The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-04

such cities not more than one week in each month, and except that In the county of Jeffer son the board may hold an additional session of not exceeding five consecutive days duration for each session, in each town or city of more than one thousand and
 less than eight thousand inhabitants.
 No person shah be registered except at the county site or in the precinct in | which he resides. The registrars shall ] issue to each person registered a certifi- | cate of registration. 't Third-The Board of Registrars shall not register any person hetweeen the | first day of August. nineteen hundred and two, and the Friday next preced- | ing the day of election in November. nineteen hundred anf two. On Friday and Saturday next preceding the day of 1 the election in November nineteen hun dred and two. they shall sit in the court house of each county during such days, and shall register all applicants having the qualifications prescribed by
 Section 1sc of this Constitution and not disdualified under Section 1S2. who shall have reached the age of twenty one years after the first day of August. nineteen hundred and two. or who snail
 prove to the reasonable satisfaction of
 the board that. by reason of phva'cal
 disability or unavoidable absence from
 the county, they had no opportunity to
 register prior to the first dav of Au- gust nineteen hundred and two; and they shall not on such days register any other persons. When there are two or more court houses in county. the registrars may sit during such tYo days at the court house they may se- lect, but shall give ten days notice, by
 bills posted at each of the court houses.
 designating the court house a. which
 they will sit.
 -Fourth-The Board of RegiStrars shall hold sessions at the court house of their respective counties during the
 entire third week in November. nine
 teen hundred and; two, and for six
 working days next prior to tn. twenfi- eth day of December, nineteen huncred and two, during which sessions they shall register all persons applying Mhc possess .4ie qualifications prescribed in
 Section 1s0 of this Constitution, and who shall not he disqualified under Section 1S2.' Tn counties wil sre there are two or more court houses the Board of Registrars shall divide the time equally between them. The Board of Registrars shall give notice of tfe time and plare of such sessions by posting notices at each court house in their respective counties, and Ut each voting place, and at three other public places in the county. and by publication once q week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper, if one be published in the county; such notices to be ported and such publications to be con menced as early as practicable in the first week of November. nineteen hum dred and two. Failure on the part of the registrars to conform to the provi- sions of this article as to the giving of the reuuired notices shall not -in- validate any registration made by them.
 Fifth-The Board of Registrars shall have power to examine un Ter oash CT affirmation all applicants for reSistra- ton. and to take testimony touching the qualifications of such appu ans. Each member of such board is au-hnr- ized to administer the oath to be taken by the applicants and witnesses, which shall be in the following form, ard subscribed by the person making T.. ana
 "I solemnly swear Cor aflsmJ that in the matter of the applicat'on of
 for registra ton as m cleo tor. I will speak the truth. the Nho.e truth, and nothing but the truth, SO help me God
 Any person who upon such exafnina- ton makes any wilfully false state ment in reference to any material mat ter touching the qualifications of any applicant for registration shall be guil- ty of perjury. and upon conviction thereof shalt be imprisoned in the peni- tentiary for not less than one nor more than five years.
 Sixth-The actinn of the majority tt the Board of Registrars shall he the action of the board, and q na)oHty of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all busin-Ss. Any nerson to whom registration is denied shall have the right of appeal, without giving security for costs. within thirty days after such denial. by filing pe- tition in the Circuit Court or court or like Jurisdiction held for the county Tn which he seeks to register, to nave ms qualifications as an elector determines. Upon the filing of the petition the clerk of the court shall give notice tnereot to any Solicitor authorized to represent the State in said county, whose duty it shall be to appear and defend against the petition on behalf of the State. Up- on such trial the court shall charge the
 jury only ito what constituted the qualifications that entitled the apph- cant to become an elector at the time he applied for registration, ana the jury shall determine the weight ana effect of the evidence and return yer dist. From the Judgment rendereo an appeal will He to the Supreme Court in favor of th petitioner, to De taken within thirty days. Final Judgment in favor of the petitioner shall entltie him to registra tion as of the date or ms application to the registrars.
 Seventh-The Secretary Of state shall. at the expense of the state, nave prepared and shall furnish to the reg istrars and judges of probate O. thc several counties q sufficient numoeF ot registration books and of bla1k forms of the paths. certificates of reyist ?ation and notices required to be given oy the registrars. The cost of the puoheslon in newspapers of the notices required to be given by the registrars. shall be paid by the State. the bills therefor 10 he rendered to the Secretary of State and approved by him.
 Eighth-Any person who registers for another, or who registers more than once and any registrar who enters the name of any person on Ihe lst Ol registered voters. without such ersch having made application in person uh- der oath on a form provided for tnat purpose, or who knowingly reSls-',S any person more than once, or Who knowingly enters a name upon the ies- istration list as the name of @SSer' without any one of that name applying to register, shall be guilty If fel@ly' and upon conviction thereof shau be imprisoned in the penitentilrv 10" not