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who can read any Sec10n OF the Con-
stitution submitted to him by the reg
| istration officers, or can understand It
and explain it when read to him by
such registration 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 that
he owns and has paid all taxes scollect.
able during the previous year on prop
erty in this State assessed at $500 or
more, and who has been duly regis
tered according to the provisions her
in, shall be entitled to vote in all elec-
tions: 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 to
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, miscegenation
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. 49,.
Section 2. Ali 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 as
herein required.
Section 8. On or before the first day
of March, 1896, the Governor shall
appoint. by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate if in session, and
if not in session subject to its approval
at its next session, subject TO removal
by the Governor, three discreet per
sons in each county. who shall be cit
izens 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 herein
required. At their first meeting they
shall qualify, and organize by the
election of a chairman and clerk, and
shall constitute the board of registra-
ton for such county. They shall
hold this Office at the county seat, and
shall keep a record of all their ofticia!
acts and proceedings. The term OF
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 said
date, the Governor shall appoint by
and with the advice and consent of
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 a
qualified voter thereof, and who shall
hold his Office at the county seat and
shall be known as supervisor of regis.
tration, and whose duty it shall be to
register and supervise the registration
of such electors as herein specified.
He shall keep record of all his off.
cial acts and proceedings. His term OF
office shall be for two years and from
the date of his appointment, and ne
shall continue in Office until his sue
cessor shall be appointed and shall
qualify. The account for books and
stationery for the board of registration
under the preceding section, and for
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 to
be appointed under Section 8 shall be
- 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 off year, the
said salaries to be paid quarterly upon
the warrant of the Comptroller Gener-
al.
Section 6. The Secretary of State
shall cause to be prepared a sufficient
number of registration books and
blanks so that there shall be two of said
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 q
separate column at the right side of
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
registered up to January 1, 1898,
which books, when prepared by the
board of supervisors provided for in
Section 3, and sworn to by the regis
tration officers shall be be filed, one
in the Office of the Secretary of State
and one in the Office of the clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas and Gen.
eral Sessions for such county. He
shall also cause to be prepared such
books as are necessary for registration
of electors after the first of January,
1898, and at any time to provide ad-
ditional books and blanks to supply
the places of such as may be defaced,
destroyed, mutilated or filled up.
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