Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-25

THE REGISTRATION IN LINCOLN
COUsTY-wHO ARE ENTITLED TO
VOTE.
Tie Commissioner at Fayetteville has
refused to issue certificates to the voters in
the 10th district in Lincoln county, because
he alleges that the poll-book or list of
voters was not returned within ten days
after the election in February, 1865. In
other counties similar trivial objections are
made. The objection was made to the list
in the 9th ward in this city, and upon the
proper Authorization by the Judges and
Clerks, the certificates were granted by the
Commissioner for this county, who has
been unusually strict in his construction of
the law and his duties under it. The Lin
coin county casehss been made even strong
er than our 5th ward case, by the sworn
testimony Of all the Judges and Clerks of
the election, but the Commissioner there
refuses to iss1e certificates to persons who
are clearly entitled to vote. We are glad
to see that some of the parties concerned
have appealed to the Governor and At
torney General to secure their rights. As
a matter of general interest we give here
the laws bearing upon the subject, and
urge every man who is satisfied that he is
a voter to insist upon his rights, and if de-
MED them resort to legal remedies. Moth
ing could be clearer than the Petersburg
people are entitled to their certificates.
These are the laws:
CODE OF TENNEssEE-PAGE go.
Sec. S67. "The Judges ofeverY election
shall preserve the poll-books, or lists of the
names of voters, kept by the respective
Clerks; and the said Sudges, or majority
of them, shall certify that the same do
contain true list Of the voters at the re-
spective places Of holding elections, which
certificate shall be attested by the Clerks
and officer or persons holding the election.
1858. "The judges shall, within ten DAYS
after said election, cause one copy or set OF
said books or list to be filed with the Clerk
of the Circuit Court, and another copy
with the Clerk Of the County Court Of the
county in which the election was held.
500. "Said books or lists, or copies OF
them, certified by the Clerk having custody
of them, shall be records, and be received
as evidence in any case arising out of said
election, subject to be impeached, however,
by other evidence.
870f' If the Judges fail to return the poll
books or lists Of votes, or copies of them,
certified as aforesaid, the same may be
proved by other credible testimony, and
received as evidence in any case arising
out of said election"
ACTS OF ENNEssEE-1866-7; PAGE %,
CHAPTER 26.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of tennessee That
every male inhabitant of this State of the
age of twenty-one years, a citizen of the
United States, and resident of the county
wherein he may offer his vote, six months
next preceding the day of election, shall be
entitled to the privileges of the elective
franchise, subject to the following excep-
tions and disqualification, to-wit:"
Here follows the exceptions and disquali-
fcations, after which it is
Provided, That the foregoing restric-
tons and disqualifcations shall not apply
to any citizen who may have served in and
been honorably discharged from the army
or navy of the United States from the first
day of January, 1862, nor to those who
voted in the Presidential election in No
vember, 1864, or voted in the election for
ratification or rejection" in February,
1867, or voted on the 4th of March, of the
same year, for Governor and members of
the Legislature, nor to those who have
been appointed to any civil or military Of
fee by Andrew johnson, Military Gov
ernor, or William g. Brownlow, Governor
of Tennessee, prior to June 9Th, 1865; all
Of whom are hereby declared to be quali-
fed voters, upon their complying with the
requirements of this act"
The second section of the act provides
for the appointment of Commissioner of
Registration for each county to register
the voters.
The third section of the act provides,
that
"Said Commissioner shall issue certif-
Gates OF registration to all those who voted
in said November, February, and March
elections, upon the production of the poll
books of the election at which said voter
voted.