The age-herald., 1900-12-05

and two Executive Committeeman from each of the nine wards of the city.
 Section 2 The arrangements committee shall proceed at once to select one regis trar for euch of the said nine wards, which said registrars shall open books of regis tration at some place to be selected by said committee in each ward on Monday, December TO, at o'clock a. m., and shall keep open. sqid books from the hours of a. m. untI 6 D. H., for ten days, issuing certificates of registration to all qualified white Democratic voters who will agree to support the nominee of said primary election.
 As compensation for their services each registrar shall receive $3 per diem.
 Section 8. The primary election shall be held by three managers, two clerks and a returning officer at each polling place. The returning officer shall perform those du- ties prescribed by law for such officers in a general election. The polls shall be opened at 8 o'clock a. m., on the day fixed for the primafy and shall close at p. m.
 Section 4 Notice of place of voting shall be given ten days before the election by posting in public places in each ward. The notice herein provided for shall be given by the committeeman from the ward.
 Section 5. The committee of arrange ments shall appoint the managers, clerks and returning officers In making said selection the committee shall, as far as practicable, arrange a fair division among competing candidates, that adverse in- terests may be represented. The commit tee is to appoint managers, clerks and returning officers men of well established reputation for fairness and integrity In their respective wards. The committee shall publish list of the managers, clerks and returning officers by posting in the respective wards: the first publication to be made at least ten days before the Slst of December next.
 Section G. Executive committeeman in their respective wards shall cause to be prepared an alphabetical list of all the registered voters in his ward, which list must be filed with the chairman of the Executive Committee at least ten days be- fore the election If the name of any per son offering to vote is not found upon said list at the ward where he offers to vote he shall not be allowed to cast his vote except upon proper identification. The secretary shall cause said list to be printed, and post printed copy upon the bulletin board at the voting place at least five days be- fore the election. A printed or written list for the partculr voting precinct shall also be furnished the managers to conduct the election therein.
 Section T. The election shall be conduct ed with as much publicity as is consistent with the orderly and proper management of the same The names of all candidates for Mayor, Aldermen, Police Commissioners and chief of police shall be printed on the same ticket. Blanks shall be left for the insertion of the names of ward committee men in each ward to be voted on. The bal lots shall be prepared by committee of arrangements and shall be the official bal lots and none but the official ballots shall be counted All ballots to be cast in said election shall be on white paper, without any identifying devices or marks thereon
 Seltion 8. Any person desiring to have .fxafn ha ho shall make written request to that effect upon the chairman of the Committee of Arrangements He shall therein state his name residence, and the office for which ha is candidate. and shall therein pledge himself to abide the result and to support ih nominees of the primary, which re- quest and pledge he shall deliver to said chairnnan not later than the 18th of De- cember 1900 at 9 p. m. The said chairman shall at once, after receiving said request, nna<r CODY of the same and deliver 1t to the Committee of Arrangements.
 =.to- aA The managers clerks and re- turning officers shall attend at the desg- mated polling places in their respective
 hour of a. m. on Monday, the 31st day of December, 1900, and open the polls and keep them open continuously until 6 D. m. of said day.
 Any vacancy in managers or clerks shall be filled by the remaining managers, by selecting a known supporter of the candi- date whose manager or 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 the opening of the polls. The respective sanagers, clerks and returning officers shall before opening the polls for the pri- mary, take and subscribe the oath as re- quired by section 10 of an act Of the Gem eyal Assembly of Alabama, approved Feb