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NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ARBEvILLE COUNTY.

ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
OFFICE OF SUPERVISORS OF REGIS
TRATION, ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
Abbeville, s. c., March 9, 1892
Notice is hereby given that in accor,,
dance with an Act OF the General
Assembly, and in conformity with the
requirements of the State Constitu-.
tion, the books for the registration OF
all legally qualified voters, and for the
issuipg of transfers, ect., will be open
at the office of Supervisors of Registra-
tion in the Court House, between the
hour 8 o'clock a. NJ. and 8 o'clock p.
M. on the first Monday of each
month, until thirty days before the
next general election. -. -.
The Board of Registration is the
Judge of the qualifications of all
applicants for registration every. male
citizen of this State and of the United
State, twenty-one years of age, who IS
not an idiot is not insane, is not g
pauper supported at the public ex-
pense, and is not confined in any pub
Tic prison, and who has not been con-
victed of burglary, arson, obtaining
goods or money under false pretenses
perjury, forgery, robbery, bribery,
adultery wife beating, housebreaking,
receiving stolen goods, breach OF trust
with fraudulent intent, fornicatlon,
sodom v, incest, assault with intent tU
ravish, miscegenation. larceny, or
crimes against the election laws. ana
wboshall have been q resident IN THIS
State two years Except ministers in
charge Of sorgapized churches and
teachers Of public schools, and these
after six months residence in the
State. !, a resident In the County fol
six months, and in polling precincy
four months, and who can read any
Section in the Constitution Of 1895, OF
can understand and explain any Sec
tion ofsaid Constitution when read to
| him by the registration officer or ofti.
GERS shall be en- titled to registration and
become an eleetor upon application fol
such registration. If any person has
lbeen convicted Of any of the crimes
aforementioned, q pardon of the
Governor removes the disqualification
| In case any minor who will become
ItWenty.one years of age after the clos.
ling Of sthe Books of Registration and
lbefore the election, and is otherwise
Eunalified to register, makes applica'
ftion under oath showing he is quail
lied to register, the Boards shall regis
Ter such applicant before the closing o.
dtheSbboks. -
ATy person whose qualifications as
i tAnSeleGtor will be completed after the
,fEf6sin8M the Registration Books bu1
|tfeiore fte;next election shall have the
fjRhti fo apply for and secure a regis
tion certi ificate at any time within
DAYS Immediately preceding
n 0sirg of the Registration Books
] j6pfohsan appIfeattSn under oath to the
facts emitting hfm 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 eacn township. ol
parish, or city, or town Of less thar
1--WE thousand inhabitants, or ward o.
cities of more than five thousane
inhabitants. Each elector must vote
in the polling precinct in which ht
resides. If there is more than ont
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 a
which the elector is to vote. If there
is more than one voting place in the
polling precincts, the Boards shal
designate on the certificate the voting
place selected by the elector.
lE... J. D. CARWILE,
alf S. S. BOLES,
Isf w. A. LANIER.
Board of Supervisors of Registration
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