Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-03

The act Of lS3l-32 prohibits etc''is W"o"'''i .
10 vote as honsc-kcepers, taxpayers ana .'eas Vi
families from voting ont OF Tie county, GU. 'o, =,
or borough where they live; ana those "i'o 'ie.
10 vote uron landed interest, from voiile, e&cel'
where the land lies.
There is one important provision OF the law, 10
which your Committee would here inVic a',eh-
ton: rs materially affects the rights OF maj cia>s
of yotcls who vote as h0RSc-lecptTs tccds ~ j"Rt-
Gc', and hat-l'0rcrs. u,o
Ii i, provided that when any person sila'i nav
maid 10 the sheriff Of his deputy, airy n"he; on
arcornt of any sum due from him for rcrea~t t",f
and for cornfu Lru without specifying 'or when
il shall have been paid, it shall he the dny oil Inc
sheriff or his deputy, 10 credit such person i : i.
money, or so much thereof Is may DC hccrSstN
Tor The purpose, rs paid for his rcrcn"t ar, cc;I'
he shall credit him for any part theieo. Il. "'a -
his county levy. This provision was ln'c,".'o !.
enable those Who had thus paid money 10 ii'.Fc u
applied TO The liquidation ollllertaxcs, AID lAeTe-
bv extend TO them The privilege OF vo'iH..
According To these provisions OF the CoNs'''u-
tion every citizen who has been house-kcee Ut
and head of a family within any comfy, cay
! toyn or borough for the space ct ,r.lit """'' e
ncyt prcccdin" the first MONDAY Q! Horchi9'f
next. and who has iccE assessed with any l"Fli"ii
If the revenue of the Commonwealth Nnh'r 90 q.
,,crrcf;ao near; that i, rhttr H. H'f' 10, WIZ
il is presumed have tie is,t Ia vol' al 'i's sie
1eh',a, LSe.Gn' S,c,,ier rev, IN the COUNTY
hs' 'i"."'"s :" :, ,c;:, ~ ,;6fS.
cI'y' 'o"n VI oo'o's'' :" ,,-,o,...,,
VOTERS IN WILLIAMSBURG A3 so'I"''', h'''' w.
9. Every MeF citi-cr. havns such freehold ~ IN
the City Of williamsburg or ifor";igh oi -A'r'o'H'
as will qualify him 10 vote .or ce'eg''cs Is FetI%
sent the County, and eyer; sucE citizen Who ''o Il
be Il housckeepef, nnc she'll have r'>',''' 10Y u
ly.,s t..t. M Il
posseescd of 4 viSit. estate q! lie vauc oi fFe
bnuI,e1 ana sirEy-Sir doR:r; c,:d siu'y-ecnss at
least. or shall actually have Sc"c2 Is "a cH"t%-
tic 10 some trade wiii! the san cay or p'iouan
for the term OF frc gca's, and shell have "'a'he'
! certificate OF such service NON tt'c eon'' -
Hastings under The coinAVh seal VI 'ht Gu! ~
borough, shall lr qualified 10 Voc II '''' san
ely .. borough respectively.
n.>oct.ficirl3N>.
Your Committee ha"iur sci i"'ih 'ac '1''Gu
qualifications, low rIoccsd t. >ho" li'"'S:H"'F-
c0tjoae, which forbid ne eNc' ,iac ct ne fsa q
suffrage. They are Jew a"i snap i"r S"ii,
s.ution end laws boii proVioe th-t INC IS"' .,
suffrage shall not be exercised ~ any person q
EnmanG mind, .! who sha!! lie PF"ltf OF a'@
commissioned ettcc,, so'!ier 'ea"Ga Q: m"' ~ ~
the srrricc n TIC Gnl'ed S'aieS, or ty any person
cOnr,ctcd OF any infamcas "tsrcc And NE ~"
makes further provision, that II shan mol ~ eA-
erciscd By such as hdrc tjHed "a &lFc 0rH. ahes y
.fiei;iy 10 DC Conmonrcdia.
These several provisions, yoni s''"ii.''S W.
lieye, embrace all the qnal.hca1i us Shd 'i''a'i
iica0as provided by The Coi's'mii,'tA ana laws
upon The subject oi The right OF S'ii;7"+c.
Your committee VIII now inquire What ..Ie IN
provisions. regulating The maDier ni Young lof
Electors Ut President and Vice President NJ 'he
United States.
The aci OF The General Assenh': on .iiiS SUP
jeci. passe, February 18th. 1871, proYiGcs t'i;:t
Tn Pt,SonS qUaLf'd II rate iaf "'tmd'fs - ne
G-asral A&tmLIg n ihls CONFERENCE.-THE, snail u.s.
Sciahlc al their respective CoGr, Houses, or al
such Other place or places Is are prescribed by
law. for holding a separate POLL 81 poll, tor the
election of members uf The Ci;'n.T;i Assembly,
on the first Monday III November, 1911, and siai!
each vote. for seventeen Electors ci President
and Vice President of the United Sia;es Zone OF
which electors shall reside in oaci. Of ,ac E.cc-
toral Districts as arranged \" said act. The
same act prcscribcs the l.iu,c ii appointment -
the commissioners and the cath 10 br ;asen ~
them before entering upon the discharge oi than
duties. II also provides for Ike boiling ct scpa-
rate polls in counties having election rrcciuc's.
and for the appointment oi Commissioners - hold
such separate poll al such Places as art pre:crib-
ed by l.w Tor holding a separate pol, oT polls for
the election Of members oil the General Assem-
biz 1ni tho oath 10 le taken - thea! II also
provides for the supplying oi vGcarcie> GaUn .
suca Commissioners. in case any oi ,Acln ID 10,
attend on he Iav al election. an.! l-n prescribe.
wbo are 10 aet in case all Of ike Commissioners
fail 10 attend. An which provisio:.s can I've seen
fully by reference TO the oct Itself. II reference
TO the manner OF conducting ire saiG election, ii
Is made me duiy Of The Commissioners, VINO
cohcuc1 INC s",hc, ~ Ic'.hI VI go, W.
whom ""g ''"" "'Jn1s =" ~ .N'', :" ~.
az ats 'o""g" e"F"l"t""' /" P'lNii 80, ~.
'hchaiheS oiSe'ch,c,' elSo''I 0' WIN 'I
sohs s'lail zoe do l'.co,H m ."e "" 'i, y, 80"
P'lei ''ii' - ".'''.' - ,,i,rn ,o,n
'"unS' why" PCiH,'' 80. 49,. g,
man W p'''s", s"''' a., v, ''''- L;.L ho
whom II - 'a' NJ '"'1' a.. -" ~
may he anoweu - ~, c:."ei ~ ioFe".''iS w..
names oi eaeh seventeen liiN H.ua,: No.,u '"''
{" ~ any otr eilp1 !, .; "hoiI
co.ev'', 81: ..ia a. ~ an
W u. "'tS " w 2a"a - IN
eNIo' o' y, wy IL l,o1 CO Az,
uiei 'i'c i.1r,,S =. .le 1871 .u,
,so.. IT." " ,n., ,, =, ci,Lo,
ld'o pu.'s az "V.,.,n n,''I W.
'"eC VI oleO''o'' II, Wv. III -
.'u' ~ ~ sun :. @'.'l. " ~ 49,,
~ an, o','ei 'u"'iH; ~. IN W '5 -,
,!''' -. i'iIn 90, .," :" we
80 - -, -, 80, 49, h,,,h ,L,n
az. o.nsi CUM '.a, a'M'' y, 80, ;.'';'
,'id' III Wiien S'st P.'S"a' ,'.s 1870
NJ siiail oei - eJ .,.;,,, ~ ,o
" n''. ~, rc.r nav, n,e.
a VI Is co nd ,nu a".,a n,; ,L Sam.
''a,'s' "a" -" - '.'',' r. -.
lne law also contains inc following i'i'Fo'''h'
PROVISIONS
The Commissioners who corauct the eleciion are
required to take an oah before en'eTlnS upon 'ht
discharge OIL Their duties, 10 execute ial'hi!iy ana
Truly, according 10 me law, lHc duties OF 'c nite
OF Commissioner, ana tAey swear maj lhcY %.', 10
the best OF their skill and judgment, a9ma a' pr
sons 10 totc eai'f1cd 10 40 50, nm" "i@S "fpg az"
re-. an h'l 80 sm,,,I'', ',,as W.! . n' '''"'
ll ""'. .,Io ~ , ~ =" ~, ~ a.
rer'o'S, Ii'I y. IN -. ~,
e".n -. "a iii
ol a! o''"et Az -,
iiHc VI iSi"''~ W" ar, ~ go.