The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-10-09

vote, proof of tho payment Of oil taxes,
including poll tax, assessed against
him for tho previous year.
| --RrgislrntiOn certificates when lost
shall bc removed if the applicant, is
qualified under tho provisions tf this
constitution or if ho has boon regis
tercd as provided in sub. section co."
| Section 5-Any person denied reg
istrntion shall have tho right to appeal
to my Ill courts of this stnto to deter
mine the question under tho limita-
lions imposed III this article, and the
general assembly shall provide by law
for tho CORE ,tion Of illegal OF fraudu-
lent registr ton and tho punishment
Of same.
Section oThe following persons
aro disqualified from being reistorcd
or voting:
First Persons convicted of burgla-
ry, theft, arson, obtaining goods or
money under false pretenscs, perjury,
forgery, robbery, bribery, adultery,
embezzloment, bigamy, or crimes
against tho election laws; provided,
that the pardon of tho governor shall
romove such disqualification.
Second-Persons who arc idiots, in
sane, paupers supported Mt the public
expense, aud person confined in any
public prison.
Section 7-For tho purpose of vot-
ing no person shall bo deemed to have
| gained or lost a residence, by reason
OF his presence or absence whilo ON
ployod in the service Of tho United
| Stntcs nor whilo engaged in tho navi-
f! cation OF the waters Of this stnte, or
! Of tho United States, or of tho high
| seas
+; Section The general assembly
E; shall provide by law for the rcgistra-
ton of all qualified electors and shall
prescribe the manner of holding cleo
tons and Of ascertaining tho results
| Of tho same; provided, that each Of
| The two parties casting tho highest
number Of votes at the preceding
election shall havo representation on
| the board Of managers at each pre-
cinct, and on tho bonrd of county can
vassers in each county.
| Section 9-Tho several counties in
tho state shall be divided into election
| districts with ono precinct in each Of
| the same at which alone tho voter
| registered for that precinct can cast
his ballot; provided, that voter may
| be transferred from one district to an
other.
Section 10-Tho general assembly
shnll provide by law for the holding Of
party primary elections and furnishing
frand Mt the same.
Section 1.-THE registration books
shall close at least thirty days before
M election, after which transfers aud
registration shall not DO legal, except
as to persons coming Of ago in tho in
terim.
Section Electors in municipal
elections shall possess MI tho qualihca-
tions herein prescribed.
Section IS At any special election
in Incorporated cities and towns of this
state for the purpose Of bonding the
same or for raising rovonue, all resi-
dent owners Of property in said cities
md towns of tho assessed value of two
hundred dollars who are qualified
electors under this constitution shall
be entitled to vote. At such election
the voter shall produce receipt for
all taxes, county state and municipal
for the previous year rs evidence of
his right to vote.
The fight began Monday night on
the di ivoroo law and continued all day
Tuesday. BY q voto of 86 to 40 the
convention adopted strict section
that 'no divorce shall ever DO granted
in this stat" not for any cause what
ever
Senator Tillman made big effort
to have divorces granted in other
states recognized, but for once he was
overwhelmingly voted down. Tho par.
liamentary clincher was put on tho di-
vorce clause as adopted
Tho convention promptly voted
down the proposition to take a recess
till January II. Another proposition
| to take n recess for ton days was also
voted down.
Twentieth Day.
When tho constitutional convention
was called to order Thursday NJ orning
an effort was made to limit all SD seches
IN the future to ton minutes, bat it
failed. Wednesday night when seoticn
81 OF the legislation article, reading
tho marriage of white person
with negro or mulatto or per-
aon who shall have any negro
blood, shall be unlawful and void"
was called mp, Delegate Robert
Smalls pesented sensational amend
ment to add tho words "And that
any whito person who lives and cohab-
its with negro or mulatto person who
I! 8hall have Onc-eiphth or more of negro