The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-20

THE BOOKS OF REGISTRATION SHALL
i. be opened by tbe Boards on the first
Monday In April. 1896, at the Court House In
each County, and kept open for at least six
consecutive weeks. They shall be opened
again at the Court House on the first Mondays
in June. July, August and September, A: D.,
lS96, and kept open continually for at least
one week In each OF said months. They shall
be closed thirty days before the general elec.
ton In 1896. After general election In 1896, :he
first Monday of each month at the Court
House and kept open for three successive days
in each month until thirty days before the
election In 1896, when they shall be closed un-
place. The offices and books must be kept
open from o'clock In the forenoon until
o'clock in the afternoon.
The Board OF Registration Is the judge of
the qualifications OF all applicants for regis
tration up TO January 1st, 1898 Up to Jauu.
airy lst, lssS. every male citizen of this State
and Of the United States. twenty-one years of
age, who Is not an idiot. ia not Insane, Is not
pauper supported at the public expense.
and Is not confined In any public prison, and
who has not been convicted of burg larry. ar.
son, Obtaining goods or money under false
preterses, perjury, forgery, robbery, bribery,
Ing stolen goods, breach OF trust with iraudu-
lent. Intent sornication, sodomy, incest. as
sauit with intent to ravish, NJ iscegenation,
larceny, or crimes against the election laws,
State Two years. except ministers In charge
yf orga ganized churches and teachers of public
schools and they after SIX months residence
In The State,) resident In the County Tor six
months, and In the polling precinct four
months, and who can read any Section In The
Constitution OF 1895, or can understand and
explain any sectlon Of said Constitution
when read TO him by the REGISTRATION officer
become elector upon application Tor such
registration. IL any person has been convict
ed OF any pr the crimes aforementioned,
pardon of the Governor removes the disqual-
ificaliOn.
IN case any minor who will become twenty
one years of age after the closing { the Books
Of REORGANIZATION and before the election,
and Ia otherwise qualified To register, makes
application under oath showing he is quail
fed TO reg lister, the Boards shall reg lister such
applicant before the closing of the books.
ANY person whose qualifications as an cleo.
tor will be COMPLETED after the closing Of the
Registration Books but before the next elec-
ton, shall have the right TO apply for and ne
cure 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 tOsuch registration.
The registration OF voters must be by poll
islraton for each polling precinct, that Is for
each township, or parish. or city, or twon of
less than five thousand Inhabitants, or ward
of cities OF more than five thousand inhabi-
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 elPctor may vote ut HnV vo'inT pl"ce dn1
ignated on the regi.trnti0n certificate Tie
Boards must designmte In the registration
certificate the voting place In the polling pre-
cinct at which the e!erior Is 10 vote. IF there
Is more than one voting place In the polling
precincts the Boards shall designate on the
certificate the voting place selected by the
elecor.
Old certificates Of registration are void. Ev-
cry man who may desire to exercise the right
to vote must apply for Registration.
j. ID. CARWILE,
S. s. BOLES,
J. T. ELLIS.
Board of Supervisors of Registration.