The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-27
NOTICE
Old Certificates Of Registration
are Void--Everybody Must Reg
lister Again.

The County Board OF Regstratss9p has Deen
organized and the Office OF registration is
provisions of which are as follows: ;.
The Books Of Registration shall be opened
by the Boards on the first Monday 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 con.
months. They shall be closed thirty days be-
fore the general election In 1896. After gen.
eral election in 1895, the Books Of Registration
month at the Court House and kept open for
three successive days In each month until
thirty days before the election In 1898, when
they shall be closed until the said general cleo
books must be kept open from 8 o'clock In the
forenoon until o'clock in the afternoon.
The Board of Registration Is the Judge OF
the qualifications Of all applicant for regis
uary lst, 1898. every male citizen OF this State
and of the United States. twenty-one years
OF age. who is not an idiot, is not insane, Is
not a pauper supported at the public expense,
who has not been convicted OF burglary,
arson, obtaining goods or money under false
pretenses, perjury, forgery, robbery; bribery,
Hea receivi1e stolen H 'V GOODS, breach Of trust
with fraudulent intent, fornication, sodomy,
incest, assault with intent to ravlsh, miscegi-
nation, larceny, or crimes against the eiectlon
laws, and who shall have been resident In
this State two years, except ministers IN
charge Of organized churches and teachers OF
public schools, and they after six months res
idence In the State)a resident In the County
for six months, and in the polling precint 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 orncer or OIL
ficers shall be entitled 10 registration and De-
come an elector upon application for such reg.
istration. II any person has been convicted
of any Of the crimes above mentioned, par
don OF the Governor removes the disquallf1ca-
In case any minor who will become TWEEN.
ty-oue years OF age after the closing OF the
Books Of Registration and before the election.
and is otherwise qualified to register, makes
application under oath showing be Is quail
fled TO register the Boards shall register such
applicant before the closing of the books.
Any person whose qualifications as an cleo
tor will be completed after the closing Of the
Registration Books but before the next elec-
tion, shall have the right to apply for ana se-
cure registration certificate at any tlme
within sixty days Immediately preceding the
closing OF the Registration Books, upon an
application under oath to the facts entltllng
him TO such registration. u
The registration Of voters must be by poll
ing precincts. There must be Book OF Reg
istration for each polling precinct, that is ior
each township, or parish, or city, or town OF
less than five thousand inhabitants, or Wara
tants Each elector must vote in the polling
precinct In which he resides. II there ls
more than one voting place In the polling
precinct, the eector may vote at any Young
piace designated on the registration certifl-
cate. The Boards must designate In the regis
tration certificate the voting place IN the poll
ing precinct at which the elector is 10 VoIe.
II there is more than one voting place 10 tne
polling precinct, the Boards shall designate
on the certificate the voting place selected by
the esector. ~.
Old certificates of registration are void. Ev.
ery man who may desire to exercise the right
to vote must apply for Registration.