The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25


 the place of holding the election, the several claims to be paid by the sub committee out of the funds raised by assessment of the candidates
 sec 12 All white voters who are quali- ned electors under the law of this state and who are democrats, shall have the llsht 10 vote in said primary election. provided, however, that no person who opposed the nominees of the democratic party in the last state and congressional elections or voted against any of them small have the right to vote in this pri- mary.
 Declaration in Writing.
 Sec 13 Each candidate for office or delegate, shall on or before the first day of August 1906. before p. m., file with the chairman of tho subcommittee hereinafter provided for his declaration in writing of his candidacy, and such declaration shall, before being filed as aforesaid, be sworn to and subscribed before an officer authorized to administer oaths. The said declaration shall be sub- stantiaily in the following form to-wt: State, of Alabama,
 Jefferson County.
 l. ................. ............... the under signed, who being first duly sworn, do de- pose and say that I am q candidate for the democratic nomination to the office of ..,..........f..; that l am a duly quali- fled registered elector and have paid all poll tax due and payable. and that l pos sess the qualifications herein prescribed for voter in said primary election, and that l will abide the result and support the nominees of said primary election. ..s........................ | sworn t0 and ctlbcqrfhnH bpfOFA T1p tHtg the.a... day of........!...a.... of 1906. ......................
 Notary Public.
 Candidates for beat committeeman shall not be required to file the declara- l tion herein provided for. Only the names of such persons as file the declaration as above provided for. and comply with the conditions prescribed by the sub-com- mittee shall have their names placed upon the ballot to be used in said pri- mary.
 Sec. IA The official ballot to be used in said primary election shall be pre- pared and furnished by the sub-commit- | tee hereinafter provided for and shall be | printed on white paper with black ink, and shall contain the names of eandi- dates for county offices and the place of residence of the candidate for the leg isature shall be printed opposite his | idHle, ana snail pc SuDStdntlally In the following form, to-wit:
 OFFICIAL BALLOT. Democratic Primary, August 27th 1906. Make cross mark (x) to the right or left of tne candidate of your choice. CHere insert the names of the eandi- dates and for what office to be voted for.)
 The names of the candidates shall be arranged in alphabetical order on the ballot.
 Sec. b. The elector shall make cross mark to the right or left of the candidate of his choice and no ballot shall be thrown out but all ballots shall be count ed, if the intention of the voter can be ascertained from the ballot. Should any elector desire to vote for any person whose name does not appear on the bal lot, he can so vote by writing the name 1 in the proper blank on the ballot and the proper number of blank spaces shall be left on the official ballot for that pur- pose.
 Candidates for Beat Committeemen. Sec. 16 Names of candidates for beat committeeman shall be written or print ed on the ballot on blank spaces left thereon for that purpose. The names of candidates for delegates to represent Jeff ferson county in the state convention shall be printed on separate ballots to
 
 eording to provisions made by the state committee.
 Sec. IT. The voters shall not be re- quired to prepare their ballots in the vot- ing place. but no ballots except the of flcial ballot herein provided for shall be voted or counted The chairman of the subcommittee hereinafter provided for shall have the ballots herein provided for printed and properly distributed at tbp t,Ia t,o ,t,,t provide the necessary blanks, envelopes, boxes, etc, to conduct the primary cleo ! ton. nere shall be placed in each box sufficient number of ballots for each voting place for use at such voting place. and also the necessary blanks envelopes etc. Any candidate may procure from said committee as many ballots as he may wish by paying to the committee the cost of printing such additional bal lots.
 Sec. IS. Immediately on closing the polls, tne inspectors shall count the votes, but no ballots shall be counted before the polls are closed. Before counting the ballots or examining the same the poll lists shall be securely sealed in sepa- rate envelopes and each of the inspectors shall write his name across every fold at which the envelopes, if unfastened could be opened
 
 counted the inspectors must ascertain the number of votes received for each person and for what office and must make statement in writing of the re- suit, which statement must be signed by hum. They must also certify in writing on one of the poll lists that such such poll is poll list of the election precinct at which they were inspectors, and such statement of the poll list and the votes thus certified must be sealed up, together with a list of registered voters in such precinct at said primary in a box fur nshed by this committee, which box shall be securely fastened by locks and directed to B. A. Thompson. Esq, chair man, and the inspectors shall immediately deliver the same to the returning officer for that voting place. The inspectors shall also forthwith post statement Of the result. signed by them. in a con spicuous place at the voting place and one certificate of the result shall be given the returning officer. which shall be by him delivered to B. A. Thompson, Esq, chairman.
 Sec. 20 The statement of votes, poll lists and ballots shall be delivered by B. A. Thompson, Esq, chairman of ths county executive committee, at Birming- ham, by the returning officer by the hour of 12 m. on Thursday, August 30, 19O6
 Will Make Assessments.
 Sec. 21. The subcommittee herein pro- vided for shall make such assessment as n ay be necessary to defray the expense of the primary election, basing the same. as far as practicable on the salary of the