the West by Lots Numbers 315 to 322, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown; that certain Alley in said City, which is bounded on the East by Lots Numbers 367 to 374, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown, and on the West by Lots Numbers 401 to 408, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown; that certain Alley, in said City, which is bounded on the East by Lots Numbers 363 to 366, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown, and on the West by Lots Numbers 409 to 412, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown; that certain Alley, in said City, which is bounded on the East by Lots Numbers 273 to 276, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown, and on the West by Lots Numbers 323 to 326, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown; that certain Alley, in said City, which is bounded on the East by Lots Numbers 383 and 384, according to the original Survey of Newtown, and on the West by Lots Numbers 391 and 392, according to the original Survey of Newtown; that portion of 33rd Avenue, or Oriental Street, in said City, which lies between the South margin or 10th Street, or Olive Street, on the North, and the North margin of Crescent City Avenue, or 15th Street on the South.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1. That the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Tuscaloosa, be, and hereby are, authorized and empowered to vacate and close to public travel, or use, portions of certain Avenues and Streets, and certain Alleys, in said City, described as follows: That part of 25th Avenue, or Washington Street, in said City which lies between the North Margin of 4th Street, or Pine Street, on the South, and Greensboro Avenue, or the River Hill Road, on the North; that part of 26th Avenue, or Jefferson Street, in said City, which lies between the North margin of 4th, or Pine Street, on the South, and the property known as the River Margin, on the North; that part of 27th Avenue, or Franklin Street, in said City, which lies between the North Margin of 4th, or Pine Street, on the South, and the property known as the River Margin, on the North; that part of 3rd Street, or Spring Street, in said City, which lies between the East Margin of 28th Avenue, or Jackson Street, on the West, and the West Margin of Greensboro Avenue, or the River Hill Road, on the East; that part of 36th Avenue, or Main Street, in said City, which lies between the lands known as the River Margin, on the North, and the Northern boundary line of 5th Street, or Richmnod Street, on the South; that part of 37th Avenue, or Alabama Street, in said City, which lies between the lands known as the River Margin, on the North, and the extenuation westward of the North line of 7th Street, on the South; that part of 38th Avenue, or Choctaw Street, in said City, which lies between the lands known as the River Margin, on the North, and a line projected Westward as a continuation of the Southern boundary line of Lot Number 412, according to the original Survey of Newtown, on the South; that part of

4th Street, or Spring Street, in said City, which lies between the eastern boundary line of 38th Avenue, or Choctaw Street, on the West, and the Western boundary line of 35th Avenue, or Bay Street, on the East; that part of 5th Street, or Richmond Street, in said City, which lies between the east line of 38th Avenue, or Choctaw Street, on the West, and the West line of 36th Avenue, or Main Street, on the East; that part of 6th Street, or Tippecanue Street, in said City, which lies between the East line of 38th Avenue, or Choctaw Street, on the West, and the West line of 36th Avenue, or Main Street, on the East; that certain Alley, in said City, which is bounded on the East by Lots Numbers 199 to 205, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown, and which is bounded on the West by Lots Numbers 211 to 216, inclusive, of the original Survey of Newtown; that certain Alley, in said City, which is bounded on the East by Lots Numbers 293 to 297, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown, and on the West by Lots Numbers 303 to 306, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown; that certain Alley, in said City, which is bounded on the East by Lots Numbers 375 to 382, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown, and on the West by Lots Numbers 393 to 400, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown; that certain Alley, in said City, which is bounded on the East by Lots Numbers 285 and 292, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown, and on the West by Lots Numbers 307 to 314, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown; that certain Alley, in said City, which is bounded on the East by Lots Numbers 190 to 198, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown, and on the West by Lots Numbers 217 to 224, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown; that certain Alley, in said City, which is bounded on the East by Lots Numbers 277 to 284, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown, and on the West by Lots Numbers 315 to 322, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown; that certain Alley, in said City, which is bounded on the East by Lots Numbers 367 to 374, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown, and on the West by Lots Numbers 401 to 408, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown; that certain Alley, in said City, which is bounded on the East by Lots Numbers 363 to 366, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown, and on the West by Lots Numbers 409 to 412, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown; that certain Alley, in said City, which is bounded on the East by Lots Numbers 273 to 276, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown, and on the West by Lots Numbers 323 to 326, inclusive, according to the original Survey of Newtown; that certain Alley, in said City, which is bounded on the

East by Lots Numbers 383 and 384, according to the original Survey of Newtown, and on the West by Lots Numbers 391 and 392, according to the original Survey of Newtown; that portion of 33rd Avenue, or Oriental Street, in said City, which lies between the South margin of 10th Street, or Olive Street, on the North, and the North margin of Crescent City Avenue, or 15th Street, on the South: Provided, however, that said Board of City Commissioners shall pay all damages that may be sustained by any person on account of the vacation of said portions of said Avenues, Streets and Alleys, or either, or any, of them.

Section 2. That the said Board of City Commissioners shall publish an ordinance providing for the vacation of said portions of said Avenues, Streets and Alleys, under authority of this Act, once a week, for three successive weeks, in a newspaper published in the City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and in the publication shall also give notice to all persons claiming damages by reason of the vacation of said portions of said Avenues, Streets and Alleys, to file their claims with the City Clerk, within Thirty days from the date of the first publication. If any claims for damages are presented, and the Board of City Commissioners and the claimants do not agree on the amount of damages, the Board of City Commissioners may proceed, either by a bill in equity, in the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, or under the general eminent domain laws of the State of Alabama, to have the said claims determined.

Section 3. After publication, as provided in Section Two, of this Act, and payment of damages ascertained to be due any person, or persons, within the time specified in the said ordinance, on account of the vacation of said Avenues, Streets and Alleys, the Board of City Commissioners may adopt an ordinance vacating and closing said portions of said Avenues, Streets and Alleys hereinabove described, and any and all rights of the public in and to the use of said portions of said Avenues, Streets and Alleys, as Streets, Alleys, Avenues or Highways, shall cease, and terminate, after the adoption of the said ordi

nance.

Approved August 20th, 1923.

No. 156.)

AN ACT

(H. 397. Dowdle.

To rearrange and redistrict the Commissioner's Court Districts of Pickens County, Alabama.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1. That the Commissioner's Court Districts of Pickens County, Alabama, be and the same are hereby rearranged and re-districted so as to be as follows: (a) That

the First District shall be composed of the following named beats: Henry, Providence, Vail's Palmetto, Ethelville or Yorkville, Beard's and Reform, and shall embrace the territory in said County now covered by said beats. (b) That the Second District shall be composed of the following beats: King's Store, Olney, Franconia, or Aliceville, Vienna, Bethany, Cochrane or Fairfield, Dancey and Memphis, and shall embrace the territory in said County now covered by said beats. (c) That the Third District shall be composed of the following beats: Shelton, Corrs, Gordo, Raleigh and Bostick, and shall embrace the territory in said County now covered by said beats. (d) That Fourth District shall be composed of the following beats: Speed's Mill, Carrollton, Springhill, Pickensville and Pine Grove, and shall embrace the territory in said County now covered by said beats.

Section II. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 21, 1923.

No. 158.)

AN ACT

(H. 262. Parker.

To further regulate the workings of the public roads in Coosa County, Alabama.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1.-That it shall be the duty of the Commissioners Court of Coosa County, within ten days after the passage of this Act to employ two or more competent persons as overseers of public roads in same County and to fix their compensation at as low an amount as competent men can be obtained for. It shall be the duty of said overseers to perform all duties that are now, or may hereafter be imposed on road overseers, and to see that all persons liable for road duty are called out for road duty as occasion requires, and to see that each road hand called out performs each day, ten hours of service, if such be necessary.

Section 2.-Any person liable in said County to road service, shall perform 7 days work in each year, if necessary and may discharge himself of such liability by paying in cash the sum of seven and 50/100 Dollars, which shall be used in hiring persons to do road work, as may be necessary.

Section 3.-The Commissioners Court of Coosa County may in its discretion, employ a supervisor of Roads in such County, and fix his compensation at a reasonable sum. It shall be his duty to exercise a general supervision of the work on the roads

of said County, and to do such things as may be required by said Commissioners Court.

Section 4.-It shall be the duty of the Commissioners Court of said County, immediately upon the request of any overseer or the supervisor that any road in the County be scraped, to have the same done, and to provide the necessary men, teams and machinery therefor.

Section 5.-Any overseer or supervisor who wilfully fails to perform any duty required of him by law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $50.00 for each offense. Any person liable for road duty who shall without good excuse, fail to perform any duty legally required of him as such road hand, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined, not less than $5.00 nor more than $15.00 for each such default.

Section 6.-All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Section 7.-If any part or section of this act is declared unconstitutional, the balance of said act shall not be affected thereby.

Section 8.-The overseers herein provided for, and the supervisor, if he be employed, shall be employed for one year, and may be removed by the Commissioners Court at pleasure. Approved August 21, 1923.

No. 162.)

AN ACT

(H. 152. Wyatt.

To create the office of County Treasurer of Chilton County, Alabama, to define the duties of such office; to fix the term of the office, and to prescribe the salary; and to provide for the election of the County Treasurer of Chilton County, Alabama by the qualified voters of said county.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1. That the office of County Treasurer of Chilton County, Alabama is hereby created.

Section 2. That at the General Election held in this State in November, 1924, and each four years thereafter, there shall be elected by the qualified electors of Chilton County, a Treasurer of Chilton County, who shall hold office for four years from the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January next after his election, and until his successor is elected and qualified.

Section 3. That Chapter 12 of the Code of Alabama, 1907, shall in all things apply to and govern the County Treasurer of Chilton County elected under authority of this Act, when not in conflict with the provisions hereof. Provided that all