The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-03-02


fore the same day in every second
year thereafter, the Governor
shall appoint, by and with the ad
vice and consent Of the Senate, if
in session, and if not in session,
subject to the approval of the Sen
ate ut it's next session, and subject
to remoeal by the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent
of tho Senate, one competent and
discreet person in each county,
who shall be q qualified voter
thereof, and who shall hold his
Office at the county seat, who shall
be known as the supervisor of
registration Of such county, and
whose duty it shall be to super
wise the registration of the elec.
tors of such county us herein
specified. The said supervisor of
registration shall keep a record of
all his official acts and pro.
ceedings. The term of his Office
shall be for two years from
the date of his appointment,
who shall continue in Office nril
their successors are appointed
and qualified, and be shall not be
eligible to any other Office during
the term for which he is appoint
cd.
The Governor shall have tho
authority TO appoint an assistant
supervisor in case of the inability
of the supervisor to act, who,
when so appointed, shall have all
the powers and be charged with
all the duties of the supervisor,
and shall receive FIVE dollars per
diem when actually employed.
The Governor shall also appoint
two assistant supervisors ofelec
tion who shall serve without COM
pensation-who shall sit with the
supervisor in all cases where the
supervisor shall refuse to register
|the applicant.
Sec. 4. The Secretary of State
shall, by the 1st March, Anno
Dominl 1882, cause a sufficient
number of registration books and
blanks to be prepared, so that
there shall be two Of the
said books for each precinct in
each county, which books shall be
ruled in columns, with proper
headings, so as to indicate the
name, age, occupation and place
of residence of each elector, with a
separate column to the right side
of the page for such entries as
may be necessary.
SEC. 5. After the approval of
this Act, the supervisor of regis
tration, in the mouths of May and
June next, shall make q full and
complete registration of all quail
fed voters in the following man.
ner: He shall give three weeks no.
tice of the times and places Of reg
istration by advertising in one or
more county papers, or by post,
ing in a public place in each vo.
ting precinct, where no paper is
published in the county. The
time for registration shall not be
less than one nor more than three
days at each registl alton precinct.
Immediately after closing the
registration at the precincts, be
shall open his books at the county
seat, to correct errors in registra-
ton, and to register such electors
as failed to register at their re
spective precincts, and who shall
then and there present them
selves for that purpose, entering
the names of such voters in his
book for their proper precincts.
At the conclusion Of the registra-
tion hereinbefore provided for tho
supervisor of registration shall
revise the list; and liz case it
be made to appear to his sat
isfaction that there is quail
fled voter in a precinct who has
failed to register be may, upon
such evidence as be may think
necessary, in bis discretion, per-
nit the name of such voter to be
placed on said list. and to issue a
certificate therefor. That for the
purpose of registration, each town
ship as now laid out and defined
be-, and is hereby, declared a reg
istration precinct, and in those
counties in which there are no
such townships, that the parish as
formerly known and defined be,
and is hereby, declared such pre-
| cinct. and in the cities of Colum.