The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-08

REVISED CODE.
AN ACT in relation to Registration of


| Voters.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Mississippi. as follows, to-wit:
CHAPTER XVIII.
Article 1.-Appointment and Qualification
| of Commissioners and Clerks OF Boards OF
J. Registration.
1 Article 2.-Duties OF the Commissioners
and Clerks in the Registration.
Article 3.-Duties Ofthe Secretary OF state
| pertaining to the Registration.
Article 4.-Further duty of the Board OF
/ Registration. and OF the Boards of Super
/ visors, and of their Clerks.
ARTICLE /.
| Appointment and Qualification of Commits
sfoners and Clerks of Boards of Registra-
ton.
/ Section l. The Sheriff. Chancery Clerk
and President of the Board of Supervisors OF
/ each County in this State, are hereby con-
stituted a Board of Commissioners TO APP
point three suitable registrars In each
of their respective Counties, who shall be
peace officers. with full power authority TO
preserve the peace, while in the discharge
| of their duties as registrars; Provided, All
of said registrars shall not be members of
the same political party.
Sec. 2 Such registrars shall, Immediately
| upon the acceptance of such appointment,
proceed to qualify for their duties, by taking
| and subscribing before the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors. the following oath or
| affirmation | -. do solemnly swear
| (or afirm,) that | will faithfully support,
and true allegiance bear TO the Constitution
| of the United States. and of the State of
/ Mississippi. and obey the laws thereof, that
l will faithfully discharge the duties of the
/ office and appointment upon which L am
about to enter; that / am not, nor do l eX-
pect to be a candidate at any election TO be
held in this County, during the present year,
/ and that | will faithfully and impartially,
to the best ofmy skill and ability, register
/ the qualified voters and none other in this
/ County. under the Constitution and laws of
this State, and of the United States. and
thereafter superintend the elections and re
| turns thereof in this County; that all the
qualified voters appearing to vote, and none
others, ballot at the elections therein, and
| that good order be preserved, so far rs in
my power, at the polls so help me God.
| Sec. 3. Said Board of Commissioners for
each county shall appoint said Board of
| Registrars on or before the first Tuesday in
September preceding any general election.
| whether that election shall be annual or
| biennial. The Registers so appointed shall
| be competent men, shall be qualified voters.
and shall not be candidates tor any Office at
the next ensuing election.
ARTICLE ,
Duties of the Commissioners and Clerks of
Registration.
Sec. Such Board of Registration shall
determine the most suitable time and places
| for the registration of such voters, and shall
appoint period of not less than three days
nor more than five days, according to the
number of voters and time reqired for each,
at the most public and convenient place for
| such voters, to appear for registration there
in, terminating the registration at the
/ Court House or county seat in said county,
with five days to complete such registra-
ton, and shall give at least two weeks pub
lie notice thereof by publishing in some
public newspaper therein, and posted at
least in one of the most public places in each
district in said county; and if no such
newspaper shall be published therein, then
| by posting in at least ten OF the most pub
| lie places in said county, and at such times
and places and during the business hours
of each designated day, said Registrars shall
| proceed to examine, administer the oath
duly subscribed by the affidavit, or written
| by one of the Registrars, with the mark OF
the affiant when he is unable to write, to
register and give certificate to each quail
| fled voter of said registration, in the form
hereinafter prescribed, with the number of
| the registration and a corresponding num-
| Der on each certificate. No person convict
ed of bribery. perjury, forgery or other in
1 famous crimes shall be registered.
| Sec. 2. The first member of each Board
shall act as President, and sign all the
vouchers, the second member shall admin
| lister the oath, and the third member shall
perform the clerical duties of said Board.
ARTICLE 3.
Duties OF the Secretary of State pertaining
to Registration.
! Section l. Immediately after this Chapter
| shall be in force the Secretary of State shall
/ proceed to have blank books prepared of
! large paper, of a sufficient number of leaves
or pages therein, that the same will contain,
| by double column of names, the voters in
the designated county under the printed
/ - A. n.
according to the estimated number of quail
fled voters in said county, assisted in such
estimate by the books of registration in his
custody, made at the registration in No
vember, 1861 under the Reconstruction
Acts of Congress, and by the returns of
Tax Assessors of the number of males in
in each county over twenty-One years of
age.
Sec. ,. He shall Immediately proceed to
have such blank books prepared, by having
printed at the top of such page the words,
District Mo-, county of -, Missis-
sippiI; and next, /, -, do sOlemnly
swear Tor affirm) i'm the presence of AL
mighty God, that l am twenty-one years
old, that l have resided in this State six
months, and in % county one month
that will faithfully support and obey the
Constitution and the laws of the United
States and of the State of Mississippi, and
will bear true faith and allegiance to the
same, so help me God. The remainder of
cdCu pd2c Shall LtcH Dc QlNlucQ lUIO IOuT
columns, the first column on the left to be
for g numbers" the second for names,' the
third for " signatures" and the fourth for
remarks" and the words Registration
Books, District No., county of -.
Mississippi shall be plainly printed on the
outside of the cover of such book, and he
shall further cause to be printed a sufficient
number of certificates in the following
form:
CERTIFICATE No. 4.
The bearer, -, is registered quail
fled voter in District No, of - Coun-
ty, Mississippi, this day of --, IS.
Section 3. The Secretary OF State, having
prepared at the earliest period tor the pres
ent year, such blank books and certificates,
shall transmit Immediately the same, with
the registration books of such county, of
November, 1869, for a reference and assist
ance to said Registrars. by some safe mes
senger or responsible express company, to
the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of
the proper Counties that the same may be
received in due time by the Board of Reg
Istration to discharge the duties herein re-
CURED; and said Board of Registration
shall proceed Immediately to give the no.
tice. complete the preparation of the books
and certificates, arranging the proper parts
thereof for each District, numbered for
each District and at the time and place of
registration, make fair and complete reg
istration, so far as in their power, of all
qualified voters in their power, of all quail
fed veters in the District, assigning each
on the registration book to the District of
his residence, and furnish to each voter the
prescribed certificate with his name insert
ed therein, signed by the Clerk, or one OF
the Clerks of said Board.
ARTICLE 1.
Further duties of the Board of Registration
and of the Board of Supervisors, and of
their Clerks.
Section l. The Board shall Immediately
upon the completion of the registration of
the County, have prepared by the Clerk,
with the assistance of the Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors. and some member of the