The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-16

filed as to be likely to mislead any voter. forthwith notify the committee or any officer thereof or any person sending or offering such emblem of such similarity or resemblance. and shall require such party. organization or committee to adopt. prepare and file another emblem. The emblem once adopted, prepared and filed as aforesaid. shall continue the em- bem of the party adopting the same until it Is changed by the same or like authori- ty as prepared, adopted and filed the original emblem and the changed emblem as prepared and adopted. Is filed and ae- eepted by the Secretary of State as in case of the original emblem
 The Secretary of State shall. immediate lv after an emblem has been filed in his office, certify to each Judge of probate in the State the fact of the adoption of said emblem by the political party fling the same with a proof copy thereof The court of arms or seal of any State or United States or the national flag or the likeness of any person living or dead or religious emblem or symbol of any secret or fraternal organization or society," or the symbol of any industrial organiza- ton or a representation of a coin of the currency of the United States shall not be used as an emblem.
 When there is a division of any political pau anu edcu ldCIiOn claims the party emblem. the judge of probate shall at once certify the fact 10 the chairman Of the State executive committee of that party whose duty fl shall be within ten days to notify the judge of probate which ticket is entitled to the party emblem and the judge of probate shall be gov erned by the decision of said chairman. whereupon the other faction may file with the judge of probate an emblem to be used In that election only
 There shall be provided at each polling place at each election at which public of ficers are voted for. but one form of ballot for all the candidates for public office. and every ballot shall contain the names of all candidates whose nomination Tor any office specified on the ballot have been duly made and not withdrawn, as provided in this act, together with the title of the office arranged in tickets un- der the titles of the respective political parties or independent bodies. as certified in the certificates of nomination.
 Sec. 6. All ballots shall be printed in black ink on clear book paper. and every such ballot printed in accordance with the provisions of this act shall contain a party device for each political party rep resented on the ticket
 The arrangement of the ballot shall in general conform as nearly as practicable to the plan hereinafter given.
 The list of candidates of the several parties shall be printed in parallel. in per pendieular columns, each column to be headed by the chosen device of such par ty. and the party named or other desig- nation in such order the Secretary of State may direct. The number of such columns shall exceed by one the rnImber or separate tickets of candidates to be voted for at the polling place for which the ballot is provided. and in the appro- priate place, the words vote for one Cor two or other number as the case may be) to indicate the number which may be elected to each office On the right of each ballot shall be column in which shall be printed only the titles of the of- fees for which candidates may be voted for by the electors at the polling places for which the ballot is printed. Said column Is designated as the blank col umn.' and in such column the voting spaces shall be omitted but in all other respects such blank column shall be duplicate of the political party columns upon such ballot.
 The elector may write in the column be- low under the title of the office the name of any person whose name Is not printed upon the ballot. for whom he may desire to vote. That in case of nomination by independent bodies. the ballot shall be so arranged that at the right of the last columns for party nomination the several tickets of the names of the independent candidates shall be printed in one or more columns according to the space required having above each of the tickets the po- ltical or other names selected to desg- nate such independent nominations. The ballot herein provided shall be suhstan- italy in the following form. viz: