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

trying the case shall find that the value of the property is less than the assessed value on which such taxpayer has paid | taxes for the year in question, such fact shall be certified by the clerk of the court to the commissioners court and l the taxpayer shall be entitled to be paid back the amount in excess of his taxes actually due by the tax collector, and the | tax collector shall have credit therefor as an error in assessment on his settle ment with the state and county author ities.
 Approved September 14 1915.
 JOHN PuR1FoY,
 Secretary of State.
 AN ACT
 No. 7S.) (H. 494 Welch. To regulate primary elections in the state of Alabama
 Section l. Be it enacted by the leg islature of Alabama, that a primary election within the meaning of this act is an election held by qualified voters who are members of any po- litical party for the purpose of nomi- hating a candidate or candidates for public or party office.
 Sec. 2. An assemblage or organization of electors which at the general elec- tion for state and county officers then next preceding the primary cast more than 25 per cent of the entire vote cast in any county is hereby declared to be political party within the mean ing of this act within such county; and an assemblage or organization of electors which at the general election for state officers then next preceding the primary cast more than 25 per cent of the entire vote cast in the state is hereby declared to be a political party within the meaning of this act for such state.
 Sec. 8. In determining the total vote of political party whenever required by this act, the test shall be the total vote cast by such political party for its candidate who received the great est number of votes.
 Sec. 4. All primary elections here after held by any political party in this state for the nomination of any state, district county or municipal of- ficers shall be held and conducted un- der the provisions of this act, and ex- cept as herein modified shall be held and conducted In the same manner and form and under the same requirements and subject to the same forfeitures and penalties and punishments as are or shall be provided by law for the hold ing of regular state eelctions, but noth- ing herein contained shall make it ob- ligatory upon any political party or parties to hold a primary election Sec. o. If any primary elections are held at the expense of the state or counties they shall be held on the sec- ond Tuesday in May of every presiden- tial selection year and on the second Tuesday in August of every other even | numbered year for the nomination of candidates by all political parties. No primary shall be held by any political parties for the nomination of candi- I dates except as herein provided. The | IL l primary elections for all of the political 1 parties desiring to participate therein. l Sec. 6. Primary elections herein pro- vided for shall be held at the regular | polling places established for the pur- l poses of holding general elections. | Sec. z. That there may be provided Committee of each party for the state and each political subdivision of the state, said committees to be se- | lected in such manner as may be pro- I vided for by the governing authority of each party, provided if there shall
 not be elected or chosen any commit | tee for any political subdivision, then all the powers which could be exer- ] csed by any such committee shall be vested in the state executive commit | tee. under such rules and regulations as the governing authority of the party l may designate. such state executive 1 committee may provide for the selec- 1 tion of any such committees, and pro | vided that in political subdivisions of the state less than the whole state and l greater than any one county. there
 shall be not less than one member of each such executive committee from l each county in such political subdi- vision to be chosen in such manner as l the party authority in such county I may direct that within 10 days after I any such member is selected or ap- l pointed, as the case may be, the fact l of his selection or appointment as such
 | committeeman of such executive com
 | mittee shall be certified by the chair
 man of the county or general commit | teo to the state executive committee,
 1 and in the event that from any county,
 or any political subdivision greater
 than one County. such member of one
 | executive committee is not named or
 1 certified, the state executive commit
 1 tee may either itself fill such vacancy,
 or may direct the method by which the same shall be filled.
 I Sec. 8. The expense of such primary
 1 election shall be paid in the same man.
 ner and to the same extent as is or
 1 may be provided by law for the pay ment of the expenses of a general cleo
 tion held under the laws of Alabama.
 1 Sec. Q. The chairman of the state
 executive committee of the parties en-
 l tertng such primary shall at least 20 days prior to the holding of such pri- ! mary election certify to the secretary of state of Alabama the names of all 1 candidates running for office who are
 voted for by the voters of more than 1 one county, and the chairman of each ] county executive committee of the par l ties entering such primary election shall at least 15 days prior to the holc- :, ing of such primary election certify l to the probate judge of the county the
 I names of all candidates for county off, ffces. and the secretary of state shall
 | within not less than 20 days from the