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after a public hearing in relation thereto, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. At least fifteen days notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be published in an official paper, or a paper of general circulation, in such municipality.

Section 6. Changes. Such regulations, restrictions and boundaries may from time to time be amended, supplemented, changed, modified or repealed. The provisions of the previous section relative to public hearings and official notice shall apply equally to all changes or amendments.

Section 7. Remedies. In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained; or any building, structure or land is used in violation of this Act or of any ordinance or other regulation made under authority conferred hereby, the governing body of the municipality, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use to restrain, correct or abate such violation, to prevent the occupancy of said building, structure or land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises.

Section 8. If any section, clause, provision or portion of this act shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect any other section, clause or provision or portion of this Act which is not in and of itself invalid or unconstitutional.

Section 9. All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved August 26, 1927.

No. 374)

AN ACT

(H. 1045 Vickers

Conferring upon all cities in this state having a population of not less than sixty thousand and not more than one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants, according to the last or any subsequent Federal census, the same power and authority with respect to matters of sanitation in the territory outside of the corporate limits of such city, but within police jurisdiction thereof, which it has within the territory embraced within the corporate limits of such city; and authorizing such c'ties to construct and reconstruct systems of sanitary sewers and sewage treatment and disposal plants and outlets for such sewers and sewage systems outside of the corporate limits of such city and within the police jurisdiction of such city; and authorizing the assessment of the whole or part of the cost of such construction upon property served, benefited or increased in value, where such property lies outside the corporate limits of such city, but within the police jurisdiction of such

city; and authorizing such cities to issue bonds to pay for the cost of such construction and reconstruction.

Be it Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1. That this Act shall apply to any city in this state having a population of not less than sixty thousand and not more than one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants, according to the last or any subsequent Federal census.

Section 2. Any city of the class mentioned in Section 1 hereof shall have the same power with respect to all matters of sanitation in the territory embraced in the police jurisdiction of such city, as it has in the territory located within the corporate limits of such city.

Section 3. That any city of the class mentioned in Section 1 hereof shall have the same power with reference to the construction or reconstruction of sanitary sewer systems and sewage treatment or disposal plants and the construction or reconstruction of outlets for such sewer systems within the police jurisdiction of such city as it has within the corporate limits of such city.

Section 4. Any city of the class mentioned in Section 1 hereof shall have the same power with respect to the assessment of the cost of any construction or reconstruction covered by Section 3 of this Act against the property abutting upon or served or benefited or increased in value by reason of such construction or reconstruction, where such property is located outside of the corporate limits of such city and within the police jurisdiction of such city, as it has under existing law with respect to assessments against property located within the corporate limits of such city and served, benefited or increased in value by reason of such construction or reconstruction, and shall have the same power to issue bonds or negotiable notes to pay for such construction or reconstruction, as it has under the law where such assessment is made against property located within the corporate limits of such city. All laws governing or relating to such assessments against property located within the corporate limits shall apply to such assessments made against property outside of the corporate limits and within the police jurisdiction of such city. All laws relating to the issuance of bonds to obtain money to pay for the cost of such construction or reconstruction, where the whole or any part of such cost is assessed against property located within the corporate limits of the city shall apply and govern the issuance and sale of bonds to obtain money to pay for cost of such construction or reconstruction, where such cost is assessed in whole or in part againt property located outside of the corporate limits of such city and within the police jurisdiction of such city.

Section 5. All laws or parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Section 6. If any word, sentence, clause or section of this Act should be declared unconstitutional, the remainder shall stand.

Section 7. This Act shall take effect from and after its approval by the Governor.

Approved August 26, 1927.

No. 375)

(H. 935 Jordan of Etowah

AN ACT

To amend Section 7097, 7098, 7099, 7102, 7103, 7104, 7105, and 7108 of the Code of Alabama 1923, And Providing for the Regulation, Supervision, And Taxation of Building and Loan Associations-And to Fix Penalties for Violation of this Act.

Section 1. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama that Section 7097 of the Code of Alabama 1923 be amended so as to read as follows: Three or more persons residents of the State of Alabama may become a body corporate for the purpose of carrying on the business of a Building and Loan Association by filing with the Superintendent of Banks a certificate of incorporation, which shall conform with the provisions of this Act. The said Superintendent of Banks shall make, or have made, the investigation provided for in Section 7103 of the Code of Alabama of 1923 as amended, and when the Association has conformed to the laws of the State of Alabama, shall issue a certificate approving the certificate of incorporation which shall be addressed to the Probate Judge of the county in which the association is to have its principal place of business, and signed and verified by each of the incorporators. This certificate of approval shall be authority to the Probate Judge to reecive the certificate of incorporation. The certificate of incorporation shall set forth: (a) The name and style under which it is proposed to incorporate such association. No name shall be assumed that is identical with that of any other association in this State or which so much resembles the name of any other such association as to be likely to lead to confusion as to its identity. (b) The amount of capital stock subscribed and the amount of cash actually paid in thereon, which shall not be less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5000.00). (c) The names and residences of the incorporators, the amount subscribed by each and the amount of cash paid in by each subscriber, the names and addresses of the officers and directors chosen for the first year. (d) The location of its principal office and place of business in this State. (e) That the object of the association is to carry on the business of a Building

city; and authorizing such cities to issue bonds to pay for the cost of such construction and reconstruction.

Be it Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1. That this Act shall apply to any city in this state having a population of not less than sixty thousand and not more than one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants, according to the last or any subsequent Federal census.

Section 2. Any city of the class mentioned in Section 1 hereof shall have the same power with respect to all matters of sanitation in the territory embraced in the police jurisdiction of such city, as it has in the territory located within the corporate limits of such city.

Section 3. That any city of the class mentioned in Section 1 hereof shall have the same power with reference to the construction or reconstruction of sanitary sewer systems and sewage treatment or disposal plants and the construction or reconstruction of outlets for such sewer systems within the police jurisdiction of such city as it has within the corporate limits of such city.

Section 4. Any city of the class mentioned in Section 1 hereof shall have the same power with respect to the assessment of the cost of any construction or reconstruction covered by Section 3 of this Act against the property abutting upon or served or benefited or increased in value by reason of such construction or reconstruction, where such property is located outside of the corporate limits of such city and within the police jurisdiction of such city, as it has under existing law with respect to assessments against property located within the corporate limits of such city and served, benefited or increased in value by reason of such construction or reconstruction, and shall have the same power to issue bonds or negotiable notes to pay for such construction or reconstruction, as it has under the law where such assessment is made against property located within the corporate limits of such city. All laws governing or relating to such assessments against property located within the corporate limits shall apply to such assessments made against property outside of the corporate limits and within the police jurisdiction of such city. All laws relating to the issuance of bonds to obtain money to pay for the cost of such construction or reconstruction, where the whole or any part of such cost is assessed against property located within the corporate limits of the city shall apply and govern the issuance and sale of bonds to obtain money to pay for cost of such construction or reconstruction, where such cost is assessed in whole or in part againt property located outside of the corporate limits of such city and within the police jurisdiction of such city.

Section 5. All laws or parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Section 6. If any word, sentence, clause or section of this Act should be declared unconstitutional, the remainder shall stand.

Section 7. This Act shall take effect from and after its approval by the Governor.

Approved August 26, 1927.

No. 375)

(H. 935 Jordan of Etowah

AN ACT

To amend Section 7097, 7098, 7099, 7102, 7103, 7104, 7105, and 7108 of the Code of Alabama 1923, And Providing for the Regulation, Supervision, And Taxation of Building and Loan Associations-And to Fix Penalties for Violation of this Act.

Section 1. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama that Section 7097 of the Code of Alabama 1923 be amended so as to read as follows: Three or more persons residents of the State of Alabama may become a body corporate for the purpose of carrying on the business of a Building and Loan Association by filing with the Superintendent of Banks a certificate of incorporation, which shall conform with the provisions of this Act. The said Superintendent of Banks shall make, or have made, the investigation provided for in Section 7103 of the Code of Alabama of 1923 as amended, and when the Association has conformed to the laws of the State of Alabama, shall issue a certificate approving the certificate of incorporation which shall be addressed to the Probate Judge of the county in which the association is to have its principal place of business, and signed and verified by each of the incorporators. This certificate of approval shall be authority to the Probate Judge to reecive the certificate of incorporation. The certificate of incorporation shall set forth: (a) The name and style under which it is proposed to incorporate such association. No name shall be assumed that is identical with that of any other association in this State or which so much resembles the name of any other such association as to be likely to lead to confusion as to its identity. (b) The amount of capital stock subscribed and the amount of cash actually paid in thereon, which shall not be less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5000.00). (c) The names and residences of the incorporators, the amount subscribed by each and the amount of cash paid in by each subscriber, the names and addresses of the officers and directors chosen for the first year. (d) The location of its principal office and place of business in this State. (e) That the object of the association is to carry on the business of a Building

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