The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-04-13

by any one, name of employer; the seventh
for voters name to be written by himself. or
his mark if he cannot write, and the eighth for
the registrars attestation, and the words,
{" Registration Book -, Election District of
Supervisors District No. -, County of --,
Mississippi, shall be printed on the outside or
back of said books. Said public printer shall,
on or before the first Monday of August, A. d.,
1876, transmit and deliver TO the clerk OF the
chancery court of the different counties a
sufficient number of such blank books to
supply each voting precinct in the coun-
ty with one blank book, and if such
public printer should fail to furnish such blank
books or sufficient number to any county, the
board of supervisors of the county shall fur
nish the same. The public printer shall receive
such compensation for the duties re CURED o
him by this section as may be determined by
the State Board of Registration, and the
Auditor of Public Accounts shall, on the pre-
sentation of the account of the public printer,
verified by affidavit that the same is correct,
and certificate from the State Board of Reg
istration that they have examined the same,
that they believe the amount charged is just
and reasonable compensation for the blank
books furnished, and is correct, shall issue his
warrant on the treasurer for the amount thereof,
which shall be paid by the treasurer out of any
funds in the treasury not otherwise specially
appropriated.
SEC. 5. Be 1t further enacted, That the
county board of registration shall on receipt
of the blank books, as aforesaid, complete the
preparation of the same by assigning one book
for each election district, desi gnating the same
by the name of such election district, and num-
boring the same accordingly to the supervisors
district in which it may be located. The said
county board shall designate one of their num-
Der to register the voters in the county who
shall, at the times and places of registration,
as published, make a faithful and complete reg
istration of all the qualified voters in the
county, assigning each voter to the registration
book 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 or
town, in what ward of said city or town, and
his occupation and where prosecuted, and,
if in the employ Of any one, whom, where and
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, 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 res istra-
ton shall attach the following certificate to
each registration book of the different election
district in the county: awe, County Board of
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-
secutively and inclusively registered in -
election district of supervisors district No,
county of -, Mississippi. Given under our
hands, this the -- day of -, A D., 49,"
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. A copy Of
sad registration books, any part thereof,
certified to as 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
lneness duly proven, and shall be prinau fncie
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 NAV be
challenged, and if the registrar decides to reg
lister such, or refuses to register him. the Darty
challenging or the voter who has been refused
registration may, at the time published for
registration at the county site, have such de.
cision 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
tratlon, they shall register him in the manner
hereinbefore provided.
SEC. Z. 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 who 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, at the time and place aforesaid, correct
all errors in the registration hooks araSo oil