Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-11-13
NUMBER 7S.

in this article, and on such appeal the
hearing shall be de novo; and the
general assembly shall provide by law
for such appeal for the correction of
illegal and fraudulent registration,
voting and all other crimes against
the election laws.
Sec. 6. The following persons are
disqualified from being registered or
voting:
First-Persons convicted of burglary,
arson, obtaining goods or money under
false pretense, perjury, forgery, rob-
berry, bribery, adultery, bigamy, wife
beating, house breaking, receiving
stolen goods, breach of trust with
fraudulent intent, fornicatiop, sodo-
my, incest, assault with intent to
ravish, miscegenation and larceny or
crimes against the election laws
Provided, That the pardon of the
governor shall remove such disqualif-
cation.
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
his 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 of the high seas, nor
while a 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-
s ribe the manner Of holding elections
and Of ascertaining the results of the
same: Provided, AT the first regstra-
lion under this constitution and until
the 1st of January, 1898, the regstra-
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 in each month up to
80 days next proceeding the first cleo
ton TO be held under this constitution.
The registration 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 poll
ing presincts in the several counties
of the State, and those now existing
shall so continue until abolisheg or
changed. Each elector shall be re-
quired to vote at his own presinct, but
provision shall be made for his transfer
to another presinct upon his change of
residence.
Sec. 10. The general assembly shall
provide by law for the regulation of
party primary elections and Furnishing
fraud at the same time.
Sec. II. The registration books shall
close at least 80 days before an election,
during which time transfers and regis
lration shall not be legal, provided
persons who will become of age during
that period shall be entitled to regis
tratiOn.
Sec. u. Electors in municipal elec-
tions shall possess the qualifications
and be subject to the disqualifications'
herein prescribed. The production of a
certificate of registration from the re-
gistration officers Of the county as an
elector at a precinct included in the
incorporated city or town in which the
voter desires TO vote is declared a
condition prerequisite to his obtaining
certificate of registration for NUM-
cipal elections, and in addition he must
have been resident within the incor-
porated limits at least four months be-
fore the election, and have paid all
taxes due and collectable for the pre-
ceding fiscal year. The general assem-
bly, shall provide for the registration
of all voters before each election in
municipalities: Provided, That moth
ing herein contained shall apply to any
municipal elections which may be held
prior to the general election of the
year 1896.
Sec. Is. In authorizing special
election in any incorporated city or
town in this State for the purpose OF
bonding the same, the general assem-
bly, shall prescribe as a condition
precedent to the holding of said elec-
ton a petition from majority of the
freeholders of said city or town, as
shown by its tax books, and at such
elections all electors of such city or
town who are duly qualified for voting
under section ~ of this article, and
who have paid all taxes-State county
and municipal-for the previous year,
shall be allowed to vote, and the vote
of a majority of those voting in said
election shall be necessary to authorize
the issue of said bonds.
Sec. IA. Electors shall in all cases,
except treason, felony or breach of
the peace, be privileged from arrest on
the days of election during their attend
dance at the polls and going TO and re-
turning therefrom.
Sec. Is. No power, civil or military,
shall at any time interfere to prevent
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