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REGisTaArI9N OF VOTERS. &C.

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An act passed by Ihe late Legislature, requires
the commissioners of the Revenue TO list all per-
sons who.shall be entitled TO vote the next cleo
tion for members OF The General Assembly so as
10 Exhibit sePafaely, those who reside IN the res
pectve districts laid Of fer the election OF justices
copy Of the entire lis! and also as many separate
lists Of residing in each district there
places Of voting within the same! Il be returned 10
the County or Corporation Cle1k. Anyvoer whose
name is omitted on Tbs list may have Il entered by
applying to The Commissioner, at any time prior 10
the tenth day before the general election. The
Commissioner will receive three cents for every
voter listed be paid BY the county corporation
and for knowingly entering the name Of any person
not entitled 10 voc, he shall torit sum not less
than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars r.
Such persons causing their names to he listed shall
forfeit less than fifty more than one hundred
dollars The clerks are required 10 deliver 10 the
commissioners III election copies of such lists for
their respective districts or wards; and the lisis
shall be pglmd ee evidence OF the right OF persons
whose names ale entered thereon to votes but The
commissioners may receive evidence in respect TO
the disqualification of persons whose names are
entered and in respect 10 the qualifications Of those
whose names have not been entered upon such
lists II any person shall effsr ID vote 10 district
other than that in which heresiies, fthe commits
sinners OF elections shall require satisfactory evil
dence of his qualification. The act willnot 60 into
operation till The first Of January next except 50
far ID prescfibes ihe duties II commissioners Of
| the revenue, @
The legislature also passed Jaw reqpiring The
commissioners Of the Revenuel 10 ascertain the
number OF bhths and deaths of each family in his
district. amongst the coosed aewell as the white
population, during the preceding year ending The
3lst Of December; tnd 70 report them 10 the clerk
81 the courl WHO is make an abstract Of the same
and record il in his Office and send il 10 The auditor
of public accounts
Marriages are 10 be aseertaihed by clerymenl
and others authorized 10 solemni4e marriages, who
80 hea rv n re- M
to the clerk Of the court who Is 70 make abstract
of The same and recprd il in hisoffice and send
copy OF the absractto tn auditor OF public ae-
| counts, who, is 10 report al each session OF the
| General Assembly, a SYNOPSIS dt all The births,
deaths and narriar es III the Commonwealth
The only object 4 the Legislature in passing
the law FOR the registration Of voters appears 70
have been 10 comply with the requirement Of the
| Constitution As the law now stands, il Is of no
| other use NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Spectator
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re- The vote upoa the Tax Bill exhibits rare
| specimen of Democratic Legislation, There were
thirty votes cast against II In the House Of Dele
| gates Of which treHty-ssrsB were Democrats, ana
/ Mres Wings. The object OF this move on the part
/ oil The Democratic members. appears too plain e
| be mistaken. We had seen tho effort made BY
certain Democratic papers Of the State, TO throw
the responsibility Of The large appropriations made
/ by the late Legislature upon Wing members. II
| was so nalpable misrepresentation 10 endeavor TO
! evade the responsibility Of adopting The loan sys-
| tenn and OF coneurfng IN making large appropfis-
lions, IN Legislature with ID decfded Democfst-
ic majority, Thai y carried is own reu.alon.wilh
| H. Bntthis move Of Democratic members 70 vote
! against the Tax Bill n singular one indeed II
Il comprised only the anti Internal Improvement
men some Justification might BIZ furnished; but
such Il not the ease. a numbeIof ibeyery nfn
who voted fof loans and sprfepSisllpna, fseofq as
| mmans 10 pay on The liabilities they bad aided ~
| contracting, Weru 10 be provided What did they