The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-29

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first Monday in April, 1896, and kept
open continuously for six weeks from
this time. They shall be opened on
the first Monday in May, June, July,
August and September, 1896, and kept
open continuously for one week in
each of the said months, and the same
shall be closed thirty days before the
general election of 1896, until such
general election shall have taken place
Provided that persons who shall be.
come of sge during that period shall
be entitled to registration before the
books are closed if otherwise qualified.
After the general election in 1895 the
books of registration shall be open fol
the registration of such persons as shall
be entitled to register under the Con
stitution on the first Mondays in each
month, and kept open for three sue
cessive days each month until thirty
days before the general election of
1896, when they shall be closed until
the general election shall have taken
place: Provided, that such persons as
shall become of age in the meantime
shall be entitled to registration before
the closing of the books if otherwise
qualified. After each succeeding gen.
eral election the registration books
shall be opened for the. registration of
electors entitled to registration, under
the Constitution on the first Monday
in each month. and for three successive
days thereafter until thirty days pre-
ceding any general election, when the
same shall be closed until suen geieral
election shall have taken place: Pro
vided, that such persons as may come
OF age between the closing of the books
and the elections shall be enstitled to
registration before the closing of the
books if otherwise qualified.
Section 9. The board of supervisors
of registration created under Section 8
shall judge of the qualifications of all
applicants for registration. Any ap-
p1icant who is rejected may appeal
from the decision of the borrd to the
Court of Common Pleas or judge
thereof and thence to the Supreme
Court and on such appeal the hearing
shall be do move. The applicant re-
jected must within five days after the
decision of the board is made file with
the board a written notice OF his inten-
ton to appeal. After the expiration
of five days from the fling of the no.
tice of appeal the board of supervisors
shall file with the clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas for such county the
notice of intention to appeal and any
papers in their possession relating to
the same, and a report of the case If
they deem proper. The clerk of the
Court shall file the same and enter the
case on docket No. Q, if the case is te
be heard in term time. If the appli'
cant desires the appeal to be heard by
a Judge at Chambers he shall give the
board of supervisors four days written
notice of the time and place of hear
ing. From the decision of the Court
of Common Pleas or a Judge thereof
the applicant may appeal to the Su.
preme Court by filing a written notice
of such intention toappeal in the office
of the clerk of Common Pleas within
ten days after such decision, and with
in said time serving a copy of such
notice on the board of supervisors.
Thereupor the clerk of the Court Of
Common Pleas shall certify all the pa.
pers in the case to. the clerk of the Su.
preme Court within ten days after the
filing of notice with intention to ap.
peal. The clerk of the Supreme Court
Shall place the case on the proper
docket and shall come up for hearing
upon the call thereof.
Section 10. ALI persons registered
up to January 1, 1898, shall remain
during life qualified electors unless at
terwards disqualified. The certificate
of the clerk Of the Court or OF the Sec,
retary of State that the name OF an
elector appears on the records herein.
before required to be filed in their re,
spective Offices by the board of super
visors shall be sufficient evidence to
establish the right of such elector to
be registered at any future registration
and to exercise che franchise under
the limitations imposed in the Consh'
tuition.
Section II. After the first of Febru'
ary, 1898, the supervisor of registration
shall Judge of the legal qualifications
of all applicants for registration. From
his decision an appeal may be taken to
the Court of Common Pleas or
Judge thereof, and from thence to the
Supreme Court and the mode of ap
peal shall be the same as prescribed in
Section 9 above. =
Section IL. An enrolment of persons
not previously registered and entitled
to registration shall be made annually
by the supervisor of registration, until
the year 1908, when an enrolment OF
all electors shall be made, and thereaf
ter there shall be the same annual en-
rolment of electors and the same gen
eral enrolment of electors every tenth
year as above provided.
Section 13. In case any person shall
not have attained the age of 81 years
before the closing of the books preced
ing any general election, and shall at
tain such age before such general elec
ton, and shall appear before the board
of registration, or the supervisor as the
case may be, and shall make applica
ton under oath tc the facts above
stated, emitting him to registration,
and if he be otherwise duly qualified
the board of registration or the super
visor shall register such applicant
From the decision of the board o1
registration or the supervisor the like
appeals may be taken as in other cases
and in like manner.
Section IA. Each elector registered