Board of Registrars of Russell County v. Mathews

LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.

The Legislature of Alabama, Second Special Session 1955, passed Act No. 19 (p. 127), entitled “An Act Relating to Russell County: Providing for the reidentification of each qualified elector of Russell County; requiring the board of registrars to purge the list of registered voters; and providing a penalty for wilfully making a false statement in connection with reidentification.”

Sections 1 and 2 of said Act are as follows :

“Section 1. The board of registrars in Russell County is hereby directed to purge all lists of the qualified electors in the county to the end…