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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1939

Page

6

Alabama Election Seal Requirement Act of 1929

Legislation requires secret ballots with numbered ballots sealed at the bottom square to protect vote secrecy. Inspectors place numbers inside a seal that can be removed without altering the number. Violations incur misdemeanor or felony penalties, applying to general, primary, and municipal elections. Approved July 28 1929 official John Brandon Secretary of State.

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Alabama Highway Survey Powers Enacted In 1939

State lawmakers authorize Highway Department officers to enter lands for surveys needed to build roads and bridges and to collect samples for materials. The act sets monument placement rules and crop protection limits, with liability for damages. Approved August 7 1939.

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Clayton Amendment on Absentee Ballot Handling Provisions

Alabama Legislature amends Section 4 of a 1933 act governing absentee ballot procedures in primaries. It shifts duties from disqualified party chairs to executive committee secretaries or a selected non disqualified committee member. Effective upon governor approval or official publication.

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Alabama Venereal Disease Control Provisions Reformed

Alabama statutes from 1939 amend methods to handle felonies with guilty pleas in non capital cases and tighten venereal disease control. The act details court procedures for pleas and sentencing and requires prison exams and treatment, plus physician reporting duties to the county health officer. The measure emphasizes immediate reporting and state health oversight.

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Public Health Measure Declares Suppression of Prostitution

No. 250 S.117 Holmes proposes amending Section 1114 of the Alabama Code to declare prostitution a public health measure and presumptive evidence of venereal disease infection. Health officers to cooperate and ensure examination of suspected prostitutes and others with probable cause for infection.

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Electric Cooperative Act outlines formation and powers

The act establishes cooperative electric membership corporations, defining their formation, governance, powers to generate and distribute energy, borrow funds, acquire facilities, and enter agreements. It sets rules for membership, voting districts, by laws, board structure, officer roles, amendments, consolidations, mergers, and cross state provisions.

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