Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09
atliseellaneous 8eading.
NEW LAWS.
Three Registrars of Election.

An act to amend sections 4, 5, 10, IL, II
and l3 of an act entitled "An act to pro-
vide for the registration of all electors
in this state qualified to vote i'm state,
county, municipal, congressional and
presidential elections" approved March
5. 1896, by providing for board of reg
istration to he composed of three dis
Greet persons.
Section l. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the state Of South
Carolina: That an act entitled San
act to provide for the registration Of
all electors in this state qualified to
vote in state, county, municipal, con
gressional and presidential elections"
be, and the same is hereby, amended
as follows
"Section 4. Between the 1st day of
January and the 18th day of March,
1898, and between said dates in every
second year thereafter, the governor
shall appoint, by and with the advice
and consent of the senate, if in session,
and if not in session subject to its APP
proval at its next session, subject TO
removal by the governor for incapac
lty, misconduct or neglect of duty,
three competent aud discreet persons
in each county, who shall be citizenS
and qualified electors thereof, and VIII"
shall be known as the board of regis
tration of - county, whose duty
il shall be TO register and conduct the
registration of the electors who shall
apply for registration in such county
as herein required. Their office shall
be at the county seat, and they shall
keep record of all their official acts
and proceedings. Their term of office
shall be for two years from the date OF
their appointment, and they shall con-
tinue in Office until their successor
shall have been appointed and shall
qualify Provided, that in case of d
vacancy from any cause in the office
of board of registration the governor
shall fill such vacancy by and with the
consent of the senate as aforesaid"
"Section 5. The compensation Of
each and every member of the boards
of registration to he appointed under
section 8 of this act shall be $3.50 for
the year 1896, and S125 for the year
1897. and until the board of registra'
ton to be appointed under section 4 Of
this act shall have been appointed and
shall qualify. And the compensation
of each member of the boards of reg
istration to be appointed under Sec
tion 4 of this act shall be 500 for each
election year and $50 for each off year
The said compensation OF salaries shall
he paid quarterly by the state treasnr-
er upon the warrant of the comptrol-
Ter general. The said boards OF reg
istralion shall keep their offices open
on the days required by law from 8
o'clock in the forenoon until 3 o'clock
in the afternoon"
"Section 10. After the first of Jan
uary, 1898, the board of registration
TO be appointed under section OF this
act shall judge of the legal qualItica-
tions OF all applicants for registration.
From their decision appeals may be
taken to the court of common pleas,
or any judge thereof, and thence to
the supreme court, and the mode OF
appeal shall be the same as prescribed
in section Of this act"
"Section II. An enrolment of per-
sons not previously registered and en-
titled to registration shall be made an
nually by the board of registration un-
til the year 1908, when an enrolment
of all electors shall be made, and
thereafter there shall be the same an
nual enrolment of electors, and the
same general enrolment of electors
every tenth year as above provided"
"Section 12. In case any person
shall not have attained the age of 81
years before the closing of the books
of registration preceding any election,
and shall attain such age before such
election, and shall appear before the
board of registration, and shall make
application under oath to the facts
above stated emitting him to registra-
tion, if he be otherwise duly qualified
the board of registration shall register
such applicant. Any person not la
boring under the disabilities named in
the constitution and whose qualifica-
tions as an elector will be completed
after the closing Of the registration
books, but before the next election,
shall have the right to apply for and
secure registration certificate at any
time within 60 days Immediately pre-
oeding the closing Of. such books.
From the decision of the board of reg
istration a like appeal may be taken
as in other cases and in like manner" >"
"Seclion 13. Each elector registered
as aforesaid shall thereupon he furnish
ed by the board of registration if reg,
istered before or on the first day OF
January, 1898, or by the board of reg
istration if registered after the first
day of January, 1898, with cerlif'
cate of registration, which shall con.
tain statement of his name, age and
place of residence as entered in the
registration books, and such certificate
shall be signed by at least two Of the
members of the board of registration.
Approved the 18th day of February
A. d. 1898.
no Dpptant RirdS' Nests.