The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-07-30
NEW REGISTRATION FOR
JACKSON COUNTY,.

gay III the DEMOCRAT STAR, II vii
be seen that the board he's ordered
a new registration of the voters o.
Jackson county under an act of the
last Legislature, which we publish
below, and have declared the pres,
ent registration void. The regis
tration and poll books are in u very
bad condition, which rendered this
step very necessary and proper.
AS to declaring the present regis,
tration void we doubt the advisa,
bility of that action as well as the
authority of the board to do it until
Il new registration is had. AT any
rate il the board had authority to
do it, aud the new registration
should by any accident fail, at the
next election Jackson county would
be at sell without a rudder.
With this view of the matter we
trust the clerk will act promptly in
giving notice and beginning the
work. The general election this
year will cOme on the 2d day OF
November and the notice to be
given must be given sixty days
before that time, which notice must
be published thirty days before
beginning his rounds. This makes
the time short and under the cir.
cumstances very precious.
We would also urge upon Demo
cratic voters to be diligent in This
matter, and by no means fail to
place themselves in All attitude to
cast their votes in November. 1t
is q matter wholly dependent on
patriotic diligence. 1t there is
negligence 1t will count at the polls
by DISTINGUISHING voters, which
may operate very detrimental to
the country. We recommend "a care
full reading OF the law, for Il better
understanding of the mode of pro.
ceedure, which is as follows:
AN ACT to amend section lis, chapter 4.
Code of 1880, in relation to new regis
tration and poll-books.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Legislature of the State of Missis.
Sippi, That the bOald OF supervi-
sO;s OF any county in this State,
be aud they are hereby authorized
to order new registration of the
qualified electors OF the county, il
the same be deemed necessary, but
no new registration shall be ordered
nnless the registration and poll
books, after inspection Of the said
books by the board, are found To be
in such condition that a new regis
tration OF the vOters is necessary
TO determine correctly the names
aud voting districts of the electors
of such county.
Sec. 9. That the board Of super
visors of any county wherein Il new
registration shall bo ordered SHALL
purchase the necessary registration
aud poll books, aud When the regis
is made and the different
roll books transcribed the same
shall be filed as now provided by
law.
Sec. 3. That the said board shall
designate the clerk OF the circuit
court of the counties wherein the
registration shall be ordered to
make such registration, who shall
publish for Il period OF thirty days
before beginning such registration,
notice of the time and places where
he will register the qualified cleo
tors, aud shall, Tor the period Of
ten days remain at his office aud
register all the qualified electors,
who shall present themselves for
registration aud the said clerk
thereafter visit such polling
precinct in said county for II day
and register such electors rs may
present themselves for registration,
and shall, after having visited such
precinct, %transcribe from
the said registration books the
proper and necessary poll books for
each precinct.
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Sec. 4. It shall be the duty OF the
clerk of each county in tins
State to publish notice for sixty
before any general election
hat be will on a day fixed in said
<isit the precincts in his
county aud register any qualified
electors that are not registered,
hat may then present themselves /; |
aud shallthereafter transcribe such
additional voters ia the proper poll
books of his county.
Sec. 5. That the board Of super
may allow such reasonable
compensation to the circuit clerk as
they may fix, not exceeding three
dollars a day, together with the
costs of advertisements OF notice,
for his services thereafter in visit
fng the precincts of his county as
herein provided.
Approved March Is, 1886.
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