The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-20
REGISTRATION NOTICE
Old Certificates Of Registration
are Void--Everybody Must Reg
lister Again.

The County Board Of Registration has been
organized and the office OF Registration is
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, ana
kept open for at least six consecutive weeks.
They shall be opened again at the Court llouse
on the first Mondays in June. July, August,
and September, A. ID. 1896, and kept open con:
linually for at least one week IN eacn OF salu
months. They shall be closed thirty Gays Oe'
fore the general election In 1876. Alter gen.
eral election in 1896, the Books OF Regstratlon
shall he opened on the first Monday OF each
month at the Court House and kept open ior
three successive days In each month unlll
thirty days before the election In 1873, when
they shall be closed until the said general elec,
lion shall have taken place. The offces and
books must be kept open from Q CLOCK IN Tue
forenoon until3 o'clock in the afternoon.
The Board of Registration is the judge ol
the qualifications of all applicant for regis
tratlon up 10 January LIST, lo9o. UP 10 Jan
uary lst, 1898. every male citizen oil this State
OF age, who is not an idiot, Is not insane, Is
not a 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 morey under false
pretenses, perjury, forgery, robbery, bribery,
adultery, vile beating, house breaking,
receiving stolen goods, breach OF trust
with fraudulent Intent, fornlcatlon, sodolny
Sl,d
ma ton, larceny, or crimes against the electlon
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 Sectlon IN the
Constitution of 1895, or can understand ana
explain any section Of said Constitution when
read to him by the registration othcer or OIL
ficers; shall be entitled TO registration and be-
come an elector upon application FOR sucn reg,
stratiOn. II any person has been convicted
of any OF the crimes above mentioned, par
don of the Governor removes the disquallhca'
ton.
In case any minor who will become TWEEN.
ty-one years OF age after the closing OF the
Books or Registration and before the election
and is otherwise qualified to register, makes
application under oath showing he Is quail
fled TO register, the Boards shall register such
applicant before the closing OF the DOoKs.
Any person whose qualifications as an cleo
tor will be completed after the closing OF the
Registration Books but before the next eiec
tion, shall have the right to apply Tor anu Sc
cure a registration certificate at any time
within sixty days Immediately preceding the
closing OF the Registration Books, upon an
application under oath 10 the facts emitting
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 lor
each township, or parish, or city, or town ol
less than five thousand Inhabitants, or ward
of cities of more than five thoussnd inhabi.
tants. Each elector must vote in the polling
precinct in which he resides. If there Is
more than one voting place in the poling
precinct, the elector may vote at any voting
| place designated on the registration certifi'
cate. The Boards must designate in the regis
tration certificate the voting place In the poll
| ing precinct at which the elector Is TO vote
| II there is more than one voting place In the
polling precinct. the Boards shall designate
| on the certificate the voting place selected by
| The eector.
Old certificates of registration are void. Ev-
cry man who may desire TO exercise the right
10 vote must apply for Registration.