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Abbeville, 8. c., March 9, 1893
Notice Is hereby given that in accor.
dahces with an Act Of the General
ssembly, and In conformity with the
tEeQ6 6ffements of the. State Constitu-
tia1 NE books for the registrati Ion sof
ali3 qualified voters, and jor the
lBnf6 &of transfers, eel. u will he open
at tho 6ddice of B1peryiso Of ReglStra-
ton the Cpnrt House, between the
hoaif "a clock q. M, and 8 O'clock %.
N, on the fret Monday j0f each
month, ana kept open for three spc-
cessiYe days In each mopth htt until
thirty dsyss bel fore the next gsperal
|electfon, ttPss Ss4s = ii2t a
The Bard ssof Registration is Athe
Judge Of the qualifications of sall
applicants for registration every NAL
len AZ this State and of the Unite
Stas lRpe years of age, whol
not an l0lCC Nnipsane, is not
pauper supported at NNaN
pense, andis not confined'Tc any
lie prison, n,and who has not been con-
victed of burglary, arson, obtaining
goods orymoney under false pretenses
perjury, forgery, robbery, bribery,
adultery wife beating, housebreaking,
receiving stblen goods, breach of trust
with fraudulent intent, fornication,
sodomy, incest, assault with intent to
ravish, 1niscegenation, larceny, or
crimes against the election laws. and
who shall have been resident in this
State two years Except ministers in
,0harge of organized churches and
,keachers of public schools, and these
utter six months residence in the
'Htate,) q resident in the County for
.eix months, and in polling precincy
Tour months, and who can read any
Eec.ion in the Constitution of 1895, or
can understand and explain any Sec
tion of said Constitution when read to
him by the registration officer & Off
GERS shall be entitled to registration and
become an elector upon application for
such registration. If any person has
been convicted Of any Of the crimes
aforementioned, pardon of the
Governor removes the disqualification.
In case any minor who will become
twenty-one years of age after the clos
ing of the Books of Registration and
before the election, and is otherwise
qualified to register, makes applica-
ton under oath showing he is quail
fed to register, the Boards shall regis
ter such applicant before the closing of
the books.
Any person whose qualifications 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 regis
tration 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 to such registra-
ton.
The registration of voters must be
by polling precincts. There must be
Book of Registration for each polling
precinct, that is for each township. or
parish. or city, or town of less than
five thousand inhabitants, or ward Of
cities of more than five thousand
inhabitants. Each elector must vote
in the polling precinct in which he
resides. If there is more than one
voting place in the polling precinct,
the elector may vote at any voting
place designated on the registration
certificate. The Boards must designate
in the registration certificate the vot-
ing place in the polling precinct at
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 elector.
S. S. BOLES,
w. A. LANIER.
CT. H, MOORE.