Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-03-13
TWO IMPORTANT LAWS
Registration to Be Opened in Ali:
Towns and Cities.

Members Of the county board Of
registration will do well to acquaint
themselves with the new law CON
eerning the registration of voters,
which provides that the books shall
be opened in the various towns and
cities throughout the counties. The
Law is as follows:
"An act to amend section 179 of the
Code Of laws Of South Carolina Of
1902, volume l, relating to opening
of books of registration.
':Be it enacted by the general as
sembly of the state Of South. Caro-
lima:
"Section l. That section 179 Of
the code Of laws of South Carolina
Of 1902, volume l, be amended so as
to read as follows: Sec. 179. The
supervisors of registration for the
several counties Of this state shall,
in every general election year or in
any year in which any special cleo
ton is to be held, subsequent to the
first day of September, hold in each
and every town, city or industrial
community containing 300 inhabi-
tants OF more, in their respective
counties, at such time as may be
designated by the board Of regis
tration, after two weeks notice, pub
lished or posted in such town or
city, one meeting, at which shall be
registered such qualified electors of
the county as may present them
selves.
s'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 success
sive days in each and every month
until 80 days before a general elec.
ton, 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, if otherwise qualified. After
each general election the registra-
ton books shall be opened for the reg
istration of electors entitled to reg
istration under the constitution on
the first Monday in each month at
the court house until 80 days preced-
ing any general election, when the
same shall be closed until said gen.
eral election shall have taken place
The registration books shall be in like
manner closed FIVE days before any
special 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 eise-
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 ana including the 18th
day of Augu., of said year, for the
registration o aalifed electors, anu
this particula 9Govision shah in nc
wise affect the ..egistration of elee.
tors in counties l.aving less than 5O,.
900 inhabitants, and any additional
cost incurred by reason of the paftle.
ular provision in regard to keeping
the books open in August in those
counties of over $4,000 inhabitants
shall be paid by such respective coun.
ties.
"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.''
Violation of Land Lease a Misde
meanor.
Another law Of considerable i'm
portance, especially to landlords anc
tenants, is the following, which makes
the violation Of contract between
tenant and landlord misdemeanor:
"An act to declare the violation o!
a lease Of land or tenements and
failure and refusal to enter upor
the due performance Of a con
tract for leasing lands or tene
ments, and the violation Of any
such contract, upon the part of th'
landlord, a misdemeanor, and tc
provide a punishment therefor.
ssBe it enacted by the general as
sembly of the state of South Caro-
lima:
"Section /. That any person O.
persons who shall hereafter so int
possession of any farming land o:
another, OF shall enter into writer
agreement or contract to go into pos
session of the farming land of an
other as tenant or under con
tract to farm and cultivate said land
and shall without just cause or ex
cuse leave, desert or quit the lant
so leased or contracted for, shall b,
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, ant
be finished not less than $25 nor mor'
than $1OO, or suffer Imprisonment no
less than five nor more than 30 days
in the discretion of the court.
"Sec. 2. That any person wht
shall violate any of the contracts
mentioned in section 1 of this ac
shall be deemed guilty Of a misde
menor and be fined not less than So;
nor more than $l00, OF suffer i'm
plisonment not less than five MOI
more than 30 days in The discretion
Of the court. /"
Hayward Goes to Europe.
Ex-Gov. D. C. Hayward, accompa'
MED by Commissioner E. J. Watson