The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-01-31

lue ue1teE. eeellon OF chapter % OF
the acts Of 1856, which makes it the
duty Of the circuit clerk 10 give sixty
days notice before each general eles-
iion and subsequently, thereto visit
each precinct for the purpose of regis
iering all unregistered persons entitled
10 registration. being ~repugnant' to
the new provision which prohibits
registration nearer than four months
Of an election, Of course becomes null
and void.
Under the provisions OF section 106
of the code, however, the circuit clerk
may register voters at his office at any
time not nearer than four months of
an election; but in case Of local
option o. special election occurring
which could not be anticipated, all
voters registered nearer than four
months of such local option or special
election would be eonstitutionally dis
qualified from voting thereat. And
the new poll books, as well as the reg
lstration roll, should be SO prepared as
to show the date each name was regis
tered.
The following sections of the code
OF 1880, not being ~repugnant' to, but
on the contrary, in perfect accord with
sections 25l of the new constitution
on the subject of appeals, remain in
full force and effect:
~Sec. l24. On the last Monday of
October, preceding a general election,
and five days before any other, the
Commissioners of Election shall meet
at the Office of the Clerk ofthc Circuit
Count OF the county and carefully re-
wise the registration books of the
county, and the poll books of the sew
eral precincts, aud erase therefrom the
names of all persons improperly there
on. or who have died, removed, or be-
come disqualified as electors, from any
cause, and shall register the names of
all persons who have duly applied to
be registered, and have been illegally
denied registration. All complaints
of denial ofregistration may be made
to, aud heard and decided by the Com
missioners of Election, who shall cause
the books of registration to be cor
rected, If necessary, so as to show the
names of all qualified electors in the
county; and such books shall be prima
facia evidence of the names and num-
ber of the qualified electors in the
county.
"Sec. 1875. The Clerk of the Circuit
Court shall attend such Commission
ers, If so requested, and shall furnish
them the books ofregistration and the
poll books, and shall render them all
needed assistance Of which be is capa-
BILE, in the performance Of their duties
in revising the lists of the qualified
electors"
From this il will be seen that the
Commissioners Of Elections can only
register "persons who have duly APP
piled to be registered, and have been
illegally denied registration
BY the section prescribing the quail
ilications of electors II will be seen
that "each elector must have paid on
or before the lst day of February, OF
the year in which he offers to vote, all
taxes which may have been legally re.
quired of him, and which he has had
an opportunity of paying according to
law, for the two preceding years." etc
This will probably be held to include
municipal taxes us well as tho poll tax
and voters in all incorporated towns
should bear this In mind, and settle
their municipal taxes before Feb. /.
Sec. pa. On and after the first day
of January, A. ID. 1892, every electol
shall, in addition to the foregoing
qualifications, be able to read any sec
ton of the Constitution OF this State
or he shall be able to understand tn,
same when read to him, or give rca
souable Interpretation thereof. A
new registration shall be made before
the next ensuing election after thes'
qualifications are established.