The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-20

proved the Fifth Day of March, 1896.
i be opened by the 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
in June, July, August and September, A. D.,
1895, 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 1895, 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-
I'll the said general election shall have taken
place. The offices and books must be kept
open from 8 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
tratton up 10 January lst, 1898 Up to Janu
i I eYery sates c7sn o1 TINS
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, and
who has not been convicted Of burglary, ar
son, obtaining goods or money under false
pretenses, perjury, forgery. robbery, bribery,
adultery, wife beating, ,housebreaking, receiv-
ing stolen goods, breach of trust with fraudu-
lent, intent, sornication, sodomy, incest, as
sault with intent to ravish, miscegenation,
larceny, OF crimes against the election laws,
and who shall have been resident in this
State two years, except ministers in charge
yf organized churches and teachers Of public
schools, and they after six months residence
in the State,) resident In the County for six
months, and In the pol ling precinct four
months, and who can read any Section In the
Constitution Of lS85, or can understand and
explain any section Of said Constitution
when read to him by the registration officer
or officers shall be entitled TO registration and
become a elector upon application for such
registration. If any person has been convict
ed of any pf the crimes aforementioned, a
pardon OF the Governor removes the disqual-
ifcation.
IN case any minor who will become twenty.
one years Of age after the closing o ( the Books
of Registratration and before the election,
and is otherwise qualified to register, makes
application under oath showing he Is quail
tied to egister, 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-
tion, shall have the right to apply for and Sc
cure a 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
| ing precincts, There must be Book OF Reg
istration 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. II there is more
than one voting place in the polling precinct
the elector may vote at any voting place des-
ignated on the registration certificate. The
Boards must designate In the registration
certificate the voting place in the polling pre-.
cinct at which the elector Is to vote. II there
Is more than one voting place in the polling
precincts, the Boards shall designate on the
certificate the voting place selected by the
elector.
Old certi6cstes OF reg eglstration are void. Ev-
cry man who may desire to exercise the right
to vote must apply for Registration.
J. d. CARWILE,
S. S. BOLES,
w. A. LANIER.
Board of Supervisors of Registration.