The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-09

acted upon was the striking out OF the
provision for representation for both
political parties on the boards of cleo
tion managers and canvassers of re-
turns. An attempt was made to allow
property-owning women to vote in
municipal elections on questions Of H.
tcreasing the public debt, but it failed.
a proposition wes introduced to defer
the assembling OF the legislature from
the last Tuesday in this month to the
second Tuesday in January.
- The suffrage article was taken up,
and sections 5, 6, and $ were adopt
ed as follows:
Section :. Any person denied reg
istration shall have the right to appeal
70 the court Of common pleas, OF any
Judge thereof, and thence to the
supreme court to determine his right
10 vote under the limitations imposed
in this article, and on such appeal the
hearing shall be de novo, and the gen.
,eraI assembly shall provide by
law for such appeal and for
the correction of Illegal and fraud
ulent registration, voting and all
other crimes against the election laws.
Section E. The following persons
arc disqualified from being registered
or voting:
First, persons convicted Of burglary,
arson, obtaining goods or money I'M
der false pretenses, perjury, forgery,
robbery, bribery, adultery, bigamy,
wife beating, housebreaking, receiving
stolen goods, breech of trust with
fraudulent intent, assault with intent
to ravish, miscegenation and larceny
or crimes against the election laws:
Provided, that the pardon of the gov
ernor shall remove such disGuaGsca-
tion.
Second, persons who are idiots, in
sane, paupers supported at the public
expense, and persons confined IN any
public prison.
Section 7. For the purpose of vot-
iugno person shall be deemed to have
gained or lost residence by reason of
his presence or absence while employ
ed in the service es the United States
nor while engaged in the navigation
Of the waters of this State, or Of the
United States, or of the high seas, nor
while student Of any institution of
learning,
Sec. s. The general assembly shall
iprovide by law for the registration OF
all qualified electors, and shall pre-
scribe the manner Of holding elections
and Of ascertaining the reslt Of the
same; provided, at the first registra-
ton under this Constitution and until
the 1st of January, 1898, the registra-
ton shall be conducted by board of
three discreet persons in each county,
to be appointed by the governor, by
and with the advice and consent Of the
senate, for the first registration to be
provided for under this Constitution
The registration books shall be kept
open for at least six consecutive weeks
and thereafter from time to time, at
least one week III each month up to &c
days next preceding the first election
to be held under this Constitution.
Section 9 was ther taken up and the
section was given several small amend
ments: Gov. Sheppard having tue word
sselection'' in lines l and changed
to spolling.'
The amended section and the substi-
tute were then read, the former being
in this shape:
Section 9. The several counties ID
the State shall be divided into polling
districts, with one precinct ID each of
the same: at which alone the voter
registered for that precinct can cast
his ballot. Provided that a voter may,
upon a change of residence be trans
ferred from one polling district to
another.
Quite q debate occurred on this
election, and finally Mr.. Wilson moved
to adjourn the debate on the section
and the substitute uutil later. This
was agreed to.
Section 10 wss then adopted as fol-
lows:
Section 10. The general assembly
shall provide by law for the regulation
OF party primary elections and punish
ing fraud at the same.
When section II was called Governor
sheppard offered the following amend
nent:
Add to the section the following:
Thereafter the registration books shall
i.1 public records, open to the inspec-
tiou Of the public"
Mr.. Fitch offered the following:
Add to section l ! after the word 'ln-
terim,'' on line ;. t'or to correct any
mistake, error, omission or fraud Of the
board of registrations, and add after
word 'selection' on line , the following:
And they shall he open for public IN
snecticn one week thereafter. prior to
the election, and he placed IN the clerk
O: courts Office for such inspection.
There was quite discussion over the
matter of these amendments. and the
section WAS then passed over, the