The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-16

OF them touching such matters shal
be perjury. The said managers shall
be sworn to conduct the election
fairly and legally, and each voter shall
be sworn as to his right to vote and
that he has not voted before at said
election.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect
upon it's approval.
The following amendments were OF
fered to the foregoing measure:
Amend the title by striking out Sec
ton 2S2, on line /, and by adding Sec
ton 2S2g.
Amend Section /, line 1, by striking
out the same words.
Amend further, by striking out the
word two" after the words ''Statc
for" on line 13 page 2, and inserting
in lieu thereof the word "Cne." Also
by striking out the same line the
words "one year." after the word
county" and inserting in lieu thereof
the words ''six months"
Amend, further, by adding at the
end of Section 2S2a the following:
and state his age and place of resi-
dence, and if in a city where the
houses are numbered, the number of
the residence in which he resides, and
II the houses are not numbered, he
shall state the street and block on
which he resides, and shall, on comply
ing with said terms, be enrolled and
receive certificate thereof, which
snail state the precinct, the name and
number of the voter and his place of
residence, and the name shall be en-
tered on the club roll, numbered as
1t Is numbered on the certificate, the
names at each precinct to be number
ed consecutively from Cd up-as en-
rolled-and it shall be the duty of
every board of registration to ascer-
tain II the voter proposing to enrol
has been enrolled at any other pre-
cinct. and If it shall appear that he
has, he cannot enroll again until his
name is stricken from the list where
he has already enrolled"
Amend, further. by adding the fol-
lowing as Section 2S2g:
Section 2S2g. Any person violat-
ing the provisions of this Act other
than swearing falsely shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and fined not over
five hundred ($5O0) dollars, or inn
prisOned not over six co months, or
both, at the discretion of the court.
Any person swearing falsely in any OF
the matters pertaining to primary
elections shall be guilty of perjury,
and punished as now provided by law
for being guilty of perjury. The
board of primary registration and
managers and members of the State
and county executive committees of
political parties, organizations or as
sociatiOns, are hereby authorized to
lating to such primary elections, and
to swear falsely before any of them
touching such matters shall be per-
jury. The said managers shall he
sworn to conduct the election fairly
and legally, and each voter shall be
sworn as to his right to vote, and
that he has not voted before at said
election"
Amend Section 2S2a by inserting be-
tween the word provide" and for"
on line 8. the words "a board of reg.
istration."
Amend, further. by inserting after
the word county" on line 13, page 9,
Section 2S2a, the following: "and of
the township or ward"
Amend, further. by striking out, on
line 20, page 2, Section 2S2b, the
words members and officers" and in
serting in lieu thereof the words
board of registration"
<hHhclu, Wy W ScC-
tion 2S2e the following: "and pre-
senting the certificate of his enrol
ment as a member of such precinct or
clubs"
Amend. further by adding another
section, to be known as Section 2S2h,
as follows:
Section 282h. The said board Of
primary registration shall consist of
three members for each precinct, and
the said board of primary registra-
ton shall receive as compensation for
their services the sum Of ten .($10D
dollars each, except in the counties of
-, where the said board of pri
mary registration shall receive the
sum of - cat h, the same to be
paid by the county board of commits
sioners, on the claims presented to
them, and sworn to as provided by
law: Provided that no claim shall
be paid to any member of the said