The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-12-25


state, on or before February 1, 1898,
and such persons shall remain during
life qualified electors unless disquali
fed by the other provisions of this
article. The certificate OF the clerk of
court or secretary of state shall be
sufficient evidence to establish the
right of said citizens to eny subsc-
quent registration aud the franchise
under the limitations herein imposed.
(b) Any person who shall apply for
registration after January 1st, 1898, if
otherwise qualified, shall be registered
provided, that he can both read and
write any section of this Constitution
submitted to him by the registration
officer, or can show that he owns and
has paid all taxes collectible during
the previous year on property in this
State assessed at $500 or more.
(e) Managers of elections shall re-
quire of every elector Offering to vote
at any election, before allowing him to
vote, proof of the payment of all
taxes, including poll tax, assessed
against him and collectible during the
previous year. The production OF q
certificate or of the receipt OF the
officer authorized to collect such taxes
shall be conclusive proof of the pay.
ment thereof.
~ The general assembly shall pro.
| vide for issuing to each duly registered
elector certificate of registration and
shall provide for the renewal of such
certificate when lost, mutilated or
destroyed, if the applicant is still q
qualified elector under the provisions
Of this Constitution, or if he has been
registered as provided in subsection
(c).
Sec. S. Any person denied registra-
ton shall have the right to appeal to
the court of common pleas or any
Judge thereof, and thence to the
supreme court, to determine his right
| to vote under the limitation imposed
in this article, and on such appeal the
hearing shall be de novo and the
general assembly shall provide by law
for such appeal and for the correction
of illegal and fraudulent registration,
voting and oil other crimes against the
election laws.
Sec. 6. The following persons are
disqualified from being registered or
voting:
| First. Persons convicted of burg
| larry, arson, obtaining goods or money
under false pretenses, perjury, forgery,
robbery; bribery, adultery, bigamy,
beating, housebreaking, receiving
stolen goods, breach of trust with
fraudulent intent, fornicatien, ,sodomy,
| incest, assault with intent to ravish,
miscegenation, larceny or crimes
against the election laws; provided,
that the pardon of the governor shall
remove such disqualification.
Second. Persons who are idiots, in
sane, paupers supported at the public
expense, and persons confined in any
public prison.
Sec. z. For the purpose of voting,
no person shall be deemed to have
gained or lost residence by reason of
bis presence or absence while employ
ed in the service of the United States,
nor while engaged in the navigation
Of the waters of this State, or of the
United States, or the high seas, mol
while student of any institution OF
learning.
Sec. s. The general assembly shall
provide by law for the registration OF
all qualified electors and shall pre-
scribe the manner of holding elections
and of ascertaining the results of the
same; provided, at the first registra,
ton under this Constitution, and until
the LIST of January, 1898, the registra-
tion shall he conducted by board
of three disrceet persons in each
county, to be appointed by the gov.
ernor, 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 in
each month, up to 80 days next pre-
ceding the first election to be held IN
der this Constitution. The registra-
ton books shall be public records
open to the inspection of any citizen
at all times.
Sec. 9. The general assembly shall
provide for the establishment of pol.
ling precincts in the several counties
of the State and those now existing
shall so continue until abolished OF
changed. Each elector shall be required
to vote at his own precinct, but pro-
vision shall be made for his transfer tc
another precinct upon his change o!
residence.
Sec. 10. The general assembly shall
provide by law for the regulation o.
party primary elections and Furnishing
fraud at the same.
Sec. IL. The registration books shal
close at least 30 days before an elec