; to make additions, alterations and repairs to the buildings and property devoted to school uses, and to make nec- essry and proper regulations, contracts and agreements in relation to such mat ters All such contracts shall inure to tho benefit of the public schools and in a suit at law or in equity, brought upon them
 e. nd Inn, nt money and property, belonging to and used by the public schools, or for dam ages, shall be brought by and in the name of the city. Each year the board of edu- cation shall make an estimate, in detail, of the amount of money required for the proper support and maintenance of the public schools during the next scholastic year. which shall be submitted to the board of commissioners, and the board of commissioners shall make annual ap- proprlations for the support and main tenance of the schools that 1t may deem necessary and proper, in view of all other needs of the government of the city, and of the expected revenues from taxes and otherwise. Money so appropriated, ana all money received from the school fund of the state, poll taxes and the sale of school property, and the sale of bonds for school purposes, and from any other source whatever. for school purposes
 shall be held by the treasurer of the city. as special fund or funds for school purposes, and it shall be paid out by him on warrants drawn by the clerk Of the board, and countersigned by the presi- dent, or vice president when acting as p1 esident of the board of education, and by the clerk of the city, and not other wise. And no warrant shall be drawn un- less in pursuance of resolution of the board of education, entered upon It's min utes. The board of education shall have