The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-30

5. He shall immediately return tc the Secretary of State the certificate Of the results of the election as pre-. pared by the Board of Supervisors and filed with them. as>in case of repre-. sentatives to the Legislature.
 s. The Probate Judge. Sheriff and Circuit Clerk shall provide one or more ballot boxes for. each voting place as they may deem necessary.
 Instructions to Inspectors of Each Pre-
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 1. They shall, before they commence receiving ballots. cause 1t to be pro- claimed aloud at the place of voting that the election for the adoption of the New County Amendment to the Con- stitution of Alabama is open.
 2. They shall furnish each electof with a New County ballot.
 3. They shall require the Clerk to keep a separate poll list and sepa- rate tally sheet for the New County Amendment vote, and certify and post certificates as in other elections and make returns in the same manner, such returns being made separate from the others.
 i. The Inspectors shall, after count ing ballots. roll up and label them and deposit same in a box from which they were taken and deliver to returning of- ficer.
 5. When proposed amendment bai- lot is voted, the receiving inspector shall receive such ballot and call aloud the name of the elector voting, and each of said clerks shall write the name of such elector on the poll list of the amendment voted for, number ing such name. and the receiving in- spector shall mark on the ballot num- Der corresponding to same.
 Instructions to Supervisors.
 l. They shall canvass returns and make in writing public declarations of the results. showing the votes cast for and against the amendment and the declaration must be signed by at least two of them: the original declaration must be filed in the office of the Pro- bate Judge, a copy posted at the Court House door and three additional copies made and posted at three other public places in the county.
 2. The Board of Supervisors must, upon ascertaining the result of the election. make on blanks furnished by the Secretary of State a certificate stating the exact number of votes cast for and against the amendment, and file same with the Probate Judge; and they shall make aonther such certificate and cause the returning officer to for ward 1t to the Secretary of State.
 3. The Board of Supervisors shall
 
 lists of the total numper of votes cast at the election for and against the amendment.
 All election officers as to this eIec- tion, as to matters not covered by these instructions. shall be governed by the laws of the State applicable to elections for representatives to the Legislature.
 Each voter shall call for a New County Constitutional Amendment bal lot, and shall make an ''x'' mark op- posite his choice, that is, if he desires to vote for the amendment he shall make an X" mark opposite the word ''Yes." on the ballot. and If he wishes to vote against the amendment he shall make an K" opposite the word No. "
 The substance of the New County Amendment which Is as follows, illus. trates the style of its appearance on the officiaI ballot:
 OFFICIAL BALLOT.
 New County Amendment. Election Mo-
 vember 3. 1908.
 Shall the Constitution of the State of Alabama be amended by the adoption of what is proposed as Article 19 (Genl. Acts of the Legislature 1907. P. 62s) In substance as follows:
 To authorize the formation of New Counties in the State by vote of the people of the territory to be affected, with not less than 500 square miles area, taxable value of not less then s1. .o0O. 900 and sufficient population to entitle it to at least one Represents tive in the Legislature; and, providing that no existing county shall be re- duced~nAo less than 500 square miles area, nor their taxable value to be less than S1 ,000, ,o00, nor population below what is required to leave them with at least one Representative in the Leg islature.