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

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' ColnmscrNc DocsuBpn 28ru, 1875,

TOGETHER TIITH THE NETI' OO\TSTITUTION.

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i1g otcer_ of the countr within forty-eight (48) hours
afiel the election, and fa'iling to do sd, hJ is guiiiy of a
mi-"deureauor, and. ou conriitiou must be fined u6t less

' than one huudred, aor more than fir.e hunclred dollars,
. ancl be coufiuecl in the county iail uot more than sis
rlonths; end tho precinct retuiuing officer sl:all be euti-
tled to one dollar'-and fifh- cents, Iucl to five cents per
nile in going to ancl. returning from the county site, ihe
.d.istauce to be computed from the place whele the elec-

" tiou was Lreld, such compeusation t-o be paid out of tl-re
couuby-treasury, upon the certificate of the person to
rshom be rcakes his returns.

Spc. 2. Be it.further etw,ctal, That saicl section, as itRepeariog
stood_betbre this act, be and the same is hereby ,"-clauee.
pealed.

Approvecl Jauuary 27,'1876.

1875-6.

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No.23.l

To anenci sectiou
late eleciions in
Ilarch 3, 1S7i.

AX ACT [s. r. 210.

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

' Spcrros 1. Be it enaded, by lhe Grrrrot Assernblu of
-dlabanna, That section ni:rety-one (91) of an act entitled
"An act to regulate electioni in thi State of Alabama,"
approrecl March S, 1875, rshich is in these word.s :

" Snc. 91. Be it furtlm' enactecl, That il any inspector, Eection recite<I

clerk, or other ofrcer on whom any duty is imposed by
the_provisions of +,Iris act, willfullf ueglects to'perforril
6uch,-or is guilty of any cormpt conduct in thC esecu-

-tion_of the same, and such neglect or cormpt condnct istion of the same, and such neglect or cormpt condnct is
not herein erpressly prorided-for, he is guiity of a mis-
demeauor. and on conviction must be fined not less than

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'demeauor, auil on c6niiction must be fined not less than
ione hund,red, nor more than one thousancl dollars,"-be
.lentl the same is herebv amerded 60 as to read as fol.
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3i Sec. 91.. Be it .further enackd, That if any inspector, AmendmeaL
.derk, or other officer on whom any duty is imposerl by .
*the provisions of this act, FillfnllI neglects to perform
iuch, or is guilqr of any.oormpt cbudiict in th6 execu-
tion of the same, ancl such neglect or oorn:pt cond.uct is
mt herein erpressly prorideilfor, he is guilty of a mis- . ..!wts-i.-.

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ouo huhdred, dor more thau one thousaocl dollars ; Pro-
tidzcl, houteuer, That .no person shall be deemed an iri
sp€ctor, clerk, or officor rithin ffus sgnning ancl proris-'
ions of this act, or the act of which fhiq. is a,pspdatory;
'until he shail first have taken an oatb. nell and kuly io,

' discharge and perform' the duties of such ofrce to-tha, best of his abiliiy, or uatil he shall have performed, some
of tlie duties pertaining to such otce; And, prwidd,
/urther, That the failure aud refusal of any persou to
accepb any appointment to any of saicl otices, s1 his

' failure and retusal to clischarge anil perform the cluties
of such office at qny time after his appoiltment thereto,
aucl prior to his taking the oath of such office as afore-
said, and before he shall have discharged ancl performed
any of the duties thereof, shall not, ia either event, be' deemed and belcl to be any violatiou of this act, or the
act of which this is.amenclatory; aocl aII laws and parts
of laws in conflict with the plo.ri-sions oI this sectioi are
herebv repealed.

Srcl Z.' Be it further enactecl, That the true inteut
and meaning of the saicl sectiot oinety-one (91) as origrn-
ally enacted, is hereby declaretl to be the same, tod n-one
otf,er, as is above sef forth iu said amencled section.

Approved February 29, 1876.

No. 24.1 AN ACT [s. n. 366.

Section uine
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To amend section aino of "Aa act to provide for the
registration of electors in this State," approvecl }larch
i3, 1875.

Sscrlox 1. Be it mscled bq lhe General A,'senil,y of
Alq.batna, That sectioa nine of an act entitlecl " An ait
to pronitle for the registration of electors in this State,"
approvecl 18th Xftrrch,, 1875,-be nacl the same is hereby
aL'ended so as to read, as follows:

Snc. 9. Be it .fzLrthsr enactecl, That the Seeretary of
State be ancl is hereby authorizetl :r,ntl directecl to ob-
tain ancl furnish to the probate judges of the several
counties in the State the neeessary books ancl blanks,
for the use of the several tssistant registrnrs eppoi:atecl
uncler this act, for the purpose of carlring out the pro-