The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-14

- STATE, on o. before G=nTCEry !. iA:E
g and such persons shall remain Gpr:r
y life q:11liHe;l electors uu!ess Gisluaii
e aed by the other provisions OF til
= article. The certificate Of the clerk 0
court or secretary Of state shall .
'5 sufficient evidence 10 establish Il!
3 right Of said citizens 10 any sabse
: luent registration and the frenchis
c under tie limitations herein imposed
{ (b) AGy person wlo shall apply fo:
registration after January 1st, 1898, i
other wise qualified, shall ue registered
provided. that he can botI. read an
. w-ite any section OF this Constitution
| submitted to him BY the registration
: Officer, Or cau show that he owns anG
has paid al taxes ccllectible during
the previous year on property in this
State assessed at $500 or more.
lei Managers OF elections shall re-
auire of every elector Offering to vote
It any election, before allowing him to
yote. proof Of the payment CT all
taxes, including poll tay, assessed
against him AID collectible during the
previous year. The production OF a
certificate or Of the receipt Of the
r!f;ce rauthoriZed to collect such taxt S
shaiI be conclusive proof Of the pay
meot thereof.
(0 The ge'eral assembly shall pro-
vide for Issuing to each duly registered
eiector certificate OF registration and
shall provide ior the renewal Of such
certificate when lost, mutilated or
| destroyed, ii the applicant is still q
qualified elcctor under the provisions
Of this Constitution, or if he has been
registered; as provided in subsection
(c?.
Sec. s. Any person denied registra
ton shall have the right to appeal to
the court OF common pleas @ any
| judge thereof, and thence to tie
supreme court, to determine his right
! to vote under the limitation imposed
i IL this article, and OF such appeal the
| hearing shall be de Ecyo and the
! general assembly shall provide by law
for such appeal ard for the correction
Of Illegal and fraudulent registration,
voting and eli other crimes against the
! election lows.
! Sec. 6. Tie following persons are
disqualified from being registered or
voting:
First. Persons convicted of burg
le-y, arson: obtaining goods or money
under false pretenses, perjury, forgery,
robbery, bribery, adultery, bigansy,
wife-heating, housebreaki1g, receiving
stolen goods, breach Of trust with
fraudulent intent, fornication, sodomy,
incest. assault with intent to raVish,
miscegenation, larceny or crimes
against the election laws: provided,
that the pardon Of the governor shall |
gsa gsgays Z, yssa aiisS5r supported ayIne Pupl1el
expense, and persons confined N any
public prison.
Sec. 7. 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 the high seas, nor
while student Of any institution OF
learning. :, :,
Sec. 5. The general assembly shall
pro7ide sy law for the registration OF
al qualified electors and shall pre-
scribe the manner Of holding elections
and Of ascertaining the results OF the
same; provided, at the first reglstra,
ton under this Constitution, and until
the 1st Of January, 1898, the registra-
tion shall Re conducted by board
Of three 6isrceet persons IN each
county, to be appointed by the gov,
ernor, BY and with the advice ana
consent of the senate. EoG the first
! registration to be provided for under
this Constitution, the reglstratlon
books shall be kept open for ct least
six consecutive weeks, end thereafter
IRON time to time at least one week n
each month, up to 80 days neZt pre-
ced:Dg the first election to be neld IN
| der this Constitution. The reglstra-
ion books shall be public records
open 70 the inspection Of s9y citizen
a5 al times. -,
Sec. s. The general assembly shall
provide Tor the establishment OF poi
iirc orecircts IN the several countles
Of the State aod those now existing
shall go continue until abolished or
changed. Each eIector shall 5e required
to vote at his own precinct, but pro-
vision shall De made for his transfer to
another precinct upon his change OF
residence. -,
Sec. 10. The general assembly shall!
provide by law for the regulation OF
party primary elections and punlsalnS
fraud ct the same. .,
Sec. II. Tie registration books shall
close at least 30 days before an cleo,
ton. during which time transfers and
REGISTRATION snail not be legal: pro
7ided. persons WHO will become OF age
during that period shall be entitled to
registration before the books are
closed.
Sec. y. Electors i'll municipal cleo
tions shall possess the qualifications
and be subject to tie disGualifeatlons
herein prescribed. The prodocllocn
Of certificate ofregistration from the
registration officers Of the county as IN
elsctor at precinct Included II the
Incorporated city or town in whlcf
the voter desires to vote IS declared
condition prerequisite to bis obtaining
. certificate Of registration for mum
: cirel elections, and II addition III
. mast have been q resident "1th7G tns
oo-nor,is. limits 1T least four month: