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

county Democratic executive committed
 appointed to arrange a plan for the com
 ing primary election held a meeting yes
 terday afternoon and adopted a plan
 which was drafted by K. DuPont Thomp-
 son, assisted by J. B. Aird.
 The proposed idea to divide the county
 into districts for the election of legisla-
 tors was not even considered by the sub l committee.
 The plan will be presented to the gen
 eral committee at it's meeting on April
 II, and will probably be adopted without opposition.
 We, your committee appointed to draft l plan for the democratic primary election, | to be held August 27 1906 submit the 1 following plan for holding and conduct l ing said primary election, and recommend 1 it's adoption. viz.
 l Plan for Democratic Primary Election for Jefferson County, To be Held Au- gust 27, l9O6
 The democratic primary election cleo | ton, provided for by resolution of the l Jefferson county democratic committee, 1 shall be held under the following plan, l rules and regula tions and according to 1 the law governing primary elections in the state of Alabama, and at said pri-
 mary election, the following officers shall l be voted for, viz:
 One candidate for senior judge and one
 candidate for associate judge of the criminal court of Jefferson county
 One candidate for sheriff. l One candidate for county auditor. One candidate for road supervisor. One candidate for state senator. l Seven candidates for representatives. l Members of the county executive com
 mittee.
 Section 1. The primary election shall 1 be held and conducted by three nspec- l tors, two clerks and d returning officer
 for each of the voting places in the l county.
 Sec. ?. Inspectors, clerks and returning officers shall be selected by the sub-com- l mittee hereinafter provided for at least
 ten days before the date of the primary l election, and shall be selected from the
 qualified electors. qualified to vote in
 said primary, and from list furnished l the subcommittee by the various can 1 didates; and the inspectors, clerks and | returning officers shall be as nearly divided as possible as to inspectors, clerks and returning officers, among the various l candidates.
 Sec. 3. The said officers are given the
 same powers and privileges as officers of regular state elections, and shall be sub l ject to the same restrictions, limitations | and conditions
 Sec. 1. In addition to the above. of 1 ficers any candidate may name a watch
 CT, who shall be permitted to be present
 at the place where the ballots are cast
 from the time the polls open until the l ballots are counted and certificates of the result signed by the inspectors. and
 such watcher shall be permitted to see 1 the ballots as they are called during the 1 count.
 Officers for Election. l Sec. ,. Candidates shall furnish the | chairman of the subcommittee herein- I after provided for the names of such in- | speetors and clerks as they desire select
 cd at the various polling places on or l before the 10th day of August, 1906 All | names shall be submitted in writing | Sec. 6. The chairman of said sub-com- mittee shall. immediately after their selec-
 tion, give the inspectors, clerks and re- 1 turning officers notice in writing of their l appointment, and publish a list of them 1 In some newspaper published in Jeffer- l son county at least five days before the
 21th day of August, 1906.
 l Sec. '. It shall be the duty of the in- 1 spectors. clerks and returning officers 1 appointed to meet at the place of holding l elections In the several precincts or vot- 1 ing places for which they have been ap- 1 pointed by S:30 o'clock on the morning of 1 the 27th day of August, 1906, and before 1 a. m. open the several polling places l and failure of any inspector. clerk or 1 returning officer to attend at the hour of
 S:3O, such inspectors clerk or returning l officer as may be present shall complete l the number.
 Sec. S. If none of the inspectors ap- pointed are present. the returning officer | shall appoint three inspectors to act who I in every instance shall be qualified cleo | tors who are entitled to vote at the 1 polling place in said primary: and who 1 shall appoint such clerks as may be neces- 1 sary to fill the places of those failing to l attend; and if there should be no inspec- | tor or returning officer present by the huor of S:30 q. m., at any voting place. | any three qualified electors who are en- titled by law to vote at such polling place in said primary election then to be
 held. may open the polls and act as in- spectors and appoint clerks. If the re-
 turning officer is not present at the hour of $50 a. m., the inspectors or those
 acting, must appoint from the qualified
 electors, one to serve during the elee- ton.
 Subcommittee May Select. Sec g. If no list of inspectors. clerks and returning officers are furnished for any voting place. as provided in Section 2 of this plan, then the sub-committe herein- after provided for shall select such in- spectors, clerks and returning officer from the qualified electors entitled to vote at said primary election, dividing the same as nearly as possible among the various candidates.
 Sec. 10. The polls must be opened at each place of voting between the hours of and in the morning and kept open without intermisson or adjournment un- Ill the hour of in the afternoon. and no longer; Provided, That in cities of over 5000 inhabitants the polls shall re main open until o clock in the evening, and no longer.
 Sec IL Before entering upon the duties inspectors and clerks must take an oath 10 perform their duties at the primary election according 10 law and such oath may be administered by any one au- thorized to administer ca ths. or by any one of the inspectors. The inspectors clerks and rctwning officers who ae- tually attend shall be entitled to S2 and returning officer in addition. cents mile in going to and teturnipg from Br- mingham, computing the al stance from