The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-31


 faith, in his own right, or the husband of woman who is the owner in good faith. In her own right. of forty acres of land situate in this State, upon which they reside; or the owner in good faith, in his own right, or the husband or any woman who Is the owner in ecod faith. in her own right, of real estate. situate in this State assessed for taxation at the value of three hundred dollars or more. or the owner in good faith, in his own right, or the husband of . woman who is the owner in good faith. in her own right. of personal property in this State assessed for tax ation at three hundred dollars or more; provided. that the taxes due upon such real or personal property for the year next precedins the year in which he offers to register shall have been paid. unless the assessment shall have been legally contested and is undetermined.
 1S2. The following persons shall pc disqualified both from registering and from voting, namely:
 All idiots and insane persons; those who shall by reason of conviction or crime be disqualified from voting at the time of the ratification of this Con- stitution: those who shall be convicted Of treason. murder. arson, embezzie- nent, malfeAsance in ofice, larceny. IGGSINluk BLOIeu pfopcftys property or money under false pre- lenses, perjury, subornation of perjury, robbery, assault with intent to rob, burHlary, forgery. bribery, assault and battery on the wife. bfgamy, living in adultery, sodomy, incest, rape, mis- cegenation, crime against nature. or any crime punishable by Imprisonment in the penitentiary. or of any infamous crime or crime involving moral turpi- Az. ArA- rxy6< ahn n- ytcted as warrant or tramp. or Of sell fnG or offering to sell his vote or the vote of another. or of buying or offer ing to buy the vote of another, or of making or offering to make false re- turn in any electin by the people or In Any primary election to procure the nsmination or election of any person to any office, or of subornine any witness or registrar to secure the registration Of any person as an elector.
 Is5. No person shall be qualified to vote or participate in any primary election. party convention. mass meet. ine or other method of party action or any political party or faction; who shall not possess the qualifications prescriDed n this Article for an elector. or who shaIl be disqualified from voting under Che provisions of this Article.
 isL No person. not registered ana auaiffied as an eiector under the pro- yisions of this Article. shall vote at the Ssnsfai election in 1902, or at any sub. Sequant State, county. or municipal etection, general. local or special; but the provisions of this Article shall not apply to any election held prior to the general election in the year 1909.
 te6. Any elector whose right to vote shAii be challenged for any legal cause befors an election oficer. shall be re- IA a matter of the challenge is untrue before his vote shall be received. and any one who wilfuliy swears or affirms falsely thereto shall be guilty of perjury, and, upun conviction thereof. shall be irri- pfisof1ed in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years.
 1ss. Tie Legislature shall provide by law for the registration, after the first day of January, 1903, of all qualified Ary, 1908. all electors shall be registered under and in accordance with the re- Quirements of this section as follows:
 Ffrst-Registration shall be conduct ed ia each county by board of three reputable and suitable persons resident in the county, who shall not hold any elective office during their term, to be appointed within sixty days after the ratification of this Constitution by the Governor, Auditor, and Commissioner of Asrieulture and industries, or by a majority of them, acting as board or appointment. If one or more Of the pprsons appointed on such Board or ReEiatration shall refuse, neglect or De unable to qualify or serve. or if va cancy or vacancies occur Tn the neni- bership of the Board of Registrars from any cause, the Governor, Auditor, and Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, or a majority of them, acting as a board of appointment. shall make other, appointments to fill such board. Each registrar shall receive two dollars per day to be paid by the State and disbursed by the seve. al Judges of Probate, for each entire days att tendance upon the sessions of the board. Before entering upon the per- fornance of the duties of his office, each registI ar shall take the same oath required of Judicial officers of the State, which oath may be administered by any person authorized by law to ad- minister oaths. The oath shall be in writing and subscribed by the regis trar, and filed in the office of the Judge of Probate of the county:
 Secend-Prior to the first day of Au- rust 1902, the Board of Registrars in each county shall visit each precinct at least once, and oftener, If necessary, to make q complete registration Of all per- eons entitled to register, and SnalI re- main there at least one day from o'clock in the morning until sunset. They shall give at least twenty days notice of the time when, and the place in the precinct where. they will attend 10 register applicants for registration by bills posted at five or more public places in each election precinct ana by advertisement once week for three successive weeks in newspaper, If there be one published in the county Upon failure to give such notice, or to attend any appointment made Dy them in any precinct. they shall. after like notice, fill new appointments therein; but the time consumed by the board In completing such registration shall not exceed sixty working days in any coun- sy. except that in counties of more than nine hundred square miles in area. such board may consume seVenty-flve work ing days in completing the registration. ana except that in counties In Wnlch there is any city of eight thousand or more inhabitants, the board may re- main fin session, in addition to the time Mereinbefore prescribed. for not more than three successive weeks in each Of surh cities: and thereafter the board nav sit from time to time in each or si,ch cities not more than one week m each month, and except that Tn tne county Of Jefferson the board may nold sn additional session of not exceeding i've consecutive days duration for each session, in eacn town o
 ritv of more than one thousand and zA fY4h a n