The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-29
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,
| 1895, at the Court House In each County, and
kept open for at least six consecutive weeks.
They shall be opened again at the Court Sa, nouse
and September, A. D. 1896, and Kept open con:
linually for at least one week In each OF said
months. They shall be closed thirty days be-,
fore the general election In 1895; AFTER gen
eral election In 1896, the Books OF Registration
shall be opened on the first Monday OF each
month at the Court House and Kept open lor
three successive days In each month until
thirty days before the election IN !ssS, when
they shall be closed until the said general elec.
tion shall have taken place. The offices and
books must. be kept open from o'clock ~ the
The Board of Registration is the Judge OF
the qualifications Of all applicant for regis
tratlon uPt January lst, iss: 0R R,s 70 s,ate ysn
uary lst, 1898. every male citizen OF ibis State
and Of the United States, twenty-one years
OF age. who is not an idiot, Is not insane, 1s
not pauper supported at the public expense,
and is not confined in any public prison, ana
who has not been convicted OF 6urgiary,
arson, obtaining goods or money under lalse
pretenses, perjury, forgery, robbery; bri6ery,
adultery, vile beating, house breaking,
receiving stolen goods. breach OF trust
Incest, assault with intent TO ravish, miscegl'
nation, larceny, or crimes against the eiection
laws, and who shall have been resldent III
this State two years, (except ministers ~
charge Of organized cnnrenes q ana enibs ses
idence In the State, resident IN tne CounIy
for six months, and in the polling precint iour our
months, and who can read any Sectlon IN tus
Constitution of 1895, or can understand anu
explain any section Of said Constitution When
read to him by the registration omcer or Oh
ficers; shall be entitled to registration ano oe-
come an eector upon application TOT suc9 Leg,
istratIon. II any person has been conSicIea se
of any of the crimes above mentioned, par
don or the Governor removes the disquailnca'
tlon.
In case any minor who will become TWEEN
ty-one years OF age after the closing OF tne
Books OF Registration and before the electinn.
and is otherwise qualified to register, makes MAKES
application under oath showing he Is quail
fled to register, the Boards shall reg reglsoeI su'n
applicant before the closing OF the DOCKS.
Any person wi hose qualifications as an eteo s
tor will be completed after the closing OF Tue
Registration Books but before the next eiec-
cure registration certificate at any ume
within sixty days Immediately preceding tne
closing OF the Registration Books, upon, up1,,, al
application under oath TO the lacts en1i'iine
him TO such registration.
The registration Of voters must be oy poll
| ing precincts There must be BOOK OF heg. eg
istration for each polling precinct, tnae 10 iot or
each township or parish Tohisnts or G,ty; T ward
| leSS Ildu I'VE IuOusabd ih hohI
of cities of more than five thouss no lma lnnaoi
tants. Each elector must vote IN tne polliu,s y,
precinct in which he resides. If there IL
more than one voting place In the poliins
precinct, the elector may vote at any vOtiRg I,iss
place designated on The registration certln-
cate. The Boards must designate In the regis
tration certificate the voting place III the poll
Ing precinct at which the eector Is 10 Vote.
II there is more than one voting place IN the
polling precinct, the Boards shall designate
On ihe certificate the voting place selected by
the eector. ,, H.,
Old certificates of registration are void. EV.
cry man who may desire to exercise the rlgnI
to vote must apply for Registration.