The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-01-29
REGISTRATION BILL.
THE NEW SUFFRAGE LAW WlNTRODUC-
EOIN THE SENATE.

| ne NEW SUFF KAYE LAW in HODOC'
ED IN THE SENATE.
Full Text OF the Most Important Measure
That Will be Introduced In Either House
During the Present Session of the Legis
lature.
The following bill has been intro
duced in the State Senate by Senator
EGrd:
Section 1. Every male citizen oi
this State and the United States OF the
age Of 81 years and upward, not labor
ing under the disabilities named IN
the Constitution, without distinction
of race, color or previous condition,
who shall have beeen resident OF this
State for two years, Of the county
for one year, and in the polling pre-
cinct in which he offers to vote for foul
months next preceding any general
election. and who has paid six months
before election any poll tax then due
and payable by him, and who has paid
all taxes assessed against him and col.
lectable during the previous year, and
who can read any section Of the Con
stitution submitted to him by the reg
istration officers, or can understand il
and explain it when read to him by
such eeistration officers, or who, after
the 1st day of January, 1898, can both
read and write any section of the
Constitution submitted to him by the
registration officers, or can show thai
he owns and has paid all taxes collect
able during the previous year On prop
erty in this State assessed at $500 OF
more, and who has been duly regis
tered according to the provisions here
in, shall be entitled to vote in all elec
tons: Provided, that ministers in
charge Of organized churches and
teachers of public schools possessing
all the other qualifications herein
named shall be entitled to vote after
six months residence in this State
Provided further, that weak insane
persons, supported by the public ex
pense, and persons confined in any
public prison shall not be allowed tc
vote, and: Provided further, that per
sons convicted of burglary, arson, OBJ
tanning goods or money under false
pretences, perjury, forgery, robbery
bribery, adultery, bigamy, wife beat
ing, house breaking, receiving stolen
goods, breach of trust with fraudulent
intent, fornifcation, incest, assault
with intent to ravish, miscegenatior
and larceny, or crimes against election
laws shall be disqualified from being
registered or voting unless such dis
qualification has been removed BY
the pardon of the Governor.
Section 2. All electors shall be reg
istered and no person shall be allowed
to vote at any election hereafter to be
held unless he shall be registered a:
herein required.
Section 3. On or before the first day
of March, 1896, the Governor shall
appoint. by and with the advice anc
consent of the Senate if in session, ano
| if not in session subject to its approva
at its next session, subject to remova
by the Governor, three discreet per
sons in each county. who shall be cit
liens and electors thereof, and shall
be known as supervisors Of registra
ton, whose duty it shall be to make
and supervise the registration OF the
electors if in such county as herelr
required. At their first meeting they
shall qualify, and organize by the
election of chairman and clerk, anc
shall constitute the board of registra
ton for such county. They shall
hold this office at the county seat. anc
shall keep record of all their oflicia
acts and proceedings. The term o.
Office of the supervisors of registra
ton thus appointed shall continue un
til the fifth day of February, 1898
and until their successors are appoint
ed and qualify.
Section 4. On or before the first day
of February, 1898, and in every sec
ond year thereafter, on or before sale
date, the Governor shall appoint by
and with the advice and consent ot
the Senate in session, if not in session
subject to its approval at lis next ses
sion, subject to removal by the Cover
nor, one competent and discreet per
son in each county who shall be 6
qualified voter thereof, and who shall
hold his office at the county seat anc
shall be known as supervisor Of regis
tration, and whose duty it shall be tt
register and supervise the registration
of such electors as herein specified
He shall keep a record of all his oth
cial acts and proceedings. His te.ln o.
office shall be for two years and from
the date of his appointment, and he
shall continue in Office until MS sue
cesscr shall be appointed and shall
qualify. The account for books anc
stationery for the board OF registration
under the preceding section, and fol
the supervisor under this section, shall
be audited and paid by the county
BOARD OF commissioners Of each coun
| ty.
Section 5. The compensation of each
member of the board of supervisors te
be appointed under Section 3 shall ot
- dollars for the year 1896 and -
dollars for the year of 1897 ending
February 5, 1898, and the compensa
ton of the supervisor of registration
to be appointed under Section shall
be - dollars for each election year
and - dollars for each Oft year, the
said salaries to be paid quarterly upon
the warrant of the Comptroller Gener
al.
Section c. The Secretary of State
shall cause to be prepared sufficient
number of registration books anc
blanks so that there shall be two OF sale
books for each precinct in each county,
which books shall be ruled in columns
with proper headings so as to indicate
the name, age, occupation and place
of residedce OF each elector, with a
separate column at the right side ol
the page for such entries as may be
necessary. He shall also cause to be
prepared two books for each county
in which shall be entered all persons