The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-07-09

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LAURENs, s. c., July 6, 1902.
NOTICE is hereby given that in &C.
~ cordance with an Act or the Gem
eral Assembly, and in conformity with
ton, the Books for the Registration of
all legally qualified voters, and for the
issuing of transfers, etc., will be open at
the office OF Supervisors of Registration
in the Court House, between the hour
OF . O'Clock a. M, and 3 o'clock d. M,
on the first Monday of each month, un-
til thirty days before the next general
election.
The Board of Registration is the Judge
of the qualifications of all applicants for
registration of every male citizen Of the
one years of age, who is not an idiot, is
not insane, is not a pauper supported at
the pubic e. snse, and is not confined
in any public prison, and who has not
been convicted OF burglary, arson, OBJ
tanning goods or money under false pre-
lenses, perjury, forgery, robbery, bri-
berry, adultery, wife beating, house
breaking, re- ce wing stolen goods, breach
of trust with fraudulent intent, fornica-
ton, sodomy, incest, assault with intent
to rayish, INCORPORATION, larceny, or
Vi LuO 1HaihoU lhC ClSCLiOu laws, anQ
who shall have been resident in this
State two years Except ministers i'm
charge of organized churches and teach
ers OF public schools, and these after six
months residence in the State,) a resi-
dent in the County for six months, and
in polling precinct four months, and who
can read any Section in the Constitu-
ton of '95, shall be entitled to registra-
ton and become an e,ector upon appJi-
cation for such registration. II any per-
son has been convicted of any of the
crimes above mentioned, a pardon of
the Governor removes the Disqualified
ton.
In case any minor will BECOME TWEEN
ty-one years of age after the closing of
the Books OF Registration and before
the election, and is otherwise qualified
to register, makes application under oath
showing he is qualified to register, the
Board shall register such applicant be-
fore the closing of the books,
Any person whose qualifications as an
elector will be competed after the clos
ing of the Registration Books but before
the next election shall have the right to
apply for and secure a registration GER
tifcate at any time within sixty days
Immediately preceding the closing of the
Registration Books, upon an applica-
ton under oath to the facts emitting
him Ia SUCH registration.
The registration Of voters must be by
polling precincts. There must be a 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 wsrd Of cities of more
than Ave thousand inhabitants. Each
elector must vote in the polling precinct
In which he resides. III there is more
than n voting place in the polling pre-.
cinct, the %elector may vote at any voting
place designated or the registration GER
liicate. The Boards must designate in
the registration certificate the voting
place in the polling precinct at which
The elector Is 10 vote. III there is more
than ono voting place in the polling pre-
the Boards shall designate ON the
certificate the voting place selectsd by
the elec.or.
w. L. CUNNINGHAM,
II o. HAIRSTON,
N. b. WOOD.
Boapd Supervisors Registration.