The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24

THE BOOKS OF REGISTRATION SHALL
Monday In April. 1896, at the Court House In
each County, and Kept open for at least six
consecutive weeks. They shall he opened
again at the Court House on the first Mondays
in June, July, August and September, A. d.,
1896, and kept open continually for At least
one week in each OF said mon hs They shall
be closed thirty days before the general elec-
tiop in 1896. Alter general election In lS96, the
Books OF Registration shall be opened ON the
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-
til the said general election shall have taken
place. The offices and books must be kept
open from O'clock in the forenoon until
O'Clock in the afternoon.
. The Board OF Repatriation Is the Judge OF
the qualifications OF all applicants Tor regis
tration up 10 January lst, 1895 Up to Janu'
ary lst, 1895. every male citizen of this State
and Of the United States. twenty-one years Of
age, who is not an idiot. is not Insane, is not
a pauper supported at the public expense
aud Is not confined In any puollc prison, and
who has not been convicted of burglary. ar
son, obtaining goods or money under false
pretenses, perjury, forgery. robbery, bribery,
adultery, wife beating, housebreaktng, receiv-
ing stolen goods bI each Of trust with iraudu.
lent, intent, sornication, sodomy, incest. as
sault with intent 10 ravish, miScegenation,
larceny, or crimes against the election laws,
and who shall have been resident IN this
State two years. Except ministers In charge
yf organized churches aud 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 section of said Constitution
when read 10 him by the registration officer
or officers shall be entitled 10 registration and
become a elector upon application Tor surn
registration. If any person has been convict
ed OF any pf the crimes aforementioned. a
rdn f,f 70 q a n H..
ification.
IN case any minor who will become twenty
one years of age after the closing Of the Books
OF REORGANIZATION and before the election,
and Is otherwise qualified TO register, makes
application under oath showing he IL quail
fled TO register the Boards shall register such
applicant before the closing OF the books.
Any person whose qualifications as an eec-
tor will be completed after the closing of the
Registration Books but before the next elec-
tion, shall have the right TO apply for and Sc
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 emitting
him tosuch registration.
The registration OF voters must be by poll
tpg precincts. There must be Book OF Reg
tstr8tion for each polling precinct, that Is for
each township. or parish: or city, or twon oi
less than i've thousand Inhabitants, or ward
OF cities OF more than five thousand inhabl'
1ants. Each elector must vote in the polling
precinct in which he resides. II there is more
than one voting place In the polling precinct,
the elector may vote AT any voting place des-
fgnated on the registration certificate. The
Boards must designate In the registration
certificate the voting place in the polling pre-.
cinct al which the elector is TO 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
slector.
Old certificates Of registration are void. Ev
cry man who may desire TO exercise the right
TO vote must apply for Registration.
j. d. CARWILE,
S. S. BOLES,
]. T. ELLIS.
Board of Supervisors of Registration.