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NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
ABBEvILLE COUNTY.

ABBEvlLLE COUNTY.
OFFICE OF SUPERVISORS OF REGIS
TRArIoN, ABBEviLLE COUNTY.
Abbesille, g. C.. March 0. isoa
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-
ton, the books for the registration o!
all legally qualified voters, and for the
issuing Of transfers, ect., will be open
ut the Office of Supervisors OF Registra'
lion in the Court House, between the
hour 8 o'clock a. m, and 3 o'clock p
M. on the first Monday Of each
month, and kept open for three sue.
cessive days In each month untii
thirty days before the next general
election.
The Board of Registration ts the
Judge of the qualifications OF all
applicants for registration every male
citizen of this STATE and Of the United
state. twenty-one Yeas Of age, who Ii
NOT an idiot Is not insane, is not a
pauper supported at the pubic ex'
pense, and Is not confined In any puo-
lie prison, and who has not been con-
victed OF. burglary, arson, obtaining
good, or money under false pretenses
Seriury, krrery,' robbery. bribery,
adultery wife beatiny, h"usebreaRing,
receiving stolen goods, breach 0f trust
with fraudulent intent, fornication,
sodomy. incest, assault with intent u
rnvi-h, niscegenation. larceny, or
crimes against the election laws. ana
who shall nave been resident in this
State two years iexcept ministers 10
charge Of organized churches AND
teachers Of public schools. ami these
after nix months residence IN tne
StateD a resident in the County ioT
six months, and in polling precincy
four months, and who can read any
SECTION in the Constitution Of 1879, oI
can understand and explain any sec
ton of said Constitution when reaa 10
him BY the registration officer or OH,
GERS shall be entitled to registration and
become an elector upon application for
such registration. II any person has
been convicted of any Of The crilnes
pardon of the
Governor removes the disqualification.
In case any minor who will become
twenty.one years of age after the clos.
inc of the Books of Registration and
before the election, and Is otherWise
uualified to register, makes appiica-
ton under oath showing he IL quail
fed to register, the Boards shall regis.
ter such applicant before the closing OF
| the books.
Any ,erson whose qualifications a.
nm eIector will hp com pleted after the
closing of the Registration Books nu'
before the next election shall nave tne
right to apply for and secure a regis
tratiou certificate ut any time within
sixty days Immediately preceding
the closing of the Registration Books,
lpon an application under oath 10 the
facts emitting him to such regi"tra'
tiOn.
The registration of voters must bt
by polling precincts. There must ne
hook of Registration for each polling
precinct, that il for each township: OF
nurish. or city, or town OF less than
i've thousand inhabitants, or ward oi
cities of more than five thousand
inhabitants. Each eleclOr must vote
in the polling precinct in which ht
resides. If there is more than one
voting place In the polling precinct
the eiecror may vote at any voting
place designated on the registration
certificate. The Boards must designate
In the registration certificate the v"t-
ing place in the polling precinct at
which the elector il To vote. IL there
il more Than one voting place in the
polling precincts, the Boards shall
designate on the certificate the voting
place selected by the elector.
:. =. BOLES,
W. A. LANIER.
q. II. MOORE.
Board Of Supervisors Of Reg