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Src. 11. Be .it furthr awctgd, That aay p"ooo .iho.
falsely.personates auother aucl tlereby .i.6-",ot"lii'

Frlceregi.erra.rlFi.l, F" is not entitled, or aiteinpts io "*t; ";i;;tionorelonn which he is not.entitled,'or therebf oUtains regisil;;' as a voter to which he is not eu6tled, or ahiopts by
such false personation of another. to- obtaia.".n'".g#.
tralio-n, or after once votetl at such election 

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o.ud. time, or attempts to vote a second. U-", ;nll["i i"the same ward of another, or shall tut."ii *"r" li"
name to be registered as a person entiiled.t6 vote-rrhen' he is not so.eititlecl, or shill falsely a,ttempt io-do=o,
o-r, after having on-ce obtainecl registiatio" Iri rol *ara,
shall cause }imself to be- regist"ered 

" ."*a ti*i o"attempt io ob-tain a second re-gistration, whet}er in ihe
Bame or another n&me, or whether in the same or an-
other warcl, or shall aicl or assist anothe" oot s;eofit]erl,
H^XE him not to be so entiilecl to vote, oroLtri"irg-
tstratron as .a v-oter, shall be Cuilhy. of a felony, and. onPcorltn conyiction shalt be'p""i.["a'ty rmprsonmeut in the
penitentiar,y for the tpace of uol lesi Hraa 

"iimonttJnor more than one vear-
Src. 12. Be ttlin:ther enactecl, That all laws and, parts

of laws refqlatiig the election of municipai 
"m"Jo i"the ciiy of L[ontg-omery, in senfiisf viih tire ;;;;i;""ol thts act,_be anct the same &re hereby repealetl.

Approvecl trIarch 1, 1828.

No.365.1 A-r\ ACT

To regulate the election of municipal ofrcers in the cihy
f llobile.

Srcuoy 1. Be tt entrcietl, b1 tlrc. G*tertl A.tsernbly ojErcction. alabuma, That flre mayor of dt; ;ih, ;i"Utt^#,'ii#"r-
clermen,-members of the common council, t.u*.or*. *o-
fito1, collector of tirses, and. ciiy glert,, slrali ba-"t"tt*t. bythe quaiifieclvoters oi the ci1ilu$ficitriie i" iUeino_
ner hereinafter proriclecl; btrtlle alclermen aacl mem-
bers of the codmon council must bs ,"iia"rt. Jifr"
rvard for which they rre respectiselv electetil

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snc"h slsgti.n, of the several polling places in the city,
antl the oao"s of tho inspectois of "elictiou ancl the 16-
turuiug oflicers for the several wards. Said inspectors
and returuing officers mli5t be residents of the r-espect-
ive wards for rrLicl-r tLrey are appointed ; the said. sheriff,
jointly rrith tLe iudge bf probate ancl Ure clerk of the
circuit court of \Iobile county, sirall appoiut the said.
inspectors and returnirg officers of said elections, and.
proride for the oneuiug of one poll in each rvalcl of the
city for the election of the officers mentioued. in this act,
ercgp_t in the seventh ward, in which two polling places
shall be opened..

municipal officers of the city of }lobile sl:all be 
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l3t" conduct'

ducterl'accor.ding to the law {overning elections for ofr-"*
cers under the lays of this Slate, ex_cept as declared in
'!,is act; but ndle.-son shall-be entiU6d. to rote at any
election for muniiipal officers in tlie city of llobile, un--
less he possess the qualifications ureuti6ned in the sev-
euth article of the constitution of the State, ancl shall
have residecl in the city of 1\Iobile three months before
tJre._registratiou herein directecl, aud fifteen days ia the
vard i-i which he proposes to vote, and have cauied. him-
self to be registeretl in the ward of his resideuce iu the
maDner herein provided. ft shall be the dutv of the
sherifi, assisted 'by the mayor. of the city, to p.eserte
strict order at said eleetion, and at the registratiou of
voters herein directed, and. see that the laws governiug
the electious are promptly enforced.

Sec.4. Beit furtlrci stwcted, That the inspectors of potrorrhstn-
the elections at the several polls sliall, immediately sffsl apecltoro.

tl.e election, proceed aud co'unt the ballots, and cdmpare
them with th6 noll lists at their resoective uolls. antl cer-
tify the result 6f the election in their respective wards

- to the sberifi, jodge of probate and clerkbf the circuit
court of Mobile. -Thev shall enclose the ballots cast in
tJreir respective wards."with the noll list. the resishation
list of thiir respective wards, anh the certifcrtis of reg-
ishation surrendered at the electiou as hereina.fter oro-
vided for, together with their said certiflcate of th6 re-
sult, in the box iu rrhich are placed. the ballots received
at such election, and after carefr:lh'senling the same,
deliver said bo:.-Fith its said conteits to th"e returninc
officer. to be bv him immediatelv delivered to ihe iudsE
of probate, wlio shall make an& gire to saict retuiaiig



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sheriff, and cler* of t[e circuii
jg"ity g_t theu, shall, i.."aii
the ballot bor, poll ists, 

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;f *count of the votes ana coir""rLon ft""ili*iiiiiil poulists, resisf,rat-i91 usts, analli"*. ti tL" I".i""-t"",i,""_ify andiif necessary, toou"t tlu_returns of the inspect-ors at the seyeral wirid polls. ooa .i""ii"-"-tU"1i"ItiT. tiheir resp.ective offi""*.of tL! -pu..oo. who shall have

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cerfi.fi edtotdepdssessionot'tn"i"-.-*;;.;T"{H-:::.. merliatety.,poo.tn"-iffiq;rf:T i#ffH"""r*"i#;their prtecessor, as n='ecl bv staiute; subje_ct, however,to contestation of 

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nol,orj _+ b; li."ia*iby act of the general;;?;bi;

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ute to hear and cleierm'iue ,re same,Jire-"6'"iirii"L 

"isaid cerrifi cated _ot cer, auo,r t 
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tne [i,;il;;;i;:"i ."-proviao. spective officeg, sha[ b6 gooa uoiiuuri;il;;;;'b",irtrt-

ecl, ltoueur, That before 
"'rtl"iog..pon the cluties of theirrespec hive g.ffi 

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such certifi cot?a'o ti"li it.ii txi.r'tn 

"oatL orescrib-"., b;11; .orJritiitio. of the Srate of Ala_pama'; uoa.rh"r"'oft;;rr,ffi*ila1-e by Iarv requirecl, shallhave executed. saicl b";d;;;ih the lecuriti ."i-i" in"rn&nner prescribed by law.'
Appototm,t or Src. 5. Be it .furiltr eincrctecl, Thrt at Ierrst hiveahr
ffigf illlJ"l'"d.*ys betbre ea"lr'el"ciio""to L" rr"reafter helcl for mnni-gjpor .omg".".q rhe ciby oi. lroule, ii ,iiiir "u" j#iili 

"rthe sherifl joinrv wiitr tue jriirg;, or pi"bnirloiri;.r.of the circuit c-orut of *rob,;, ;; rt *riji"."Ji'..-ria 
"m-cers, in case all do- not or"urrLot ooit",io so"i, lr.o"ilt-

H"^"i:.!> appoinr ttrree cliscreet cidr-eos ilr."."""n-.5lr:a' 
"tpp_"1q, one of whom shall be a ruember.f 

"*"n ,oUU-cal pnrt;, r.esidents in t'e .,rar.cl for wli:!ilh;;-"il;poiiteaj io acr as *gi.t"r* 
"I^;i;;r'if';f";:;i$:'"i,I;rvar.ds. one of said appoiut;";-;ffif-b" ti,? ii"if."Jrashall have no vote in iny.rtt!,:io rrJi#i.,irr^i 

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regish'ais, ercept in ease of disagreement between the
otliel two. Saicl r'egistrars shall-give at least five days
uotice, br tlaiiv adveltiseurent iu one or nore ne\1:spa-
ttets pubiisired in the citr of trIobile, ancl by irostiug
iopied of such notices ut tlre cloor of the courtl]rbuse oT

trIolrile, aud at eacir of the public ma.-liet houses iu the
city, of theil appointurent aud of the timo aucl'place in
thiir respectird iralds rrhen the;; n'ill attencl aud ualie
leqisiradtu of voters as hereil r6quired. It shall be the
rlu-tl of saicl registra.rs.tt> atteud tt the time auc] place
so iptloiatcd i:rltreil lespective rta.-ds, aud lor tLre space
of sii days, flour I A. lI. to 5 P. II. of eacl-r day, and
r:rake registlation of ali ihe legal voters- iu their respect-
ire s'ardl. Befo.-e registratiou is made of auy person
appl'i ir:g therefor, said ,-egistlars must be satisfied, by
piisoual hrorvledge or sufficieut evidence, tl:at sucir ap-

llicaut has residid at least fifteen clays in the wald
ivhele he lrroDoses to register ancl to vbte, ancl rvill be
legally enti'tted to sote at"th.e tiren nest ensuing election
foi m-unicipal ofiicers of saicl city; and ruust, thereupou,
place his d*ur" ,poo the regislration list of that ward,
irith tt-,e place of ^his residenie, describing the s-ame by
street aud number of i-ris house, or such other descrip-
tiou as mav be convenient aud easilv intellieible; tleY
must also furuish each voter, t pou tefiist atioi as hereii
directed, a certificate of his regisiraiion, statiug therein
his naure. age. lrlaee of resideuce, antl number of his
regishation." Tie risLt of any person to be registered'
as"a sot€r mar be chillenged initre same rDaDuer as is
herei:l proriclid for the chailenging of- any-pe-rson who
may cla'im the riqlit to vote at any mu::icipal election.

Sec- 6. Be it firther enottu)., That said registrap ih* n.gi.t""tioo ;
cause said. resistration of voters to be made alphabeti-[ofi'naae.
callr, so that ilre sirnames of the roters stiall bi placed
in groups under the several letters with which their sir-
naies beeia. followed bv their christian n&mes' and to
be numbeied in the ordLr of their regishation. Tbev
shall carefully preserve the origi:ral rdlistration lists of
their respecfiv'e t"ards, aud thbefrom cause a correct
copy thefoof to be made, and shall certify saitt original
an'd copy over tl:eir siqnatures; and within tlrree days of
tho clo's{ng of the said registratiou in their respective
ward.s, shal deiiver both s-aid orig-iaal aud' copy-.to the
iudse of nrobate of tl:e counts. For their - sefcices as
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h"glgry of the 
-ciby a-s follows: The clerh four dollars,

ancl the others'three dollars each, for each clay ther have
been actually thereia employed.. Ii shali be-the duhof
said regisirars to certilv to the auclitor oI the citr"the
pecessa_ry erpeuses aiteid !"g saicl registratioa as hLrein

Sec. 7. Be.it f-urthu qryted,-Th-at before 6ntering
9-.-lI of ragir upep the cluties herein declared, saicl regishars shafirrilE' each make oath, before some officer auth6rizecl by ]aw

to aclminister oaths anrl take afrciavits, that.thev will
faithfully ancl tmly pedorm the cluties hereby imposed
on them;_ and that thgy will hoaesily, wiih-out ia1or,
fear, or affection, ancl-withoqt re-rva1cl oi'hope of rew-a-rdi
cause registration to be macle of all personi in their re-
spective warcls who may persoually opply therefor, anil
shorv that they are legilly entitleci t,j i6te at the saicl
nest ensui:rg municipal election, ancl of no other person.
For erery rvillful violation of their- clnty as suet' regis-
t3.11s, su_ch persons, on conviction, shall pay a fine of fitfy
dollars for [he use of the ciby of ]fobile'; iacl in clefauit
of immecUate. payrlent -of s-aicl fiue on such conviction,
shall be imprlson-ed in the counfur jail for one week. auci
shall be liable, at the suit of the parhy i:rjurecl, to'such
da!"ages as he may recoYer.

r:^._.^L^ Snc. 8. Be it /irther enactul, Tha,t saicl sheriff shall
;fii#,* cause at least one hunrlred carefull.y comectetl eopies of' the registration lists of each waril of the cihr^to bo

printeci, at the cost of the ciby of Iobile, as pr6vitlecl ia
section six of this &ct, sud shail furnish to 6ach of the
inspectors of election in each wirrcl one printecl copy of
the registration lists of the ward ia which be is to rici as
such inspector, to be used at such election; one of these
pr.iatecl copies shall be clesignatecl oncl used bv saiil in-
spectors of election, at the election helcl by their in their
r.espective wqrd!, -as_ the official copy, ai:d shall be by
them reburaecl wiih the ballots cast at snch elecbioa as s
part oI their official reburn. as hereinaffer tlireeiecl fi
shall be the cluby of the.sheuft to posb at ihe court-house
of }Iobilo, as soon as fhey lre priutecl, one copy of the
registration list of ench iarcl, iucl shnll post ^i"copy of
the regisfration list oI each warcl at the pAlling plaeL of
tho respective warcls. The originals oi-said. Iists, aud
the cerffiecl manuscript copy as leceivecl from the regis-
trars in their lespective rvarcls, shall bo ileposiierl nlth
the clerk of the city, to be presen'ed amonf its reeorcls.

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After th_e printed lists hereiubefole required. heve been
preparerl, tire iaspectors oi elections in il:e several wards
s.lrall not receire at said electiou the r.ote or bailot of

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anYlr€rson ot'eriug to rotewhosc nau:e does uot appear
o," tl,: registration list of that rvard, as lurnishecl tjf ttr"
6he-njl, and rrho does not at the time of votins nr6sent
and surreuder to the iuspecbor.s of electiou lr[;Zr'itfi;;i;
of rggistration., issrred tb hirn uncler. the prori.ioos oi
Eectron fise oI tJ:.is act, to be by them tLen and there
eanceiJed, or rrho does 

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proof of Lis ideutity witli the person whoso name may
tJ.e on sard regish.atiou list, aud who he claims to b6.1'or ure .pgrpos€ of such election, the list furnished bvthe sherid and hereiubefor.e designatecl as the ofliciJllisf, sh,rll be taken to be correct, bfit subject, if erro, be
alleged, !o be couected. by "o^prri.o;;il, iG;&ilri
regishation list of t-hg war.d, wbiih for that p*po." Ehrli
lre rn the eustodyof the insltectors at the tirneiud r:lace
f hgle ure poils are held. iipon the r.eceipt of any^voto
oY,llr? rnspectors. at any such election, thiy shall iorth_n:ilr draw a red liae over the n&me on the bfficial rec,is-
{a!ion,Iist. of the person in whose right i"ch r;t"'-i"
clarmed to be giren.
. SBc. 9. Be it furtlrer enacted, That any l)el.son offer_ ^. ..

Tg.!o rote at any municipal election in il6Uite mav beu:luenser.
:l]llte,ng:d by either of th-e inspectors, or by any qiali-
Decl elector; aud it is tJre dutydf each inspeitoriochal_
Ienge any persou ofttring to sote whom he knows or sus-
pects not to be qualilied- as an elector. When 

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Eon .rs challenged, if his ballot is not withdrawn, 6u^e of
th"-lo"p"gtors must lgnder him the following oatl: you
1o:;""" that you wilt fully aDswer all suchluestions es
Eay, be plt to. you touehiug your qualifications as auerector. Ih€ uspectors, or one of t.hem must exaninen-,- 

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to his qualiffcations under this act: they mavBt? rTe.i.ye pro-of as to his qualificatious, other thi:u th"e

gltt] o.t the chsllenged party, and must admit or reiect
ll: ba,uo,t, q.,t i" nght m.ay be shorr.:r ; and if any perion
reluses to take Ure oath as abore, or to answei-anv ofthe que.stious pr-opounded, except i".n *. .*v ten? ;;cnmua,t€ hrmself, bis vote must be rejected.

Src. 10.. Be it further anacld, Tlial anv person whop"1."perlo,r-
falsely personakJ ,ootlrer,' ,nJilr";;[y;;.ts a vote totion. .

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