Section 3. The said Road Supervisor shall have the general supervision and care of maintaining, repairing and improving the public roads of said county and the building of new roads when such new roads are established by the Board of Revenue of said county. He shall employ all agents, overseers and laborers required for the work of the public roads of said county and shall fix the compensation of such employees, subject to approval by the Board of Revenue. He shall, by and with the advice of the Board of Revenue, purchase all necessary road machinery, material, supplies and equipment necessary and desirable in and about the work on said public roads and shall do and perform, under the direction of the Board of Revenue of said county, all the duties in connection with the maintenance and improvement of public roads required by the general laws of this state of Boards of Revenue or Courts of County Commissioners, except the establishment of new roads or the changing of roads.

Section 4. The Board of Revenue of said county shall require the said road supervisor to execute a bond, with surety to be approved by the Board of Revenue, payable to Calhoun County, in a penalty not to exceed $5,000.00 per annum, for the faithful performance of his duties as supervisor and for the faithful accounting for all moneys or property of said county which may come into his hands as such supervisor.

Section 5. If at any time a vacancy shall occur in the office of road supervisor of said county by expiration of term or otherwise, and the said Board of Revenue should fail for thirty days after said vacancy occurs to fill the same, the office shall be filled by appointment of the Governor, and the appointee shall hold for the unexpired term and until a successor shall have been elected or appointed as herein provided.

Section 6. The Board of Revenue of said county shall, in addition to the salary fixed for said road supervisor, provide reasonable and necessary transportation to enable the said road supervisor to discharge the duties of his office.

Approved August 30, 1923.

No. 215.)

AN ACT

(H. 99. Dickinson.

To abolish the office of Deputy Solicitor for Autauga County: to prohibit the Circuit Solicitor from appointing a Deputy Solicitor, or Assistant Solicitor, for the County of Autauga; and to provide for the discharge of the duties heretofore devolving upon the Deputy Solicitor, or Assistant Solicitor, for said County; and to prohibit the payment of any compensation to such Deputy Solicitor.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

1.

That on and after the passage and approval of this Act the office of Deputy Solicitor, or assistant Solicitor, for Autauga County, be and the same is hereby abolished.

2. That all duties now required by law to be discharged or performed by the Deputy Solicitor, or County Solicitor, of Autauga County, shall be discharged or performed by the Circuit Solicitor of the Judicial Circuit, of which Autauga County is a part.

3. That no Circuit Solicitor of any circuit of which Autauga County is a part has authority to appoint a Deputy Solicitor, or Assistant Solicitor, for said County.

4. That on and after the passage of this Act, no compensation, or other remuneration shall be paid out of the County treasury, or otherwise, by Autauga County, to any person holding by appointment, or otherwise, the office of Deputy Solicitor, or Assistant Solicitor, for said County.

5. That all laws, general, special, or otherwise, in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby expressly repealed so far as Autauga County is concerned.

6. That this Act shall go into effect immediately upon its passage and approval.

This Act becomes a law under Section 125 of the Constitution of Alabama.

No. 216.)

AN ACT

(H. 414. Sollie.

To provide and require the payment ir cash only of fines and forfeitures accruing or becoming due to Dale County, Alabama, or to the State of Alabama, for the use of Dale County.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1. That from and after the passage of this Act all fines and forfeitures accruing or becoming due to Dale County, or to the State of Alabama, for the use of Dale County, shall be payable in cash only.

Section 2. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act, whether general, special or local, be and are hereby repealed.

Approved Sept. 3, 1923.

No. 217.)

AN ACT

(H. 499. Coleman.

To provide for the Town of Boaz and School District known as the Boaz School District, to manage and control the affairs its public schools in said district school district, To provide for the election of a board of education by the Town Council of the Town of Boaz, Alabama.

To authorize said board of education to mortgage or pledge the property of said public school for the purpose of procuring additional funds to build or erect and equip a suitable public school building in said Town of Boaz, and to authorize payment and satisfaction of said mortgage out of funds hereafter derived from the levy, of a special school tax in said school district.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That on and after the passage and approval of this Act, the public school of the town of Boaz, in the Boaz School District, shall be under the supervision, control and management of a board of education elected by the Town Council of the Town of Boaz, Alabama.

Section 2. That said board of education shall have the powers and authority over said school, in said school district, that the County Board of Education now has or may hereinafter be given by law.

Section 3. That in addition to the powers already conferred on boards of education by law, said board elected for the Town of Boaz under the provisions of this act shall have the power and authority to borrow money and to execute a mortgage on the property of said school for the purpose of procuring additional funds for the erection and equipping a suitable school building in said Town.

Section 4. That said board of education shall have the right to pay off and satisfy said mortgage out of funds derived from the levy and collection of a special school tax voted in said school district, which may hereafter be levied as provided by law, or by other means as they may deem right and to the best interest of the school.

Section 5. That immediately after the passage and approval of this Act The Town Council of the said Town of Boaz shall have the right to proceed to elect a board of education consisting of five members, the same to be elected by a majority of the members of the Council sitting at a regularly organized meeting of the Town Council and it shall be legal to elect said board of education at a call meeting of the Council, provided however that all members of the Council shall have at least one days notice of said meeting.

Section 6. The term of office of said members of said board of education shall be for the same period as the Council which elects them, and they shall serve without compensation.

Section 7. This Act shall go into effect immediately on its passage and approval by the Governor.

Section 8. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved Sept. 4, 1923.

No. 219.)

AN ACT

(H. 148. Henson.

For the relief of W. H. Harris, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Washington County and to authorize the custodian of the county funds to pay Mr. Harris the sum of $223.45 out of the fine and forfeiture funds of Washington County for fees due him.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Sec. 1. That the custodian of the county funds of Washington County, Alabama, be and is hereby authorized to pay to W. H. Harris, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Washington County, Alabama, the sum of two hundred and twenty-three dollars and forty-five cents ($223.45) for fees due him in state failed cases in said court out of the fine and forfeiture fund of said county. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted that the provisions of this Act go into effect on its approval by the Governor.

Approved Sept. 4, 1923.

No. 220.)

AN ACT

(H. 174. Patterson.

To relieve the Tax Assessor of Morgan County from the duty of preparing a book of assessments and in lieu thereof to arrange in alphabetical order the original lists and have same permanently bound and kept as permanent record and prepare tax collector's abstracts from said assessment lists.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section I. That the Tax Assessor of Morgan County, Alabama, shall not be required to prepare the book of assessments, but in lieu thereof shall be required to arrange in alphabetical order original assessment lists, and cause the same to be permanently bound, and such assessment lists when bound shall constitute the book of assessments to all intents and purposes. Such assessment lists when bound shall be preserved permanently as a matter of record, and provided that in making the collector's abstracts such abstracts shall be made direct from the assessment lists.

Section II.

by the Governor.

That this Act shall be effective on its approval

Approved Sept. 4, 1923.

No. 222.)

AN ACT

(H. 34. Fite.

For the relief of George W. Courson, former constable of Precinct 9, Jefferson County, Alabama.

WHEREAS, George W. Courson, as Constable of Precinct 9, Jefferson County, Alabama, did in good faith and under color of his office, cite for registration dogs in Jefferson County outside of Precinct 9; and

WHEREAS, the said George W. Courson, as such Constable, did incur great expense in said work, and did render good and effective service under the law known as the Dog Law; and

WHEREAS the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, has collected and now holds in his hands the sum of four thousand two hundred seven dollars and fifty cents, ($4,207.50), which moneys came into his hands as Constable's fees earned by the said George W. Courson in citing for registration in said County dogs outside of Precinct 9, as aforesaid, which said fees he, said George W. Courson as such Constable has never received;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, that the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, be and he hereby is authorized and directed to pay over to the said George W. Courson, as such former Constable of Precinct 9, Jefferson County, Alabama, and for his relief, the said sum of four thousand two hundred seven and 50-100 dollars, ($4,207.50) on account of the matters hereinbefore mentioned, immediately on approval of this Act. Approved August 31, 1923.

No. 223.)

AN ACT

(H. 351. Henley.

To fix the salary of the Deputy Solicitor for Escambia, County, Alabama, and provide for the manner of payment of the same.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1. That the salary of the Deputy Solicitor for Escambia County, Alabama, be, and the same hereby is, fixed at the sum of Twelve Hundred ($1200.00) dollars per year, payable out of the county treasury in monthly installments of One Hundred ($100.00) dollars per month, the payment of such salary to be by warrant of the probate judge drawn on the treasury of the county on the first of each month; provided, however, that in case the amount of solicitor's fees paid into the county treasury during any one year shall not equal the sum of Twelve Hundred ($1200.00) dollars the said Deputy Solicitor shall receive for his services only such amount as corresponds with the amount of solicitors fees paid into the county treasury during that year.