The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-11
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
THE NEXT BIG POLITICAL EVENT
IN THE STATE.
Full Text of the Act Providing for
the Election of DclcSatcs-Evcry
Voter Should Read This Act.

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Sec. 1. That u convention of the
people OF South Carolina is hereby or
daincd to be assembled in tho city Of
Columbia on the second Tuesday in
September in the year of our Lord
1895 for the purpose OF revising.
amending or changing the Constitu-
tion of the State.
Sec. =. This said convention shall
consist of u number Of Senators and
Representatives of which the General
Assembly is now composed, who shall
bc elected at an election held on the
third Tuesday in August Ammo pomini
1895, as hereinafter provided.
Sec g. The several counties shall
be entitled to elect and send to the
said convention II number of delegates
equal to the whole number Of Senators
and Representatives which said county
| is now entitled to send to the General
| Assembly, and the delegates to the
said convention shall be entitled to
| the same freedom from arrest in going
to and returning from and while at
tendinding said convention as Is grant
| ed the members of the Legislature by
existing laws.
Sec. 1. Every malc citizen OF the
United States and Of this State of the
age of twcnty-onc years not laboring
under the disabilities named iii the
Constitution of this State, and duly
qualified to vote under the existing
laws of the State, and duly registered
as now required by law, or who. hav-
| ing been entitled to register rs u voter
ut the time Of the general registration
Of electors in this State, which took
place in the year of our Lord lS92, or q
tany time subsequent thereto, failed
| to register ut such time as required 10y
law. or who has become IL citizen OF
this State and who will register aS
hereinafter provided in such cases,
shall be entitled to vote for delegates
To said convention.
Sec 5. Every person entitled to vote
for delegates to said convention shall
| be eligible to seat therein.
! Sec. &. That on the first Monday OF
| March. in the year Of our Lord lSSI,
the Supervisor of Registration OF
each county shall. at the county seat
thereof, open his books o! registration.
and shall hold the same open for
eighteen calendar days thereafter, be-
tween the hours of 10 o'clock in the
forenoon and o'clock in the afternoon,
except Charleston, Beaufort and
Richlaud counties, which shall be
| from IN, m tn ~. m. durinr which
| time any elcctor then or thrrctoforc at
| anv timc entitled to rrpister aS n
nnoIitirJ voter on. who has become Il
ritizcn of this State. and be. during
the time herein fixed for such regis
traton, and also on the days now fixed
by law for registration, entitled to reg
| istcr as such As hereinafter provided: {:
and ,nv rlcctor having been hereto
fore div Registered on. having since
changed his Residence or having lost
| mis- certificate. shall be entitled to
have tbc same transferred or renewed
| as now providcd by law
| Soc. ! Anv clrctOr who shall have
| bccn entitled to rcristcr at the general
registration in tho year of our Lord
| 1893 M at, any time subsequent there
| to. and who failed to register at such
time AS required by law, and who shall
| make appIicatipn under oath, i'm ;,c-
| cordancc with q printed form to be
prepared by the Attorney General.
| setting forth in each ca. e the fact, to-
wit: The full name. age. occupation
and residence of the applicant at the
time of the said general registration,
or ..t auv time thereafter when the
! saiC applicant became entitled to reg
| lister, and the place or places Ef his
| residence since the, time when he be-
came entitled to register which aili-
davit shall be supported by the ailida-
Wits of two reputable citizens, who
were each of the age Of twcnty.onc
| wears on the Both day Of juno, Ammo
| Domino lS92. or ut the time the said
applicant became entitled thereafter
to register. or any clcctur who has be-
come "a citizen Of this State Ivy moving
into the same, according to the Con-
| stitution of the State, and who shall
make application under oath, stating
| the time of his moving into the State
and his place Of residence since living
| in the State, which application shall
be supported by the affidavit OF two
reputable citizens, vino were twenty
one years Of age at the time the appli
cant became a resident Of this State
such applicant shall be allowed to rcg
| istcr as q voter, and to have issued to
| him a certificate rs Il duly qualified
clcctOr in the manner and form nov
provided by law, and be entitled to
vote at said election for delegates to
said convention.
Sec 8. At such election the Super
| visor of Registration shall furnish the