The age-herald., 1900-03-11
PLAN UNDER WHICH THE PRIMARY
 ELECTION WILL BE CONDUCTED
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 tion is to be conducted is as follows:
 Section l. The primary election shall be held by three mana gers, two clerks and a returning officer at each polling place. The returning officer shall perform those duties rrescribed by law for such officers in general election. The polls shall be opened at O o'clock a. m the day fixed for the primary, and shall close at p. m.
 Sec. 2. Notice of place of voting shall be given ten days before the election In Bir- mingham, Bessemer and Pratt City such notice shall be given by publishing twice in a newspaper in the respective cities; in the other beats subdivisions of beats by posting in not less than three public places therein. The notice herein provided for shall be given by the committeeman from the precinct or subdivision.
 Sec 3. A committee of arrangements, to be hereinafter provided for, shall appoint the managers, clerks and returning officers from lists which may be furnished by any candidate for governor, country or Judicial office, or by the executive committeeman from the voting precinct. In making said selection the committee shall, as far as practicable, arrange a fair division among competing candidates, so that adverse in- terests may be represented. The commit tee is especially urged to appoint as mana gers, clerks and returning officers men of well established reputation for fairness and integrity in their respective communities, and as far as practicable no two managers or clerks in amy beat subdivision shall be supporters of any one candidate. The committee shall publish twice in some newspaper in Birmingham, Bessemer and Pratt City Hist of managers, clerks and returning officers; the first publication to be made at least ten days before the 9th of April next. All lists of names must be furnished said committee on or |, before March 21.
 Section 4 Each axeoutfve committeeman in his voting precinct shall cause to be prepared an alphabetical list of all the white voters in his precinct. which list must be filed with the chairman of the ex- ecutive committee at least ten days before the election. If the name of any person offering to vote is not found upon said list at the precinct where he offers to vote, he must make satisfactory proof of his resi- dence in said beat and his right to vote. The secretary shall cause said list to be printed, and post a printed copy upon the bulletin board at the court house at least five days before the election. printed list for the particular voting precinct shall also be furnished the managers to conduct the election therein. In beats where there are more than one voting place the executive committeeman from said beat in announce ing the place of voting, shall indicate how said beat is subdivided, and that voters re- siding in the subdivisions vote only at the polling place provided for said subdivision.
 Section 5. The election shall be conducted with as much publicity as is consistent with the orderly and proper management of same.
 The Ticket
 Section 6. The names of all the candidates for the county offices and circuit judge , shall be printed on the same ticket. Blanks shall be left for the insertion of the names of beat committeeman in each beat to be voted on. The names of delegates to the state convention shall be written or printed upon separa te, ballots. The ballots for all county officers and judges of circuit court shall be prepared by the committee of ar engagements and shall be the official bal lots and none but the official ballots shall be counted. The committee shall not print the ballots for delegates to said county convention. And ballots to be cast in said election shall be on white paper, without any identifying devices or marks thereon.
 Sec T. Any person desiring to have his name printed upon the official ballot shall make written request to that effect upon the chairman of the executive committee He shall dheren state his name, residence, and the office for which he is candidate. and shall therein pledge himself to abide the result and to support the nominees of the primary and the democratic ticket for state officers, which request and pledge he shall deliver to said chairman not later than March 21 1909. The said chairman shall at once, after receiving said request, make copy of same and deliver it to the com Hittee of arrangements.
 Sec. 8. Immediately after the polls have been closed. the managers shall proceed to count the ballOe<, counting first the bal lots for delegates to the county conven- uion. After counting these the managers shall proclaim and post at the voting place the result of the election for delegates, and they shall give the delegates receiving the highest number of votes certificate