The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-04-15

utCesSaly.
After the books are closed 80 days
before the election, they cannot be
opened to register any elector before
the election. Minors and others en-.
titled to register, must be registered
before the books are closed.
4. Any person denied registration,
shall have the right to appeal to the
circuit and supreme court.
The appellant must file within 10
days after the decision Of the beard
of registration written notice with
the board, of his intention to appeal.
After the expiration of the 10 days,
in case notice of appeal has been
filed, the board must file with the
Clerk Of Court of the county, the
written notice of intention to appeal,
and any papers in their possession
relating to the case, and report Of
the case if they deem it proper. If
the appellant desires the appeal to
be heard by a judge at chambers he
must give every member of the board
four days written notice of the time
and place Of hearing, and the board
must appear at the bearing. If the
appellant appeals to the Supreme
court, he must serve upon every
member of the board of registration
q copy of the notice of intention to
appeal, within 10 days after the de-
cision of a judge Of the Court of
Common Pleas, and the said board
may appear at the hearing.
S. In case any minor who will be-
come 81 years of age after the clos
ing of the books of registration ard
before the election and is otherwise
qualified to register, makes applica-
ton under oath showing hat he IS
qualified to register, the board shall
register such applicant before the
closing of the books.
Any person whose qualifications as
an elector will be completed after the
closing of the registration books but
before the next election, shal! have
the right to apply for and secure a
registration certificate any time within
60 days Immediately preceding the
closing of the registration books,
upon an application under oath to
the facts entitling him to such regis
tration. The same right of appeal
is allowed appellants who are minols s,
or whose qualifications shall be COM
pleted before the election as in other
cases, and the same kind Of notices
must be served upon members of the
board.
6. All persons registered by the
board are entitled to registration GER
ti6cates of the form prescribed in
section 13 of the act. The certif
cate must be signed by at least two
members of the board, ard by all of
them if practicable.
7. In case Of the removal Of an
elector from one county to another,
section IA provides the manner in
which the certificates can be changed.
In case Of the loss or destruction Of
certificate of registration, or the mu-
t;laticn of the same, section Is pre-
scribes the manner in which other
certificates can be obtained.
s. The board of registration shall
review the lists of registered cleo
tors at least IL days preceding each
election, and shall erase therefrom
the names of all registered electors
who may have become disqualified,
or who upon satisfactory evidence
may appear to have died or removed
from their respective counties, or who
may have been illegally or fraudu,
lently registered. Persons whose
names are thus erased have the right
Of appeal to the Court Of Common
Pleas, or a Judge thereof, as in case
of persons denied registration. Rec
ords of conviction of persons furn-
ished by Clerks Of Courts and Mag
istrates shull be prima facie proof OF
disqualification, ETC., to authorize the
board to erase names. Parties whose
names have been thus erased shall
have the right to produce pardon
from the Governor, or other proof, to
show that their names we're improp-
erly erased, and the board shall re-
store their names.
9. Each township as now laid out.
and in those counties where there
are no such townships, the parish as
formerly known and defined, is a
polling precinct. In cities and towns
containing 5000 inhabitants or more,
where the same is divided into wards,
each ward is polling precinct, and
in cities or towns of less than 5000
inhabitants, the city or town is a poll,
ing precinct. In the city of Charles
ton the voting precincts are the same
as the voting precincts now estab-
lished by law. The territory IN the
township in which Columbia is sit
uated, in the county OF Richland,
outside of the city of Columbia, is
declared a polling precinct.
The registration OF voters must
be by polling precincts. There must
be book of registration for each
polling precinct. that is for each
township, or parish, or city or town
of less than 5000 Inhabitants. or
ward of cities Of more than 5000 in
habitants. 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 voting
place designated on the registration
certificate. The boards must desig-
nate in the registration certificate tue
voting place in the polling precinct
at which the elector is to vote. If
there is more than one voting pre-
ciDct, the boards shall designate on