The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-04-19

nreparation of the same by assigning one book
for each election district. designating the same
bv the name of such election district. and mum
herring the same accordingly to the supervisor
district in which it may be located. The said
county board shall designate one OF their mum
her TO register the voters in the county VINO
shall at the times and places Oh registration;
as published, make a faithful and complete reg /
istration of all the qualified voters IN the
county assigning each voter to the registration
hook Of the election district of his residence, |
and registering him only while registering
voters in the election district In which such
voter resides, and shall require each voter TO
state under oath, in what election district OF
the county he resides at the time OF register
ing and in what portion of such district. and
If resident in any incorporated city orI
town in what ward of said city or town, ana
his occupation and where prosecuted, aud.
if in the employ of any one, whom, where ana
the nature Of such employment. That the an
swer of the voter shall be entered by the reg
istrar designated by the county board OF reg
istration as aforesaid, to register the voters IN
the county, under the appropriate heads, as
we'll as the number and name OF the voter. the
date thereof, and whether white or colored.
When the registration in the county shall have
been completed, the county board OF reglstra-
ton shall attach the following certificate to
each registration book ofthe different election
district in the county: owe, County Board oil
Registration for -- county, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Stating the number) pages
contain the names of Stating number) voters,
! numbered from one to (stating number) con
secutivey and inclusively registered in --
election district of supervisors district No.
county of -, Mississippi. Given under our
hands, this the - day of --, A. ID --,"
which certificate shall be attested by the chan
Gerry clerk of the county, and shall be written
| Immediately under the name OF the voter last
registered in the election district copy Of
certified to as a correct copy under the hand
and official seal Of the chancery clerk shall be
evidence in all the courts, and in all proceed
lngs civil or criminal in this State, the same as
if the original were produced and their genu-
tineness duly proven, and shall be prln20 t0cte
evidence that the voter made the statement
under OATH written opposite his name.
SEC. 6. BE 1t FURTHER enacted, That at the
time of the registration any voter may be
! challenged, and if the registrar decides to reg
lister such, or refuses to register him. the party
challenging or the voter who has been refused
registration may at the time published for
registration at the county site, have such de
csion reviewed by the county board of regis
tration who shall proceed to hear the testimony,
and if they believe that the party has been i'm
properly registered they shall erase his name
from the registration book, or if they believe
the voter has been improperly refused regis
tFation. they shall register him III the manner
hereinbefofe provided.
SEC. 7. Be 1t further enacted, That at the
time published for registration at the county
site, the county board of registration shall reg
lister all qualified voters W no may present them
selves and not previously registered, whether
they be resident in the election district in which
the county site may be located or not, regis
tering each voter in the registration book OF
the election district Of his residence. They
shall, al the time and place aforesaid, correct
all errors in the registration books, erase all
names improperly registered, 2nd hear all
causes of challenge and objections, whether
made at the time of registration or not
SEC. s. BE 1t further enNeted, That the coun-
lty board of registration, shall Immediately
!upon the completion of the registration Of the
county, with the assistance of the clerk Of the
chancery court, prepare copies of the reglstra
ton books of each election district, and in
such copies shall arrange the names of the
registered voters in each election district IN
2 exact alphabetical order, numbering each vo
ter's name, with the number opposite his name
in the registration BOOKS SAID copies shall
opposite each column of Names have at least
four columns headed E.yoted," with space sufi
cient to note the time of said vote and to check
Fl each voter as he deposits his ballot at any gen
eral election, or special election. The county
board shall certify, to the correctness Of such
copies, and the number of names entered there
; in and said copies shall be revised by said
county board preceding each election
T. SEC J. BE 1t f1tPtHer enacted, That alter the
general registration in the year A. ID. 1876, as
provided herein one OF the county board o.
registration, to be designated as hereinafter
provided shall before any general election, in
at least one place in each election district, and
for at least one day ia each place, after giving
the notice for the time and in the manner pre-
, scribed in section 3 of this Act, register all
| persons qualified therefor and not previously
registered, closing said registration, with not
less than four days at the county site, and not
exceeding FIVE days before the time fixed by
r law for such general election. That at the
+ registration at the county site the county
board of registration shall correct all errors i'll
the registration books, whether made by them
selves or previous county boards, by erasine
, therefrom the names OF sgch voters, as is shown
by satisfactory proof to have died, removed
from the election district in which registered
to any otheF election district in the county, OF
Fl from the State or county, CT to have been con
, victed OF bribery, perjury, forgery. CT other
infamous crimes whose names should from
any other legal cause be stricken from the
re gistration books and shall note opposite the
name erased. the cause of such erasure. and
shall, if the names have been copied in the
copies of the registration books, as provided
herein, erase the same therefrom
SEC. 10. Be 1t FURTHER enacted, That the
i county board of registration after the notice
and call Of any special election shall proceed
to register the qualified voters who have not
previously registered, and to revise the lesistra-
ton books, as herein before provided, said reg
/, ist4ation and revision to be had alone. at the
| county site, aud u &c for not less than three
days, and to close not eAceeQing three days
before the time fixed in the call for such special
election, five days notice of the same. and place