The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-03-06
AN ORDINANCES! !!
TO REQUIRE A REGISTRATION OF ALL

TO REQUIRE A REGISTRATION OF ALL
THE QUALIFIED VOTERS RESIDING
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF
THE TOWN OF NEwBERRY.
Be it ordained, by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the Town of Newberry in
Council assembled, and by the authori-
ty of the sane
SECTION /. That every voter resid-
ing within the corporate limits of the
Town of Newbelry, qualified to vote
in any election for Mayor and Alder
men, or any2of them, shall register his
name, age. or residence within Town OF
Newberry, together with the time he
has resided within the State OF South
Carolina, with and before the Clerk
and Treasurer of the said Town CT
Newberry Oh or before the first day of
April in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred aud eighty
four, first having taken an oath be-
fore the said Clerk and Treasurer that
his answers in said registration are
true; aud that thereupon the said
Clerk aad Treasurer shall issue eer-
tifcate to such voter who has register
ed as aforesaid, setting the date there
of, the name of the person to whom
the same shall be issued, his age and
the wal in the said Town OF Newber-
i,y in which heresides, and to be signed
by said Clerk and Treasurer under the
corporate seal Of the said Town OF New
berry.
SECTION 2. That hereafter when
any citizen shall offer to vote at any
election for Mayor and Aldermen, or
for any one or more of them, shall as
prerequisite to his voting at said
election, exhibit to the managers OF
election duly appointed by the Mayor
and Aldermen Of the said Town of
Newbcrry, the certificate OF the said
Clerk and Treasurer OF said Town OF
Newberry showing that such voter has
complied with The provisions OF this
Ordinance.
SECTION 8. l.; the event, any voter
after he has registered as such, shall
mislay or loose th;a certificate of regis
tration issued to him by the Clerk and
Treasurer of said Town Of Newberry,
such voter upon application under
cath to said Clerk and Treasurer setting
forth the fact that his certificate OF
registration has been lost or mislaid,
shall have Il second certificate issued
to him in accordance with the provi-
sions of the second section of this
Ordinauce-but the said Clerk and
Treasurer shall endorse in red ink
across the face OF said second certificate
the words duplicate"
SECTION 4. 1t is hereby declared q
misdemeanor for any person to offer to
vote, or to vote at any electionf for May
| or and Aldermen, in any one OF them.
and use any certificate OF registration
issued to any voter other than the
person who offers the same, and upon
conviction thereof on trial to be had
before the said Mayor and Aldermen.
shall be fined not less that twenty dol
lars and not more than one hundred
dollarS-or Imprisonment in the guard
house for not less than ten days and
| not more than thirty days.
~ Done and ratified under the
{Ls Corporate seal OF the Town oi
~ Newberry, South Carolina, on
this the twenty-fifth day OF February
in the year of our Lord one thousand
and eighty-four and in the one hun,
dred aud eighth day of the Sovereignty
and Independence of the United States
of America.
YOUNG JOHN POPE,
Mayor OF the Town OF Newberry, S. G.
Attest,
john S. Fair,
c. & 7. IT. C. n.