The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24

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 a writing set up at the court house door
 and in each voting precinct in the county, l of the time of holding the election. and the officers to be filled by such election. I On the failure of the Judge of Probate
 to appoint inspectors as above provided, | or If there Is no surn officer. then the | Sheriff shall act in his place in the ap- pcintment of such inspectors. The Sher- l if shall appoint, at least thirty days be- I fore such election, returning officer for
 each precinct in the county. The Sheriff 1 shall give notice, to such Inspectors and
 returning officers of fheir appointment at
 least ten days before such election. And If the Sheriff shall neglect, refuse or fall to comply with any If the provisions of
 this section, he is guilty of misde-
 meanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than three hundred dol- | lars.
 Duties of Inspectors. Sec. 5. The inspectors and returning | officers must be present at the place of | holding the election in their precincts by
 the hour of eight in the morning on the
 day of election.
 | Sec. 6. On the failure of the inspectors
 to be present at that hour. such as are | present may complete their number If
 none are present. the returning officer
 of the precir ct must appoint three others
 to act in their place and if such return
 ing officer is absent, any three freehold
 CTS. or householders may act.
 | See. (. If the returning officer is not present at the hour appointed the in- I ssectors or those acting na such, must ap- point one.
 Sec. g. The inspectors before opening l the polls, must appoint two persons, one ] from each of the opposing parties or I factions, to act as eiesks; provided per- | sons can he found.
 1 Sec. 2. Before opening the polls, the | inspectors and eAer,s nus. take az oath 1 [" perform tker duties at such electinn ] according to law, to the best of their
 ahill.lcs; and the Inspectors must also
 swear thai trey wiu not themselves, or.
 Knowingly allow any other person to | compare the number and the ballots with the number of the votes boiled; which | oath may be adpinistered by the inspec-
 tors to each other, or by the returning of-
 hcer. or by Justice of the Peace. l Sec. 10. Any sheriff, failing to give notice of elections or to appoint inspec- l to-~ fwhen such duty shall devolve upon
 him. or Nrning officers, or to notify I them as Tt 4,Tcd by the foregoing sec-
 items Of th,s act Is guilty of a misde-
 meanor. and. upon conviction, shall be
 fined not less than three hundred dol- | lars.
 Sec. Ii. The polls must be opened at | each place of voting, in each precinct, between the hours of and 9 in the morn | ing, and kept open without intermission
 or adjournment until the hour of in | the afternoon. and no longer.
 Sec. F. The inspectors. before they begin. to receive ballots. must consent to be proclaimed aloud, at the place of vot- Sp.~ t1 Sec. B. At all elections by the people,
 the electors must vote by ballot The ball. lot must be a white paper ticket, on | which must be written, or printed, or partly written and partly printed, the | names of the persons for whom the elec- tor intends to vote, and must designate the office for which each person so named | is intended by him to be chosen. Sec. IA. When any person offers to vote, the returning officer must call his | name audibly and distinctly: and if there be no objections as to the qualifications | of such person as an elector, must re- ceive his ballot.
 Sec. 15. The name of the elector whose ballot has been received, must im- | mediately be taken down by each clerk l on separate lists, which are 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, a corresponding number being en- | tered on the back of the ticket by one
 of the managers The first elector voting being number one, the second. number | two; and so on to the last elector vot- | ing.
 "Sec. 16. The returning officer must
 then hand the ballot to one of the is- | spectors. who must number it with the l same number as the name of the voter on l the poll-list and the ballot must then, without being opened. or examined, be | deposited in the proper ballot box. "Sec. 17. At all elections for the off, cers, or any part of the said officers | named in the first section of this act the | ballots cast for each of said officers must | be deposited in the ballot box
 Sec IS. Any person offering to vote | may be challenged by the returning of- | hcer, or by either of the inspectors, or l by any qualified elector. And 1t is the
 duty of each inspector to challenge any
 person offering to vote, whom he knows, | or suspects, not to be qualified as an l elector.
 Concerning Challenges. Sec 19. When any person offering to vote is challenged, if his ballot be not
 withdrawn, one of the inspectors must
 tender to him the following oath: You | do swear that you will truthfully and
 fully answer all such questions as may be
 put to you. touching your qualifications
 as an elector?
 Sec 20. Then the inspectors or one of
 them, must examine him as to his quali-
 ficatfons as an elector. as defined by the
 constitution of the State; and the h.
 spectors may also receive evidence that
 the person challenged is disqualified as
 an elector by the commission of one of
 the crimes specified in Section 1S2 of the
 Constitution, or by idiocy or insanity. Sec. 21. If it appears on examination of the person challenged that he is
 natura.ized citizen, he must not be re- Quired to produce a certificate or record
 of such naturalization, but may be re-
 quired to make affidavit in writing, setting forth that he has been naturalized; the
 time when to the best of his recollection; and the place where; which affidavit must be fled in the office of the Probate Judge. by the inspectors.
 Sec. P. If any person. refuses to
 make such oath or to answer the ques- tions required in the proceeding section his vote must be rejected If on such examination and 7rsof il appears tha, the person ia -qHaisted eleetor.. ac- oordlng t1 the Constitution. his vote must
 he rejected.
 Sec. 9. The inspectors shall have au-
 thority to mai7tein. regularity and order
 to prevent all disorderly and riotous con
 duct, during the election. and during tho
 canvass and counting of the votes after
 the polls are cloSed: to keep access to the polls free and unobstructed and both