The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-26
RULES AND MANAGERS
 FOR ELECTION ARE FIXED

with prepare his ballot by making a cross mark in front of the names of each candidate for whom he desires to vote. and should any voter desire to vote for any one whose name does not appear on such ticket for any once voted for in said primary. he may do so by writing the name he desires Tn the blank space under the list of can- didates for that office and making a crossmark in front of the name so
 Irregular Ballots.
 Should any voter vote for more can- didates than he Is entitled to vote for for any particular offlce, his ballot shall not be counted as to that particular office. but shall be counted as to all other offices properly voted for. After preparing his ballot the voter shall fold the same. the stub upward so that the face thereof would be seen, and hand it to one of the managers, and shall at the same time give his name, which name shall be entered by the clerks upon the poll list. The said poll list shall be kept by clerks in duplicate, and the names Of the voters shall be numbered consecutively in the order in which they vote.
 When the voter, after having pre- pared his ballot as above described, hands 1t to the managers, the manager shall In the presence of the voter de- tach the stub and plainly mark in ink upon the back of the ballot the number of the. voters name upon the roll list, and without opening or in anyways disclosing the ballot, forth with deposit 1t in the box. and the voter shall then immediately retire from the voting place. G
 "Fifth--A voter qualified to parti- cipate in this primary may challenge the qualifications of any one who of- fers to vote, giving the grounds of such challenge to the managers. If such challenged voter shall take the oath required by Section s2 of the Gen. eral election laws (copies of which oath will be furnished the managers on election day by this council) such managers shall receive said ballot and deposit same in the box as required of other ballots and return said oath with the ballots and returns of said election to this council. 4s
 Counting the Votes.
 "Sixth-Immediately upon closing the polls the election officers shall pro- ceed to count the votes, and no person, excepting themselves and the watchers, shall be allowed to be present during the said count. They shall first before opening the boxes securely seal the poll lists in envelopes, and each mana ger shall write his name across the seal of such envelope. they shall then open the boxes and proceed with the counting, allowing each manager. and each watcher who may so desire to see each ballot as 1t Is called, and the tally shall be kept in duplicate by the clerks. After finishing the count, the managers of the election shall cast up the result and certify the same in duplicate, one copy of which shall be forthwith posted conspicuously in front of the polling place, and one copy of which shall be placed in an envelope, securely sealed and deposited in the box together with the ballots, tally sheets, poll lists and oaths of chal- lenged voters, if any, and the box shall be locked and securely sealed and de- livered to the returning officer who shall have been appointed by the Gen. tral Council for the polling place. Such officer shall forthwith deliver said box to the President of the Central Coun- ell at the court house in the city of Montgomery. One copy of which cer- tificate shall be retained by one of the managers.
 "Eighth--Should any election officer fail to be present at his polling place at the time designated for the opening of the polls, the members of the Gen. tral Council from that ward shall fill such vacancy from the qualified cleo tors of said ward; provided, that if the two members of the Central Council are present and should disagree such vacancy shall be filled by the President of this Council.
 ''Ninth--In the event any voter shall so spoil the ballot furnished him by the managers that 1t would not be safe to cast the same he may. by returning the same with the stub thereto attach ed to the managers, receive another in lieu thereof and such spoiled ballot shall be immediately destroyed by the managers. yf
 Charles P. Jones. D. W. Ford Will T. Sheehan. Committee.'
 The only question raised was by Mir. Corners, who asked why the time of the closing of the polls had been changed from 8 o'clock to 6 o'clock. He said that the workingmen would find little time to vote that day,
 Colonel Jones explained that under the general election law, 1t was man. datory for the polls to close at that hour.
 Location of Polls.
 The ward councilmen then submit ted the location of the polling places as follows:
 Ward 1-Durr's Stables.
 Ward Mot fixed.
 - Ward 3-County Jail.
 Ward 4-Roemer Printing Co.,, 206 Dexter Avenue.
 Ward 5-Ofice of Citizens Light. Heat & Power Co.
 Ward 6-City Market.
 Ward Box 1, Highland Park, Pear sons Store: Box 2. Cloverdale, vacant store on Burton Avenue.
 MT. Ford was granted permission to locate the polling place for Ward 9.
 The managers and clerks were then selected. Both Messrs. Teague and Forbes had submitted recommendations but there was absolutely no conflict. The managers of the two campaigns alternated in calling out managers and clerks.
 Managers Selected.
 The following were selected:
 Ward 1-W. W. Pearson, w. B. Da- vidson. Lee H. Well, managers; John Purifoy and Romeo Cargill, clerks.
 Ward 2-Lee Holmes, E. B. Joseph, Jr.. and E. F. Baber, Jr., managers; Percy Black and Donald Mcdonald, clerks.
 Ward s-Leopold Loeb, O. o. Nelson and A. B. Garland. managers; Stuart Mckenzie and M. A. Benjamin, clerks.
 Ward 4-F. W. Jackson, Hugh Gal lagher and w. W. Graves. managers; J. G. Cowan and J. Morgan Jones, clerks.
 Ward 5-Paul Sanguinetti. J. H. Mo Call and M. H. Screws. managers; W.