The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
NOTICE
Old Certificates Of Registration
are Void--Everybody Must Reg
lister Again.

The County Board of Registration has been
organized and the office OF Registration Is
now open in accordance with law, the main
provisions of which are as follows:
The Books OF Registration shall be opened
by the Boards on the first Monday in April,
1896. at the Court House in each County, and
kept open for at least six consecutive weeks.
They shall be opened again at the Court House
on the first Mondays one IN June Jniy, Angus, Hnn
tinualy for at least one week in each OF said
months. They shall be closed thirty days be-
fore the general election In 1896. Alter gen.
shall be opened on the first Monday OF each
month at the Court House and kept open for
three successive days In each mo1Ln unlll
thirty days before the election In 1875, Wnen
they shall be closed until the said general elec,
ton shall have taken place. The offices and
books must be kept open from O'CLOCK IN tne
forenoon until o'clock in the afternoon.
The Board of Registration Is the Judge OF
tratlon up to January LIST, is9s. UP to Jan,
uary lat, $685. every male citizen OF this state
and of the United States, twenty-one years
OF age, who is not an idiot, Is not insane, IL
and is not confined In any public prison. ana
who has not been convicted OF burglary,
arson, obtaining goods or money under 1alse
pretenses, perjury, forgery, robbery; or,Gery' Fry
receiving stolen goods, breach OF trust
with fraudulent intent, fornication, sodomy,
incest, assault with intent to ravish, miscegl-
nation, larceny, or crimes against the eiectlon
laws, and who shall have been resident 10
this State two years, except ministers IN
charge OF organized churches and teachers oil
public schools, and they after six months res.
idence in the State9a resldent IN Lne Counry ,nn
for six months and In the polling precint iour
months, and who can read any Section IN tne
Constitution of 1895, or can understand anu
explain any section of said Constitution Wnen
read to him by the registration omcer d OF Ss o..
come an elector upon application Tor sncn reg.
istration. IF any person has been convicted
of any OF the crimes above mentioned, par
don OF the Governor removes the disqualinca'
tion.
In case any minor who will become twen.
ty.oue years Of age after the closing OF tne
Books OF Registration and before the electlon
and is otherwise qualified to register, MAKES
application under oath showing he is quail.
fled to register, the Boards shall register sucn
applicant before the closing of the BOOKS.
Any person whose qualifications as an eiec
tor Will be after the G
tion, shall have the right to apply lor and Be
cure a registration certificate at any tim
within sixty days Immediately preceding tne
closing or the Registration Book 3, upon an
applicatiop under oath TO the facts emitting
him TO such registration.
the registration OF voters must be by poll
ing precincts. There must be BOOK OF reg
stration for each polling precinct, that IS foi
each township, or parish, or city. or town o.
less than Ave thousand inhabitants, or ward
ri ;nft;3}ss-af more than five tbouss nd inhabi
tants Eacb>elector must vote In the polling
precinct in whish he resides: II there here rs u
more than one veting place IN the P0,ins PSnins
pIace Ied designated on she registration certifi
cate. The Boards musfdesignate IN tne regi1s, s1,
tration certificate the voting, place IL tne POI.
Ing precinct at which the eEcEoI " u Viz ,Se
II there is more than one voting ~ sne
polling precinct, the Boards shall ~,
on the certificate the voting place selecteu oS
the elector. r.,
Old certificates Of registration are void. Ev
cry man who may desire TO exercise the righl
to vote must apply for Registration.
j. D. CARWlLE,
3. 8. BOLES,
]. T. ELLIS,
Board of Supervisors Of Registration.