Notice of such election shall be given for 30 days by publication in a newspaper published in said county once a week for three successive weeks, which notice shall state the purpose for which the election is to be held, the time and place for holding the same and a description of the site on which the new courthouse is to be erected. Such notice shall be signed by the probate judge or chairman of the county commission of the county in which the election is to be held.
Ala. Code § 11-16-35 (1975)