The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-03-29
REGISTRfTTOS .4CT.
PASSED FEBRUARY 26. 1866

ana uPrl@htness, three persons for each
county residing therein, who shall he
styled the County Board of Registration.
Whlch board shall proceed 10 aDp0int
one I9Nai ana upright person, to be
styled the Registrar, for each ward of
the cities and incorporate towns, and
each township or district Of such county.
Inc Registrar shall register the white
maze citizens in his ward, township or
aistrlet, entitled to vots therein accord
lug 10 the provisions o. this act, in the
manner hereinafter provided and the
members of the said board, and the Eep-
lstrars. shall each. before entering nnon
the discharge of their duties, take the
proper oath Of Office, passed November
10th, 1861, which cath sworn to as afore-
SAID, SHAH he subscribed by the party
and returned to, and filed by the Re-
eofaef % tile comfy. Zach member of
the sad board, snd each Registrar, shall
receive Two dollars oreach day0eellpied
and required in dischareing .he duties
of his office. Any vacancy in the coun-
~ board, or IN the Office of Registrar.
shall BE filled as hereinafter provided.
any TWO OF said boa,d having power to
act and perferm all the duties and funr-
tons Of their office.
- The Governor shall cause to be pre-
pared suitable books for the registration
OF the names of Seters and facts required
by this act, to be furnished to the ceun-
~ board of registration, and by them
distributed TO the registrars OF their re-
spectiVe wards. 5oWnships or districts
The books aforesaid shall be so ARRANGED
as to admit of the alphabetical class fica-
ton of1he names OF voters, and ruled in
parallel columns, Oh which shall be en-
tered: First, the nane of the person
registered; second, sWern; third, age;
fOu1A, the place of his birth nth. the
time of his residence in the ward. town
ship or district; sirth, time of residence
IN the State; seeenth. II naturali1ed, the
date OF the papers, and the court by
which issued.
3. Before any registrar shall register
the name OF any person as 4 qualified
voter, except as hereinafter provided.
he shall be satisfied of his qualifications
as heretofore provided by law. and if he
has any doubt as To such persons LAVAL
~, he shall administer the following af-
tidavit:
''-aownship of--Ceunty, to
Wit l, "a. b., do solemnly swear that
| have not since the first day OF June,
1861, voluntarily korne arms against the
United States, the reorganized govern
nent OF Nirginis or the State of West
Virginia; that | have not voluntarily
given aud, l.ort or assistance to per-
SONS engaged in armed hostility against
the United States, the reorganiZed GOV
eminent of Virginia or the State of West
Virginia.; that | have not sought, ac-
cepted, exercised, or attempted to exer-
else any office or appointment whatever,
under any authority or pretended au-
thority hostile or inimicai to the United
States, the reorganized government of
Virginia or the State Of West Virginia
that ! will support the Constitution of
the United States and the Constitution
of this State; and that take this oath
freely without any mental reservation
or purpose of evasion Such affidavit
shall be subscribed by the party and
sworn to before the registrar, and re-
turned with his books TO the county
board of registration, to be filed by such
board. Prorased, that no person who
has heretofore volunteered in the mill
tary service OF the United States or Of
this State, and who has been, or may
hereafter be ,hanorably discharged there
from, shall be required to take the a1fi-
davit of voters provided by this act, or
be rejected frorn registration on account
of any disloyalty prior thereto; but any
person presenting an honorable dis
charge from the United States military
service, if qualified as heretofore pro-
vlded by law, shall be registered as a
qualified voter. And prOrided further,
that every person shall be registered
who will be entitled to vote at the first
election occurring after the registration
by reason of his arriving at twenty-one
years before that time or by reason of
his having then resided for a sufficient
length of time ia his election district, |
provided that he is otherwise qualified |
according to the provisions of this see
ton.
T. The Registrar shall not allow the |
name of any foreign born resident or eiti-
zen, qualified as aforesaid, to be regis
tered unless his naturalization papers be I
produced and exhibited to him, and by
him endorsed with the date of their eX-
hibition, or upon satisfactory proof that
such person IS naturalized, entering in
the sixth columns the facts and their /
sufiaciencN IL CONSTITUTES such person a
voter, provided that this section shall +
not apply to persons who came to this
country under eighteen years of age, or