The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-04

| ctreet, Niy OF SounsS
of -. -. -. State of Alabama: thai
| / am a qualified voter therein; that
am q candidate for election to the Of
fee of (payor or commissioner to be
| voted upon at the election to be held
| on Ihe -. :. :. day OF 80: ..1s...
and hereby request that my name be
| printed upon the official ballot for cleo
ton at such election for such ONCE
signed. .
| Subscribed and sworn to Cor afhrmed)
before me on this day Of
| Signed. .......
and shall at the same time dle there
| with the petition Of at least one hun
| dred qualified voters requesting such
candidacy. Each petition shall be veri-
| fed by one or more persons as to the
| qualifications. residence and street
| number Of each of the persons SO sign
ing said petition. and the said petition
shall be in substantially the following
form:
PETITION ACCOMPANYING DEC
TAXATION OF CANDIDACY.
The undersigned! duly qualified elec-
tors of the city off,. -. -. -. and
residing at the places set opposite our
respective names hereto, do hereby re-
quest that the name of (name of candi-
date) be placed on the ballot as q
CanolO4tS LOE eieCtioH LUZ NhahAo Va
ofice) at the election to be held In
such city on the -. =. day of ......
H.. We further state that we know
him to be a qualified elector of said
city and q man Of good moral charac-
ter and qualified in our judgmen for
the duties of such ONE.
Name :. :. Number Streets .
Qualified Elections.
Immediately upon the expiration of
the time for fling the statements and
petitions for candidates, the said city
clerk shall cause to be published for
three successive days. in all the daily
newspapers published in the city. in
proper form. the names Of the persons
as they are to appear upon the ballots.
and IL there be no daily newspaper.
then in two issues of any other news
paper that may be published In said
city; and the said clerk shall there
upon cause the ballots to be printed
and authenticated with a fac-simile of
his signature. Upon the said ballot the
names of the candidates for mayor,
arranged alphabetically. shall first be
placed, with a square at the left for
each name, and Immediately below the
words Vote for one" Following these
names, likewise arranged in alphabet
cal order. shall appear the names of
the candidates for commissioners.
with a square at the left of each name
and below the names of such candi-
dates shall appear the words vote
for two" The ballots shall be printed
upon plain substantial white paper.
and shall be headed:
CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR AND
COMMISSIONERS.
OF .....s (CITY.)
but shall have no party designation or
mark whatever. The ballots shall be
in substantially the following form:
(Place a cross in the square pre-
ceding the name of the parties you ia
vor as candidate for the respective
posiuons.)
OFFICIAL BALLOT.
CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR AND COM
MISSIONERS OF
80. 80. i. -. (CITY0
For Mayor.
(Names of Candidates.)
tvote for one.>
(NAMES OF CANDIDATES)
tvote for two.)
Official ballot attest
tSignature.>
.
Having caused said ballots to be
printed said City Clerk shall cause a
sufficient number of same to be deliv-
cred at each polling place. Except
as herein otherwise provided and not
inconsistent with the provisions of
this act, said elections shall In all
| respects. as far as practicable be con-
Quoted. ballots counted. returns made
and canvassed and result declared us
| t. 60. TT. -
elections.
The candidate receiving q majority
of the votes cast for Mayor shall be de-
clared elected, and any candidate, or
any two candidates for Commissioner
receiving a majority of the votes cast
for Commissioner shall be declared
electde.
For Second Election.
In the event of no candidate receiv-
Ing a majority of the votes cast for
Mayor; or no candidate, or no two can
dtdates receiving a majority of the
votes cast for commissioner, the Coun-
Gil shall order another election to be
held not later than fifteen days there
after whereupon the two candidates
who received the highest number of
votes cast for Mayor in the preceding
election shall be the only candidates
for Mayor in the second election.
In the event of failure to elect any
candidate for Commissioner in the
preceding election. the four receiving
the highest number of votes cast for
Commissioner shall be the only can
didates for Commissioner in the seq
ond election. In the event, however,
of one candidate for Commissioner
and not two being elected in the pre-
ceding election. the two candidates
receiving the second and third high
est number of votes cast for Commits
sioner. shall be the only candidates
/ for Commissioner in the second cleo
| ton.
! No candidate for Mayor or Commits
sioner shall in any election be declar-
| ed unless he receives a majority of
the votes cast for his respective Of
| hce.
Sect. "a. Any person who shall
| perform. offer or agree to perform any
electioneering service in the interest
| of any candidate for any office pro-
vided in this Act. in consideration OF
any promise of office. money or other
+ valuable thing for such service per-
I formed in the interest of any candi-
date, and any person who gives. offers
or agrees to give any promise OF Office.
money or other valuable thing in con-
sideration of the performance OF any
electioneering service performed or to
| be performed in the interest of anv
candidate for any office provided by
this Act. shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding three hundred dollars
| ($3O000), or to be imprisoned in the
county jail not exceeding thirty 800
days.
Sect. G. Every such city shall be
governed by council consisting of