The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-05
NEARLY 1000 HAVE
 NOW REGISTERED
Candidates Paying Their En-
 trance Fees to Committee
GERMAN AN1WINE REPLIES
John Puoh Takes Charge of George 3. Wards Campaign Headquarters.
 Sections of City Charter
 Relative to Registration.

Three days of registration have passed and during that time 952 voters of Bir- mingham were registered in the different wards. divided as follows First ward g., Second ward 175, Third ward 57 Fourth ward 30, Fifth ward 1SS Sixth ward S5. Seventh ward 125 Eighth ward 19, Ninth ward 92.
 Several candidates deposited tine amount of their entrance fees with tic chairman of the executive committee yesterday. Henry Jcnes, candidate for alderman from the Eighth ward; B. Rit- tenberry candidate for alderman from the Ninth ward; B. H. Cooper. candidats for alderman from the Fifth ward, and Ben F. Barbour. candidate for alderman from the Third ward.
 For Police Commission.
 Sid B. Jones and Thomas F. Parker have announced as candidates for mem bers of the police commission. MT. Parker is superintendent of the Linn Iron Works, John Pugh, campaign manager for George B. Ward, candidate for mayor has assumed charge at the headquarters of MT. Ward in the Metropolitan hotel annex Mayor Drennen has not yet an- nounced his campaign manager.
 MT. Ward is in receipt of a reply from John F. Antwine, chairman of the demo- cratic city executive committee, in re- ply to the letter of MT. Ward in regard to registration. The reply or Chairman Antwine follows:
 'Hon George B. Ward, city;
 Replying to your letter will state that I have given strict instructions to the registrars to require a life certificate and poll tax receipt be shown by citizen before he can legally register. l shall personally see that these instructions are carried out.
 Trusting that this Is entirely satis- factory, I am yours very truly,
 JOHN F. ANTWINE, Chairman"
 Conditions for the registration of vot- CTS is set forth as follows by the char ter of the city
 Registration Rules.
 Sec. S.-Before registration is made of any applicant therefor, the said registrar must be satisfied by personal knowledge or sufficient evidence that such applicant will be legally entitled to vote at the then next ensuing election for municipal off cers of said city according to the require ments of this act, in the ward in which he offers to register, and said registrar being so satisfied must thereupon place the name of such applicant upon the registration list, together with his color and the ward of his residence and the particular description of his residence either by number of house or by its boun- diaries as to streets and avenues etc.
 Sec. 9. ' < And that he (registrar) will honestly without fear. favor, affection or prejudice, and without reward or the hope thereof, cause registration to be made of all persons who may personally apply therefor and show that they arc legally entitled to vote at the next ensu- ing election, and of no other person, which affidavit shall be filed in the office of the city clerk. For every willful violation of their duty as such registrar they shall on Conviction. be punished by fine of not more than $2OO or imprisonment for mol more than sixty days. one or both, in the discretion of the judge trying the case.