The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02
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
l. be opened by the Boards on the nrst
Monday In April. 1896, at the Court House ID
each County, and kept open f0r az least six
consecutive weeks; They M sna,i a.s oe oPeaeu daya
In June, July, August and September, A: u,
1896, and kept open continually for at least
one week In each of said mon Tbs. Ihey snall
be closed thirty days before tns genera e s tbe
Books OF Registration shall be opened on tne
first Monday OF each month at tne Court
House and kept open for three successive Gays
in each month until thirty days before the
election In 1896 when they shall be closed un-
I'll the said general election shall have taken
place. The offices and books must De kepG
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 10 Janu-
ary lst, 1885, 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
and is not confined In any public prison, ana
who has not been convicted OF burglary. ar
son. obtaining goods or money under false
nretepses, perjury, forgery, robbery, bribery,
adultery, wife beating, housebreak Ing, receiv-
ing stolen goods, breach OF trust Win lrauuu-
lent. intent, sornication, sodomy, incest, as
nutn
10 arceny. or crimes against the election laws
and who shall have been residen In this
State two years. except ministers IN cnarge
VT organized churches and teachers OF pubic
Schools and they after SIX months residence
in ihe State) resident In the County for Blk
months, and in the polling precinct four
months and who can read any Sectlon IN tne
Constitution OF 1888, or can 9nderstano anu
eynlaIn any section Of said Constitution
when read to him by the registration ofhceT
or Officers shall be entitled to registration ana
become a elector upon application lor sucn
registration. II any person mas oeea cony'eo
ed Of any of the crimes aforementioned,
pardon OF the Governor removes the disquai'
iflcation. ,o,.r,. .uentr
one of age after the closing % tae ee,on 610Rs
and is otherwise qualified to register, makes
application under oath showing ne IL quail
fied to register, the Boards shall register such
applicant before the CLOSING OF tne oooKs' alan
Any person whose qualifications as an elec-
tor will be completed after the closing OF the
Registration Books but before the next elec-
lion. shall have the right TO apply for ana sc.
cnre a registration certificate at any time
wi,IIn sixty days Immediately preceding the
closing of the Registration Books, upon an
enniicstion under oath 70 the facts entltllng
him to such registration. ,,,
The registration of voters must be py poll
Ing precipcts. There must be BOOK OF Reg
istration for each polling precinct, tnat Is lor
each township, or parish. or city, or tWon oi
less than Ave thousand Inhabitants, or Ward
IF cIties of more than FIVE thousand lnhaol-
tants Each elector must vote In the polllng
nrecInct in which he resides If there Is more
than one voting place In the polling precl9@ct' @
the elector may vote al any voting place 9es-
ienated on the registration certihcate. Inc
Roarjs must designate In the registration
certificate the voting place In the polllng pre-
cinct at which the elector Is TO vote. II t1ere
is more than one voting place IN the poli!hs
nrecincts the Boards shall designate on the
Certificate the voting place selected oy the
eector. ,,o,d E,y.
ery man who may desire TO exercise the rlehI
to vote must apply for Registration.
j. D. CARW1LE,
S. s. BOLEs,
IT. ELLIS.
Board of Supervisors of Registration.