Excerpts from the General Assembly of Alabama Session of 1874-5

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PROPERW C., .

M0BILE qgq.ryE-*
PUBLIC LAW

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}IONTGOMEBY,'AJ-rA':' I 1

w. w. sCasws, ETATE PRTNtEB'
18?5.

qESEEIL ATIUFivI-pry 0F +I'ABAMA' "' ! r:::l

PAsEED AT TEE

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CO\OrE]igtr(G )iO\TMBER 16rs 1874'

GEOilOE S, -EOfSIOtf' Gornnor'

ROB ERT F- LIG O l-, Iteutao:nLGorxtttot'

D. C AXDERSON, Wkrt of the Eovsa



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any of the corrts of ihis. Stata to enjorce t'ha collection
ott""f, penalties.

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No. 1?.1 ., . A*\ ACiT

To provide.for the regishatioo of

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electors in this State.

Sncrrox 1. Be it eurctal bq the Gatwn| 4ugm'blv of
ff3;l,liliff.' Aliba,mq,, That the secretary 6f state shall superintencl

the registration ol elector: in this State'
Sncl'2, Be it further enucted', That t'b'e Secretary of

Appointmeare State, on or befoie thg fipt-{onclay.of }Iay,.1375, or as
6'iffi:;7;;; soon iherea.fter as prlcticable, sball appoint one regis'
or reSlstrors' irar in each county in this State, lyho sh-all appoirrt oue

assistant reeishai for each voting plecinct or walef ia
the county f6r which such legistrilr's &re respectivelyap-
oointeJ: "ancl sirch assistants shall, as soon &s ptrrcLica-

Duties' LIe aftei their several appoiniueuts, malie- a- full regis-
tration list, as herein,lf[c] provitletl, of all the electors
in the preci.ncts or wtlrcls for rr-hich snch assistants are
apoointed reapectively; and srch registrars autl assisi-
aiis, before eirtering-on the cluties l-lt.grq prescribetl,
shali take the oath oJ oflice as prescribed, in section 1,
a,rticle 15, of the Constitution oi the State of Alabama,
which ouih mry be aci:ministerecl by a3y qflicer author-

oarh or ofrcc izecl by larv to aclnrinister oaths in this state, anel be
filecl in the oflice of the juclge of probate of the couuf,y,
ancl when tbey are so appoiutecl antl qualifiecl they are
hereby author-ized to pei{olr-". rr,ll the.cluties plescribecl

Anrhorirv os by tirii aci; ani the said assistnnt registrars are. heteby

"iJilll;;;'"8# ftirther auiho.ized, after they havo been q*alifiecl m
trsta. - attove provi,Jetl, 1e slmlnipter the reglstrabio,r. oatir pre-

scribect by this act, aucl it shall not be larvful lot any
other ofrder or person to aclninister the same'

Dury of aeaist- -S€c..3. Be i,t .Jtu'tlrct Tmcle!, 'Ihab ii sha,ll be the cltrb-r

sut rosiBlror!. ot eitcn assistant registrar to luilke a clue and correct
retuln of ihe list of iegisteretl electors macie by hiur as

is he.*einafter provitle.l by this act.
Registrarioo SsC. 4. Be ii.1urtl,et. e,ittclr:tl, Ttiat it shrill be the cluf,v

r,y-p,:.iii"i'i,iof -.lfi-,,*i.tnirir."gi.tr.,rrs rvithin the severll plec-i:rctiw&rq' 
c,' r"rL.l.s . ,r rrLlci-r-tirey irre .rplioi!ied' respectivei-v, to
mni,"-i*.gi"tmtion of th6 eleci.lis resitling i-u such pre-



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cincts ol rsarcls upon blruk forurs proridecl for that pur-
pose uu<ler the pi'otisious of this irot, aucl shail uot i'eg-
lster ltr LlDv otiter- n'ru: ol ou aDy othcr folur than that
p:'escrilrccl b-v this act.

. Sec. 5. -Bc it .further enoctal, That before register.ir:g
electors the assistaut legish'ars sirall cause eacii electoi
rrbo is qualified to rote uuclei'the constitution aud lavs
of the State of Alabauta, to take an<l subscribe the oath
prescribed in section 4, article 7, of the constitution of
tlie State.-and tbe furthe, oath that be is a qualifiecl
elector uuder the coustitutiou aurl iaws of the iitate of
SJabama,'aucl the name of each elector urust either be
subscribecl to said. oath by the elector himself, or the
sarue rlr&I be subscribed bl ihe assistaut registiar, but
rrLeu sigued b-r ihe assistaut it must be with the corisent
aud di-r'ectiou of the elector so to do, which shall be evi-
denced by the attestation of tlie assistaut registrar,s6arhofetector
naaie q.ritteu opposite to the name of the electol uu61s1 AtGiitioir ii
tJre appropriate heacl on the prescribed form; and +5ure8ietrar.
oath shail be in the puinted atil rvritten'form at the head.
of the regish'ation list prescribed by this act, and the
aarues of the elector.s shail be sullscribed to the samo
unrlel the appropriate head prescribed for tle same in
said list, and the assistaut registrars shall n:.ite op1:osite
to the uaure of eacl:. ele-ctor.,.iutler the appropriaid headi,r said -fsrrl,_the nu?ber and date of iegislration, his
place of resideuce, rrhether white or. colSred, his'em-
plorment, lod S he is in the employment of another,
the name of sucir ernployer, and iJ 

-the 
elector resides in

anr torrn or city, the street and. number, or ot]:er rnark
or descrintion. bv rrbich his place of residence may be
iclentified'.

, Stc..6...Be it further ennctd,, That tlie assistaut regis-
B:=, th,$l be present at the voting. precinct o-r ward"for Resistrarion
Irugl r,uey are respechrely appointed on flre day of ordiyof eleo-
electloD to teguter such electors as ru&y have failed to uoD.

reglster on anv previous day iu their prdcincts or wards
lnder this act, rrhich regisdation muit be doue accord.-
l"S.Q the fgrm in evgry respect in this act prescribed;
and the assistsat regishar s-hall farnish to eLch electrri
rrho may register on the dav of election, a certificrte of
registration, rrhich shall be in the following form :

I . . . . . . . . assistant -registrar, 
.d.o ,"r,*"r,u.

bereby certilv tiiat.. ... ...[&s ihrs
d4r registeretl before me &s rut elector.

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Tyhich certificate, sisnecl bv ibe res;**,3re.ffiFfl;-
ficieut evider:ce that s-uch elector is-registered; ancl in
casc such assistant registrar, tbr any cause, is unable io
attend, or there be fvacaucy in tle office of asslstaDt
registrar for such precinct or-ward, the county regishar
shill appoint som6 competent person as assislautegis-
trar foi ihat day, and iJ'no app^ointment be so r.:aacle"by
ten o'clock of that clay, theu lhe iaspecbors of elechon

. may appoiat an.assistaut registrar, w6o may clurrlifv aacl
act as such for that clay.

Soc. 7. Be-it .1_'zn'ther enacletl-, That each assistaot reg-
istrar, after hariag registeretl all the electors io their
respective precinct or warcl, as near as ma,y be, oncl uot
rnore than three months alter their several appointmeats,
shall make a tnrg copy of same in the regiiiiatiou book
furnished for thp puipose, uncler the provisions oI ihis
nct, ancl shall also mike a true copy or cluplicate oI the
original registration.lisb which, togiether rvith the origi-

copy of.Begia- nal, as soou &s practicable after saure is completed, shall
lll,j:E Ht"l!: be returuecl to ihe oftice of the judge of pr6bato.of the
u"i"iudii.-- cortut-y ilr which such registt'rttion is made, ancl cleliveretl

to tfe jnclge--ot' prob,rteirvho shall, &s soon as the regis-
tration for all the precincts ancl rvarcls in such countv
have beeu macle, c-ause the origintr,l lists so returned til

Bourdinbook. him to be securely bouucl in book t'orm, in good substan.
tial pasteboalcl bincling, ancl pleserve sau:e in bis ofice
for public i::spection, keeping the severrrl precincts aud
warcls separate flom each other in arran[iag same for
bincling, but bincling the whole of saicl ori[inals for ths
county in one volume, appropriatel.y labeleri; ancl tho
judges of probato of the seyeral counfies shall, as scon

.Duplicatea !oas saicl returng are fully macle, return the duplic:ttes to
3:"1""""'.'r* !! the Secretary of State, who shir,ll aucng" s*ol.o b.y pre-
State. " cincts, rvarcls aacl counties, ilucl so c,lusJiire sam, t6 b,

bouncl in one ol urore volumes, :.rncl ia such stvle *s he
rnay deem aclviscblo fou convenieub reference incl pres-
eryation, ancl the registtation book macle out by- the
assistaut .-egistrtrrs iu the several precincts ancl wurcls
sirall be lrept bv them, subject to the inspecLion of the

actctiiional 
public, aucl in tr-hich they shrrll make entrv of all aclcii-

B"sfit'r;ii;"ff tioual registrations mecle by theu respdctivel;, fron
time to time, ancl shall not less thaa fiiteen d.ays beiore



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aDT gene-r-al oL special electiou hekl in the county, make
a suppleruental rettrru to the jurlge of 1l'obute in lilie
mauuer as the first letulu. Auci it shall be the cirrtv of
:lid assistant registrals in each vear to urake- a leligedour" or Aseis-Iist of electors for their saicl pledincts or rralrls, shon'i::g i"liirJgiJt."""
the names of all such electors as shall l>e kuovu to oi
be proteu to theur to hare riiecl ol to hare reuroved frour
tlre rraxl or precir:ct, or to l:ave become clisqualifiecl as
electors by tlie convictiou of auy felony, and'also of all
such as iiare registered. at and.'since ihe lnst election,
rrhich list shall b"e llreparecl in the rnauuer hereiubefore
prescril:ed for the brb'er lists, and shall be deiivered to
the judge of probate not less than fiJteeu tlrr,ys before
anv geueral or special electiou. But jt shall not be law- tioi rasfut ro
fuI to legister auy elector within fifteeu days.before anyJ!qi:f.'#l."bit
generirl or sllecial electir-'n, eli.cept on election day, as;;i;i;ii;o.
Iterein proviiled. Ancl all regisirations macle on ibe
election^ d,ry, by any registral appointeci for that day
onlv, shall 6e r'6turn6c1 to"the aisis'i'ant reqistrar for tha"t
precinct or watd ploperil' certified as p:.:ovitlecl in this
act, n'hich sha[ b6 r6turhetl to, and be treated by the
judge of probate as if mad.e by tho regular assistant
regtstrars.

Src. 8. Be it .further enacted., That tbe compensation
to assistant registrars shall be ieu cents for each person compensat'on.
registeled, which shall be rraid bv the several colunties
in vLich such resistrationis made as a nreferred claim
agaiast the count], rshich claiur shail b^e receivable in
parment of counbr dues.

Snc. 9. Be it lurtler enacted, That the Secretar'-v of
Stat€ be and hL is hereby authorized and dilected to
obtain and furaish to the pi.obate judges of the several
counties iu the St&te, tha necessary-books and blanks.,-lyka_anrl
for th e u se of the se"eral ;;i.1;; t ;"" 6'i rh*;"-r-tp; in tea :f f, I "J"Hl*-
under tJrie act for the pnrpose of cari;ing out-tLe pro-rvoiEtato.
risions of the same; tLat^said blanks" sliall be p;ited
and nrled ou good. paper suitable for binding in book
fgrm, as may b6 dire6tc'd by the Secretary of STate, one-
third of which sball be se"curelv bouncl"in sood oaoer-
paste-board and. leather biadius-iu suffi cient-nunr6eri to
lurnish one book to each assistint registrar in the State,
togetber with at least double as'manytlanks unbound as
are contaiued in said books, aud each paee of said blanks
and books shall be in the folloning foim;



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REGISTRTTION OATE.

Stfft gp Ar rn,rrru- )
Coun[v of-, precinct or warcl , I

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-[V'e, ihe nndersigned, 'registered 

electors, each for dim-' self, clo solemnly -swear (-or afrrm) thab I will supnorb
and maiatain th-o cons[ihition and.'laws oi ttre dnitea. States, and. the coustitution and. laws of the State of
Alabam?; that I am not ercludecl from regigterins bf
any of the clauses ia section B, article ?. ot" ihe coistii
tution of the State of Alabama; that I will never coun-
tenance or aid in the secession of this State from the
United States; &ai I accept ihe oivil and. politicai

o"Eegiatratiouequality of all men; and agrele not io attempt to'cleprive
any pe$on or persons, on account of race, color. or pre:
vioui condition-, oI any. political or ciyil right, pi-iviibge,
or immuaifi2, enjoyed by any other ciass -oi -men 

; aid,
furthermore, that I will not, in auy way, i:riure. or couL-
tenance in ottrers, any.-attempt to inlur'e duy pe.son or
persons on account ot past or present support of the
government of the United States,ihe laws oiihe Unitecl
States, or.the principle of the poiitical and civil eoual-
ity.of all menior foi.afliliation with any politicat p^"rty,
anil that I am a qualifiecl elector uncler-tlie constitution
6ncl laws of the Slate of A-labama.



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r.egtstr.&r for said- preciacb or tvarcl in saiclcotlntv ancl city o.f 

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ci6 hereby .".tii_i 1f.t tn"
-cerritcrre or jftove and for'6goinn on*.'"'"r,=gi#rJ"#t"rt"no*aegiotar.. No. 1 to 

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ifr"1u"]"", *"r" a"f_v registered by mo ac.

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to law berween the ct&rAs-;i, 

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!ll{ pru.F."t (or warcl), ancl that each of 
""i,lE"soo"soregrsrerec_l took rrncr subseribecl before me the dboveoathon the days and. clates set opposite to- t["ii-rir".uinames respectively^. .W.itness 

my 
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this the ;=_ aty 9f 1_, 187_. ' ---l 
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?oaa,rioa. +i[",l;ii,fit.", !:,;;,,l?,j:1.fi:lt ;i, i:.*" 
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shall s.,-ear'- f ar,rsely to u chin g ^au1- .. i".i J ruli"ter'ii saiaoath, arid auy aisistant re"gisti.ar 
".fro .fr*ii-t"oirgty

ancl corruptly register any person as an elector *jLo isnot eniitled.to register, oi wtro l.nowingly ancl .rrriptfy
makes any false o-r fi.audulent retur.n ot"r"egistrufioo rro-viclecl lor b.v this act, shall be ,t""T".. A,fil?i;f;l;A;;;a'ad upon cbni'ic tion' shall be i,"p-1.*Ba i"' t[" i"ri t""-hary lbr not less thrn one uor nror.e thau ten-fears, atthe cliscretion of the-court trying tbe ;;;".--

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cirL'lE.r rardi electors ret'rned to their severrrl o-ilices'irncler this-act,
!f.'J',i;1"""'';# uake a correct orprrnir"iic*i ii.t ot the q*ar-fiecl 

'otersBilji"ll"Lll; ot such count.1., nr.r.angecl b1. precincts ind .rvards. cor_
aerivirei[iJin-rec,tlDg auct.completrng-the srrroe f:'our the suppleulentul
j'ffi :T:'3,:.13l,lrb:ililllf ',[,i""flqf; 1::;:T["]-:1.,:,,T;,:;;:,lx;

be certifiircl b;' the p.obai" juclge otric.irlly'to-L"'*l*U
ancl correct triuscripi of the'ris[ of ,.giil."it liu"to."
as the same appe{rrs from the ,et*r.ns oi ttr*-""gi";;n.*in his office;-iucl wl:ich lisi, alphab"ti.niif uiiffi"a,
stricl j*dges shail cleliver to the inipectors of" 

"r".iioI i"the several.precints in their couuiies i*_eaiol"iiir.u_
ecliug eacli eleciion.- -One cop_v to. u""tr- p."-"-"ii"[ o.

copvoostetror Tr'&rcl. itncl one copy.of ,the rvholl-list of .egi*ier"ci J-"t_courr,oure. ors in the co*nty'itrr[ tr" p"t 
"p or postecl at thecourt

housc of the eouirtr.fifteen il,.,ys i>etorL tti;;Liil;"'
Src. 12. Be it .iin.ttter enottbLt, Ttrat flie ;;;;;;f'prn_

,?:f"1li'f,if";!.iji i:,:Ig.. or [he si"t" 
"r,nii'r," p.i.i'ljii," i",i"t:.'- s,ch reasonable courpeusation t'or eei'tif1-iui .".r., 

"lirt,"-betical list as rual'.be- allo*'ed bJ' trre'"",ii ri""iii,to
cosrruissioners, to include tLre necesstr,l.y e\iponse of



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priutiug, which shall be tt, preferrecl claim rgliust the
county.

Sicl fg. Be it ftrrtlier enaetecl, That it shall not be
lawt'ul to register at v persoo excel:t iu the voting llre-Resistrationin
ciuct or .,torl,l i, vhiihiucir pet'sou is eutitlecl b.y Iaw to pre"c'tor rvard.

rote. ancl the assistaut regiltulr-s, n'hen they have no
uersonal knorsledge of the identity or resiclence of an

!1"" o*. sball esiurine him unclei' oath touchiug the
sa,ne- ishich oath shall be adu:ilisteletl by tho assistnnt
,'*giatr*ta, and anv persoll u'ho ss ears ftlsely in refet-
erice to anr naterial-matter rshen so esaurined is gutlty
oi neri.,r'r-. and utron conviction shall be punished by
imrxis6nireut in tlie treliterrtitrv fot uot less thau orre

ooi orot" tban ten yeirs, at the 
-diseretiou of the court

hrins the same.
'SuE. ff. Be it ftn'tlwt' enonterl, Thai the registrar f9ry"""ociee,how

each countv shall-fill anv YacaucT which n:av occur in i'I"tI'
il;il;;;;.i"ili t=sitir"ti-i" the countv, aurl the
Derson or Del':soDS so ap-llointed' aud qualifiecl shall be
lntitiect to'aud shall tilie possessiou bf all the books
aucl papers in reference to rigistration of his precleces-
sor in offree.

Snc. 15. Be it.fu'ther enactal, That ii shall uot be---
lrrrrful for any p"rroo {o register:, o, 

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name tolilf,U}[.,]::

be registered,'as au eleetoi escept in the precinct orwliere t}:-*n iu

;;-d ?;';lri&'t "'*tia"., and airy person'vho shall[ii1d 3i 
'P.!Iknowinslv vir.rlate the nroviSions ol fliii section shall be aenee'

gurlty o"f perjury, a:rd bu conviction shall be,puni:hsal
6v.iforrriion-meirt iu the penitentiary or seutenced to
l:ird libor for the county not less than one nor mole
tirau two yeari.

Src. 16. Be it fu'ther anacted, That it shall be th€ Dorynr"oorty
dubv of the county commissioners of each county to as- comiuissionti '

o"ri.io vhether tireir counties tre divid'ed into electiou
nrecincts with the boundaries of the same accurately de-
iaed. bv the action heretofore of the court of coun{l
cornmisiioners; and rvhenerer such precincts have not
been so designated and d.efiued, it shall be the duby of
such commis-sioners, on or before tbe first 1\Ionday of
llav of this rear, to divide their counfv into election
*"[i*tr- defi-nin* ihe boundaries and disfuaating the
iumber or D&rue 6f each one, ancl the place-of holding
elections, and this statemeut and designation, with tho
plat thereof, if oue be made, sball be e.niered' o1 th9 f€,- p,ori.o.
iords of the court of count,v commissiouers1, Prouidcd,'^"'"'

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That erection-precincts now estabrishecl by Isw sha[ notbe changed b-' .this act; proiir)ul,-iuJt'il 
"iiT"""*where the-com-issiouers court shall make aew or shell

Duryorj,,rrs':!:lgp "ri.ti".q 
p.;;;;h,I;; or bo.nclaries nnd.er theorproM'!a-ifi:;,UqHH,",'.:|;r"i:*ri,ttT":t},i, jl#;

tion aclopted !f tUt 
"o-'t'd.ioo"rs court in such case toeacn assstant regrstrar in the precinct or precincts soestablished or chiieed- r- r^vv4ve

.e6. 6e6mie-_ 1Sr.c. 17. Be it Jzcither anactecl, Thai the county com-

tiT[:qrj,:"i:fr :?',trif,:**,'"_f, jiffi1r",,]f l.lffi ]'xtr1.: j
tiearcquiredJrrne&uor, and ou conviction thereoi shiti be n""a i" 

"""u:ffit"ffi'"f":.'*m ,a.s 
tle iury ryrt th;;;*" sha[ assess. uor lessthan twenty_nor more than five hundrecl dolarJ---- 

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Snc. 18. 
-Be it .J.u,rther enactat, ifJ'it"Jilii u" tn"

putygr_s"c."-lut drtlp secret-arv of state, as soon afterthe adioura-
tsrv or srato. men. or the gene_ral assembly as practicable, to"causethis acr to be-published in thd uotg;;;;id;rf""",

ancl on the safoe terms as to "o*p""-iaH*r**i*"ii"ain the acr to provide for the p;tfi;i*';f fi" t,iooio"r
. laws eaacted-duriog thg p...^"ot session-"r-t[" n"i".*rassemblv. approveclFebruary 20, lgzt.- t,ffi Srr""ur,his furt[6r iliry to ..oa by;-,]'Jil;" _.i."Ji[". ,isuch ouhrication to each jirclge of p-u*t" i" iiil"si"tr.

Src^. 19. F^e-it Jinthn.kottecl, That the act approveclRepear. October ?rJBg8, 
-anci 

ail otheri;r"-;;,1";;.lJli"r"#J i"connrcr rnth the provisions of this act] are hereby re-pealed. - .
Approvecl March 19, 1gT5.

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l{o. L8.l AN ACT

Electorr.

To regulate elections in the State of Alabama.

S:crrox 1. Be it cnaeted tn1 the Gentrql Assemblu oiAkfiamcr, That every- male pei.sor il; il ti;U;ilet
DtA[es' &ncr' every mare- persoa.who ]ras beennatrualizeclorsho has legaliy cleclirecl t i* l"t"otiJ" to become aciti"-en of the tniieci States, G.;;:";*years otci orrrD_wards, who shall have resiclecl in ttiis St,it;.{';;;;il;
n-grt,precedirq ?ny election and ilrree montb=s in-th-Jcounty n whrch he offers to vote, is, unless nilthin i[;