The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-12-12
IAN ORDINANCES .

Entitled sAn Ordinance to Require and Re
gulate the Registration Of Voters of City OF
Sumter, S. c., for Special Election for One
~ Alderman for City of Sumter, to be held
on the 29th day of January, 1894.
WHEREAS, in consequence of the death OF
William R. Delgar, Esq, late an Alderman
of City of Sumter, a vacancy exists in the
City Council of said City and it becomes
necessary, in compliance with the Charter OF
said City, to hold a Special Election for the
purpose of electing one Alderman to 6ll said
vacancy,
Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered and or
dained, By the Mayor aud Aldermen of the
City of Sumter in Council assemble !, aod by
the authority of the same.
SECTION l. That Books of Registration for
the registration of persons qualified to vote
at the Special Election to be held in the City
ofSumter on Tuesday, 18th day ofs.January,,
A. D., 1895, for one Alderman to serve for
the remaiuder Of the present Municipal term,
shall be opened at the Office of the Clerk and
Treasurer of the City of Sumter ON Thursday
9th day Of December ins,.
That said Books of Registration shall be
kept open for registration of voters, during
fifteen (l5) days thereafter from 9 o'clock
a. N. until O'Clock p H., each day, and
shall be fnally closed o1 Friday, llth day of
January thereafter at o'clock P. M, and
only such persons as are duly registered in
said books of registration shall be en- titled to
vote at said Special Election.
SEC. 2. That each person presenting him.
self for registration at said Office of Clerk
and Treasurer, shall give his name, age and
residence, and satisfactory proof of his quail
6cation to vote, and shall be entitled to re-.
ceive certificate Of registration, which GER
ti6cate may be required Of any voter, at said
election as condition precedent to voting
SEC g. That at the next meeting of the
City Council, of City of Sumter, after the
closing Of the books of registration, to be
held on Wednesday, the 10Th day of January
thereafter, at 4 o'clock p. M, all complaints
and petitions of any person, or persons, who
may have been refused certificate of regis
tration, by reason Of any doubt of right to
register, shall be made to the said City Coun-
eli, and all persons 80 refused, and demand.
ing such certificate of registration, are hereby
notified to be and appear, before said City
Council, with evidence necessary to establish
such right as may be claimed, and if so
established to the. satisfaction of Council.
such person or persons shall receive such
certificate.
Sec A. That after certificate of registration
has been issued to any person, and has been
lost or destroyed, such person may apply to
the Clerk and Treasurer for duplicate cert-
6cate, and the Clerk and Treasurer is hereby
authorized to issue duplicate certificate
upon proof of loss or destruction of the origi-
nal certificate, of Freq istration. and upon pay
ment of twenty-five cents, for use of said City
of ofSumler, for every duplicate certificate so
issued
Done and ratified in City Council Assem-
bled and under the corporate seal Of the City
of Sumter, S. c., this 4th day of December
A. D., 1894.
H. C. NJ. HUasr, B. G. P1ERsos,
Clerk and Treasurer. Mayor.
Dec l2