The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-02-07
No. 6.
Miscellaneous.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
THE LATE LEGISLATURES.
sYNoPsEs OF SOME VERY 1s1PoR-
TANT ACTS.

! SYNOPSIS OF SOME VERY BPoR
TANT ACTS.
THE PROVISION FOR THE RENEWAL
oE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES.
| An Act to amend the law in re-
gard to the registration of electors
so as TO provide for the renewal OF
lost certificates, and to provide that
the alterations in the wards Of the
City of Charleston by Act Of the
General Assembly, passed at its
last session, shall not be construed
to affect or alter TIE registration
precincts in said city Of the State
and county elections, and that no
changes in the wards of any city
or town shall affect the registration
precincts for the State and county
elections unless expressly SO de-
clared in the Act provided for such
changes:
. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same:
Sec. /. That Section IL of an Act
entitled @An Act to amend Title II,
entitled Of elections, Of Part / en-
titled Of the internal adninistra-
tion of the government" of the
General Statutes, the same now be-
ing Section SO of the General Stat
utes be amended by adding there
to the following additional clause !:
''In case of the loss Of any certi-
fcate, the elector losing the same
shall be entitled to a renewal there
ofby the supervisor of registration
upon application and proof Of the
loss thereof in the following man
ner, to-wit: The elector losing his
certificate shall, at least thirty days
before the next general election
make application, under oath, set
ting forth the fact Of such loss and
the circumstances attending such
loss as near as may be, and stating
that he has not sold, bartered
or parted with the same for any
pecuniary, valuable or other con-
sideration, and has not wilfully de-
stroyed the same; which applies
ton the supervisor shall examine
and consider, requiring other evi-
denee under oath, if in his judg-
ment necessary, to a determine
ton and consideration thereof, if
the supervisor shall be satisfied
that the certificate has been actually
lost, he shall issue to the applicant
a renewal thereof, marking or stamp
ing the same Renewal The de-
cision of the said supervisor shall
be subject to revision by the assis-
tant supervisors, together with the
supervisor to whom the application
is made, in all cases in which the
| supervisor has refused to renew the
said certificate: Provided, that
from the decision Of the supervisor
and assistant supervisors any ap-
plicant who has been refused a re.
newal of his certificate shall have
the right of review thereof by the
Circuit Courts in which he was
registered, provided he give notice
thereof to the supervisor to whom
he made application for such re.
newal within FIVE days of the refu.
sal thereof by the supervisor and
assistant supervisor, and commence
proceedings within ten days from
the giving of said notice"
Sec. 2. That nothing in the Act
entitled can Act to divide the City
of Charleston into twelve wards
and making provision for the elec
ton of mayor and aldermen of said
city, shall be construed as affecting
or altering the registration precincts
in the said city for Federal, State
and county elections; that the same
shall remain as the wards were con
stituted and defined at the time o.
the passage Of the Act of which
this Act is amendatory; and M
change hereafter made in registra
ton precincts or polling places il
any city or town shall be construed
to affect or alter the registration
precincts for the Federal State ant
county elections as the same nov
exist, unless expressly declared b.
the Act so changing the same.
Sec. 8. That any registered cleo
tor, who may reside nearer poll
ing place in a precinct or township
of which he is registered electol
and who desires to vote at sue
nearer polling place, shall, upol
the surrender of his certificate o
registration to the supervisor on Q
before the first Monday of Jul.
preceding the next general election
be entitled to new certificate pei
mitting him to vote at such neare
polling place, the old certificate o
registration to be destroyed by tn
supervisor in the registration book