The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-22
LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI.
REVISED CODE.
AN ACT in relation to Registration of
Voters

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
Registration.
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 ana Qualification of Commits
sioners aud Clerks of Boards of Registra-
ton.
Section 1. The Sheriff, Chancery Clerk
and President Of the Board Of Supervisors of
each County In this State, are hereby con-
stituted Board of Commissioners TO ap-
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
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proceed to qualify for their duties, by taking
and subscribing before the Clerk of the
Board OF Supervisors. the following oath or
affirmation: l -. do sOlemnly swear
Cor AFFIRM that 1 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
will faithfully discharge the duties of the
office and appointment upon which l am
about to enter; that am not, nor do l ex-
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held in this County, during the present year,
and that will faithfully and impartially,
to the best of my 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 as in
my power, at the polls; so help me God.
Sec. 3. Said Board of Com IN issioners 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 for any Office at
the next ensuing election.
ARTICLE 2
duties Oh 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 atfant 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
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 8.
Duties OF the Secretary of State pertaining
to Registration.
Section /. 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 ofleaves
or pages therein, that the same will contain,
by double column of names, the voters in
the designated county under the printed
heading of the oath required of each voter,
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, 1863, 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. 2. He shall Immediately proceed to
have such blank books prepared. by having
printed at the top of such page the words,
District No., county of -, Missis-
sippi; and next, i, -. do sOlemnly
mighty God, that l am twenty-one years
old, that / 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
each page shall then be divided into four
columns the first column on the left to be
for 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 Reprinted 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
seDger 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
lstratiOn 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 a fair and complete reg
istratiOn, so far as in their power, of all
qualified voters in their power, of all quail
fed voters in the District, assigning each
on the registration book TO the District of
his residence, and furnish 70 each voter the
prescribed certificate with his name insert
ed therein, signed by the Clerk, or one of
the Clerks of said Board.
ARTICLE 4.
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