The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

Sec. Sl. In the event that in any pri- mary election held under the provisions Of this act there shall be a tie vote
 cast, then in such event such tic shall l be decided by the chairman of the state committee or the chairman of the
 committee or other governing author l ity of the committee of the party of which said candidates were candidates and of the political subdivision in which such candidates were voted for. Sec. 32. No person entitled to vote under the rules of the political party holding such primary election shall be arrested on the day of such election, unless it be for felony ,or breach of the peace attempted or committed i on that day; for such breach of the
 peace or attempted breach of the peace
 the sheriff, or his deputy, or in case of municipal primary tho marshal or ! chief of police. may arrest, without process and commit to jail until the of-
 fender shall give bond with good and sufficient surety to be approved by the sheriff or marshal or chef of police. as the case may be. for his appearance at the next term of the circuit, city | or county court. or municipal court, in
 case of municipal primary. to answer any charge that may be brought against him.
 Sec. S3. No ballots shall be counted | until the polls are closed. Before
 counting any ballots or examining the
 same one of the official list of voters l for each party participating in the pri- ! mary shall be securely sealed in sepa-
 rate envelopes. and each of the inspec- tors shall write his name across every l told at which the envelope it unfast- ened, could be opened. After the count
 of the votes Is finished and certificates of the result have been prepared, the
 inspectors shall seal up in seperate | envelope all the ballots cast at such
 election. and shall place such ballots
 so sealed up in the proper party ballot box. together with one official list of
 voters as hereinabove provided, and
 shall also place in such box one tally sheet and one certificate of the result
 and such box shall then be securely | locked and sealed. The inspectors shall
 then in an envelope addressed to the
 chairman of the county committee or other governing authority of each po-
 ltical party participat,ng seal one cer- l tificate of the result, one official list l of voters and one tally sheet, and such
 envelope together with the proper ! party ballot box shall thereupon be Inn
 mediately delivered to the returning of- ficer. who shall keep the same securely in his possession and by noon of Thurs
 day following the election carry and i deliver the same to the chairman of 1 the county executive committee or
 other governing boay of the parties participating in such primary election
 at the office of the probate judge of 1 the county. After the result has been
 canvassed ana declared the chairman of the executive committee or other gov erning body shall keep tho ballot box I securely. until it is known that there
 will be no contest in any event not less ! than 90 days, and shall then destroy
 the contents of such box without ex- | amining the same, and such ballot box ' < ho1 nn hp ! of contest, and its opening be au- { thorized under authority of tho chair 1 man of the executive committee or
 other body, trying such contest.
 Sec. 34. The state executive commit i tee or other governing authority of any l party may for the purpose of filling vacancies which may occur in any
 nomination by death, resignation or otherwise, or in case of special cleo tion provide for the holding of spe- ] cia1 primaries at such times as they may designate provided that neither 1 the state nor the counties shall be called upon to defray the expenses of the primary If any such primaries are called or held they shall be held ] in the same manner subject to the | same rules. instructions and penalties
 as are set forth herein for the holding of the general primaries herein pro- vided for The state executive commit
 
 party calling said special primaries may fix the time and provide for the Ewing Of such notices as they deem best of the time for holding such spe- cial primary.
 Sec. 35 The state executive com mittee or other governing body of any political party may provide for state ] conventions or conventions of other
 subdivisions and may provide for the
 election of delegates to such conven- tions or other party officers at the
 general primary herein provided for. l Sec. 36. Within not less than 20 nor l more than 60 days after the announce mont of such result for any, office, the chairman of the state committee shall l certify to the secretary of state Of l Alabama the name or names of each of i such nominees of such party as the
 candidate of such party in the general election for the office to which he is l nominated. The chairman of each con gressional executive committee each Judicial circuit each chancery division, end each senatorial district or other political subdivision winch embraces a 1 district greater than one county, shall | within not less than 10 nor more than 90 days after the ascertainment of the result of his district. certify to the
 chairman of tho state committee the nominee of the party for the several offices in his district as declared by
 the committee of which he is chairman,
 and the said chairman of the state committee. within 10 days thereafter and at the same time he certifies the
 nominees Of the party for the several state officers. shall certify to the sec rotary of state all nominees as shown by the certificates filed with him by
 the several ohairmen of the political subdivisions or the state greater than one county, provided. that where any contest of nomination is instituted as herein p. ovided for. the declared nominee fci such office shall not be certified to until after the final set tlenent of such contest. ..
 See. 3- The secretary of state, not ! less than 50 days nor more than 60 days prior to each general election, shall certify to the probate judge Of each county in the state q separate list of all the general nominees of each party
 to be voted for by the voters of such Ieounty. -s
 Sec. ss All. nominations held under this act may Ie contested within five days after tho result has hsen declared in ali county elections, aE1 10 days in all other except state elections. and in 15 days in state election, under the same conditions, and on the same grounds as provided in the general
 election laws; said contest. to be heard and tried by the county executive com
 mittee or other governing body in
 elections for county offices. and by the
 state committee in case of state off cers and district committee in the case of district officers, and where there
 is no proper district committee then fby the state executive committee.
 Sec. ss. The contest of any canal.