The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-05-22
IAN ORDINANCE

Entitled An Ordinance to call
Special Election, to be held In the
City of Sumter, on 9th day Of
June, A. d., 1895, to elect Local
Board of Health for City Of Sumter,
and to regulate the registration Of
Voters-Freehozders qualified to vote
at said Election.
WHEREAS, An Act of General Assembly of
State of South Carolina, entitled can Act
to establish Local Boards of Health iu the
Cities and Incorporated Towns of the State,
and 10 define the powers thereof, approved
January 5th, A D., 1885," directs, That it
shall be the duty of the Mayor or Inrendant
of every incorporated City, Town Of Village
in the State OF South Carolina, within SIX
months after the passage CT this Act, to call
an election By the freeholders of such city
or town to elect Eve persons, not members of
such council, in towns of FIVE thousand or
less population, and in cities exceeding Eve
thousand in population, the number may be
increased to twenty, as the city council may
determine, one or more of whom shall De
reputable physicians of not less than two
years standing in the practice of his profes-
sion, &C., &C., &c.
Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered and
ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the
City of Sumter in Cooncil assembled and by
the authority of the same;
SECTION i. That, in compliance with the
Act of General Assembly of South Carolina,
above recited-a Special Election to elect
Local Board of Health for City Of Sumter. is
hereby ordered, to be held on Thursday, 9th
day of Jane, A. D., 1895, between the
hours of o'clock q. N. and p. NJ, at the
usual polling place in said city; and for the
purpose of said election, Books Of Registra-
ton for the registration Of persons (free-
holders) qualified to vote at said election,
shall be opened at the Office of the Clerk and
Treasurer of City of Sumter on Monday,
9th day of May, instant, that said books of
registration shall be kept open for the
registration of voters (freebolders) during
fifteen (l5) days thereafter from 9 o'clock 8.
M until o'clock p. No., each day, Except
Sunday and shall be finally closed on Tues
day, l'th day of June thereafter, at o'clock
p. No., and only such persons as are duly
registered in said books of registration shall
be entitled to vote at said election.
Sec. 2. That each person (freeholder)
presenting himself for registration at said
Office of Clerk and Treasurer shall give his
name. age, residence, and satisfactory proof
of his qualification to vote, and snail be en-
titled TO receive a certificate Of registration,
which certificate may be required of any
voter at said election as q condition precedent
to voting.
\ SEC That at the next meeting of the
City Council of City OF Sumter. after the
closing of tie books of registration, to be
held on Tuesday, 18th day of June thereafter
at o'clock p. D., all complaints and petit
tons Of any person or persons (freeholder or
freehodess) who may have been refused
certificate of registration by reason of any
doubt Of righ. to register, shall be made to
said City Couocil, and all persons 80 refused
and demanding such certificate of registra-
ton, are hereby notified to be and appear be-
fore said City Council, With evidence neces-
sary 10 establish such right rs may he claim
ed, and if SO established to Abe satisfaction Of
Conncil, such person or persons, (treeholdsr
or freehoiders) shall receive such certificate.
SEC. A. That after a certificate of regis
trntion has teen issued to any person, and
has beeu lost or destroyed, such person may
apply to the Clerk and Treasurer for dupli
cate certificate; and the Clerk apd Treasurer
is hereby authorized to issue duplicate GER
,i6cate upon proof of loss or destruction Of
the original certificate of registration, and
upon payment of twenty-five ceu,s, for use
of said City Of Sumter, for every duplicate
certificate SC issued.
Done and ratified 10 City Council assem-
bled and under the Corporate Seal Of the
City Of Sumter, S. c., this Stb day Of May,
A. D 1895 B. G. P1ERSON,
c. " HURST, Mayor.
Clerk and Treasurer
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