The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-14

k county prior to the day appoinfes . . election. ee A'i '"e Sec. 6. The inspectors, clerks .s
 turning officers thus appointsa r,,tst meet at the place of holding elet. ,. the several precincts or wards fo ,,s.an they are appointed, by o'clock ~ .ss.
 morning of the election, and be % 1o o'clock open the several polling e,a..
 and on the failure of any inspeC, clerk n attend at tho boYr of Q Tor or sr~ao,or r- ,n.~,o,ora xra.a,+ sha,Ae in- nIa.. tn ,..ss I. S,.,F com fled elector in the place of each inua tor or clerk so absent. every suchpe pointment' to be SO made that each ae-
 shall have representation in the ae5 of at lcaEc1 one inspector and one clSs- an( to that end the inspector or insp& tors making such appointments shall oh serve the recommendations of majority of the electors present favoring the. side for which such absent inspector or clerk was appointed, If they shall make such | recommendation. If no inspector is pres ent at the hour of as aforesaid, then a majority of the qualified electors then present who favor removal shall select one inspector and 8 majority of the quali- fled electors then present who oppose re- | moval shall select one inspector, and the two inspectors thus selected shall select a third inspector. If the returning. officer Is absent the inspectors shall appoint
 a qualified elector to serve as return ing officer.
 Sec. 2. Before entering upon their du- ties the inspectors, clerks and returning officer, must take an oath to perform their duties pertaining to said election honestly. faithfully and impartially and, according to law. which oath may be .aS- ministered by any officer authorized ny law to administer oaths or'by any one- of the inspectors.
 Sec. 8. The inspectors. before they
 commence receiving ballots. must cause
 It to be proclaimed aloud at the place of voting that the election is opened
 Sec. g. Each qualified elector shall be
 entitled to cast one ballot, and no more,
 which ballot must be a paper ticket on which must be written or printed the words For Removal to.........'' or the
 words Against Removal" as the elector may desire to vote. No official ballot
 shall required nor shall any ballot be reflected for the want of form if the in-
 spectors are able to determine therefrom
 how the elector intended to vote.
 Sec. 10. The name of each elec-
 whose ballot has been received r. si rs,
 lneaiaseiy De @ taken Go"n ~ each clerk
 on s~spaIare ~ , nsis, VII ..sf shall be known ara as srs por nsi ,. and the number of tine
 ot th ," ,.-nfch each eiector votes must came time be entered by each clerk . i1arainst his name. the first elector voting 1 being number one, the second number two, and so on to the last elector voting
 and one of the inspectors shall correctly
 number each ballot with the number to l correspond with the number opposite the electors name on the poll list. l Sec il. The judge of probate must fur | hish to the Board of Commissioners pro- vided for in this Act a duly certified list ! of the registered voters in each precinct | or ward in the county on request of said commissioners or either of them and the payment of one cent for each name con- ] tained in such list: which said lists the Commissioners aforesaid shall cause to
 be placed in the hands of the inspectors | of the respective precincts or wards or other voting places prior to the day of | said election, and no person shall be en- titled to vote in said election whose name does not appear as that of a duly regis tered elector on said list. unless he shall produce to the inspectors certificate of registration. showing his right to vote | therein; and no person liable 10 poll tax shall vote in said election unless he shall produce to the inspectors the receipt of l the tax collector showing that he has paid such poll tax as required by law or shall | state under oath to be administered by
 one of the inspectors. that he has paid | on or before the first day of February l next preceding the election at which he offers to vote. all poll taxes due from l him for the year 1901 and for each subse- quent year, which statement so made un-
 der oath shall be sufficient evidence of
 the payment of such poll taxes. Any person who shall falsely and corruptly make such sworn statement shall be
 guilty of perjury.
 Sec. 12. Immediately on the closing of
 the polls the inspectors must count the ballots and certify the number of votes
 cast For Removal to.........." and the
 number of votes cast Against Removal" and certify on one of the poll lists that
 such poll list Is the poll list of the cleo
 ton precinct or voting place at which
 they were inspectors and the day and
 year on which said election was held, and such statements of the votes and poll lists together with the ballots cast in said
 election, they shall securely seal up in
 ail envelope or other wrapper or recep-
 tacle and label the same so as to show
 the precinct or ward in which said bal
 lots were cast. and deliver the same to
 the returning offiker. and said returning
 off1eer must within twenty-four hours
 thereafter deliver the same to the said
 Board of Commissioners, at the court
 house of the county.
 Sec. I3. It shall be the duty of the
 Board of Commissioners to meet at the
 court house of the county on the next
 day after the day on which such elec-
 ton is held, and there remain and re-
 ceive the returns from the several re-
 turning officers; and on the second day
 after the day on which such election was
 held, the said Commissioners shall meet
 at the court house at I2 o'clock Meridian.
 and in the presence of such persons as
 may choose to attend, the said board
 shall make a correct statement from the
 returns of the several precincts and
 wards Of the county of the whole num-
 Der of votes cast For Removal to....."
 and the whole number of votes cast
 Against Removal" and shall then and there make in writing public declara- ton of the result of said election But if it shall be made to appear to said board that the returns from any precinct or
 ward are destroyed or withheld or the delivery thereof purposely delayed or prevented said board shall take such steps as In their Judgment may be ncces- sary in order to secure correct returns thereof. and to that end they may exam inc witnesses under oath, which oath may be administered by one of the Com missioners touching the number of votes cast in such precinct For Removal to .........." and the number cast Against Removal" and such votes shal be in- cfuded In their statement Said board shall reject any ballots shown to be illegal, and shall count all legal ballots
 Rec 1A Said Board of Com nnissioners