The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-11
REGISTRATION NOTICE,
Old Certificates Of Registration
are Void-Everybody Must
Register.

The Books of Registration will be opened
on the First Monday in December next
and kept Open for Three Successive
DAYS for the Registration OF voters
Entitled to Registration unter the Con-
stitution-For the Information OF the
People Attention is Called to the Fol-
foling Provisions of the New Law, Ap-
proved the Fifth Day of March, 1895.
THE BOOKS OF REGISTRATION SHALL ! d,
be opened by the Boards on the hrsl
Monday In April. 1896, at the Court HOUSE ~
each County, and kept open for al least siS
consecutive weeks. They shall oe openeu
again at the Court House on the first Mondays
in lime. July, August and September, A; u,
1896. and kept open continually lot al leaSi
one week in each of said months. Iney shaai iad
be closed thirty days before the genera eieE Zee
tion in 1896. After general election In 1870, Tue
Books OF Registration shall be opened On tne
first Monday of each month at the Court
House and kept open for three successive uays
in each month until thirty Gays oe1oed Oed mn,
election In 1896, when they shall De closeo un-
til the said general election shall nave takeI
place. The offices and books must De keps
open from o'clock in the forenoon until
The Board OF Registration is the Judge OF
the qualifications of all applicants ior regis
tration up to January LIST, losS Up 70 Janu
ary lst sss every male male ctzsn sntvone % Years Of
age, who is not an idiot is not insane. is not
q pauper supported at the public expense;
and Is not confined In any public prison, ana
who has not been convicted OF burglary. ar
son, obtaining goods or money under false
pretenses, perjury, forgery, robbery, bribery,
adultery, wife beating, ,housebreaking, receiv-
ing stolen goods, breach OF trust wi th fraudu-
lent, intent, sornication, sodomy, incest, as
sault with intent to ravish, miscegenation,
larceny, or crimes against the election laws,
and who shall have been resident IN this
State two years, except ministers IN cnarge h;
schools, and they after six months residence
in the State,) a resident in the County for six
months, and In the polling precinct four
months, and who can read any Section In the
Constitution OF 1895, or can understand and
explain any section of said Constitution
when read to him by the registration officer
or officers shall be entitled TO registration and
registration. II any person has been con- vict-
ed Of any pf the crimes aforementioned. q
pardon OF the Governor removes the dlsqual-
ification.
In case any minor who will become twenty
one years of age after the closing OF the Books
OF Registratration and before the election,
and Is otherwise qualified TO register, makes
- application under oath showing he is quail
fed to register, the Boards shall register such
applicant before the closing of the books.
ANY person whose qualifications as an eec.
tOr Will Oe completed AFTER the CLOSING Ol Lne
Registration Books but before the next elec-
tion, shall have the right to apply for and &C.
cure registration certificate at any time
within sixty days Immediately preceding the
closing OF the Registration Books, upon an
application 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.
istration for each polling precinct, that is for
each township, or parish. or city, or twon oi
less than five thousand Inhabitants, or ward
OF cities OF more than five thousand inhabi.
tants. Each electoT must vote in the polling
precinct In which be resides. II there is more
than one voting place in the polling precinct
the elector may vote AT any voting place des
ignated on the registration certificate. The
Boards must designate in the registration
certificate the voting place In the polling pre-
cinct at which the elector Is 10 vote. If there
is more than one voting place in the polling
precincts, the Boards Shall designate on the
certificate the voting place selected by the
elector.
Old certificates OF registration are void. Ev
cry man who may desire to exercise the righ
to vote must apply for Registration.
J. d. CARWILE,
S. S. BOLES,
]. T. ELLIS.
Board of Supervisors Of Registration.