No. 203.)

AN ACT.

(S. 320.

To amend section 17 of an act. Approved March 3rd, 1903, entitled an act to provide for the holding the elections on the question of changing of county seats, and in the event of a majority of qualified electors of the county voting at such election shall vote in favor of changing or locating county seats to provide for changing or locating county seats under the erection of necessary county buildings and to provide for the necessary county officers.

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Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That section 17 of an act approved March 3rd, 1903, entitled an act to provide for the holding the elections on the question of changing the county seats, and in the event of a majority of the qualified electors of the county voting at such election shall vote in favor changing or locating county seats to provide for changing or locating county seats under the erection of necessary county buildings and to provide for the necessary county officers be amended so When majority as to read as follows, to-wit:-Section 17. If up- vote cast in faon canvass of the returns of said election, it shall vor of removal. be ascertained and declared that a majority of all the legal votes cast were in favor of the removal of the county seat, then the city, town or village thus elected shall thereafter be the county seat of the county; and it shall thereupon be Duty of county the duty of the court of county commissioners to commissioners as to purchase procure by donation or by purchase at the ex-of lands for pense of the county suitable lots or parcels of buildings, etc. land in such city, town or village, taking the fee etc. simple title thereto to the county, to cause to be erected, at the expense of the county, a suitable courthouse, and a suitable jail on said lots for the county as soon as practicable; and when said. court house shall be completed and ready for occupancy, the said county officers shall remove their offices and the records thereof to such office or rooms in the new courthouse as may be desig

Where court held prior to removal.

Effect.

nated for them respectively by the court of county commissioners; and the sheriff upon completion of the jail, shall remove and keep therein any prisoners in his custody. Prior to the removal, last referred to, all courts of records for the county shall be held at the original courthouse thereof. But after such removal, all courts of record for the county shall be held at the new county seat, and if needs be the court of county commissioners must provide suitable buildings in which to hold said courts, pending the erection and completion of the court house. Provided, that all county officials who are required to hold their offices at the county seats shall have their offices and all courts held for such county shall be held at the old county seat until the suitable buildings and offices can be provided by said commissioners court at the new county seat not to exceed twelve months from the date of said election.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately upon its passage. Approved March 2, 1907.

May acquire land by condemnation proceedings.

No. 204.)

AN ACT.

(S. 310.

Conferring on railroads operating in the State of Alabama, the right to acquire lands for depots, freight yards, and team tracks by condemnation proceedings, in the mode prescribed by law, after application for permission to bring such condemnation proceeding has first been submitted to and approved by the railroad commission of Alabama.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That railroads operating in the State may acquire by condemnation proceedings, in the mode prescribed by law, lands for depots, freight yards and team tracks; provided, that the condemna

tion proceedings shall be begun for either of said purposes until an application for permission to bring such condemnation proceeding has first been submitted to, and the same approved by the Railroad Commission of Alabama; and provided Submit same further, that should such lands not be used for to railroad the purposes of such condemnation within one year from the date of its condemnation, or should

commission.

such lands be abandoned for the use condemned, When lands or be used for purposes not authorized by such abandoned. condemnation, the same shall revert to the owner

or owners, his or their heirs.

Approved March 2, 1907.

No. 205.)

AN ACT.

(S. 226.

To make an appropriation for the confederate soldiers hhome at Mountain Creek, Alabama, and for other purposes.

tion.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That there is hereby appropriated out of the Appropriatreasury of the State of Alabama out of funds on hand not otherwise appropriated the following amounts for the benefit of the Confederate Soldiers Home at Mountain Creek, Alabama.

Amount to

pay indebt

1. For the payment of the indebtedness of the said confederate soldiers home the sum of five thousand three hundred forty-nine dollars and edness. fifty cents ($5,349.50.)

Sec. 2. The State auditor is hereby authorized

to draw his warrant on the State treasurer in fa- Auditor to vor of the commandant and treasurer of the Con- draw warrant. federate Soldiers Home at Mountain Creek, Alabama, upon the certificate of the executive committee of the board of control of said soldier's home, for the sum of five thousand three hundred and forty-nine dollars and fifty cents ($5,349.50), And such sum shall be disbursed by said treasurer for the payment of such indebtedness under

mediately.

the control and supervision of said executive committee of said board of control.

Available im- Sec. 3. The said sum herein appropriated is hereby made available upon the passage of this act.

Approved March 5th, 1907.

prepare gen

eral acts.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION.

No. 210.)

(S. J. R. No. 53.

Be it resolved by the senate, the house concurSec'y. State to ring, that the secretary of State be and he is hereby required immediately after the recess of the legislature on March 2, 1907, to prepare for publication fair copies of the Acts and Joint Resolutions, except local acts, passed at this session of the legislature before said recess, and to have two thousand copies of the same immediately printed by the public printer in pamphlet form and without index, and the said secretary of State shall so soon as said copies are printed, forward five copies of the same to each member of the legislature, and one copy to the judge of every court of record, and one copy to every solicitor. The ob ject of this joint resolution being to have such acts and joint resolutions as are of a general nature printed in temporary form as early as pos sible and placed in the possession of members of the legislature so that they and each of them will have an opportunity of reviewing all such general laws, during the recess, to the end that all defects and errors, if any, appearing therein, may be remedied or corrected at the adjourned session in July, 1907.

Approved March 2, 1907.

No. 211.

AN ACT.

(S. 48.

To create the fifteenth judicial circuit for the State of Alabama to be composed of the counties of Autauga, Chilton, Elmore and Montgomery, to confer equity jurisdiction on said court as to matters arising in Autauga, Elmore and Chilton counties, and to provide for registers in chancery therein; to provide for the appointment of a judge and solicitor for said court and for the removal of pending causes and the remanding of pending appeals to the new court; to regulate the convening of grand and petit juries in said circuit and to authorize the judge of said circuit court to adopt reasonable rules of practice to facilitate the business of the court.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Fifteenth cirAlabama, That there is hereby created and estab- cuit created. lished the fifteenth judicial circuit for the State of Alabama, to be composed of the counties of Autauga, Chilton, Elmore and Montgomery and that said counties are hereby taken out of their present judicial circuits.

Sec. 2. That as soon as practicable after the Appointment passage and approval of this act, the governor of judge. shall appoint a judge in and for said circuit as approved by section 159 of the constitution, and the said judge shall receive the same salary and be paid at the same time and in the same manner as the salary of other circuit judges.

of solicitor;

Sec. 3. That as soon as practicable after the Appointment passage and approval of this act, the governor duties confinshall appoint a solicitor for said circuit, whose ed to. duties shall be confined to the counties of Autauga, Chilton and Elmore and who shall be a resident of one of said counties at the time of his election or appointment as the case may be. The salary of said solicitor shall be eighteen hundred dollars per annum and shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner as the salary of the other circuit solicitors.