The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-14

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ser, Gage, j. l.. Glenn, Harris, D. S
Henderson, Howell, Hutson, George
.Johnstone, MCGOWAN, McMahan,
Meares. Miller, Mitchell, Mower, OTIS,
Patton, Prince, /, II. Reed Sheppard
Sloan, jeremiah Smith, b. II. Tillman,
Wells, A. II. White, S. E. White,
Wigg.
This section was adopted in tbo fol-
lowing shape: "The General Assem-
bly, shall provide by law for the regis
tration OF all qualified electors, and
shall prescribe the manner Of holding
elections and OF ascertainlng the result
OF the same provided, at the first re-
gistr&tion under this constitution and
until the lst Of January, 1893, the re-
| gistration shall be conducted by u
board of three discreet persons in
each county, to be appointed by the
advice and consent OF the first regis
| tration to be provided for under this
constitution. The registration books
shall be kept open for at least SIX con-
secutive weeks and thereafter from
time to time, at least one week in each
month up to 80 days next preceding
the first election to be held under this
constitution"
Section 8, which has reference to
the division of townships into election
districts, was taken up.
Mr.. Sheppard moved to substitute
''polling" districts for election dis
tricts. This was adopted.
MIR. JOhnstone offered an amend
ment at the end in these words "but
no elect0r shall vote except in the poll
ing district in which he resides. "
After some'suggestion he changed it SO
rs to read: "Provided that a voter
upon Il change of residence may be
I fS1n w
another"
MIR. Prince held that "change of
residence" was not definite enough as
one might change his residence in the
same district. The amendment was,
however, adopted.
Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson offered this
substitute "There shall be establish
cd in the several counties in the State
election precincts anu each voter can
be registered only at the nearest pre-
cinct and must there cast his vote.
Any voter may be transferred from
one election precinct to another upon
his change Of residence"
He said it was utterly impossible to
make Il geographical division Of elec-
tiOn districts unless there was u re-
gular survey. AS it is now polling
places are made to suit the conven-
lence OF the people. 1t would cost an
Immense amount of money to divide
the counties up exactly. The people
ought to be allowed to vote at their
nearest precinct.
Senator Tillman said with such q
system it would be almost impossible
elastic margin that will give great
play for fraud.
Mr.. Bryan said that in many coun-
ties the school district and the cleo
tiOn district were co-eXtensive and
were we'll defined. His amendment
would not suit city at all.
MIR. Wilson said that the committee
report was drawn for cities and his
for the country. He moved to post
ponc debate in dOrer to perfect amend
ments, which was agreed to.
Section 10 was passed as follows .
"The General Assembly shall provide
mary elections and punishiLg fraud at
the same"
When section II was called Cover
nor Sheppard offered the following
amendment: "Tncreafter the re.
gistraton books shull be public re-
cords, open to the inspection Of the
public.'
Mr. Fitch offered the following;
Add to section ] after the word lin
terim," on line 3, "or to correct any
mistake, error, omission or fraud of
the board Of registration" and add
after word "election on line 2 tho
following And they shall be open
for public inspection one week there
after, prior to the election, and be
placed in the clerk of courts Office for
such inspection"
Thore was quite discussion over
the matter of these amendments, and
the section was then passed over, the
amendments being ordered printed in
the journal
Electors in municipal elections shall
possess all the qualifications and De sub.
ject to all Of the disqualifications hero
in prescribed. Tho production Of Il
certificate Of registration from the
registration officers OF tho county
as un olectOr at q prcc, net included
in tho Incorporated city or town
in which the voter offers tovote, is
declared condition prerequisite to
his voting, and in addition he must
have been Il resident within the in
corporatcd limits at least four months
before tho election, and have paid all
taxes previously due and collcctnble. j."
Section l3 relating to special eloc-
eioIS III luCOlPoIttcu ION uS buu ClGloS
was taken up.
Mr.. Meares moved to amend by in
sorting after "olectors " on tho fourth
line, the words "except rs to SEX"
which was to allow women to vote.
He spoke at length to his proposition.
This was u different thing from the
proposition already fully discussed and
voted down. This was kind of an
election that might not occur in many
years. and II was but right that the
women should be allowed to have q
say about their property. The con-
ventiOn should measure the matter.
MIR. d. S. Henderson said he was the
one member Of his committee who was
against it. it was simply tho question
whether they wore gooing to make IN
entering wodge and allow women tC
vote at all or not. IIo was opposed
to it.
MIR. MCGOWAN said that woman suf.
frago had already been discussed ad
nauseam. He thought that i: only
tho men who owned 5000 worth o
property were allowed to voto as tt
whether additional taxation should b,
iald on property in order to issue