The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-10
REGISTRATION NOTICE,
Old Certificates Of Registration
are Void Everybody Must
Register.

The Books of Registration will be Opened
on the First Monday in December next
and kept open for Three successive
Days for the Registration Of Voters
Entitled to Registration unter the Con-
stitution-For the Information of the
People Attention is Called to the Fol-
foling Provisions of the New Law, Ap-
proved the Fifth Day of March, 1896.
THE BOOKS OF REGISTRATION SHALL
! be opened by the Boards on the hrst
Monday In April. 1886, at the Court liouse IN
each County, and kept open for at least SIX
consecutive weeks. They shall he opened
again ut the Court House on the first Mondays
in June. July, August and september. A. d.,
1886, and kept open continually LOT NJ itasi
one week in each of said months. They snail
be closed thirty days before the general elec.
ton In 1896. Alter general election in lssG. the
Books OF Registration shall be opened on the
first Monday OF each month at Inc court
House and kept open for three successive DAYS
in each month until thirty days before tue
election In 1885, when they shall DE closed un-
I'll the said general election shall have taken
place. The Offices and books must be kept
open from O'clock in the forenoon until 3
o'clock in the afternoon.
The Board OF Registration Ia the judge OF
the qualifications of all applicants 1or regis
tration up to January lst 1898 Up to Janu
ary lSt, 1898. every male citizen oil THIS state
and Of the United States. tWenty-One years Of
age, who is not an idiot. is uOt insane. Is not
a pauper supported Ut the puhllc expense
and is not confined In any puDllc prison, ard
who has not been convicted Of burglary ar
sou, obtaining goods or money under false
pretenses, perjury, forgery. robbery, bribery,
adultery, wife beating, nousebreaklng, recelV-
ing stolen goods bI each OF trust with iraudu-
lent, intent, sornication, sOdony, incest. aS-
sault with intent TO ruvish, miscegenation,
larceny. or crimes against The election laws,
and who shall have been resident In this
State two years. Except ministers In charge
VT organized churches and teachers OF public
schools, and they after SIX months residence
in The StAte) resident In the County Tor SIX
fnOnths, and In the polling precinct 1our
months, and who can read any Section in the
Constitution OF 1895, or can understand and
explain any section OF SAID CONSTITUTION
sghen read TO him oy the registration officer
or officers shall be entitled To registration and
become a elector upon application lor sucn
registration. II any person has been con Vict-
ed OF any pf the crimes aforementioned,
pardon Of the Governor removes the ulsqua
ihcation.
IN case any minor who will become twenty
one years of age after the closing OF the BOOKS
OF REORGANIZATION and before The election,
aad Is otherwise qualified to register, makes
application under oath showing he IL quail
fled 20 register, the Boards shall register such
applicant before the closing of the books.
ANY person whose qualifications as an elec-
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 Sc
cure registration certificate at any time
within sixty days Immediately preceding the
closing of the Registration Books, upon an
abplication under oath 10 the facts emitting
him tosucb registration.
The registration OF voters must be by poll
sng precincts. There must be Book OF Reg
istration for each polling precinct, that Is ior
each township. or parish. or city, or twon ol
less than five thousand Inhabitants, or ward
of cities OF more than five thousand lnhabl
tauts. Each elector must vote In the polling
precinct in which he resides. II there Is more
than one voting place in the polling precinct
che elector may vote aL any voting place ues
fgnated on the registration certificate. The
Boards must designate in the registration
certificate the voting place In the polling pre-
cinct at which the eiector Is TO vote. III there
is more than one voting place ip the polling
precincts, the Boards shall designate on the
certificate the voting place selected by the
elector.
Old certificates OF registration are void. Ev
cry man who may desire TO exercise the righ
90 vote must apply for Registration.
J. d. CARWILE,
S. S. BOLES,
]. T. ELLIS.
Board Of Supervisors of Registration.