The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-22
Old Certificates Of Registration
are Void--Everybody Must Reg
lister Again.

The County Board of Registration has been
organized and the office OF Registration ts
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,
1896, at the Court House In each County, and
kept open for at least six consecutive weeks.
on the first Mondays in June. July, August,
and September, A. D. 1896. and kept open con.
tinually for at least one week In each OF said
ors the geneya election IN 1885, Aef
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 for
thirty days before the election in 1898, when
they shall be closed until the said general cleo.
tion shall have taken place. The offices and
books must be kept open from O'CLOCK In the
The Board Of Registration is the Judge OF
the qualifications Of all applicant for regis
tration up to January 1st, 1888. UP TO jan
uary LIST, 1893, every male citizen O.! this state
OF % age. e. who Who is not an idiot, is not insane, is
not pauper supported at the public expense,
and is not confined In any public prison. ana
who has not been convicted OF burglary,
arson, obtaining goods or money Under false
pretenses, perjury, forgery, robbery, bribery,
adultery, vile beating, house breaking,
receiving stolen goods. breach OF trust
with fraudulent intent, fornication, sodomy,
nation, larceny, or crimes against the election
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 preclnt lopr
months, and who can read any Section IN tne
Constitution of 1895, or can understand anu
explain any section OF said Constitution When
read to him by the registration officer or OIL
ticers shall be entitled to registration ana oe-
come an elector upon application for such reg,
istration. II any person has been convlcted
of any of the crimes above mentioned, 8 par
don OF the Governor removes the disqualihca-
ton.
In case any minor who will become TWEEN.
ty-one 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 sucn
applicant before the closing of the books.
Any person whose qualifications as an e!ec-
tor will be completed after the closing OF the
Registration Books but before the next elec-
cure registration certificate at any time
within sixty days Immediately preceding the
closing OF the Registration Books, upon an
application under oath TO the facts entltllng
him to such registration. .
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
lees Ludu i've IuOusadO 1boieo~s
of cities of more than five thoussn no lnhaDl-
tants. Each elector must vote in the polling
precinct In which he resides. If there Is
more than one voting place In the polling
precinct, the elector may vote at any votlng
place designated on the registration certin-
cate The Boards must designate In the regis
tration certificate the voting place III the poll
ing precinct at which the elector Is to vote.
n there Is more than one voting place In the
polling precinct, the Boards shall designate
on the certificate the voting place selected by
the elector.
Old certificates of registration are void. Ev-
cry man who may desire to exercise the right
TO vote must apply for Registration.