The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-03-28

oT' the State Of MsstssiDDi That on or before
the first Monday in September, 1871 and bien-
nially thereafter the mayor and aldermen
OF the city of jackson shall appoint three per
sons as city board Of REGISTRATION, who shall
be tit and competent men, qualified voters OF
said city, and not holders Of any city Office or
employment, and not candidates for any city
office All Of said city board OF registration
shall not be members Of the same political party,
and before entering upon the discharge Of their
duties they shall take the oath Of office pre-
scribed by the Constitution All vacancies
occurring in said board shall be filed by the said
mayor and aldermen.
SEC. 2 Be At further enacted, That on
the first Monday in November preceding any
general election in said city Of Jackson, said
city board of registration shall convene at the
city hall in said city for the purpose Of regis
tering the qualified voters of said city, and
shall, prior thereto, give at least two weeks
notice of the time and place Of such registra-
ton, by publishing the same in some public
newspaper published in said city. and By post
ing notices of the same in at least ten Of the
most public places in said city. Said board
shall sit during the ordinary business hours Of
the day, but may take a recess not longer
than an hour in each day, and al such time as
may be most convenient for them between the
hours Of twelve and three O'Clock They shall
continue in session five days, during which
time they shall examine and administer the
oath duly subscribed by the afiant, and register
GdCH NOt0I III tItG IOIu IIdIliISE tel
prescribed. No person convicted Of bribery,
perjury or other infamous crime shall be regis
tered
SEC. 3. Be It tltytler elsoctea, That the said
mayor and aldermen shall have blank books
prepared of a sufficient number Of pages to
contain five hundred names Of voters under the
printed heading of the following oath or afirma-
ton: Il do sOlemnly swear Cor afiTm) in the
presence of Almighty God, that | am twenty
one years old, that | have resided in this State
six months and in this city four months, and
that | am a resident Of the - ward that | will
faithfully support and obey the Constitution and
laws of the United States and Of the State Of
Mississippi, and Will bear true faith and allegi-
ance to the same-so help me God Said
blank books shall have printed at the top of
each page the words 'Registered voters in -
ward, city of Jackson and next the foregoing
oath. The page under said oath shall be d-
vided into eight c0lumns-the first for number,
the second for date, the third for name Of
voter, to be written by registrar the fourth for
S.White" or "coored,n the fifth for residence.
sixth, occupation, where prosecuted, and if en-
ployed by any one, name Of employer; the
seventh for voters name, to be written by him
self, or his. mark, il he cannot write, and the
eighth for the registrars attestation.
Sec. 4. BE At fu5ther eHacte7 That the city
board of registration shall assign one Of the
above described books to each ward in said
city, and shall make faithful and complete
registration Of all the qualified voters, assigning
each voter to the registration book Of the ward
of his residence; and shall require each voter
to state oath in what ward of said city he re-
sides at the time Of Registering, and in what por
ton OF said ward, giving exact locality when
practicable, and his occupation, and where
prosecuted and il in employ Of any one, whom
where, and the nature Of such employment :;
and the answer Of the voter shall be entered
by one of the registrars under the appropriate
heads as we'll as the number and the name Of
the voter. the date thereof. and whether white
or colored. On or before the first Monday in
December preceding any general election in
said city said city board registration shall pub
lish in a newspaper issued IN sad city full list
of all the names registered by them. and at the
same time give notice that on the third Mon
dav Of December they will convene at the city
hall for the purpose OF registering all qualified
voters who may present themselves, and who
have not been previously registered; and said
board shall convene at such time and place,
and remain in session two days for the pur
pose of completing and revising the registration
counting the voters and appendlng the proper
certificate thereto, as hereinafter provided. At
anv time during the session Of the board, the
right of any person to vote whose name appears
on the registration list may be challenged, and
the board shall have the right for good cause
shown to strike the name OF such person from
said list
SEC g. Be 1t 1trtIer eaacted, That when
the registration shall have been completed, the
city board OF reglstratloh sidi apPehN 'ii0 10
lowing certificate to the book Of each ward:
1--WE the city board oil registration for the
city of Jackson, do hereby certify that the fore
going Stating the number) pages contain the
names of (stating the number) voters, mum
bered from one to (stating the number) consec-
utiyelv and inclusiyely, registered IN --------
ward of said city OF Jackson. Given under orr
hands this, the - day Of" Which Ger
tifcate shall be written Immediately under the
name of the voter last registered; which regis
trafion books so certified shall be delivered By
said board to the city clerk OF SAID city, to be 9F
him disposed of as hereinafter provided
SEC. = b II fu1they onaetea, That said city
~ u al;o4o1,. On rocaint OF said req