The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-29
TO BEGIN REGISTRATION.
THE REGISTRARS TO BE swORN IN
TOMORROW.

The Registration Books VIII Then
BE Delivered to Them by Clerk of
Council Manucy Information
About RegisterfBg-This Years
Taxes Must Be Paid-TwO New Reg
istrars for the Citizens Club APP
pointed-Active Campaign Work
Being Done Among the COIOred
Voters.
The registrars appointed to conduct the
| registration for the city election viii meet
( at the clerk of councils Office to-mor-
row afternoon at $50 o'clock for the puT-
pose of taking the oath required by law
and receiving the registration books and
supplies.
There are forty registrars in all, twenty
for each side. After having taken the
oath the registration books will be deliv-
cred to the registrars. The books will
be sealed when delivered and the regis
trars are sworn to produce them with
seals unbroken at the places Of registra-
ton Tuesday morning.
The places of registration and the boun-
daries Of the twenty precincts have been
published several times. and if every voter
does not know his precinct by this time.
it is his own fault.
A defect in the law, which caused con-
fusion TWO years ago, IS likely to do the
same thing this time. The law only spec
ifies the books which shall be furnished to
the registrars and says nothing about ia
bles and chairs. pens and ink, all Of which
~
Two years ago the registrars had to pro-
vide these things for themselves on the
first day where such conveniences were
not furnished by the owners of the places,
where the registration was conducted.
Clerk Manucy's attention was called to
this matter yesterday.
AS to the registration every person who
has paid all taxes required of him by law,
both to the city and county, including poll
tax for 1896 and the headquarters taxes
to the city is eligible to register, provided
he is a male citizen of the United States,
q years old and upward, has resided in the
state one year and the city six months,
and is a bona ide resident of the precinct
in which he offers to register.
Any voter, residing in the city, who was
qualified to vote in the recent state cleo
ton, should be qualified to register for the
city election by terrifying himself with
his tax receipts for the present year from
the city and county. In the majority of
instances a voter who was registered for
the county election only needs his poll
tax receipt from the county treasurer for
this year to enable him to register. If he
owns property he must, of course, have
other receipts. The majority of voters are
not troubled with property taxes, how
ever.
The registration books furnished to the
registrars contain spaces for check mark,
number of ballot, date of registration,
name Of voter, color, age, occupation,
number and street of residence,
side of street on which he resides, nearest
cross street thereto, and blank in which
can be written the word Sworn" If the
voter is required to take the oath. The reg
istrars must also keep a separate blank
| book in which only the names Of the par
ties registered are inscribed. These are
! turned over at the close of each registra-
| tion day to the clerk of council who makes
up an alphabetical list by precincts and
! publishes it within two days after the date
| of registration The books are sealed up
! and deposited in the ordinarys Office at
the close of each days registration, a
| heavy line having been drawn under the
| last name registered.
The registration books are open from 8
! q. m. to 8 D. m. on the days of registration,
which are Dec. l, g. z, and 10. This allows
just three weeks for voters who have not
! qualified themselves to register, to do so.
| A meeting of the city registration COM
| mission was held at the court house yes
| terday afternoon for the purpose of taxi
ing action with regard to two of the reg
istrars appointed to represent the Citizens
! Club who have resigned.
| George r. Shine was appointed to rep
! resent that faction in the Fifth precinct
| in place of r. w. Baughn resigned, and
julius Kaufman was appointed in the
! Eighth precinct to represent the same
faction in place of George W. Drummohd
| resigned
| The commission passed an order con-
| frming the appointment of the registrars
as made Saturday, Nov q, as it appears
! by the terms of the law with regard to
the matter the appointments were requir-
| ed to be made on the fourth instead of
/ the third Saturday in November. Every
body appears to be amply satisfied with
the appointments as made, and so far
there have been no complaints.
The city campaign will soon begin to
wax very warm. The Citizens Club has
begun the work of organizing branch
clubs in every precinct. A number of
blank applications for membership in the
precinct clubs have been printed and
packages of these applications have been
distributed to the workers. Active work
among the colored voters is being done by
both sides. The result is likely to be a
largely increased registration of colored
voters.
TWO HOUSES BURNED.