American citizen., 1876-04-29
Synopsis of the Registration Law
of 1876.
From the Lexington Advertiser.l


Under the new law, the Cover
nor, the presiding officer of the
Senate, and the Secretary Of the
State, constitute the State Board of
Registration, and the State Board
is to appoint three lit and compe-
before the fist Monday Of June" in
e,ch year, as County Board.
When the State Board appoints
that Of the county the certificate
thereof is to be sent to the Chance
ry Clerk, whose duty it is to rccoi d
the same, without charge, in the
decd book of his office, and a GER
titled copy of such record shall I've
evidence of su-h appointment in
any of the courts of this State. In
case the State Board fails to ap-
point County Board by the first
Monday of August, the Board of
Supervisors shall appoint but the
members of the new County Board
shall not belong all to the same
political party. The County Board
must divide each Supervisors Dis
trict, by meets and bounds, into
convenient election districts, with
only one voting precinct in each,
and the district shall be known by
the name of the precinct. Publica-
ton is to be made by the County
Board, by insertion of notice in IA
county paper, and posting same in
one of the most public places in
each precinct, at least two weeks
before registration, and the voters
are to assemble at their respective
precincts for registration before the
general election of 1876, the time
given at each precinct for registra-
ton varying as the Registrars may
see fit, from two to five days,
the whole registration to be COM
pleted at the Courthouse, and end
ing five days before the election.
Persons convicted of bribery,
forgery, perjury, or other Infamous
crimes, shall not be registered.
Registration books are to be fur.
nisled by the public printer, with
printed heading of the oath required
by article Z, section 3, of the cons
stitution of the State of Mississippi.
Said blank books shall Lave print.
ed at the top of each page the
words, "- Election District of
Supervisors District No. -,
County of -, Mississippi" and
next the oath prescribed in article
Z, section 3, of the State cOastltu
ton. The page under said oath
shall be divided into eight columns {:
the first for number, the second for
date, the third for name of voter to
be written by Registrar, the four tn
for " white" or colored," the fifth
for residence and in what portion
of election district, and. if in an
incorporated city, in what ward ;
the sixth. occupation, where prose-
cuted, and, if employed by any one,
name of employer; the seventh for
voters name, to De written by him
self, or his mark if he cannot write /;
and the eighth, for the Registrars
and the words, " Regis
tration Book, - Election District
of Supervisor District No. -,
County of -, Mississippi" shall
be printed on outside or back of
said books, and the registration
shall conform in all respects to the
printed headings, the voter stating
under oath the election district of
his residence, and in what part
thereof he resides-in fact, he an
swers under oath al! the questions
indicated by the headings and Il
copy of the book, or any part there
OF, certified by the Chancery Clerk,
is to be good evidence in the cour Is,
and shall be prima faeie evidence
that the voter made the statement
under oath written opposite his
name.
The board, at its first meeting,
shall elect me OF its members prcs;-