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

| AOt to 1he electOr at least one Ol lHt ih-
 spectors shall write. or shau have already
 written his name. or the Initials Of hls
 name, on the stub attached to the ballot.
 any eleetor applying to vote who shall
 state to any of the inspectors that by
 reason of his Inability to write the Eng
 Hsh language or by reason of blindness
 or the loss of the use of his hand or
 hdhds, he IS unable to prepare h ballot, l may nave the assistance of any person he
 may select Tn such case said elector
 must remain within the polling place and | the Inspector shall send for the person
 selected; 1T the person cannot be found
 then any other person such elector may
 select An elector who prepares his bal- lot alone or with the assistance of an-
 other, shall be permitted 10 prepare it a t
 any point in the polling place. Any per-
 son called in to assist an elector in pre-
 pairing his ballot, shall retire when the l electof retires. No more than ten elee-
 tors shall be allowed in the polling place
 at the same time. No elector shall re-
 main more than five minutes in, nor shall
 be permitted to take his ballot from the
 polling place. Provided. that the cites
 or towns or more than three thous md | inhabitants each e.ector on receiving the
 ballot shall forthwith and without leav
 Ing the polling place retire alone to one
 of the booths or compartments provided
 for that purpose and there prepare his ballot In the manner herein provided. Any elector applying to vote in such city or | town who shall state under oath to any | of the inspectors, which said oath may be | administered by any one of the lnspec-
 tors, that by reason of his inability to
 write the English language or by reason
 of blindness or the loss of the use of lis | hand or hands he is unable to prepare his
 ballot, may have the assistance of any | person he may select In such case said
 In xxfifb In he no Iif4tF
 place and the inspector shall send for the | person selected. If the person canot b | found, then any other person such elector
 may select and thereupon slid electo and | the person so selected shall retire to a l booth or compartment and there the per
 son so selected shall render said elector all such assistance in the preparation , of said ballot as he may require, so that the same may be voted for the candi-
 dates of his choice, in the manner herein | provided. In all other respects, said elec-
 tor shall vote as is required of other
 electors No candidate for election shall act as assistant to any elector in tho | preparation of his ballot. When all the booths or compartments are occupied, and
 other electors are waiting to vote no elec- tor shall occupy a booth or compartment | for longer time than five minutes. No
 elector shall be allowed to occupy booth
 or compartment already occupied by an- 1 other, nor to speak or converse with any
 one except as herein provided while in
 the polling place. After having voted, or
 declined or failed to vote, within the five
 minutes. the elector shall imme iiatey
 withdraw from the polling place and go | beyond the prohibited distance, and shall
 not enter the polling place again.
 Sec. 476 Any eector who shall by ac- | cident or mistake spoil a bal
 lot so that he cannot conve- I mil fatr fal.- return 1t to the inspectors and may re-
 ceive another in lieu thereof, which bal l lot must be voted or returned to the in-
 spectors by such elector
 Sec. IT. After preparing his ballot the
 elector shall fold the same so as to con
 ceal the face thereof and show the stub | thereto attached with the name or the in- | itial of the inspector. and hand it to the receiving inspector. The inspector must
 receive the ballot folded, and call the
 name of the elector audibly and distinct | ly. and the name of each elector whose | ballot has been received must be imme-
 diately taken down by each clerk on sep
 arate lists. which shall be headed names
 of voters." and called poll lists" and
 the number of the order in which such
 elector votes must at the same time be
 entered by each clerk against his name
 the first elector voting being numbered
 one. the second two, and so on to the | last elector voting.
 Sec. IS. The inspector receiving the bal
 lot, shall detach the stub and pass the
 ballot to each of the other inspectors. and
 1t must then without being opened or ex-
 amined be deposited in the proper ballot | box after being numbered to correspond
 with poll list,
 Sec. 79. The Judge of Probate shall
 cause to be printed in large type cards | of instruction for the guidance of cleo | tors in preparing their ballots. He shall | furnish to the sheriff three. or more. if
 necessary. of such cards for each pre- | cinct. and it shall be the duty of the | sheriff to post one of such cards in each | booth or compartment for the preparation l of ballots, and not less than three in l prominent places elsewhere about the l outside of the polling place on the day | of the election. Such cards shall be print | ed in large clear type. and shall contain 1 full instructions to electors as to what l should be done First. to obtain ballots l for voting; Second. to prepare the ballot | for deposit in the ballot box; Third. to
 obtain a new ballot In place of one acci-
 dentally spoiled, Fourth. to instruct as | to the right and manner of obtaining q | watcher for each political party having | candidates to be voted for
 Sec. 80. The Judge of Probate of each | county shall have printed. at the expense l Of the county, DallOtS, DlaHh poll llSls, | certificates of results. oaths. and any oth-
 CT stationery or blank forms necessary in | the conduct of elections 1t shall also be | the duty of the Judge of Probate to superintend and in
 sure the delivery by the Sheriff to the | inspectors of the election, of the ballots blank poll lists. certificates of results, oaths and any other stationery or blank | forms necessary in the conduct of elec- tions.
 | Sec S1. The inspectors shall select one | of their number on opening the polls to
 act as challenger and 1t shall be his duty | to ascertain if each person presenting | himself to vote has registered and paid | all poll taxes due. such finding to be from | an examination of the lists furnished by | the Judge of Probate If the name or | the person does not appear on each Iist | it shall be the duty of the challenger to | challenge said voter unless he shows that | he is a qualified voter in that precinct Sec. S2. When any person offering to | vote is challenged by an inspector or py | any qualified elector. before such person | shall be allowed to vote he shall take ana | subscribe an oath which one Of the ln- | spectors shal tender and administer to | him, and which shall be in the following | form:
 | State of Alabama. County of " | do solemnly swear Cor affirm) that | am duly qualified elector under the | Constitution and laws of the state or | Alabama and that 1 have resided Tn the | State of Alabama two years next preced- | ing this election. twelve months In this | county and have actually resided three