The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-16
GOVERNOR TAKES A HAND
says County Boards Must Revise tho
Registration Books.

'"S' county Boards Must Revise the
Registration Books.
Inc condition Of the registration
BOOKS Ill those counties in which dis
PenSary elections have been daniol
Will be thoroughly v investigated if m
! pears. The appeals tllat have been
maze to Governor Ansel have met
ash prompt response and in one
SasH he has instructed the solicitor to
sinveA lgatc conditions and to put thc
case ~ the hands of the grand iury.
This reXates to complaints made as to
conditioNEs in Harnwell county," Tn
reply TO An inquiry from the super
visor of WapiSwell county Governor
Anscl has also written at length his
interpretation Il # the law regulating
the revision Of $hc registration books
and the gover3 3or's Interpretation is
very apt to b9 good law. This let
ter is as follows:
"T" Mr.. J. b. Morris, Supervisor,
Barmwc!l. :. Co., Dear Sir: Your
telegram Of this date with reference
to the revision Of registration books
amt aSkin" me TO advise YOU if thc
present board Of commissioners may
employ some one Ito revise same, is 10
hand. and IN reply I will say that Sec
ton lSI Of the Code Of Laws Of 1902.
Volume l, reads as follows:
The board Of registration shall
revise The list Of registered electors
at least ten days preceding each elec-
ol"n' and shall erase therefrom the
names OF all registered electors who
may have become disqualified, or
VINO, upon satisfactory evidence, NAV
appear to have died or removed from
their respective counties, or who NAV
have been illegally or fraudulcntlv
restored: Provided, THAT any one who
may deem himself injured by such an
act may have the same right of ap-
peal to the Court Of Common Pleas
or any Judge thereof, as heretofore
provided for persons who have been
denied registration.
You will see from this that it re-
qulres the board of registration TO
90 this work and it does not provide
1or anybody to do it for them. NV
opinion, therefore, is that the work
must be done by the board thomscl-
YES, because in the registration of vo-
ters. they are made quasi Judges as to
whether a registration ticket shall be
issued, and l. do not think that any
one can revise the list as provided in
Section IFS except the board Of reg
lstratlon. The law is plain that it
does not seem to me there can be any
, question about it, In this state the
board OF registration is Il very i'm
portant one and all the work. there
I lore, Is required to be done by them
and must be done by them PERSONAL
~, and not by somebody else for them.
Yours very truly,
"M. +. Anscl, Governor.
The Governor also wrote a letter
10 the supervisor of williamsburg
county, which is straight to the point,
and speaks for itself. 1t follows:
"Columbia, July 10, 1907.-To
County Supervisor, williamsburg
County, kingstree, S. C.-Dear Sir:
Complaint has been made to me that
a petition was filed in your office,
asking for an election upon the qucs-
ton Of the sale Of liquor in your
county. the petition having been fill
ed before the first Of May last, and
that nothing has been done by you
with reference to the same. You will
please advise this office when the De-
tltions were filed with you and what
disposition you have made Of them.
II no action has been taken at all YOU
will please explain why this is the
case.
can early and full answer will
obhge, yours very truly,