Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-19
Yours, most truly,
HANOVER.


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Yours, truly,
HANOVER.
-. D. C. Brown.
Qualifications Of the Voters Virginia Elections pub
lished at the OF the Wing Central Committee
TRIEHoLpyRs UNDER AMENDED CONSTITUTION
l. Every free male citizen, being possessed, whose
tenant Tor years. at will or at surancc, possessed an
estate ol freehold IN land of the rdiae treafvErr
tars and assessed To be- 1t thereof be re-
quired by law, and ncss the title shall have come 10 him
by descent, devise marriage or marriage s.temen bnv
ing been possessed for six months shall be entitled 10
vote IN the county city, town, borough wherein such
land shall he Aud If the land lies IN several countless and
bc insufficient In cntitc him each, then he shall
vote where the greater part Of the land lies.
TENANTS ~ COMMON, JOINT TENANTS AND rARcENERS
= Every such citizen being possessed. tenant in COM
Joi tenant OF parcener, of interest sare OF
land nnd having estate OF freehold therein such interest
or snare being OF the raIue Of eny IRE dollars and SO
assessed 10 be, any thereof required by law
and (nnlcss his title shall have him by descent de-
Nsc mnrHnge, or marriage seomenD having been pos
sesscd Tor six months shall be entitled liz the COUNTY
city, town, or borough in which such land shall lie If The
land lies III several countless and be insufficient to ent him
To vote IN eaeh then he shall vote where the grcacr part of
the land" lies.
In right OF land held by parecner Join, tenants or ten
ans IN common qualified exercise the right suffrage
under the old Constitution and laws one vote shall he
given by all the holders capable OF voting who NAV lee pre-
SEMI and agree Ia vote Tor the candidate candidates
unless the quantity OF land, in OF partition be suc
cnt 20 rnttc every holder present separately or I'M
less OF the holders may lawfully vote m
right OF ano,het estate estates in the county in
which case the others holding solely they might
have voted.
In case Of two common Joint tenants
or parceners, IN possession remainder having
an interest m land, the value whereof shall be insufficient
entue them oil 10 yUir aud who, being qualified TO x
ercsc the right OF suffrage according the former Constt
ton and Jaws, have had that night conferred upon them b
the present Constitution; their shall an such
case be given in manner following Ii the value the land
h' 'uieen to ehn'e them TO one vote only the shall
be gwen 10y all the said tenants in common, Joint tenants or
parcene capable OF voting whomay Ice present, agree
10 vote Tor the same candidate candidates.
II the value of the land be sufficient entie them To
more than VOTE the which they are entitled
shall Toe given 10y all the said in common Joint ten
ants or parceners capable OF voting who may present
and agree as to the candidate candidates whom the
said votes shall bc given No Of number OF such
tenants IN common Joint tenants parcenor shall give
more than the election; nor shall any
greater number o votes be given by such COM
non Joint tenants parccners than the value of the un
divided land held by them onte them 10 give ncconI
ing TO the Constitution.
When vote shall have been given rs aforesaid
by such tenants IN common Joint parccncrs the
whole Of the said common Joint tenants or mar
ccne not having been present. and having agreed 10
the said vote or votes, he they, who absent
giving o the said votes, should afterwards appca-
the said election, before the taking the n an end
and TO the officer conducting the said election object To the
sand voters as gwen the shall be stricken from the
When election shall be held different places in the
same county, and such tenants IN common, out tenants or
places and Tor different candidates, their shall be-
stricken from the polls.
When election shall be held at different places in the
same county and such tenants common Joint tenants or
parcenes entitled To give than one shall give
their different places, and opposition TO each
other, the said votes shall be stricken from the polls, IT
shall appear that all the said common Joint ten
ants parccnc did agree, before such votes were
polled, to whom they should be given
In case OF two or of such in common Joint
tenants or parceners IN possession reversion remandc
having interest in land, the value whereof shall be INSULT
Client TO cne them all vote ii some one or more of
them may lawfully in right OF another estate or estates
in the county the others may in the same man.
1t he or they holding such other in the same
county had interest whatever the undivided land be-
longing the said tenants common Joint tenants or par
ceners
REvERsoNERs RENArNDERNEN.
g. Every such citizen being entitled reversion or YES
ted remainder in fee expectant for life or lives
IN land of the value of mr. dollars and assessed be-
If assessment thereof be required by law; and unless
his c shall have To him by descent, device marriage
or marriage setuemenO having been entitled for
months shall be entitled TO vote IN the county, city town.
or borough, in which such land shall lie Ii land lies
in several counties and be insufficient cd him To vote
IN each then he shall vote where the greater part Of the
land lies.
LEAsEmoLDERs
g. Every such e=eH who shall own and be himself in nc.
tuu occupation Of easehod estate with the evidence Of
title recorded ro months before he shall offer VOTE of
term originally not less than IRE years. Of eannuaI raue
rent NJ freHfy dollars, shall be entitled vote in the
county, city, town, borough which the land shall lie
II the land lies in several counties and be insufficient to en-
title him to vote in each, then he shall where the grea
ter part Of the land lies.
HosSE KEErEgS HEADS OF rANiIIE-, TAXPAYERS.
. Every such cif-en, who for twelve months next pre-
ccdng has bcona house keeper and head Of family within
the county, city, town. borough election district where
lie offer "a vote, and shall have bccn with
part Of the Of the Commonwealth within the pre-
cedng year. and actually paid the same shall be- entitled to
vote III the county, city, town, borough, wherein such
house keeper and head OF family lives.
ndcr this head, the the elections in lSi3 must
have paid tax for the year 1872 other Of the fol-
lowing subjects Slaves horses carriages, licenses watch
pianos, gold or silver plate and brass other metallic
clocks. The may be paid any before the vote
Is given. When money paid the Sheriff on account
OF Revenue tax aud county levy without specifying for
which It shall have been paid, shall bc the duty Of the
Sheriff OF his Deputy, To credit much will be- necessary
to cnuo the person 10 VOTE m the first place his revenue
tax
Shipman passed through Pittsburgh under the name Of
Johnson, and proceeded 10y the Express line to Cincinnati
II * supposed that he ~ route for Texas The officers
are III his track, and likely oyertake hn-so II Is
said " y EreHiTg Tnfier.
SmrNsv, ABsooNDiSa MrssrverG.-'Thc Pittsburp |
Sun Of the lh says m Po4tcrpt" Shprnnn arrived I'm
this city on Sunday morning last and Immediately started
on the steamboat Express, for Cincinnati; lie registered
his "Mr Johnson. Of New York" Notbrg
police got the rs ntimatOn Of the yesterday TWEEN
yiour hours too late lie - doubuecss on his way a.
Tcxas"-N Y. Erpress
PETERSBURG MARKEr.-Ap.I ~.
TpBACCo-saes generally wcek DID vary much from pre-
ter tn Ofie offered
General mnrc ~ is ? - fpr frs n! Gr Leaf
COTT0N-vep few sales At 80 q %.
fLolH has advanced o. sass 10 $50.
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