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

Tn which he resides. The registrars shall issue to each person registered a certifi- cate of registration. On Friday and Sat- urday next preceding the day of each general or municipal election, held under the general municipal laws of this State. the registrars shall sit in the court house of each county. during such days, and. in the event of such n1lnieipal election being held in a town other than the county site, and on a day other than that of any special or general election, said regis trars shall sit on Friday and Saturday preceding such election at some place within the corporate limits of the mu- nicipality wherein such proposed election is to be hold, of the time and place of which sitting due notice shall be given as provided for in the matter of regular registrations When two or more such elections are to be held on the same day, then the board of registrars shall sit at the court house of such county for such time, and shall register all appl cants having the qualifications of an eector who shall have reached the age of twen- ty-one years since the last date of regis tration, or who shall prove to the reason able satisfaction of the board that by reason of physical disability of himself or sickness during the pe- riod when the board of regis tAette' NAA1 AO5aSlttlliB lii0 NOleIS III tue precinct where the applicant resided. in his family or unavoidable inability to att tend the registration at other times. or by reason of absence from the county, they had no opportunity to register prior to said time, and they shall not on such days register any other persons.
 s The board of registration in each coun- ty shall meet at the court house on the last Monday In September, 1904, and each f4Er., saF- h Il. session one week for the registration. of voters.
 Sec. 6 l-2. When there are two court houses in county, the registrars may sit four days, viz.,- on Wednesday, Thurs day, Friday and Saturday next preceding the day of each regular election two of such days a each court house. and they shall give twenty days notice, by bills posted at each of the court houses desig- hating the time and place at which they will sit; if there are more than two court houses, the registrars shall select the two court houses at which they will sit and shall give notice as above provided
 Sec. T. The board of registrars shall have power to examine, under oath or af- Hrmation, all applicants for registration, and to take testimony touching the quail hcations of such applicants. Each mem Der of such board Is authorized to admin ister the oath to be taken by the appli- eants and witnesses, which shall be in the following form, and subscribed by the person making it, and preserved by the board. namely:
 ''I solemnly swear Cor affirm) that in the matter of the application of .......... for registration as elector. l will speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help me Cod Any person who upon such examination makes any wilfully false statement in reference to any material matter touching the quail fieation of any applicant for registration shall be guilty of perjury and upon con viction thereof. shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years.
 Sec. : 1-2. The following persons and no others. who If their place of resi- dence shall remain unchanged, will have, at the date of the next general election. the qualifications as to residence pre- scribed by Section 1 of this act shall be qualified to register as electors, provided they shall not be disqualified under Sec ton 2 of this act:
 list. 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 language, and who have worked or been 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 inabil- ity is due solely to physically disability; or,
 End. 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 a 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 assessment shall have been legally con- tested and Is undetermined.
 Sec. 8. Any person making application to the board of registrars for registration who fails to establish by evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the board of registrars that he is qualified to register may be refused registration.
 Sec. g. The action of the majority of the board of registrars shall be the ac- tion of the board, and majority of the board shall constitute quorum for the transaction of all business. Any person to whom registration IS denied shall have the right of appeal without giving secu- rity for cost. within thirty days after such denIaI, by filing petition in the cir cuit court or court of like Jurisdiction held for the County in which he seeks to register to have his qualifications as an elector determined. Upon the filing of the petition the clerk of the court shall give notice thereof to any solicitor authorized to represent the State In said County, whose duty 1t shall be to appear and de- fend against the petition on behalf of inc State. Upon such trial the court shall charge the jury only as to what consti- flutes the qualifications that entitle the applicant to become an elector at the time he applied for registration, and the 1ury shall determine the weight and ef- feet of the evidence and return 6 verdict From the judgment rendered an appeal will lie to the Supreme Court In favor of the petitioner. to be taken within thirty days. Final judgment in favor of the pe- titioner shall entitle him to registration as of the date of his application to the registrars. No person registered as an elector shall again be required to regis ter unless his place of residence if changed.
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