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The Election Hill:
FULL TEXT CF ITS MORE IMPORTANT pRovIs

e. The Election Bill:
e FULL TEXT CF ITS MORE IMPORTANT PRovIs
n IONS.
n The following are the more important pro
a visions Of the Election Bill. as finally passed
e SECTION l.. All male citizens OF the United
@ Stntcs, OF the aye vi tweniy-one years and up
wards, not iaboring under the disabilities .
the Constitution, with out distinction Of race
or color or ioimcr condition.. who shall have
n been Il resident of the State for one year, an.
! IN the county.iu which he offers to vote fol
sixty lays ncAt preceding any general election
shall he entitled to vote:
& Provided, That no person, while kept in any
almshousc or asylum, or OF unsound mind
or confined in amy public prison, or shall have
e been convicted OF treason, murder, robbery 81
the goods or ~cliattcls OF another with or with.
ont violence. whether taken from the person
or otherwise. or Of duclling, Shall be allowed
to vote.
SEC. =. All electors OF the State shall be
registered us hereinafter provided, and no
! person shall be allowed to vote ut any cleo
[ ton hereafter to be held unless registered as
, herein required.
SEC. z. On or before the first day of March
next, and on or before the same day in every
: second yctd thereafter, the Governor shall mp.
r piont. by and with the advice and consent ui
the Senate, IL in session, and If not in session,
subject to the approval OF the Senate ut its
next session, aud subject to removal by the
Governor, by'and with the advice and consent
OF the Senate, one competent and discreet
person in each county, who shall hold his
/ office ut the county seat, who shall be known
rs the supervisor of registration of such
county, and whose duty IT shall he to super
: wise the registration Of the electors of such
. county as herein specified. The said super
visor of registration shall keep a REGARD OF all
his official acts and proceedings. The term
. of his office shall be for two years from the
date of his appointment, who shalt continue
in office until their successors are appointed
and qualified, and he shall not be eligible to
} any other office during The term for which he
[ is appointed.
appoint an assistant supervisor in case OF the
! Inability Of the supervisor 10 act, who, when
+ so appointed shall have all the powers and be
r charged with the duties of the supervisor, shall
receive five dollars per diem when actually
employed.-Thc Governor shall also appoint
two assistant supervisors of election who shall
serve without cOmpcnSatiun-who shall SIT
with the supervisor. in all eases where the
uporvlsor shall refuse 10 register the appli-
cant.
SEC. 4. The secretary of State shall, by the
LIST March. Ammo DoInini lSS2. cause Il sutli-
cicnt 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 column
with proper headings, so as to Indicate the
name, n9e, occupation and place OF residence
Of each %clcclor, with a separate column to the
right side of the page for such entries us may
be necessary.
supervisor Of registration. in the months of
May and June next, siall make a full and
complete registration Of all qualified voters
in the following manner. He shall give three
week notice OF the times and places of regis
tlation by advertising in one or more county
papers. or by posting in "a public place in each
voting precinct, wil',re NO paper i, published
in the c. ,unty. The time for rcgiStrntien shall
not be less THAI one nor more than three
days at each registration precinct. Immcdi-
), atcly after closing the registration 4! the pre-
cinctS, he shall open his books at tie county
seal, to correct errors in registration and
to Iegister such electors rs failed To regis
ter ut their respective precincts, and who
shall then and there present themselves for
that purpose, entering the names OF such rO-
tiers in his book Tor their proper precincts
At the conclusion OF the registration herein
before provided for the supervisor of rcglstra-
lion shall revise the list and in case it be
made TO appear to his satisfaction that there
is Il qualified voter in Il precinct who has
failed to Register, he may, upon sI,clI evidence
as he may think necessary, In his discretion.
permit tie name Of such voter to be placed on
said list, and to issue n certificate Therefor
That for the purpose OF registration, each
township rs now lad out and defined be, and
is hereby, declared a registration precinct, and
In those counties in which there are no such
townships, that the parish as formerly known
and defined he, and Is. hereby declared such
precinct, and in the cities of Columbia and
Charleston each ward shall be q registration
precinct.
SEC. 6. When the said registration shall
have been completed, the books shall he closed
and not reopcncd for registration, except for
the purpose and Ha hereinafter mentioned,
until after the next general election for state
officers: After the said next general election
the said books shall be reopcned for regislra-
ton of such persons as shall thereafter be-
come entitled TO register on the first Monday
In each month, toand until the hrSl Monday
of July, inclusive. preceding, the following
general election, upon which last named day
the same shall be closed and not reopened for
registration until after the said general cleo
ton and ever after tho said book shall tie
opened Tor registration OF such electors on the
days above mentioned. until the first day of
July preceding. a general election, when The
same shall he closed as aforesaid until the said
general election shall have taken place.
SEC. :. Each elector in the State shall be re.
quired, Mt the time advertised for his precinct
as hereinbeiore provided, to appear before the
supervisor Of registration at the place adver-
tised. and make oath before the said super
visor, which oath the said supervisor Is here
by authorized and required to administer,
that the facts then and there to he stated by
him as to his name, age, occupation, and
place Of residence, and duration OF residence
In county and State, are true. and thereupon
the said supervisor shall enter tic name, age,
occupation and palcc Of residence of the cleo
tor ia the appropriate column In his registra.
ton book. He shall make and keep a list of
the contested applications for registration
which he rejects. and report the same for
hearing before the assistant supervisors
heretofore required.
SEC. 5. The supervisor Of registration shall
determine rs TO the legal qualifications OF
any applicant for registration by summary
process, requiring oath, evidence. or both, II
he deem proper. subject to revision by the as
sistant supervisors and himself In all cases
where he has refused to .cSiSter the applicant.
From the decision Of the Supervisors OF regis
tration any applicant who is rejected shall
have the right TO n review thereof by the CIR.
cult Courts, provided he give notice in writing
to the supervisor of such review and the
ground thereof within five days after the day
Of rejection. and institute his proceedings
within ten days after the Hing of such notice.
SEC. 0. Any person coming Of age, and be-
coming n%nnlifpu rs nm plpctOr. may QDDear
before the supervisor of registration on any
day on which the books are opened as afore-
said, and take oath as to his age and qnalifi-
! cations as heretofore provided. and II the
supervisor find him qualified, he shall enter
his name upon the registration book of the
precinct wherein he resides. Such person
Shall have the right to appeal rs aforesaid, In
case the supervisor shall not find him quail
fled Provided, That in case u person shall
not be of age 10 qualify him as on clcctor on
the day Of the C osing of the books OF rcgi.,
tration before any general election, but shall
be OF such age Us will qualify him as such
elector before the said general election, and
ton and take oath thereto, and the supervisor
shall find him qualified he shall enter his
name upon the registration books us afore'
said. -.
SEC. 10. Each elec:or registered rs aforesaid
shall thcreupon be furnished by the SUPERVISOR
with II certificate, which shall contain a
statement Of his age, occupation and place OF
residence, as entered In the said registration
book, and which certificate shall be signed by
the raid supervisor. and no person shall be
allowed to vote at any other precinct than the
produces and exhibits 10 the managers Of
election such certificate "Providcd, In case
there shall be no election precinct within any
township or parish, the supervisor shall des-
ignate IN the certificate at which OF the neigh
boring precincts the eleetor shall vote and
in case there be more than one precinct In
any township or parish, the supervisor shall
likewise designate in the certificate at which
or the said precincts the elector shall vote.-l
The certificate of registration shall he of the
following form
County, - Township, Election Precinct
-. The bearer, -, Is qualified voter in
the above precinct and resides at. in
Township or Parish, and is - years Of age
and entitled to vote at said precinct,
Registered on the - day OF -, A. D..
Supervisor OF Registration.
Sec. IL. That every elcctor shall have the
right to n renewal OF his certificate without
fee or charge, when the same becomes deraced
by time or accident, upon his surrendering
such certificate, SO delGced. TO the SUPERVISOR
of registration.
SEC. 70. In case of the removal Of an cleo.
tor from one residence to another In the same
precinct such elcctor shall notify the SUPER
visor of registration, and shall surrender his
certificate 0frcgiSiratiOH to the said supervisor
of registration, who shall enter the fact upon
the registration book, and sllsll give such
electOr Il new certificate In accordance with
such change of residence,
SEC. 10. In case of the removal of m elector
from one precinct to another precinct In the
same county, such elector shall notify the
supervisor OF registration and shall surrender
his certificate of registration to the supervisor
OF registration, who shall, by the SAID elector,
enter the fact upon the proper registration
book. and shall give such elector II new ccrti-
ticate for the precinct into which he has re-
moved.
SEC. Il: In case of the removal of an elector
rom one county to another, such clector sh all
notify the supervisor Of registration of the
county wherein he IS registered, and shall
surrender his certificate Of registration and
the said supervisor OF registration shall there
upon enter the fact of such removal upon the
registration book as aforesaid, and shall give
such clector q certificate of transfer to the
county to which such elector shall have re-
moved, upon the presentation Of which the
supervisor Of registration for such county
Shall cause such clectorto be registered in the
precinct Of such county 10 which he shall re-