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NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ABBEvILLE COUNTY.

SlAIc VT SoO In ShIsOLAEN a.
ABBEvILLE COUNTY.
OFFICE OF SUPERVISORS OF REGIS
TRArIoN. ABBEvILLE COUNTY.
Abbeviile. 8. C., March q. Iseat
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 OF
all legally qualified voters, and for the
issuing OF transfers, ect., will be open
at the Office of Supervisors OF Registra-
ton 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 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
Stale, twenty-One years Of age, who is
not an idiot IL not insane, is not o
pauper supported ut the public ex.
pense, and IL not confined in Any pub
| lie prison, and who has not been con-
victed of burglary, arson, obtaining
goods or money under false pretenses
perjury, fcrpery, robbery. bribery,
adultery wife beating, housebreasiDg,
receiving stolen goods, breach OF trust
with fraudulent intent, fornication,
,odomy, incest, assault with intent u
ravisb, miscegenation, larceny, or
crimes against the election laws. aud
who shall have been resident In this
State two years Except ministers In
charge OF organized churches and
teachers of public schools. and these
after Fix months residence In the
State O resident In the County for
six months, and in polling precincy
four months, and who eau read any
Section in the Constitution Of 1895, or
can understand and explain any sec
tion of said Constitution when read to
him by the registration officer or OIL.
cers shall be entitled to registration aud
become an elector upon application ior
such registration. II any person has
been convicted Of any OF the crimes
aforementioned, pardon of the
Governor removes the disqual, l,hcation.
In case any minor who will becone
twenty-One years OF age after the clos.
ing of the Books of Registration aud
before the election. and is otherwise
qualified to register, makes applica-
ton under oath showing he Is quail
fled TO register, the Boards shall regis
ter such applicant before the cl"sihg OF
the books.
ANY person whose qualifications as
an elsctor will be completed after the
closing Of the Registration Books out
before the next election shall have the
right TO apply for and secure o regis
tration certificate ut any time within
sixty DAYS Immediately preceding
the closing of the Registration Books,
upon an application under Gath 10 tne
facts emitting him to such registra-
tion.
The registration Of voters must be
by polling precincts. There must 0e
Book OF Registration for each polling
precinct, that IL for eacn township. or
parish. or city, or town Of less than
five thousand inhabitants, or ward OF
rities of more than five thousand
inhabitants. Each elector must vote
in the polling precinct In which ne
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. III there
/. more than one voting place in the
nolliuy precincts, the Boards shall
a. ;,n,,a on tho certificate the voting
place selected by the elector.
:. ;. BOLES,
w. A. LANIER.
q. n. MOORE.
Board OF Supervisors of Registration