The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-09
SUMTER S. c. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER g., 1885, New
isquali6ed from being registered or

disqualified from being registered or
voting
First. Persons convicted of burglary.
theft. arson. obtaining goods or money
under false pretenses. perjury, forgery,
robbery. bribery, adoltry. embe2zle-
men.. bigamy. or crimes against the
election laws: Provided. That the par
don 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. 7. For the purpose Of voting no
pers ca shall be deemed to have gained
or loss residence by reason of bis
absence while employed in the service of
the United States, nor while engaged
in the navigation of the water Of this
State, or Of the United States. or of the
high seas.
Sec. s. The general assembly shall
provide for the registration of all ouall-
fed electors, and shall prescribe the
manner of holding elections and of as
certaining the results of the same Pro-
vided, That each Of the two parties
casting the highest number Of votes
at the preceding election shall have
representation on the board of man
ayers at each precinct, and on the
board of county canvassers in each
county
Sec. 9. The several counties in the
State shall be divided into election dis
tric,s. with one precinct in each of the
same at which alone the voter regis
tered for that precinct can cast his
ballot: Provided, That voter may be
transferred from one election district TO
another.
Sec. 10. The general assembly shall
provide by law for the holding of party
primary elections aud Furnishing fraud
at the same
Sec II The registration books shall
close at least 30 days before an election,
after which the transfers and registra-
tion shall not be legal, except as to per
persons coming of age in the interim.
Sec. IL. Electors in municipal elec-
ton shall posses all the qualifications
herein prescribed.
Sec. 13. At any special election in
incorporated cities and towns of this
State for the purpose of bonding the
same or for the raising revenue all
resident owners of property in said
cities aud towns Of the assessed value
of 5000 who are qualified electors under
this Constitution shall alone be entitled
to vote. At such election the voter
shall produce a receipt for all taxes,
county, State aud municipal for the
previous year as evidence Of his right
to vote.
Sec. ii Electors shall in all cases
except treason. felony. or breach OF
the peace be privileged from arrest on
the days of election during their at
tendance at the polls and going to and
returning therefrom.
Sec. IS No power, civil or military
shall at any time interfere to prevent
the free exercise of the right of suf-
frage.
At the night session of the Constitu-
tional Convention, Mr.. Clayton's anti
bar room substitute on the dispeusary
matter was taken up. and Mr.. Clayton
defended his substitute, and urged that
all opposed TO the bar rooms would favor
his substitute.
Mr.. Farrow. Of Charleston, said that
between the prohibition proposition of
Mr.. Clayton and the amendment Of
fered by Mr.. B. R. Tillman, which pro-
vided that in case licenses were ever
granted they could be granted to sell
liquors under system similar to the
dispensary system. be would favor the
latter proposition. That prohibition
has been too often found a failure for
him ever to support it. Mr.. Farrow's
strong talk made decidedly favorable
impression on the Convention.
Mr.. Clayton, of Florence, moved
that debate on the question be adjourned
until tomorrow. A number of mem
bers expressed their disapproval, and
Mr.. Wharton. of Laurens moved to
lay Oh the table. Thereupou Mr.. Clay
ton withdrew bis motion to adjourn de-
bate
The question then arose as to what
was the exact question before the house,
whether the substitute of Mr.. Clayton
or motion to indefinitely postpone the
substitute The president took one
view aud Mr. Sheppard another. AZ
ter considerable colloquy the president
decided ,hat Mr.. Sheppard was correct
and that the motion was to Indefinitely