Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-03
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HOW To REGISTER.
A Comprehensive Explanation Of the New
Law.

/ A COmpr6nen6iVe E1piauAuoh VI Ihe Now
Law.
The most important duty of every
citizen of South Carolina now, is to
register. The registration books will be
opened in the court house next Mon.
day by Messrs. I. B. Gordon, T. G.
Beckhsm and J. R. Witherspoon, the
recently appointed board of supervi.
sors Of registration. These gentlemen
have just received from the secretary
of state pamphlet that gives full in
structions as to their duties, and also
as to how the citizen must proceed to
get certificate. The matter is of par
amount interest, and We give it in full
as follows:
/. The members of the boards of
registration, on or before the first day
of April, 1896, will meet and organize
by the election of one of their number
as chairman and one of their number
as clerk. Before organizing each mem
Der will subscribe an oath, furnished
by the secretary of state, before the
clerk of the court.
The Office of the boards shall be at
the county seat. A record must be
kept by the clerk of all the official acts
and proceedings of. the boards. Any
two of the boards constitute quorum
for the transaction of business.
2. The books of registration shall be
opened by the boards on the first Mon
day 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 in June,
July, August and September, A. D..
1896, and kept open continuously for
at least one week in each of said
months. They shall be closed 80 days
before the general election in 1896.
After the general election in 1896, the
books of registration shall be opened
on the first Monday of each month at
the court house and kept open for
three successive days in each month
until 80 days before the election of
1898, when they shall be closed until
the said general election shall have
taken place. The offices and books
must be kept open from 9 o'clock in
the forenoon until 8 o'clock in the
Afternoon.
8. The board of registration is the
judge of the qualification of all appli-
cants for registration up to January
1st, 1898. Up to January 1st, 1898,
every male citizen of this State and of
the United States 81 years of age, who
is not an idiot is not insane, is not a
pauper supported at the public ex-
pense, and is not confined in any pub
lie prison, and who has not been con-
victed of burglary, arson, obtaining
goods or money under false pretenses,
perjury, forgery, robbery, bribery,
adultery, wife beating, house breaking,
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, and who
shall have been a resident in this State
two years, Except ministers in charge
of organized churches and teachers OF
public schools, and they after six
months residence In the State, resi-
dent in the county for six months, and
in the polling precinct four months, and
who can read any section in the con-
stitution of 1895, or can understand
and explain any section of said con-
stitution when read to him by the reg
istration officer or officers, shall be en-
titled to registration and become an
elector upon application for such reg
istration. If person has been con-
victed of any of the crimes above
mentioned, a pardon of the governor
removes the disqualification.
The boards of registration in judging
of the qualifications of applicants for
registration are authorized to require
of every such applicant satisfactory
proof of bis age, residence, etc. In de-
termining the intelligence qualification
of the applicant, the boards select the
section of the constitution to be read
or explained and understood by the
applicant. Applicants denied regis
tration should he promptly notified, so
as to allow them the right of appeal.
The books of registration must be
kept open at least six weeks, when
opened on the first Monday Of April,
1896, and at least one week when
opened on first Mondaysin June, July,
August and September, 1896, but the
boards Of registration can keep them
open longer if it is deemed necessary.
After the books are closed 80 days
before the election, they cannot be
opened to register any elector before
the election. Minors and others enti-
tied to register, must be registered be-
fore the books are closed.
4. Any person denied registration,
shall have the right of appeal to the
circuit and supreme court.
The appellant must file within, 10
days after the decision of the board
of registration written notice
with the board, of his intention to
appeal. After the expiration of the 10
days, in case a notice of appeal has
haen fled the hoard must file with