The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-15


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.-Appointmen 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 1.
Appointment and Qualification of Commits
sioners and Clerks Of Boards of Registra-
ton.
Section /. 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 70 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: i -. do sOlemnly swear
| Cor 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
| will faithfully discharge the duties of the
office and appointment upon which 1 am
about to enter; that i am not, nor do I ex-
pect to be a candidate at any election TO be
/ held in this County, during the present year
and that l 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 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,
4 and shall not be candidates tor any office at
the next ensuing election.
! ARTICLE 2.
| 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 it 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 oil
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
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.
ARTICLES.
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 o.
| la m N n q sufficient pnmhQr N IA q,
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, 1869, 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
sippi; and next, l, -, do solemnly
swear Tor affirm) in the presence of AL
mighty God, that / am twenty-One years
old, that l have resided in this State six
months, and in - county one month
that i 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 Mo-. 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, i'm the following
| form:
CERTIFICATE No. 4.
The bearer, -, is a 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, 1863, for a reference and assist
| ance to said Registrars. by some safe mes
senger or responsible express company, to