The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-20
TO. NAME REGISTRARS
WILL BE APPOINTED EoR CoUN.
 TIES IN FEW DAYS
New Law Provides Thsy Shall Be Selected by State ofhcia!s--Tsruss
 of Old Boards Have

Boards of Registrars for the various counties of the State will be appointed in the next ten days, under the registration Jaw, passed by the Legislature. at its recent session. These Registrars are to be appointed by a board ~ ~eonsis1ins oI tne ne Governor, Auditor ana CommisSiohef ol Agriculture. ..--..
 The permanent plan, of registration ex- pired before the Legislature. met and to that body was delegated the duty of pro viding for future registration and 1t did so by passing an election law The .fol- lowing Is in relation to the. registration.
 Sec. G. The board of registrars in each county shaif visit each precinct at least once and oftener if necessary between July the first and October the first. 1Sca. and each two years thereafter to make complete registration of all persons en- titled to register and shaii remain there at least one day from o'clock in the morning until sunset. They shall give at least twenty days notice of the time when, and the place in the precinct where they will attend to register applicants for registration. by bills posted at three or more public pia ces in each election pre- cinct. and by advertising once week for three successive weeks in a newspaper if there he one published in the county.
 Sec. | 1-1. The following persons and no others. who. if their place of residence shall remain unchanged, will have, at the date of the next general election, the qualifications as to residence prescribed by Section of this act, shall be qualified to register as electors, provided they shall not be disqualified under Section 3 of this act:
 lst. Those who can read and write any article of the constitution of the United States in the English language. and who are physically unable to work; and those who can read and write any article of the constitution of the United States in the English langua ge. and who have worked or being regularly engaged in some lawful employment, business or occupation. trade or calling for the greater part of the twelve months next preceding the time they offer to register, and those who are unable to read and write If such inabiI- ity is due solely to physical disability: or.
 2nd. The owner in good faith in his own right. or the husband of a woman who is the owner in good faith in her own right of forty acres of land situate in this State, upon which they reside: or, the owner in good faith in his own right. or the husband of any woman who Is the owner in good faith in her own right, of real estate situate in this State. assessed for taxation at the value of three hun dred dollars or more or the owner in good faith, in his own right. or the husband of woman who is the owner In good faith. in her own right. of personal prop erty in this State assessed for taxation for three hundred dollars or more; pro- vided that the taxes due upon such real or personal property for the year next preceding the year in which he offers to register shall have been paid, unless the n nsseSsnneflt shall have been lAealiv cnt1-
 Many applications have been made for the position of registrar, and | to- get through with it. the announcement is made that he matter will be taken up, within the next ten days. by those charE- ed with the duty of making the appoint ments.