Excerpts from the General Assembly of Alabama Session of 1875-6

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CITY OF MONTGOMERYT

, Corrr'rENgnic Dncnrmnn 28rn, 1875,

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,- -; . l:_. ..Au act to regulate elections in the stato of alabama," ..

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o'c"lock, such as--msy be present-111,"-"--^; ,

tFt..' '" ' pi"t" i[" olrru"t. If none of the inspectors 
i3ffTili1jll-1,:#t, . I;;;."*Jihe returnins officer of the prec

ii,11itiii-i-'i . .rnif5ffiE";l"iti:"-':,: io act' Atrc1 if thtre shoulcl be

l.tt::'.1'' no irspecior or retrunrnfli*"?: P..tf^T*^1T*"-13:".:f

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n6-ilspecior or returni.g othcer presenr uy

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t[tt" qualified electors 

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ii? ""uii-iu"", 
ooir seri'e 'as iaspectors pqnng the

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is here$r auendod so as to

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rea.d as lollows:'"'S*;;. d5. 
- ie it.futther endctecl, That on the failure

of *ny iuspector or r"tiuliog o{hc"r to attend ab the

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o'"to"k, such olm-*y be presenb may con-
;i#;i"-;1;il il;; of th"e insiectors appointed

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ti; or in" p'""ii'tt 

"h*u;;;5t"t;[;t"lo.p""tot.-t? act, who.ia everv such in-

3,'#T:ilIif1;;i"".liE;h".r'"it*' who are tntitled to

=J"-"t lr,rt ooUii,e plac;. And if there shoulcl be no

;".ffi#;tt;;i.,r""il;-"m"* present bv the hour of

ilffi;:"I";i ti-""v p'"ui"g plaie' then anv three -q"uli
;:",t:,ffi;;; *rro1t"'"'tit["Jt uv ]aw to.vot-e at said' poll-

ffi'ni#;il'til;;i;"1i'" il'e" t"o be helcl' mav ooeu saicl

polling place and .#; ;"""i"""i"tiot" ti*i'ig the elec-

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A*\ ACT [u. a.'1-

To amencl sectiou forty-three of " An act to regrrlate

elections il;I; st"t6 or Alabama," opprovecl \Iarch
3, 1375.

Sncmox L' Be it awtlecl bz1 the Gena'al Asgeml!11'o/'

Alabama, ti*ti"tti""'i*iy-th'"" ('13) of an act entitleil
saciion rerer-,,au act tr^;'"*i;i;^;G;ti.i. in thi Siate of Alabama,"
redto' ^-- -'- 't i{;i;h 

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u" amencletl so as to reacl as

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Src. 43' Be it.l\tther enrtctetl'' That the statement of
Amendment. ,"i#;ii'rh;;U 

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a"Ur"r"cl to the returaing oflicer

of the p'util-"t'tosb be by him clelivered' to ihe return-



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ing ofrcer of .the countT rrithiu forty-eight (48) hours
after the election, and ftiiliug to cio sq he" is guiliy of a
misdeneauor, aud. on conviitioo rrrsi be finEd o6t less
tha-u -ono l:rr.ndred, nor more than five hundred dollars,
and be coufined in the couuty iaril not more than sis' mouths; and the preci::ct retuiuine officer shall be enti-
tled to oue d<lllar'and fiftv cents. Ind to fi.ve cents oer

, 'Iile in goiug to aud returuilg frorn the county site, 'tbe
.' rl.t5l4uq. to be computcd from bhe plaee rhete the elec-
'; tiou was Leid, sucli compeusation fo be paid. out of the
' cou:rty-treasurJ', upon the ceriificate of-the person to
rrhoq he n:akCs hii returns.

1 Sr_c.- 2, Be it.further ewrcted,, That saicl section, as it neperrins
stood. before this act, be and ihe same is hereby ,s- clairse.

pealed.
. Approve<l January 27,.1970.

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'No.23.1

To amenci section
late elections in

.- Ilarch 3, 18?5.

uinetv-oue (91) of "An act to regu-
the State of Alabama," approved

AN ACT [s. a. 210.

i Srcrros 1. Be it anacled, by the General Assemblu of
' llabanna, That section ninety-Lne (91) of an act entiiied' " An act to replate electioni in the State of Alabama,"
approved ]farch 3, 1875, which is in tbese words: '

' - n Src. 91. Be it furtho eno,ctecT, That if any inspector, Sectionrecitetl
'clerk, or otirer ofrcer on whom any duty is ihpoiecl bv
".the-prorisions of this act, willfulli neglects to'perfonir
.: Euch,.or is cuilty of anv'corrupt tond"uct in th,i erecu-
.'tiou of the sarrel and srich negiect or cormpt conduct is
. not herein erpressly provided-for, lre is guiity of a mis-
.pemeanor, ani on c6nhction must, be finEd n6t less than
.touehundred,normorethanonethousand.dollars,,,_be
{.ancl the,esme is hereby amended so as to resd as fol-' ' ',
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s Src 9L.-; Be it .furtlu enatl*d,, That if any inspector, rmgq,rngs6.
iclerk, or otber ofrcer oo whom anv duby is imrroied by .

.ithe prorisions of this aot, willfirlly neglects to perforiithe provisions of this sot, willfirlly neglects to perfori
Eg"L, or is guilty of aoy.oormpt obndrici iu thd execu-
'tion,of the eame, alcl such negleot -or oorm.pt cond.uct islion of the eame, ancl such negleot or oormpt cond.uct is
got hereiu expressly provicled-for, he is gruilty of a mis-

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