St. Clair County v. Smith
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair. Tided before the PIoxx. George E . Brewer,; This actioxi was brought by the appellee, M.M.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair. Tided before the PIoxx. George E . Brewer,; This actioxi was brought by the appellee, M.M. Smith, against 'St. 'Clair County.' The conxplaint was as follows : “Plaintiff claixns of the defendant, a body corporate ixndeX' the laws of the State of Alabama, the sum of sixty-four dollars and 56 cents ($64.56), 'due from it by account oxi the 6th day of August, 1894, being for compensation'for services rexidered said corporation as'county registrar for said county for and during the year, 1894. “Plaintiff avers' that he presented to the honorable court…
1Opinion of the CourtHead, J.
Art. 2, Title 6, Chap. 1, Part 1 of the Code of 1886 contained the general laws of the State regulating the registration of electors, in force when the Code was adopted. They provided for the appointment of one registrar, in each county, whose only duties were to appoint one “assistant registrar” for each voting precinct or ward in the county, and to fill vacancies occurring in the offices of assistant registrars. All other duties j>ertaining to a registrar were imposed on these assistants, in their respective precincts or wards, independently of the county registrar. Throughout the law, the…
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