The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-02

such sessions by posting notices at each court house m their respective counties. ana al eacn voting place anu at three other puuiIc piaces III Ine county. ana by puplicAIIon once a week TOT two consecutive weeks III d newspaper. Messrs. Buiger ana Sor- reil or Iallapoosa, undertook to get In amendments so as to provloe that in counties where there are two or more court houses the Board of Registrars divlde us time between the court house. but the amendments were ta- bled.
 MT. Malone of Henry, said he would like to offer d similar amendment but it would be useless to do so unless 1t was accepted by the Committee.
 This suggestion was received with laughter and the Committee declined to accept the amendment.
 An amendment by MT. Howze of Jef- ferson. that the Board of Registrars snail divide it's time between court houses in counties was adopted and by further vote the amended subdivis- ion was adopted.
 Subdivision 5 was then read. It pro- vides that the Board of Registrars shall have power to swear applicants touching their qualifications and that persons swearing falsely shall be guilty of perjury.
 The subdivision was adopted without division.
 The Clerk then read Subdivision 6 which provides that the action of the majority of the 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 de nial. 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 elector determined. UJpon such trial the court shall charge the jury only as to what constitutes the qualifica- tions that entitled the applicant to- be- come an elector et the time he applied for registration, and the jury shall oe- termine the weight and effect of the evidence and return verdct.) From the judgment rendered an appeal will lie to the Supreme Court in favor of the petitioner. to be taken within thir- ty days.
 Amendment by Gov. Jones.
 Governor Jones sent up an amend E1ent to strike out that part of the section providing that upon such trial oi a CdsS tIC JuuSc SHdll CIdTSS IHS jury only as to what constitutes the qualifications that entitled the aopli- cant to become an elector at the time he applied for registration and the jury shall determine t5e weight and effect of the evidence and return a verdict"
 Governor Jones argued briefly in SUD- port of the amendment, and MT. deGraffenreid of Hale spoke against 1t.
 MT. Weatherly of Jefferson made a legal argument against the Jones amendment and showed the purpose Of the committee in adopting the clause.
 Governor Jones withdrew his amend ment and Governor Oates sent up an amendment to strike out the word only in the sentence reading the court shall charge the jury only as to- what constitutes the qualifications" He argued in support of hisamend ment.
 MT. Smith said that the proposition to test the qualifications of an elector in courts was novel but the whole prop osition was new. He argued against the amendment and said the C0nven- ton was here as an experiment to se- cure a higher electorate.
 On motion of MT. Smith of Mobile the Oates amendment was tabled and the subdivision was adopted.
 Subdivision ' was then read. It au- thorizes the Secretary of State to have registration books made.
 MT. Sloan. the Populist delegate from Blount, sent up an amend:1ent providing that opresentatives of each of the political parties be placed on the Board of Registrars. He appealed to the Convention for fairness. He said he did not mean to imply that he has lost all faith in the Democratic party, but he felt sure that there would be unfailness if the board was composed of three men of any one party.
 On motion of Mir. Chapman of Sum ter the Sloan amendment was tabled and by a further vote the subdivision was adopted.
 Subdivision was then read. It makes fraud upon the part Of mem hers of the board or of applicants a felony.
 The subdivision was adopted with out division.
 Section II was then read. It pro- vides that the Board of Registrars shall file in the Probate Court of their complete list of all persons registered in their county, and shall also file a list in the office of the Sec retary of State. The Judge of Pro- | bate shall cause to be made from such | list in duplicate, In the books fur | nished by the Secretary of State, an l alphabetical list by precincts of the | persons shown by the list of the regis | -rars to have been registered in the | county, and shall file one of such al- | ohabetical lists in the office of Score | .ary of State Unless he shall become | under the provisions of th's | Article, any one who shall register | prior to the first day of January. 1903, shall remain an eleGtor during life, and | shall he required to re-register only in ,ase of change of residence. on pro- luCton of his certificate. The certif- ate of the Registrars or of the Pro pate Judge or the Secretary of State shall be sufficient evidence to establish he fact of such life registration. Such | certificate shall be issued free of charge | o the elector. and the General As iembly shall provide by law for the 'enewal of such certificate when lost, nutilated or destroyed.
 The Section was slightly amended | md adopted.
 Section r was then read It provides hat from and after the first day of January. 1903, any applicant for regis ration may he required to state under 'ath where he lived during the five 'ears next preceding the time at which le applies to register and the name IT names that he was known by during hat period and the name of his em- 'loyer or employers if any. during such 'eriod. Any applicant for registration vho refuses to state such facts. or any fl them shall not he eDtitIad fo reoiS- |