The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-03-08
THE TIL ACTS or 1907. /
Registration to Be Opened in All
Towns and Cities.

,5ss MempelS or the county boards of
eglstration will do well to acauaint
elml selyes with the new law. concern
slng4 the registration Of voters, which
provides that the books shall be OPEN
ed in the various towns ana cities
throughout the counties. The law is
as follows: ;
IAN : act to amend section, 179 of the
& code Of laws of South Carolina of
1902, volume J, relating to. opening
of books Of registration. -.
"Be it enacted by; the general as
sembly Of the state Of South Carolina 4:
"Section 1. That section 179 of the
" code Of laws of South Carolina Of
1902, volume 1 be amended so as to
read as follows: Sec. 179.-T super
visors of registration for the several
counties Of this state shall, in every
general election year or in any year in
which any special election is to be
held, subsequent to the first day of
September, hold in each and every
town, city or industrial community
containing 800 inhabitants or more,
in their respective counties, at such
time as may be designated by the
board Of registration, after two weeks
notice, published or posted in such
town or city, one meeting, at which
shall be registered such qualified
electors of the county as may present
themselves. -.
"The books of registration shall be
also opened on the first Monday Of
each month at the court house for the
registration Of electors entitled to
registration under said constitution,
and be kept open for three successive
days in each and every month until
80 days before general election,
when they shall be closed until the
general election shall have taken
place: Provided, That such persons
as shall become of age during the
said 80 days shall be entitled to reg
istration before the closing of the
books shall be opened for the regis
each general election the registration
books shall re opened for the regis
tration Of electors entitled to regis
tr~tion. under the constitution on the
first Monday in each month at the
court house until 80 days preceding
any general election, when the same
shall be closed until said general cleo
tion shall have taken place. The reg
istration books shall be in like man.
ner closed five days before any spe-
cial election.
"In those counties of the state hav-
ing more than $4,000 inhabitants, as
shown by the last preceding United
States census, in every general elec-
tion year, when the registration books
are opened in the month of August,
they shall be kept open continuously
every day except Sunday at the court
house up to and including the 18th
day Of August Of said year, for the
registration of qualified electors, and
this particular provision shall in no
wise affect the registration Of cleo
tors in counties having less than 5O,-
1000 inhabitants, and any additional
cost incurred by reason of the parti-
"cular provision in regard to keeping
books open in August in those coun-
ties Of over $4,000 inhabitants shall
be paid by such respective counties.
"In Sumter county the supervisors
of registration may attend at least
one day at some public place in each
voting precinct in said county, of
(Which due notice shall be given"
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