The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-11
Council Will Elect Number of
 Officers in December
PRIMARY ELECTION NOV. 21
Voters to Say Whether or Not offi- claIs Elective by Council Shall Be Chosen by People at
 Subsequent Primaries.

according to the city charter will choose a number of city officials to serve the city during the year 1905. But little opposition has developed so far to the present staff of officials elective by the council A. A. Gambill license in- spector and street tax collector, may be opposed but 1t is not believed that this opposition will develop to largo propor- tions There is some talk of City En- gineer Julian Kendriok being opposed, but 1t is understood that he has @ strong majority of the aldermen with him.
 The city council will probably at its next meeting. which will be on Wcdnes- day night, elect a successor to Colonel J. J. Altman, who recently resigned as alderman from the Sixth ward. This matter, however. may go over.
 At the primary election on November 21 the qualified electors will be called upon to say whether or not the proposi- tlon to place the names of all candidates for municipal office in later elections shall become effective. Very little in- terest Is being taken in thls matter, and It Is not believed by the wise ones" In city politics that either side will secure a large vote in the matter.
 Plan for Primary.
 The following is the plan for the com ing primary as adopted by the sub-com- mittee;
 Section 1. A primary election shall be held in each of the nine wards of the city of Birmingham, Monday, November q, 1904 for the following officers: Mayor of the city (one), police commissioners dhree), chief of police (one), judge of the police court (one), to be elected by the city at large, and one alderman and two executive committeeman from each of nine wards, and also the question, Shall the different officers of the city receiving Q compensation of $10O a month and over, with the exception of the chief of police, be elected by the popular vote of the people2 be submitted to the people, the name of each office to appear separately on the ballot.
 Sec. 2. The arrangement committee shal proceed at once to select one registrar for each of the nine wards, which saic registrars shall open books of registra tion at some place to be selected by sai' l committee in each ward on Saturday October 15, at o'clock a. m., and shal keep open said books from a. m. to D. m., until Tuesday, October 20, on whicl l day books shall be kept open until 10 D m, issuing certificates of registration tG all qualified white democratic voters whC will agree to support the nominee of saic 1 primary.
 Be it further provided that on day oi | election each qualified white democratic elector shall have the right to register | s1.I boil nfa Ina the time of registration proof sufficient of said sickness shall be a certificate by some reputable physician of the city of Birmingham; be 1t further provided that any qualified white democratic cleo tor shall have the right to register on election day if he shall make oath that he was unavoidedly detained out of the city during the registration; be it further provided that any qualified democratic elector shall have the right to register on election day, if he shall have become a qualified elector after the close of the registration books October 25
 Election Officers.
 Sec. 3. The primary election shall be held by three managers, two clerks and a returning officer at each polling place. The returning officer shall perform those duties prescribed by law for such of ficers in a general election The polls shall be opened at 8 o'clock a. m. on the day fixed for the primary, and shall close at 6:3O p. m.
 Sec. 4 Executive committeeman in their respective wards shall cause to be pre- pared an alphabetical list of ali tAe regis tered voters In his precinct, which list must be filed with the chairman of tho l executive committee at least ten uays be l fore the election, If the name of any per son offering to vote Is not found upon sait list at the precinct where le offers t vote he shall not be allowed to cast hi vote The secretary shall cause said lis to be printed, and post printed cop, | upon the bulletin board at the votini 1 place at least five days before the election l A printed or typewriter list for the par | ticular voting precinct shall also be fur nshed the managers to conduct the cleo tion therein. Be 1t further provided tha nothing herein contained shall conhic | with section 5.
 Sec. 5.-The election shall be conducte with as much publicity as is consister with the orderly and proper managemer of the same. The names of all candidate for mayor, aldermen, police commission CTS chief of police, judge of police eoul and executive committeeman, shall printed on the same ticket. The balloi shall be prepared by a committee of al arrangements. and shall be the official ba lots, and none but the official ballot shall be counted. All ballots to be cas in said election shall be on white paper
 without any Identifying devices or mark
 thereon
 Sec. 6. The managers, clerks and return ing officers shall attend at the designated polling places in their respective ward at the hour of a. m. on Monday th' Fist day of November. 1904, and open tn'
 polls and keep them open continuousl
 until D. m. of said day.
 Possible Vacancies"
 Anv vacancy in managers or clerks shal
 he filled by the remaining managers, by
 se1ectfnp a known supporter of the can
 didate and designated by said candidate
 ,ghoee manager or clerk fails to attend
 fine intent being that no candidate shal
 he deprfyed of his manager or clerk be-
 cause the one originally selected fails tc
 appear at the opening of the polls. Tho
 respective managers, clerks and return ing officers shall before opening the polls for the primary, take and subscribe tht oath as required by section 100 of an act of the general assembly of Alabama, ap proved october 1, 1903 entitled An aci to regulate so-called primary elections oi recognized political parties in the stats | of Alabama"
 Sec. T. At the close of the polls tn, managers shall then proceed to coun | the ballots. After the count Is finished they shall proclaim and post the resui l at the voting place, fill out certificate | giving the name of each person voted fo the name of the officer and the numbe | of votes cast for each. They shall als 1 certify therein that the e.ection was dull,