Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-15

places open until D. m. of said day of said primary election, when she same shall be closed.
 f. That no voter shall be allowed to vote out of the ward of his residence, and to ascertain the qualifications of the said voters said managers are required to use the lists prepared for the recent democratic state and county primary election as guides and any person who has transferred his residence to another ward since said registration was made, who did not register in the sad state and county primary, or who has become a qualified voter in said city since said registration was made, can register on the day of said primary election at a place in said city to be designated by this committee, to whom shall be given a registration certificate, which certif1- cate shall be. surrendered to the man. agers of the election of the ward in which such voter is entitled to vote at the time he casts his ballot.
 5. It shall be the duty of said managers to preserve order at said election; they shall each of them have the right to challenge any voter, and on all dis puted questions decision of a majority of the mana gers shall be final, and they shall perform any other duties usually required of managers of election not in consistent with this plan.
 6. All candidates for mayor and alder men shall file with the chairman of the executive committee information of their purpose to seek the nomination under this plan on or before September "A, ls96, at 12 o'clock m.. in order that provision may be made for their candidacy re- spectlvely, and each candidate for mayor shall deposit with the chairman Of said executive committee the sum or $lO0 when he declares his intention to enter as a candidate, and all candidates TOT aldermen be required to deposit $5, this fr1,, fo I<,r fa nf Any excess of such amount that remains after the election to be refunded to the respective depostors.
 '. Each candidate, on announcing or filing notice of his purpose to run, shall pledge himself to abide by the result of said primary election and to actively and faithfully support the nominees thereof.
 S. The chairman of this committee shall certify to the managers or sald primary election the candidates who have complied with the provisions Of sections 6 and of this plan, and only those who have so complied shall be Vot- ed for in said primary election.
 9. Immediately after the close Of said polls 1t shall be the duty of the said man agers of each of said wards to count the votes cast for each candidate voted Tor and certify to the chairman of this com mittee the result of said primary, giving to each candidate the number of votes cast for him, signing their names to such certificates, which certiReates, together with the poll list, all ballots cast and registration certificates surrendered, shall be either placed in the ballot box or an envelope sealed, and, as soon as practl- cable delivered to the chairman of this committee by the managers or some per- son selected by them.
 10. That on the day after said election this committee shall meet at the city hall at 12 o'clock m. and open said re- turns, canvass the same and shall de- clare the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for mayor the nominee of said primary election for mayor. the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for aldermen, in the sew eral wards respectively, the nominees for aldermen in their wards of said primary election and the two candidates receiv- ing the highest number of votes for ex- ecutive committeeman in their respective wards duly elected as such executive committeeman.
 MT. Brown moved that committee of three be appointed to carry out the plan and named Messrs. Thornton, Terry and O'Connor as the committee. Carried.
 Adjourned.