The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16
ENERAL LAWS
ACTED Bx THE LEaIsLAruRE or ALABAMA.
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 o>op9 shall be opened, and the copy
 m shah be accepted as a certificate
 Ao result of the election for thai N 1E place. Any, inspector who makes
 Iz4 False copy of the certificate ol
 t39ult. or any returning officer who
 I9 70 deliver the envelope and certifi'
 - delivered to him to the Judge oi
 94fe before the meeting of the Board
 1pptTp1sors. or any Judge of Probate
 - 14lls to properly preserve the same < 4eR the use of the Board of Supervisors, N ueeded. shall be guilty of felony. and
 1 conviction shall be punished by im- Efz9cnment in the penitentiary for not 4449 than one nor more than five years.
 4ec. B 1-2. The poll list shall be sealed xn m envelope before the inspectors be- <>n to count the votes and shall not be cpened- Any election officer or any other person who makes copy of the poll list or any memoranda therefrom or list of the persons voting or the number of their ballot. or discloses the number of such yoferd ballot shall be guilty of mis- 0emeanor and upon conviction shall be Nned not less than two hundred dollars.
 Sec. B. That any person, who by brib- 1nk or offering to bribe with money or other valuable thing. or by any other ocfrupt means attempts to influence any N1mllled elector at any election in giving 2 1i8 vote or to deter him from giving the NoE1e shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 7 1nd on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than i've N hundred dollars
 That any person who by e offer Of money. or the gift of money, or by the rift of intoxicating liquor or other val uable thing to any qualified elector at any election, or by the loan of money 10 such elector with the intent that the Uame shall not be repaid. with the in- tent to influence the vote of such elector it such election shall be guilty of a mfsdemeanor, and on conviction thereof ahalI be fined not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars. That any person who buys or offers to buy any vote or registration certificate of any qualified elector at such election by the payment of money or the promise to pay the same at any future time, or by the xift of intoxicating liquors or other val uahle thing shall be deemed guilty of . misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars. Any candidate for office in any election upon conviction under this section shall in ad- 2 dition to the fine, be declared ineligible for the office to which he was elected for that term.
 That any qualified elector at any cleo 1ion who takes or receives any money, < or other valuable thing. or upon condi- ton that the same shall be paid at any future time, in exchange for the vote of such elector for any particular candi- date, or the promise to vote for any particular candidate. shall be guilty of n misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof. shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars.
 # Sec. 57. Before entering upon their duties inspectors and clerks must take an oath to psrform their duties at the election according to law, and such oath may be administered by any person au- fhorixed by law to administer oaths or by any one of the inspectors.
 Sec 5s. Any qualified elector of the precinct in which any person proposes eo vote shall have the right to challenge such persons so offering to vote. who. de may know or suspect, is not entitled or duly qualified as an elector to vote, at the precinct where he offers to vote. The challenge shall be communicated to amitted to vote, by the sheriff or some other person in attendance and in charge of admission to the polling place, where his right to vote must be deter mined as provided in Section S2.
 Sec. 69. Except as electors are admit ted to vote and persons to assist them as herein provided and except the sherih or his deputy, the inspectors, returning 0gacer, clerks of election and watchers X no person shall be permitted within thir " feet of the polling place.
 Sec. 60 The probate judge of eaci county shall cause to be printed on tht ballots to be used in their respective counties, the names of all candidatei who nave been put in nomination by any caucus, convention, mass-meeting, prt mary election or other assembly of any political party or faction in this Stat' ana certified in writing and filed witl him not more than sixty nor less thar twenty days previous to the day of cleo ton. The certificate must contain th' name of each person nominated and tht nffice for which he is nominated and mus be signed by the presiding officer ana secretary of such caucus, convention rnaes meeting. or other assembly. or by ehe chairman and secretary of the can wasting board of such primary election and their signatures must be duly ac knoWledged by one or more of them be- fore an officer authorized by law to takt 1. ncknowiedgments. The judge of pro ! hate shall also cause to be printed upor fha ballots the name of any qualified elector who has been requested to be g candidate for any State, county. munich pai or federal office by written petition aianed. in case of a candidate for State or federal office, by at least three hun s3red electors, and, in case of a county s,r municipal onice by at least twenty fIve electors qualified to vote in the election to fill said office. when such pefition has been filed with him not more than sixty days nor less than twenty days previous to the election. In case of a person to be voted for by the electors of the whole State, or of an entire congressional district or ju- aicial circuit or division. the rertificate of nomination of the peti- nion must be filed in the office of the <3erretary of State not less than thirty Navs before the day of election; and the Recretary of State must thereupon im- < rnedia<ely certify to the Judge of Probate 0f each county in the State in case of an ofncer to be voted for by the electors of Mha whole State, and to the judges of nrobaxe of the counties composing the Circuit. division or district, in case an ,nfIlcnr 10 be voted for by the electors of n circuit. division or district, upon suita- 1,1a blanks to be prepared by him for that uurpose. the fact of such nomination, and Sha name of the nominee or nominees. and <ha oface to which he or they may be e,nnainated. In case of a person to be w,ted for by the electors of a senatorial fNlnkrIet the petition or certificate of .,crnInation must be filed with the judge -.e Dpobate of each county composing the senatorial district
 eae. e1. The ballots printed in accord .,ra with the provisions of this act shall ~ssntain the names of all candidates nomi- sented by caucus convention, mass-meet-