The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-09

officer, watcher or chairman of an exec utiFe committee who compares the mum Der on the poll list with the number on the ballot of any voter for the purpose of ascertaining how any voter voted except in case of contest, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. and on conviction, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars.
 Sec. A. Any person who opens any en- velope containing the poll Est of any voting place, except in case of a contest shall be guilty of l misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars.
 Sec. R. No ballots shall be counted un- til the polls are closed Before counting any ballots or examining the same, the poll lists shall be securely sealed in sep arate envelopes and each of the lnspec- tors shall write his name across every fold at which the envelope, If unfastened, could be opened. The envelopes contain Ing the poll lists and the ballots after they have been counted shall be carried by the returning officer to the chairman of the executive committee or other gov erning authority, of the party holding the primary election The chairman of said committee or other governing au- thority shall keep the same until it Is known that there will be no contest, and shall then destroy the ballots and also the envelopes containing the poll lists, without opening the same
 Sec. 2S. That within thirty days after such election each candidate, except can didates for State Senate. therein for any office elected by the voters of more than one county, shall file with the Secretary of State, and each candidate therein for coun1y ofAco and candidates for State Senate shall file with the judge Of nrOhatn Of ba fv ;,, which said election is held, a sworn statement. setting out and itemizlng t..e expense of his canvass in such election, and on failure to file and swear to the same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. and must, on conviction thereof be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.
 Sec 4. That any candidate in such election may have a campaign manager or management or campaign committee. by whatsoever name called and in that event such candidate must give public mo- tlce Of the same by filing with the pro bate judge the name of such managers, or the names of such campaign commit tee, who shall be required to file with the probate judge of the county in which such election is held, the sworn state ment required by Section 23 of this act, under the same penalty prescribed in said section.
 Sec. 20. Except as herein provided all primary elections shall be held under the provisions of the general election laws of the State of Alabama, and all provisions of said general laws not in conflict with this act shall govern any of said primary elections
 Sec 26. Each judge of probate shall de- liver, or cause to be delivered to an in- speetor at each voting place immediately preceding each primary election an al- phabetical list of all persons in such pre- cinct who have paid all poll taxes due prior to Feb. l, preceding the election and also an alphabetical list of all persons in such precinct who are registered
 Sec 2. The provisions of the general election law relating to official ballots shall not apply to primary elections and voters shall not be required to prepare their ballots in the voting place.
 Sec. 2S. That no expense for any cleo ton held under this act shall in any way become charge against the State or any county or municipality, nor be paid by them.
 Sec. %. That all elections under this act may be contested within five days after the result has been declared in all county elections and ten days Tn all oth- CT except State elections. and in fifteen days in a State election, under the same conditions and on the same grounds as provided in the general election laws, said contest to be heard and tried by the county executive committee or other gov erning body in elections for county off cers and district and State committees or governing body in other elections.
 Sec 30. That all laws or parts of laws. either general. local or special, in con hict with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved Oct. 1. 1903
 Official.
 J. TIIOS HEFLIN.