The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-07
ISSUES RULES FOR
 COMING PRIMARY
CHAIRMAN AlRD GIVES OUT AMOUNT OF ASSESSMENTS TO BE MADE ON CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY OFFICES.

Assistant Solicitor J. B. Alrd, chairman of the democratic executive committee. yesterday morning made public the rules governing the democratic primary to be held on May 1S The rulings covering a number of the interesting points read as follows:
 Section l. The inspectors, clerks and re- turning officers shall be selected by a subcommittee at least 15 days before the date of the primary election, and shall be selected from qualified electors and from lists furnished this subcommittee by the various candidates; and the in spectors, clerks and returning officers shall be as nearly divided as possible, as to inspectors, clerks and returning of ficers, among the various candidates. Sec. 6. Each candidate for office, pro- vided by the state committed shall, on or before the 18th day of April 1908, be- fore D. m., file with the chairman of the subcommittee a declaration in writ ing of his candidacy, and such deelara- ton shall. before being filed as aforesaid, be sworn to and subscribed before an
  The said declaration shaA be substantial ly in the following form, to-wit: State of Alabama, Jefferson County.
 ........., the undersigned, who be- ing first duly sworn, do depose and say that I am a candidate for the democratic nomination to the office of ........; that I am a duly qualified registered elector, and have paid all poll tax due and pay able, and that possess the qualifications herein prescribed for a voter in said pri- mary election, and that I will abide the result and support the nominees of said primary election. ............ Sworn to and subscribed before me the ... day of ........, 1908.
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 Notary Public. Sec :. Candidates for such precinct of fees as the law provides shall not file the declaration herein above provided for. Only the names of such persons as file the declaration as above provided for and comply with the conditions prescribed by this committee shall have their names placed on the ballots to be used in said primary.
 Sec 8. The official ballot to be used in the said primary shall be prepared and furnished by this subcommittee, and shall be printed on white paper with black ink, and shall contain the names of the candidates for county offices, includ- ing the candidates for circuit judges, and shall be substantially in the following form. to-wit:
 Official Ballot. Democratic Primary Election May Is,
 1908
 Make a cross mark (X) to the right or left of t..e name or the candidate of your onoice. of the circuit court.
 Vote for two-For judges of city court. Vote for one-For treasurer.
 Vote for one-For tdx collector. Vote for one-For tax assessor. Vote for one-For county superintend- ent of education.
 Vote for one-For coroner.
 Vote for five-For board of revenue. For justice of the peace or inferior judge.
 Vote for one-For constable.
 The names of candidates shall~ be ar ranged in alphabetical order on the bal lot.
 Sec. g. Names of the candidates for the precinct offices shall be written or print ed on the ballot in blank space left there- on for that purpose. Sec. r. The chairman of the county ex- ecutive committee shall give 30 days mo- tice of this primary election, as provided by section of An act to regulate pri- mary elections in the state of Alabama" Sec. IS. The assessment as provided for in section of the plan for holding the primary election shall be as follows: Office of circuit judge. e................s s15O.0o Office of judge of city court. 150.00 Office of treasurer. 10000 Office of tax collector. ................. 15O. % Office of tax assessor. ................. 150.00 Office of superintendent of educa- ton ...............,......... lou.VV Office of coroner. r....................... 6000 Office of board of revenue (each).. 20.00 Read and adopted this 4th day of April 1908.
 J. B. AIRD, Chairman.
 w. T. POE,
 s. F. CUNNINGHAM,
 R. H. HAMRICK,
 JOHN R. COPELAND