The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-24
COTS Calf
Plunged Deep Into the Ar
NOR of Cardinals Registra-
ton Law.
Injunction Order Issued.

testing Tue ICSiosios'o"
Carolina in the United States Court
has been made, and the parties NOV
ing to have the courts pass upon
them have been successful thus far:
Judge Nathan Golf Of the United
States Circuit Court has granted an
order in the matter that is very tar
reaching 10 its effects.
Messrs. Douglass & Obear, repre-
senting the parties desiring the test.
appeared before Judge Golf. in the
United States Circuit Court at Clarks.
burg, West Va on Wednesday and
presented their bill for an injunction
against Supervisor Green OF this
county, upon which the restraining
order and rule to show cause referred
to was granted.
The "bill for INDUCTION" which was
presented reads as follows:
THE APPLICATION.
United States of America, South
Carolina District-In the Circuit
Court. Fourth Circnit-ln Equity.
Lawrence P. Mills vs.. w. Briggs
Green; bill for Injunction.
To the judge Of the Circuit Court
Of the United States for the district OF
South Caroiioa:
Lawrence P. Mills. a citizen of the
State of South Carolina aud of the
United States brings this, his bill
against W Briggs Greeo, citizen OF
the said State and United States:
And thereupon your orator complains,
and says:
/. That this bill is exhibited on be-
half of your orator. and q all others
citizens of the county of Richland in
the State of South Carolina, and
United States aforesaid, circumstanc.
ed like your orator in this behalf and
who are too numerous to be made
parties hereto.
2. That your ocator was twenty,
SIX years of age on the 4th day OF
February, 1875 that he is a resi-,
dent of the precinct of the County OF
Richland in the State of South Caro-
lima !; that he is male citizen of the
United States !; that he has resided
in the State of South Carolina tor
more than one year preceding the
last general election; and he has re
e;ded in the said county of Richland
for more than sixty days prior to the
general election
8. That your orator is an elector O
the said State of South Carolina, pos
sessing all of the qualifications of al
elector of the most numerous branches
of the State Legislature, provided by
the constitution of said State; ane
that he is subject to none of the dis
qualifications set forth in the sal'
constitution /; and he is, under tn
Constitution and laws of the Unitee
States, duly qualified to vote at al
Federal and State elections held il
said precinct of Richland county II
the State of South Carolina.
4. That in a section known as Sec
ton 80 of the General Statutes G
: South Carolina of1S82 is set forth tn
following: call electors of tn
State shall be registered as herein
after provided and nc person sha|
be allowed to vote at any electlo
hereafter TO be held unless registere'
as hereinafter required ;" and tia
Section one hundred and thirty tw
Q32l ofthe Revised Statutes Of Sout
Carolina of 1898 is to the same efee
and in tie following words: "a
electors of this State shall be register
ed and no person shall be above
to vote at any election thereafter I
be held, unless he shall have heret'
fore registered in conformity with th
requirements of chapter VII, of til
General Statutes of 1882. and &C
amendatory, or shall be reg'stere
as herein required"
That by a section known as Sc
ton ninety-four (94) of the sal
General Statutes of 1882 is provided
when the said registration lin ce
tain books to be provided him al
made in the manner provided for
section 93) shall haye been complete
the books shall be closed, and n
reopened for egistration, except l
the purposes and as hereinafter me
toned, until the next general electl(
for State officers. After the said ne
\ general election the books shall
opened for registration OF such pc