The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-02

Mir. White-I ask unanimous con-
 sent to amend by inserting after the word two" the words and four" l Unanimous consent was accorded. l Mir. White-1 move that the subdivis- ion as amended be adopted. Upon a vote being taken the subdi- vision as amended, was adopted. | The Secretary read the fourth sub division as follows:
 Fourth-The Board of Registrars
 shall hold sessions at the court house | of their respective counties during the
 entire third week in November, 1902, and for six working days next prior
 to the twentieth day of December, 1902, | during which sessions they shall reg
 ister all persons applying who possess
 the qualifications prescribed in Sections
 and 4. and who shall not be disqual- flied under Section 6 of this Article. | In counties where there are two or
 more court houses. the Board of Reg | istrars. may elect at which court house l they will hold such session. The Board | of Registrars shall give notice of the l time and place of such sessions by posting notices at each court house in | their respective counties. and at each voting place and at three other public places in the county, and by publica- l tion once week for two consecutive
 weeks in a newspaper. if one be pub | lished in the county: such notices to
 be published and such publications to be commenced as early as practicable | in the first week of November. 1902: l provided. that a failure on the part of l the Registrars to conform to the pro- visions of this section as to notices to
 be given shall not invalidate any reg
 istration made by them.
 MT. White-I move the adoption of l that subdivision.
 | MT. Sorrell-I wish to offer an
 amendment. that the Board of Regis l trars should divide the time equally 1 at each court house.
 l The Presidential is moved to amend where there are two court houses in a | county, that the time be divided equal l ly.
 l Mir. White-There are some counties | that have three court houses, and the
 Committee thought over that very carefully. It is only for those very
 few persons who have not had an op- | portunity that these sittings are held, | and it occurs to me that the Board
 of Registrars can determine at which one of the places they shall sit. and | I move to lay the amendment on the table.
 l MT. Sorrell-Will the gentleman with draw that motion a moment. 1 MT. White-Yes. if the gentleman
 will renew it again.
 | Mir. Sorrell-The object of my amend ment Is the accommodation of citizens
 of the county where two court houses are. Now in my county there are two | court houses. it would be a great ad- vantage and a convenience to the peo- l pie of my county to provide that these
 registrars might divide the time of l holding their sessions. hold half of the
 time at one court house and half at | the other. There are counties In the | State that have two court houses, and
 it seems to me it would be conven- fence and one they are entitled to
 have. It would be a hardship to select
 one court house and require the people | to go 25 or 30 miles, and my amend
 ment provides they might divide the | time and hold half of the session at one
 court house and half at the other. MT. White-I suggest to the gentle
 man they could do that now. l MT. Sorrel-Does not this article as
 reported, provide that they shall elect
 at which court house they shall hold. | MT. White-That don't prevent their
 holding at either or both. | MT. Walker (Madison)-There are | three court houses in some counties. 1 MT. Hood-In view of the election in l 1902 they only sit for two days. and | they could not well divide the time | between three court houses. l Mir. Weatherly-Will the gentleman
 allow me to make a suggestion to him. MT. Sorrell-Yes, sir.
 | MT, Weatherly-This registration is provided to be had only for two days
 preceding the general election in 1892 There are two court houses in several counties and in one county l believe | tnnTQrtt- bic to divide those two days at the | two or more court houses. 1 MT Hood-It would be impracticable 1 even where they have only two court | houses.
 MT. Weatherly-Yes. for the tempo
 rary plan. I hope the gentleman will
 withdraw his amendment.
 The President-The question will be
 upon the amendment of the gentleman from Taliapoosa.
 | MT. White-I move to lay the amend
 ment upon the table.
 Upon vote being taken the motion
 to table was carried.
 | The President-The question recurs | upon the adoption of the suodlVlslon MT. Malone-I would like to offer an
 amendment there where there are two
 or more court houses that two addi-
 tional days may be had at each court l house.
 The President-The Chair cannot en- certain an amendment which is not in
 writing.
 MT. Malone-There is no use writing
 it unless the Committee is willing to
 accept 1t. and I hope the Committee
 will do so.
 Mir. Bulger-I desire to offer an
 amendment. The Secretary read the amendment
 as follows Provided that where l there are more than one court house in the county the registrars snail divide the time equally between the said court houses, giving to eaHh court | house two days
 Mir. White-I make the point Of or der that that is the same amendment that has just heen tailed. M. Rulger-I submit that the point of order is not wei. taken, because that amendment provides time for each court house; the other provided to dl- vide tl4e time given by the section This amendment is that where there is more than one court house, If there are two or three that they shall spend
 two or three days at each court house: It seems to me sir, that it is very important to my county We have larg. county, large white population, and we have a river running through the county dividing it as to territory and population almost equally, and some of our people would have to go
 thirty-five miles to get to register. Now it would cost all those people much