The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-03-14

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8. Before nuy registrar shall:sgister
1.-The name of any person as qualified
voter. except as hereinafter provided, be
shall bs satisfied Of his qualifications as
heretofore provided by law, and'if be has
.py doubt ~ to such persons loyalty, be
shall administer the following affidavit:
&. - - Township Of -, County, to,
Wit: I, A. B., do solempl7 swear that I
have not since the frst day Of June,
eighteen hundred and sixty 'oue, yolun.
tarlx borne ;arns ;agaius. the United
States, tho ~reorg gauized government of
virginia or tho State of West Virginia;
that | have not voluntarily given aid,
comfort or assistance to persons en-.
vuged in armed hostility against the Uni
tedSta,es, the reorganixod Govern ment
of ,Yirpiuia or the State Of West Fir.
ginia that have no, sought, accepted,
exercised or attempted to exercise any
Office or appointment whatever, under
any authority or pretended authority
hostile or inimical to tho United States,
the reorgauizod government OF Virginia
or tho State of West Virginia; that l
will support the Constitution of the Uni.
ted States and the Constitution OF this
State; and that l take this oath freely.
without uny mental reservation or pur
pose OF evasion.
Such affidavit shall be subscribed by
the party and sworn to before the regis
trar, and returned With his books to the
county board of registration, to be filed
BY such. board. Provided, that no per-
son who has heretofore volunteered in
the military service Of the United States
or of this State, and who has been, or
may hereafter be. houorably discharged
thercfrom, shall be required to take tn"
affidavit Of voters provided BY this act,
or be rejected from registration on ac
count of any duloyalty prior thereto !;
but any person presenting an honorable
sdischarge from the United States militia
ry service, if qualified as heretofore pro-
vilcd by law, shall be registered as q
qualified voter.
And provided, further, that every
person shall be registered who will be
entitled to vote o, the first election oc.
curing after the registration by reason
Of his arriving at twenty one years OF
uge before that time. or by reason ol
his having. then resided for a'suthclent
length Of tims 10 his election district,
provided that he is otherwise qualified
according-to-.tho4provisions this Sec
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4. The registrar shall not allow the
name of any foreign bora resident or
citizen, qualified as aforesaid, to be reg
istcred unless his naturalization papers
be produced and exhibited to him, and
by him endorsed with the date of their
exhibition, or upon satisfactory proof
that such person is nsturalizcd, enter.
inr in the sixth column the facts and
their ,ulFicency to constitute such per
son a voter, provided that this section
shall not apply to persons who came to
this country under eighteen years Of
age, or to persons who have served IN
the armies Of tho United States or OF
this State, and been or shall be honora'
bly, discharged therefrom.
5. The registrar shall Immediately
upon receipt Of notice Of his appoint.
ment, proceed to register the names OF
all the qualified voters within his ward,
township or district in accordance with
the provisions of this act, and shall have
such registration completed on or before
the fourteenth day Of April, elshtee"
hundred and sixty six, and it shall be
the duty Of the registrar to SIT at some
convcnicu: place in his ward, township
or district, on Friday aud Saturday of
every week, FROM the first Thursday IN
August to the third Saturday Of Sep
tember, inclusive, for tho purpose OF
amending and correcting the said regis
tration, and he shall give notice :oi the
time and place of sitting, at least ten
days previous thereto, by posting printed
notices in ten of tho most public places
in his ward, township or district, and
the county board Of registration may if
they aa proper, in newspaper, if
:ss'5 :sss S' in such county, pun: publish ''' the
6. a. namo of any. person who is
qua!iieoaccordinS to the provisions Of
thi, act, may bc registered At any tiuc
after the said twentieth fourteenth day
Of April, or after any other regular days
appointed for registering voters shall
have passed, but not le,s than ten days
before any election at which such person
may desire to vote, BY bis application to
tho proper registrar. -.
I. The county board Of registration
shall have power, whenever they deem
it necessary or e1pedient, to change the
time and increase or diminish the num-
Der of days on which the registrars of
their respective counties shall sit for
! the purpose Of amending and correcting
the registration. &C.,
8. At least ten days preceding the
next election after the; registration OF
voters under this act, aud tFleast ten
days preceding auy election thereafter,
the registrar shall make out fair copies
Of hi, registrar books, one copy of which
ho' shall lodge With tho county board; oi