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~ ~ • • A1't. 1 ~ ~cg--~1~. Consolidstlun of cilics, ton•us or ~~illabcs un- der :1000 n•ith cities over X000 Upon comb,lying with the provisions hereinafter prescribed in this Chapter, any city, te«•n or village of Jess than five thousand (5,- 000) polnl]atiun according to the last preceding Federal Census may be consoli<lated under one government with an adjoining and contib-u- ous city having a population of more than five thousand (5,000) in- habitants according to the last preceding Federal Census, when both of said municipalities arc situated in the same county having a popu)a- tion of more than three hundred thousand (300,000) inhabitants ac- cording to the last preceding Federal Census. This section is hereby dec•]<u•ed retroactive to the following extent: All petitions purporting to be signed by qualified voters and presented to the governing boc}y and all ordinances, resolutions, notices, declara- tions or other acts by the governing body of any city-, toti~-n or village coming within the applicable provisions of this section, purporting to be in compliance ~~•ith the statutory provisions contained in Chapter 7 ~ of 'Title 28, P~evised Civil Statutes of ] 925 ; and any notice, declara- tion, certificate or other act required to be dune or purporting to have been dune by : ny .lia~•or, Councilman, Comii~issioner, Alderman, City Secretary or City Clerk in compliance «•it}, the statutory requisites of Chapter 15 of Title ?S, Fevised Civil Statutes of ] 0~5, shall 11avc the same legal efI•ect as if there had then existed a ]ativ authorizing each act to have been dune and authorizing cities, towns and villages of less than fve thousand (5,000) population to consolidate. Anv election he}d prior to the enactment of this Act submitting the question of con- solidation to the qualifed voters of cities or to~;•ns aufhorized to con- solidate b5- this Act, shall in all things be deemed a legal and valid elec- tion as if this law had been in existence on the date of such election; provided the requirements of law applic•ab}e to consolidation of cities and towns have otherwise been complied with. Added Acts 195, 49th Leg., p. 71, ch. 50, ~ 1. Library references: Municipal Corporations a37; C.J.S. ~Iunicil,al Corporations ~ 47. Histoi•ica2 Note Section 2 of the Act of ]915 read as fol- r.ason held to Le invalid or unronstiur- lon's: tional, ~uc•h deci=ion shall not affect the "If any- Grotion, ~nl~section, srntc•nce, validity- of the rcn~aining portion of this clause or phrase of this Act is for any- Act." •