The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-27
49,
REGISTER.

The duty of the hour is to register,
for unless there is a full registration
of all citizens the Constitutional Con-
vention will go by default to the
ring.
We publish to-day the law in re-
lation to registration for the election
of delegates to the Constitutional Con.
vention. Every man should carefully
consider the provisions of the law,
and ifhe has never registered or has
lost his certificate he should let moth
ing prevent him from complying with
the law and qualifying to vote.
All who have registration certifi-
Gates and have not changed their
place of residence since the registra-
ton will not need another certificate,
but those who have never registered,
have lost their certificate, OF have
changed place of residence, must
! obtain new certificates to be entitled
to vote.
+ The provisions of section /, are
most misleading. and while 1t ap-
parently provides for the registration
of those who have been DISTINGUISHED
since 1882 by the operation of the
Registration Law, it imposes such
conditions as to make impossible, on
the part Of a great many, compliance
with the requirements. How many
unregistered voters can make appli-
cation according to the requirements?
The requirements are
duplication under oath i'll accord
ance with a printed form to be pre-.
pared by the Attorney General,
setting forth in each case the fact, TO
wit The full name, age, occupation
and residence of the applicant at the
time of the general registration, or at
any time thereafter when the said
applicant became entitled to register,
and the place or places Of his resi-
dence since the time when he became
entitled to register, which affidavit
Of two reputable citizens who were
each of the age Of twenty-one years
on the 30th day Of June Ammo
Domini eighteen hundred and eighty
two, or at the time said applicant be
came entitled thereafter to register
or any elector who has become a
citizen of this State by moving into
the same according to the Constitu
ten 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 liv-
ing in the State, which application
shall be supported by the ,davits
Of two reputable citize. were
twenty-one years of age he time
the applicant became a resident OF
this State such applicant shall be
allowed to register as a voter and to
have issued to him a certificate as a
duly qualified elector in the name
and form how provided by law and
be entitled to vote at said election for
delegates to said convention
Very few can furnish the required
affidavit, and we have it straight that
it is not intended that undesirable
parties shall be permitted to obtain
certificates unless their applications
are absolutely hawless. This section
is the keystone Of the law, and there
has been much anxious study and
consultation over it both by poll
ticians in this county and by the
State Executive Committee oyer
which Irby p%rcsides. Orders have
been issued and 10 one need expect
a full, free and fair registration of all
citizens Of a legal age. Section !
was framed to defeat this very thing
and orders have been issued for the
rigid enforcement of the provisions
of the section, IN cases uhcfc It Is
Mouqht accessory.