Section 17-16-44

Mass meetings, beat meetings, etc., for purpose of nominating candidates or selecting delegates to conventions — Holding, participating in, etc., illegal meetings; other violations of chapter relative to meetings.

Any person or persons who shall hold, attend or participate in the holding of any meeting for the purpose of nominating a candidate or candidates for public office, to be voted for at any general election in Alabama, or for the purpose of electing delegates or other representatives to any convention which may select such candidates for public office, at any time or place other than as provided for in any provision of this chapter relating to mass meetings or beat meetings, or who shall otherwise violate the laws of this state regulating mass meetings or beat meetings, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Acts 1975, No. 1196, p. 2349, §42.)