Evening star., 1867-05-30
~RULES FOR REVISION OF THE REGIS
N TRATION.

Open sessions of the Judges of the Elections
Hall, in Washington, d. c.. to receive evidence Of
the qualifications of persons claiming the right to
vote at the election to be held Monday. the 81 of
June next, and to correct the lists of names or
wards
II
during the fMo ars e dses np9n them
endeavor TO ascertain whether the names of quail
original lists and whntber anW bav % h ron mrs, oi
erly placed thereon.
In the insertion or removal of names they will
exclusively regard the qualifications or disqualified
ons prescri bed mentioned in the act of January
enced by the neglect refusal Of persons to
themselves at the periods of original registration
within their respective wards, nor by their past
purposes or desires
In determining whether the name of any person
should be added to- or taken from the original lists
" the Judges will act = officers created by the
Of ceart TIE Sl Of
and not as individuals. They must therefore be
the preseTibed quacatons or d M ss
and in order that they may form fair and correct
ber or any citizen to present objections to the in
sertion Of names on the lists Of voters, to the
consist of an expression of belief of disqualified
ton. or of the enumeration of particular objec
tions.
".
whenever the right OF any one to have his name
thereon III iha be doubted or disputed by any one or
% Of the modes sn by % in
nnstered mil to the applicant or claimant, whic
quafca and Disqualification m mehtioned in the he
a list section & Of the act OF the sth Of January 49,
questions which may be asked him in relation to his
claim Al It to be ts,!sg regarded led as a z voter s
the questions which may be propounded to him, his
no1 9s R % on hs list Of ts
denee shall be produced tieisnt to satisfy the
Judges that he Is O. qualified voter.
isfactoriy the questions which may be asked him,
he will be regarded as entitled to have his name
the Challenger Produces s no evidence suPeen to
overcome his oath and answers to the inquiries
which may be propounded to him
The oath which shall be taken in all cases of cha
lenge shall be substantially as follows, viz:
or at citizen Of .H11
H a o 5 n t4 %
District Of Columbia one year, and in the ward
9 ree ae whr on
der guardianship that you have not been convicted
have not Soiuntary given aid or comfort to tRe
rebels in the late rebellion; and tn at you will true
answers make to such questions as may be asked
ON the list OF voters OF the - ward.
Election than IN their correction. In the first no
required not only to hold public open sessions.
but to give " prior newspaper notice. of the time
and Place OF each session. 1t is at these sessions
and these sessions only that the lists must be
rected and claims presented from persons profess
ing to be qualified voters and evidence be received
to sustain their claims.
Persons desiring to be enrolled as voters must
therefore appear in person on the days and at the
timeSand place designated; except those who be-
cause OF sickness or other unavoidable cause are
able to do SO.
In the excepted cases written or printed applica.
tions may be presented to the Judges at the open
sessions, in which the reason of making them shall
be stated under oath, and when presented the
names Of each applicant shall be read aloud by
Of the Judges, and II his right to vote be doubted
disputed, In either Of the modes mentioned, evi
dence shall be received in support of his claim
well as against it, and the conclusion Of the Judges
be formed from the force weight Of the evidence
which may be presented them.
By order of fhe Board Of Judges
my N-5t (Chron&Repl w. MOVES, Sec'y.
Having advised a number Of my fellow citizens
that under the decision Of the Supreme Court they
would not be required TO appear in person and de-
mand a registration of their names and having my
self taken memoranda of the names of a number
Of persons known to be entitled to registration,
deem 1t proper publicly to notify every one that by
rule adopted by the Judges Of Election, to which
dissented, no name will be registered unless per
sOnal application is made; except those persons alb
soluteiy prevented from appearing by sickness or
ether unavoidable cause, on the two days on which
the Judges sit for the correction of the lists viz =
Thursday and Friday, May 3th and 3lst.
PETER +. BACON,
yynv- V,l.- INp.