The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-14


county prior to the day appointed for the
election.
See. 8. The inspectors, clerks and re-
turning officers thus appointed must
meet at the place of holding elections in
the several precincts or wards for which
they are appointed. by o'clock of the
morning of the election, and before 10
o'clock open the several polling places,
and on the failure of any inspector or
clerk to attend at the hour of the in
spector or inspectors present shall COM
plete the number by appointing a quail
fled eleetor In the place of each inspec-
tor or clerk so absent. every such APP
pointment to be SO made that each side
shall have representation in the person
of at least one inspector and one clerk
and to that end the inspector or inspec-
tors making such appointments shall OBJ
serve the recommendations of a ma jority
of the electors present fayoring 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 9 as aforesaid. then
a majority of the qualified electors then
present who favor removal shall select
one inspector and q majority of the quail
fed electors then present who oppose re-
moyal shall select one inspector, and the
a third inspector. If the returning officer
Is absent the inspectors shall appoint
a qualified elector to serve as return
ing officer.
Sec. I. 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 adj
mnistered by any officer authorized by
law to administer oaths or by any one of
the inspectors.
Sec. 8. The inspectors, before they
commence receiving ballots. must cause
1t to be proclaimed aloud at the place of
voting that the election Is opened
Sec g. Each qualified elector shall be
entitled TO cast - ballot, and no more,
which ballot must be a paper ticket on
which must be written or printed the
words For Removal to..o....." or the
words Against Removal" as the eector
may desire to vote. No official ballot
shall required nor shall any ballot be
rejected 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 elector
whose ballot has been received must i'm
mediately be taken down by each clerk
on separate lists which shall be known
as the poll list; and the number of the
order in which each elector votes must
al the same time be entered by each clerk
against his name the first elector voting
being number one. the second number
two, land so on to the last elector voting,
and one of the inspectors shall correctly
number each ballot with the number to
correspond with the number opposite the
electors name on the poll list.
Sec. H. The judge of probate must fur
nish 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 to poll tax
shall vote In said election unless he shall
produce to the inspectors the receipt of
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
next preceding the election at which he
offers to vote, all poll taxes due from
him for the year 1901 and for each SUISSE
quent year. which statement so made I'M
der oath shall be sufficient evidence Of
the payment of such poll taxes. Any
al, fa1e tl,,
make such sworn statement shall be
guilty of perjury.
Sec. u. 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
tion 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
an envelope or other wrapper or recep-
tace and label the same 80 as to show
the precinct or ward In which said bal
lots were cast, and deliver the same to
the returning officer and said returning
officer must within twenty-four hours
thereafter deliver the same to the said
Board of Commissioners. at the court
house of the county.
Sec. 10. 1t 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 cleo
ton is held, and there remain and re-
celve 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 t2 o'clock Meridian,
and in the presence of such persons as
may choose to attend. the said board
shall make 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
1t 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 NAV exam
Inc witnesses under oath, which oath
may be administered by one of the Com
mlssioners touching the number OF votes
cast in such precinct For Removal to
........' and the number cast Against
Removal" and such votes shall be in
cuded In their statement. Said board
shall reject any ballots shown TO be
Illegal and shall count all legal ballots.
Sec IA. Said Board of Commissioners.
upon the conclusion of said court. shall
certify In writing the result of said cleo
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