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

l any elector, that l have been duly regis tered and have paid all poll taxes due l by me at the time prescribed by law Ger am exempt by law from the payment of poll tax), so help me God" And in ad- dition to such oath, if the person so chal- lenged is not personally known to one of l the inspectors to have the qualifications required by law, then one of them shall require such person. before he shall be allowed to vote. to prove his identity and residence in the State, county and 1 precinct In which he offers to vote, by the oath of some elector personally known to some one of such inspectors to be qualified elector which oath shall be ad- ministered by one of the inspectors, and be in the following form:
 State of Alabama,
 County of .
 I. --, do solemnly swear Cor affirm) that have (here insert the name of the person offering to vote) for the last two years next preceding this election, anu that he has been resident of this State for said time, twelve months in this coun- ty and that he actually resided In this precinct or ward for the last three months preceding this election Cor In case or change of residence provided for by Sec. IFS of the Constitution, he has resided in this State for two years next preceding this election, twelve months in this coun- ty, and within three months next preced- Ing the date of the election he removed from this precinct or ward to another pre- cinct or ward in this county, incorporated town or city, and would have been en- titled to vote but for such removal. all 1 immediately preceding this elections: and
 1 believe that he Is twenty-one years of ago, or upwards. and that he has not voted before on this day at any general or special election; so help me God. And upon such oath being duly taken and subscribed, the ballot of the person oi- fering to vote, If be has registered must be received and deposited as other ballots of qualified electors. and 1t shall be the duty of the inspectors to file all the paths l so taken and subscribed and when the 1 election is closed. forward them in seal ed package to the judge of probate who shall lay them before the next grand Jury sitting for the county
 Sec s. When any person offering to vote at any election In this State has been challenged, before administering the oath prescribed, it shall be the duty of one of the inspectors to inform such per son that if he takes the oath wilfully and falsely, he Is guilty of perjury, and, on conviction, may be imprisoned in the pententiary for not less than two years. Sec S4 If the person challenged re- fuses to take the oath. or if he falls to prove his Identity and residence when and in the manner required his vote shall be rejected and the ballot marked with his name, shall be laid aside by the in | spectors
 1 Sec S5 It shall be the duty of the sheriff of each county. on each day of election, to be present in person or by deputy at all election precincts where elections are held in his county, and 1t shall be his duty to preserve good order; and in order that every elector who de- sires to vote may do so without interfer- ence or interruption, and to maintain good order such sheriff or his deputy may especially deputize sufficient force to act at all election precincts on the day of any election that he may deem neces- sary, and in case of necessity, may raise posse comitatus to put down all riots, or attempted riots. or disturbances.
 Sec. S6 It is the duty of all inspectors of election in the election precincts. im- mediately on the closing of the polls, to count the votes boiled, and no votes shall be counted until the polls are closed.
 Sec. s. In counting, the returning ing officer, or one of the inspectors. must take the ballots one by one, from the box in which they have been deposited. at the same time reading aloud the names of the persons voted for. and the office for which such persons are voted for; they must separately keep calculation of the number of the votes each person receives and for what office he receives them; if the elector has marked more names than there are persons to be elect ed to an office or if for any reason 1t is impossible to determine the electors choice for any office to be filled. his bal lot shall not be counted for such office. int tln lot fav as properly marked, nor shall any ballot be rejected for any technical error which does not make it impossible to determine the electors choice, and nothing in the election law shall be construed so as to prevent any eleetor from voting for any qualified person other than those whose names are printed on the ballot.
 Sec SS. As soon as the ballots are all counted the inspectors must ascertain the number of votes received for each per son and for what office, and must make a statement of the same in writing, which statement must be signed by them; they must also certify in writing on one of the poll-lists. that such poll-list Is the poll list of the election precinct at which they were inspectors, the day and year on which such election was held, and for what offices. which certificates must be signed by them; and such statement of the pol-lsts and votes, thus certified, must be sealed up. together with a list of the registered voters in such precinct at such election on such day. in a box to be furnished by the sheriff of the county, one or more for each precinct and to consist of wood. tin, or sheet iron, and securely fastened by locks, directed to the sheriff of the county. there be one, and if none, then to the person discharging the duties of such office. and immediately deliver the same to the returning officer of the precinct.
 Sec. S9. The inspectors must count the ballots deposited in the box. and as soon as all the ballots contained in the box are counted. the inspectors shall roll up the ballots so counted, and label the same as to show for what officer or officers the ballots contained therein were received and, when rolled up and labeled, shall be securely sealed: the re- jected ballots, if any. shall also be rolled up and labeled as rejected ballots and sealed up the other parcels: and the packages so sealed up and labeled, to- gether with one poll-list which shall also be securely sealed up. shall be returned | to. and securely fastened up In the box in the form which such ballots were taken and counted and which shall also be seal ed and labeled so as to show the nature of its contents, and shall be delivered to the returning officer who shall deliver them to the sheriff and shall be kept by him six months. and then the packages shall be taken out of the box without opening or unsealing the pack ages, and destroyed. unless within six months the sheriff having them in custody