The age-herald., 1899-03-04

| which the voters may write the names of | two persons to be voted for in each ward | for executive committeeman. All ballots to be cast in said primary cleo | ton shall be printed on white paper, with | out any identifying marks or devices | thereon.
 Candidates Must Apply to Have Name Printed on Ballots
 6. Any person desiring to have his name
 printed on the official ballot shall make a l written request to that effect addressed to | the chairman of the executive committee | accompanied by such a sum as may be | hereinafter designated to be paid by such | candidate. He shall herein state his l name, residence and the office for which | he is candidate, and shall therein pledge l himself to abide the result. and support | the nominees of the primary, which request | and pledge and money he shall deliver to l said chairman not later than the hour of noon on the 2Oth day of March. 1899. | The chairman immediately upon the re- | ceipt of such request must make a copy | thereof, and deliver 1t to the committee of arrangements.
 l The Election
 | 2. The managers clerks and returning of- | ficers shall attend at the designated poll | ing places in their respective wards at tbe | hour of a.. on Tuesday the 4th day of l April 1899, and open the polls, and keep them open continuously until p. m. of said day.
 l Any vacancy in managers-or clerks shall be filled by the remaining managers by se- lecting known supporter of the candidate l whose manager clerk fails to attend; : the intent being that no candidate shall be
 deprived of his manager or clerk because
 the one originally selected fails to appear at 1 the opening of the polls.
 | The rpSnactiVa clerks and turning officers shall before opening the l polls for the primary take and subscribe the l oath as required by section 10 of an act of | the general assembly of Alabama, ap- | proved February 8, 1899, entitled an act to | regulate so-called primary elections of 1 recognized political parties in the state of l Alabama.
 l (a) Any person desiring to vote at said | primary shall present his registration cer- tiflcate to the managers, or if same be lost l or mislaid, his name appearing upon the printed list of voters of said ward, and the 1 managers being satisfied that he is legally l entitled to vote at said primary, they shall l give him a ballot as hereinbefore provided l for, and such voter shall thereupon indicate 1 his choice by placing an X mark opposite l and in front of the candidates of his choice l and return said ballot to the manager, who shall thereupon place the same in the ballot 1 box in the presence of the voter, and the 1 voter shall then retire from the polling place.
 l No person shall be allowed to vote out l side of the ward in which he lives. l No person shall be permitted to assist any
 l voter in preparing his ballot, unless re-
 l quested to do so by said voter. l Counting Ballots
 l (b) Immediately after the polls have been
 closed the managers shall proceed to count l the ballots, and after counting them the managers sh9I. thereupon proclaim and 1 post at the polling place the result of the
 l election for mayor, police commissioner, 1 aldermen and executive committeeman in | each ward and they shall make and sign l certificate of such result, showing the num- Der of ballots cast at each ballot box for each candidate. They shall also certify l therein that the election was duly held. The certificates shall be signed in dupli- | cate, and one copy be given to one of the l managers, and the other shall, in the pres 1 ence of the other managers, be enclosed and sealed up in an envelope, and the man. .agers shall write their names across the | seal and place same in box as herein l after stated.
 Furnishing Returns of Primary Co The manager to whom the certificate | is given shall return the same to the exec | utive committee at a meeting to be held at noon on the 9th day of April, 1899. at the l city hall.
 Sealing Up Returns (d) After counting the ballots they shall | be carefully replaced in the ballot box, to- | gether with all poll lists tally sheets and l other memorada made by the managers, l and the duplicate certificate sealed up as l above stated. The ballot box shall then be | sealed up and each manager shall write his name across said seal. The ballot box so l sealed shall then be delivered to the return l ing officer, and shall be by him immediate l ly returned to the committee of arrange | ments.
 Any candidate may be present or have a l representative present at the casting and | counting of the ballots; provided, such rep l resentative must reside in said ward and | have his appointment in writing above | provided for.
 | Ascertaining Result of Primary Election | (e) At noon on the 9th day of April, 1Ss9 | the city democratic executive committee | shall meet at the city hall in Birmingham | and shall proceed to canvass the result of | said primary election, as folowsi l The envelopes returned by the several managers and returning officers shall be opened and compared and if any conflict | or obscurity appears in the certificates the | committee shall proceed to open the ballos | box for the ward, and by a comparison of l the ballots and certificates ascertain the