The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-24

or age ana OecOmluS 4udiiueo al
since such general election.
aud do close said books and to keep
them closed as to all other classes of
unregistered electors. with no provision
in said unconstitutional registration
laws, except the ten days provided tor
in the act Of 1894 after the registration
CT those coming of age and becoming
qualified to vote for the general election
Of 1882 or the general election OF
1884 !; or the general election of 1886;
or the general election of 1888 or the
general election Of 1890 ; or the
general election of 1892, failed to regis
ter at the time provided 10 said laws
for the registration Of such voters !;
that inasmuch as no person shall be
allowed to vote unless registered. as
provided by the aforesaid laws, and
inasmuch as none of the said laws pro-
vide for the registration period next
succeeding their coming OF age and be-
coming qualified as electors excepting
within the aforesaid ten days, said reg
istration laws do deprive all sach vot-
ers Of their constitutional right Of sui
frage. and all such voters are perma-
nently dlsfranchised, in plain violation
of their constitutional rights.
8 That by Section Two (2) OF
Article Doe CD Of the Constitution OF
the Uoited States it is provided that the
Federal Collectors 10 each State shall
have the qualification requisite for
electors of the most numerous branch
of the State Legislature" That the
effect Of the above quoted clause is that
the constitution of the United States
has provided that the qualifications OF
the Federal electors in the State OF
South Carolina shall be the same as
those provided 10 the constitution OF tae
said last named State, for electors OF
the most numerous branch Of the State
Legislature as completely and clearly
as though each and every one OF said
qualifications were in exact words incor'
porated in the constitution of the
United States-and your orators AYERS
that the said registration laws are in
violation of said Section Two CD OF
Article One Cd of the said Constitu:
ton IN this that they und ertake to add
to the qualifications of the Federal
electors Of the State Of South Carolina,
qualifications not prescribed by the
Constitution of the United States, and
yoar orator further AYERS that the SAID
registration laws of the State Of South
Carolina are in ISOLATION of Section One
f(n Article Fourteen (14) Of the Con
st;sution of the United States aud, also
are in violation Of Section One CD o
Article Fifteen (15) and Of divers othe'
sections and articles Of said lnstru
ment.
Ard your orator further AYERS ane
charges that said registration laws ar
not reasonable, uniform. or lmpartia
regulations Of the elective franchise
but, on the contrary, their purpose anf
effect is directly and indirectly t.
abridge and impede the constitutions
right of the citizen to vote-to embar
rass, render %burdensome, the exercls
of the elective franchise and under pre-
tense of regulating to utterly destro
the suffrage of your orator and a larg
number Of other citizens of said Stat
10 like circumstances with him.
10 By Section Two (2) Of the aforf
said act of 1894, it is provided that ID
!, election Of delegates to the SAID coust1
,%utional convention shall be held on tb
. third Tuesday 10 August. 1895, that th
said convention shall assemble on th
> second Tuesday 10 September. 1895. th'
sr convention is called for the purpos
. o. ,vising, amending or changing ii
constitution Of the said State, AID whe
assembled, will have full power to r.
wise, alser, abridge, curtail aud qualli
the right of your orator and of all CIT
! zens of the said State of South Carolir
to vote for the members of the mo
{ numerous branch of the State Leglsl'
ture. and thereby to revise, alte
abridge and cursail the qualification
q now requisite to enable your orator
vote at all Federal elections as no
. imposed by the constitution of II
. United States.
IL. That W. Briggs Green has bee
# appointed to the Office Of supervisor
registration for Richland county ator
said under and in pursuance OF ga
!, unconstitutional registration laws; tn
be is now exercising the duties pr
It scribed by the same. and your orat
. has been informed and believes hat
intends to continue so to do. and turf
: ermore be specifically intends to fu
nish and deliver to the several boar
-.no. Cor tho several OreclOC