The age-herald., 1901-04-03
AN ACT


 To provide for holding convention to
 revise and amend the constitution of
 this State,
 Section l. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That on Tuesday, the 23d day of April 1901, an election shall be held in the several counties of this State for the purpose of determining whether or not a convention shall be held to revise and amend the constitution Of this State, and at that election the ques- ton of convention or no convention shall be submitted to vote of the qualified electors of this State. and if a majority or the voters voting at said election shall approve of the holding of a convention Tor the purpose stated, said convention shall be held as hereinafter provided.
 Sec. 2.-Be it further enacted That at the election provided by the first section of this act, every qualified voter who ap- proves of the holding of such convention shall declare the same by depositing his ballot at the voting place where he may be entitled to vote by making cross mark before the words For Convention" written or printed, or partly written and partly printed thereon, and every quai- fled voter of this State voting at said election who disapproves of the holding of such convention shall deposit his bal lot, marked with a cross mark before the words "No Convention" written or print ed or partly written and partly printed, thereon.
 Section 3.-Be 1t further enacted, That at the time of said election, delegates to such convention shall be elected as fol- lows: By the several counties of this State, the same number that they are en- titled respectively to representatives in the House of Representatives of the Gen eral Assembly, and by the State at large. n1ty-hYe The names of the nominees for delegates from the counties, respec- lively, and for the State at large shall be put upon an official ballot to be prepared for the purpose of the election, which shall be separate and distinct from the ballot on which is printed the words For Convention and "No Convention" The names of all candidates from the State at large shall be printed upon said ballots. who may be nominated by some party convection or caucus. or by petition in the same manner as State officers are nomi- mated under the general laws of this State The names of all candidates to represent the county In which the voter lives shall be placed upon the official bal lot TOT the county in which elector casts ms vote, who may have been put in nom nation bY some party convention or cau- GUS, or mass meeting, or by petition, as now provided by law for the nomination of candidates for county officers in the
 
 his choice for such candidates from the State at large by marking his cross mark before the names of fifty-f1ve delegates for whom he desires to vote and shall express his choice of candidate from the county in which he lives by making a cross mark before the names of the num- Der of delegates to which such county may be entitled in the House of Repre- sentatives of the General Assembly. Tho ofhcial ballot containing the names of all the candidates shall be prepared as of f1cial ballots are prepared in general cleo tions, except that the names of candidates shall not be arranged alphabetically but by parties who have nominated the same or independently, if they have been nom mated by petition. The names of candi- dates from the State at large shall be separated from the candidates from the counties respectively. Above the names of the candidates from the State at large shall be printed the words "For Dele gates to the Constitutional Convention from the State at Large" and above the list of candidates from the counties re- spectiYely shall be painted the words, For Delegates to the Constitutional Convention from the County of -.'' ''
 Sec. 4. Be 1t further enacted That all delegates to said convention shall be cit izens of the State and qualified electors provided. that thirty-three of the said q so apportioned that each Senatorial dis trict shall be represented by one resident citizen thereof. and eighteen other of said delegates at large shall be so apportioned among the Congressional districts as each such district shall be represented by two resident citizens thereof and the remain ing four delegates at large shall be elect ed from the State without regard to their local residence. No person shall be dis qualified from being delegates on account of the fact that he holds any office of honor or profit under the State or federal government
 Sec. 5. Be 1t further enacted, That on Saturday following the election the coun- ty returning board of each county in the State, composed of the judge of probate. clerk, and sheriff, respectively, shall meet at the courthouse of their respective coun- ties, for the purpose of canvassing the returns of said election; they shall ascer- tain how many votes were cast for "con- vention" and how many mo convention,, and how many votes were cast as a whole in the county, and they shall cer- tify such votes immediately to the secre- tary of state. They shall in like manner ascertain the number of votes received by the candidates for delegate from the state at large, and from the counties respec- lively, and shall certify such votes to the secretary of state immediately.
 Sec. 6. Be 1t further enacted, That on Tuesday, May '. 1901, it shall be the duty of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney-General to assemble in the office of the Secretary of State and open the re- turns of said election, and shall count the votes which have been cast For Con- vention' and ''No Convention" as ap-