Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-02-09
the precincts, he shall open his BE-,


! failed to register at their respective pre-
cincts, and who shall then and thcro prc-
sent themselves then and there for that pur-
pose, entering the namcs Of such votors in
his book for their proper products. At
tho conclusion OF tho registration herein
before provided for tho supervisor of regis
tration shall revise the list; and in case it
be made to appear to his satisfaction that
there a qualified votor in precinct who
has failed 10 register, he may, upon such
evdeuco as he may think necessary in his
discretion, permit tho name OF such voter
to bo placed on aid list, and; to issue
certificate therefor. That for the purpose
of registration, each township US now laid
out and dcliccd be, and is hereby, declared
registration precinct, and in those coun-
ties in which there are no such townships,
that thc'parish as formerly known aud de.
fined be, und is hereby, declared such pre-.
oinct, and in the cities Of Columbia and
Charleston each ward shall be q registration
precinct.
SEC. g. When the said registration sha
havo been completed, the books shall be
closed, and not reopcncd for registration.
except for the purposes and as hereinafter
mentioned, until after the next general
election for Stutc officers. After tho said
next general election tho said books shall be
rccp,ncd for registration of such persons as
shall thereafter become entitled to register
on the first Monday in each month, to and
until the first Monday ia July, inclusive
preceding tho following general election,
upon which last named day the same shall
be closed and not reopencd for registration
of such electors on tho days above men
toned, until the first day of July preceding
q general clction, when the same shall be
closed as aforesaid until the said general
election shall have taken place.
SEC I. Each clector iu the State shall
be required, at the time advertised for his
precinct as hcrciubeforc provided, to appear
before tho supervisor of registration at the
place advertised, and make oath before the
said supervisor, which oath the said super
visor is hereby authorized and required to
to be stated by him as to his name, age,
occupation, and place of residence, and du :
ration of rcsiden CO in county and State, ere
true, and thercupon the said supervisor
shall enter the name, agc, occupation and
placc of residence of tho clector in the ape
propriatc column in his registration book.
lie shnlI make and keep list of the con
tested applications for registration which he
rejects, aud report the same for hearing be-
fore the assistant supervisors heretofore re-
quired.
SEC. 8. The supervisor of registration
shall determine rs to the legal qualifications
, of any applicant for registration by sum
{ mary process, requiring oath, evidence, OF
both, if he deem proper, subject to revision
by the assistant supervisors and himself in
: oil cases where he has refused to register
the applicant. From the decision Of the
supervisors of registration any applicant
who is rejected shall have the right to a re-
view thereof by the circuit courta, provided
he give notice in writing to tho supervisor
3 of such review and the ground thereof,
within Eve days after the day Of rejection,
aud institute his proceedings within ten
days after the filing of such notice.
SEC. 8. Any person coming Of age, and
becoming qualified as an clcctor, may ap--
pear before tho supervisor Of registration on
any day on which the books arc opened as
aforesaid, and take oath as to his ago and
qualifications as herein before provided, and
if tho supervisor find him qualified, he shall
enter his name upon the registration book
|
{ person shall have the right of appeal as
him qualified Provided, That in case a
person shall not be of age to qualify him as
an eIcctor on the day of the closing of tho
books Of registration before any general
election, but shall be of such age as will
qualify him as such elector before tho said
general election, and shall appear before the
supervisor of registration and take oath
thereunto, and the supervisor shall find
him qualified, he shall enter his name upon
the registration book as aforesaid.
SEC 10. Each elcctor registered as
aforesaid shall thcrcupon be furnished by
tho supervisor with certificate which shall
contain statement of his age, occupation
and place Of residence, as entered in the
said registration book, and which certificate
shall bo signed by the said supervisor, and
no person shall bo allowed to vote at any
othor precinct than the one for which he is
registered, nor unless he produces and ex-
bbits to tho managers of elections such
certificate: Provided, In case there shall
be no election precinct within any town.
ship or parish, the supervisor shall desg
nate in the certificate at which of the
ncighboriug precincts tho eleetor shall vote;
and in case there bo more than one precinct
in any township or parish, the supervisor
shall likewise designate in tho certificate at
which of the said precincts tho clcctor shall
vote. The certificate Of registration shall
be Of the following form:
Registration Certificate Number
---- County, ,-- Township, Election
Prccnct--. Tho bearer, ------ is q