The age-herald., 1901-08-02

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 o'clock and proceeded with the con slderation of subdivision three. This was adopted as reported
 Subdivision Four.
 Subdivision was adopted, as follows:
 Fourth-The board of registrars shah hold sessions at the court house of their respective counties during the entire third week in November, 1902, and for six work ing days next prior to the twentieth day l of Deceber, 1902, during which session they shall register all persons applying who possess the qualifications prescribed in sections 2 and 4, and who shall not be l dfsqualihed under section of this article l In counties where there are two or more l court houses, the board of registrars may l elect at which court house they will hold such session The board of registrars shall l give notice of the time and place of such sessions by posting notices at each court l house in their respective counties. and at each voting place and at three other pub lie places in the county, and by publica- ton once week for two consecutive weeks in newspaper, if one be published in the county; such notices to be pup lished and such publications to be com meneed as early as practicable in the first week of November. 1902 provided, that a failure on the part of the registrars to conform to the provisions of this section as to notices to be given shall not inval- | lQate any registration maQe Dy them.
 MT. Bulger of Tallapoosa moved 10 amend by providing that in counties where there are two court houses the board shall spend two days at each court i house.
 MT. Sanford of Pike favored the amend ment and spoke of the great distance l electors would have to travel in some 1 countries to reach the court house.
 Judge Howze of Jefferson offered as a substitute to strike out the sentence which authorized the board to elect at l which court house they would sit and to require the to sit at zach. MT. Bulger accepted this substitute and the section as thus amended was adopted
 Oath of Electors.
 Subdivision 5. was then adopted, as fol- lows:
 5. The board of registrars shall have power to examine, under oath or afnrma- tfon, ali applicants for registration, and to take testimony touching the qualifca- tions of such applicants each member of such board is authorized to administer the oath to be taken by the applicants and witnesses, which shall be in the fol- lowing form, and subscribed by the per- son making it, and preserved by the board, namely:
 q solemnly swear Cor affirm) that in the matter of the application of - for regis tration as elector will speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God"
 Any person.. who, upon such examina- ton makes any wilfully false statement in reference to any material matter touch ing the qualification of any applicant for registration shall be guilty of perjury.
 Right of Appeal.
 Subdivision six was read as follows: l The action fha mi 0f ba board of registrars shall be the action of the board. Any person denied registration | shall have the right to appeal, without security for costs, within thirty days after such denial, by filing a petition in the Circuit Court or court of like Jurisdiction held for the county in which he seeks to vote to have his qualifications as an elec- tor determined. Upon filing the petition the clerk of the court shall give notice thereof to any solicitor authorized to rep resent the State in said county whose duty 1t shall be to appear and defend against the petition on behalf of the State> Upon such trial the court shall charge the jury only to what consti- tutes the qualifications that entitled the applicant to become an elector at the time he applied for registration, and the jury shall determine the weight and effect of the evidenct and return a verdict From say JNN6hiVht iShdcfSu dI appear will lie to the Supreme Court in favor of the peti. tioner. to besstaken within thirty days. Final Judgment In favor of the petitioner snail entitle him to registration Jas cs the date of his application to the ree,s. trars.
 Governor Jones moved to amend hy striking out that sentence relating to the charge or court as to qualifications of an aplicant to become an elector fin casas | Of appeal cd ba | in all other cases
 MT. Weatherly of the committee ex- plained that the object in inserting this clause was that a jury could safely be intrusted with a decision of this matter under charge of the court as to the 1 legal qualifications only.
 Governor Oates offered as a substitu+e to Governor Jones' amendment an amend ment to strike out the word "only'' in this sentence. overnGor Jones accepted this l substitute and withdrew his amendment Governor Oates explained that this would accomplish the same purpose as Governor Jones amendment and make the trials in such cases the same as in other. MT. Smith of Mobile said this was novel proposition-to give a court and jury the right to determine the qutlifca- tions of an elector, and hence the proceed ure In such cases was novel. In other States, he said, this question was de-
 
 cided the question without evidence He said the qualifications were plainly writ ten and the committee did not want to allow judges further latitude as one might charge one. way and one another and the suffrage article be the subject of attack.
 Governor Oates amendment was tabled and the subdivision adopted as read.
 Registration Books.
 Subdivision was read, as follows:
 Seventh--The Secretary of State, at the expense of the State, have prepared and furnished to the registrars and probate judges In the several counties a sufficient number of registration books, and Of blank forms of certificates of registration and of paths and of the notices required to be given by the registrars. The cost of. the publication in newspapers of the notices required to be given by the regis trars shall be paid by the State, the bill therefor to be rendered to the Secretary of State and approved by him.
 MT Sloan of Blount moved to amend by adding at the end of the section that said registration board shall be composed of one representative from each party. He argued in favor of 1t, saying there was nothing unjust about it and he hoped it would be adopted. Mir. Chapman of Sumter moved to ta- ble Mir. Sloan's amendment, which was