Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-29

Or Inc cDulif IT ciIi ldtioh ~ 49,
rnce shan be ,onmi'l.c; aad subjects lhr'n'
10 conlae,nehi 10 me county ~ ;"
er,p no exceeding three months.
This law also prohibits the execution oil sueh
fraudulent deeds, and subjects the otlendef 10
in. of not less than fifty dollars, ami 10 con
inemeDt in iail Tor no more than three moh'ns'
The aet o. last session prohibits any person "
ing more than ono CT voting by reason .. W.
,wn procurement falsely 10 be assessed WIN 4
,ait OF the revenue, and subjects the oneheef "
, fine OF one hundred dollars therefor, recoVeIa-
Die by mere motion.
The COMMITTEE beg leave TO call attention To
he TACT, that by the terms OF the Const'tation no
person can vote as irecholder upon land, M
less the same has been actually assessed upon The
and books oil the county or corporation u be oil
The value required by the Constitution 10 entille
The pussessoI thereof 10 vote. So that the IiShl
ot suffrage cannot be lawfully exercised Il II
should be attempted BY deeds for traste and nnas-
Sessed tandS.
HEADS q FAMILIES. AND TAX
PAYERS.
s. Every such citizen, who lor twelve months
next preceding, has been house keeper and heac
OF family within the county, city, town, be-
rough, or election district VIII, re he may offer TO
VT, and shall have been assessed with part o.
the revenue OF The Commonwealth within lhr
preceding year, and actually paid the same, shall
he entitled 10 vote in the county, GUY, town -
borough wherein such house Keeper and head OF
a family lives.
The act OF 1881 % prohibits electors who offer
10 vote as house-keepers, taxpayers anu heads OF
families from voting out OF The county, ely, tpWn
or borough where they live and those VINO II T
To vote upon landed interest, from voting, except
where The land lies
There is one important provision oiine Law, 10
which your Committee would htre invite alien
tioI as il materially affects the rights OF that ella $
Of voters who vote h""se k.ePers, headS oJJamt-
ueS, ana taxpayers.
II Provided, thal when any person shall have
paid 10 he sheriff, or MS deputy, any money on
account ui any sum due from him Tor ycrGnue-tr
and Tor county levy, wilhon, specifying Tor which
i, shall have been paid, il shall be duly oi The
sheriff ar his depUty 10 credit such person |, said
money. or so much thereof "a may be necessary
Tor The purpose, as paid for his rerenue tar before
he shall edit him for any part thereof as paid Tor
his county levy. This provision was intended to
enable those who had thus pail money, have j,
applied Il the liquidation Of their taxes, and there
by extend 10 them the privilege Of voting.
According 10 these provisions OF the Canstiln-
ton, every citizen who has been house ae, per
ana head OF a family within any county, city,
town or borough, Tor The space Of tmcire moatt>
next preceding The first Muuday in November
next and who has been assessed with any portion
ui the revenue ui the Commonwealth within The
p,cceding year; that is, ruiin The veay 1913 viii,
il is presumed, have the right 10 v,ta AZ The Pfc>
Dental Election which j. 10 b" held on the said
first Monday in November next, in The county.
riy, town or borough, m actiet he rcsuics.
VOTERS IN WILLIAMSBURG AND NORFOLK BOROUGH
9. Every sush e,ttzea, having such freehold
in The CITY 81 Williamsburg Borough Of Nor
iolk, as will quality MIN u vote for delegates u
represent the county, and every such citizen, who
shall be house keeper, and shall have resided
for six months in The sal city or borough. and
shall be es>ed OF visible estate Of the value
OF 0ne hand,sd AMI axty-S,r dollars a,ld axtD
cents al least or shall actually have serpcd as an
apprentice 10 some trade within Tie SAT- cily or
borough for the term OF fire years, and shall have
Obtained certificate Of such service from the
courl Of Hastings, under Inc common seal al The
CIT. or Borough, shall be qualified 10 vote in the
sad city or Borough respectively.
DISC PUBLICATIONS
Your Committee having set orlh The various
qualifications, now prOcee! 10 show the disguQh
feations which forbid the exercise OF the right OF
>uiiraee. They are lew and simple. The Con-
>luuton and laws both provide that the right Of
suffrage shall mol me exercised by any person
81 nnsonud MIMI, or who shall be paup,r or
a non commissioned o6ic,r, mldier, SEAMAN or
Blqrias in the Se,ricc If the Udi,ed States. or by
any person c0nrictd OF any mtomons oGsnce :
And the it~ makes further provision, that il
snail not be exercised by such as have refused IL
gre assurance cf fdetay 10 TIC Commonwealth.
These several provisions, your committee be.
iieye, embrace all The qualifications and Lisquai-
ipj II,
upon The subject Of the right OF suffrage
Your COMM, re will nov enquire what are
The provisions regulating The manner Of volin.
Tor Electors Of President and Vice President Of
The Unued States.
The act OF the General Assembly on this sub
Jet, passed February l2h ls44 provides lha,
the persons qualified to pote FIR Members Of me
Gencrai assembly Of this Commonwealth shall
assemble al their respective Conf houses, ar at
such other place or places as are prescribed BY
law, for holding a separate poll or polls Tor The
election oi members ol The General Assembly,
on The first Monday in November, 1874, and shall
each vote Tor seventeen Electors OF a President
ami Vice President OF the Unite! States, tone Of
which Electors shall reside in each OF the Elec-
loral Di.Iiicls) as arranged hy said act The
same act prescribes ihe mode OF appointment OF
the commissioners, and the oah Ia be taRcn BY
duties. /, also p DIVIDES Tor the holding Of sepa-
rate polls in counties having election precincts.
and for the appointment OF Commissioners 10 hold
such separate poll al such places are prcscrlt-
Ell oy law Tor holding separate poll or polls Tor
Inc election oil members oil the General Assem-
bly,, and The oath 10 be taken by them. Ii also
provides Tor The supplying Of vacancies among
such Commas foneis, ~ case any OF lh.m do not
a tend on the day OF election, ami also prescribes
who are 10 act IN case MI ut The Commissioners
!ail 10 attend. All which provisions can b. seen
fully by reference 10 the ACT itself In reference
10 The manner OF conducting the SAID election, il
j. MAZE the duty OF The Commissioners who
conduct the same, Ia receive 81 each person
Snom thy shall adjmdSc 10 BE- ea'iisi b rte
IN has county m corporation paper containing
The names ot seventeen persons Tor whom such
.. rsons shall yut. as Electors On The back OF the
paper shall be written the name u The person W.
ing; which person, however, before his vote
shall be polrt, shall also declare rira race icl
whom il is tina, he vtt-s as Eieciors--whch he
may lie allowed u do, either by repeating The
names ut each seventeen individuals, voted Tor
or by any other Ineligible designation Of them
collectively and as the votes are gwen in, II shall!
be The dny OF the said Commissioners I, take an
exact pol! .! ths names OF all persons So voting
under The names ol the persons voted Tor. ANY
person entitled TO vote in county VII, rein sepa-
rate polls are authorized, may vote al either
place Of election in the county he may prefer
But ne prison whatever shall b. permitted 10 vote
in any ether county CITY, town or borough Than
tha, IN which The land or he great part thereof
ies. il he shall otier 10 vote as a land-h holder; or
IN any other county, city, town or borough. than
that IN which such person shall actually reside, if
he shall offer 10 vote as house keeper and head
OF family, assessed with part oil The revenue
oil The Commonwealth within The year next pre-
cedlns, and having actually paid the same.
The aw also contains the following important
provisions.
The Commissioners who conduct the cleo
ton are required to take an oath before entering
upon the discharge Of their duties, 10 execute
faithfully and truly. according to the law, the
duties Of The office Of Commissioner, and they
swear that they will, to the best Of their skill
and judgment, admit MI persons q uote en'itlcd
10 do so, who may apply, md r.jeet NIL not SO en-
tittd and that they will make fair and true
return of the persons voted for as Electors and