The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-06-20

If they have not boon supplied in a
regular judicial proceeding, but the or
iginals are lost, with 4 copy in eXis-
tchce,-thcn, if any reliable witness can
make oath that the copy is a true copy
Of the lost poll books, the affidavit and
copy will be equal to the original. The
a%tliant, though, ought TO be the person
who made the copy, or one who com
pared it, or had the means Of knowing
the original was a correct copy.
BY a regular judicial proceeding, N
the first proposition, ] mean, when an
application is made to the Court for
the purpose Of supplying tho lost
record
These principles Of law are, | think,
familiar to the Courts.
Respectfully,
A. j. FLETCHER.
Nov, we understand that q certified
copy Of the late poll books has been
rendered Capt. Davenport, and he refl-
ses TO recognize it. We would ask if
this is not in conflict with the letter Of
Secretary Fletcher, given above.
And now, in conclusion Of an article
already longer than our space justilies,
we give q communication to us from
one who is and has been q thorough.
consistent Union man, and is well post
ed in all he speaks about. lie says;
Mr.. EpIToR-
The Sd Section of the Franchise law
states, without cquivocation, that tho
commissioner Of Registration shall is
sue certificates Of Registration to the
following person5--by making proper
proof.
1st. TO all who have served in, and
heen honorable discharged from the
service, either army or navy Of the
United States, since Jan, lst, 1862.
of Novcmhar I8Gl. o. February and
NT,rch 1SG5
I'd 70 al who hold office. citbor civ
il or military, by appointment, from the
military or civil Governors, upon the
production Of their commission,
4,b. 70 all who can prove. bv two
unconditional union men, that they
have never aided, c~onntcnanccd or en-
couraocd fine rebellion,
Under the 2nd class, as stated above,
there are, in the county of Franklin,
over 900 voters-who voted in said
elections, the proof Of which can be
established, rs required by the Fran
chjse Iow--but ND 10 Til, time, though
frequent a~ppljcations have been made,
not one has been able to procure Il GER
ti0catc, cycept by making the proof rs
required Of those Of the 4th class.
1ho ,o4h ~eootio, of tbo Fronobiso
,on. roods Tine.
Sic. y. Be IL fart1er enacted, That
1t shall be the duty o. 1.-THE COMMISSION
cI' WlI"0u' oele} W piooeou WIN 'no
noit1;"n tho snmoi in L;s non,;v ho
shaIi $1,000 ., Io,,t to, do,,s' nrhlic M. !
tioo ~. odynr,igina in como novsnonnr !
~ lonst FAM n]ll,,in nI.cos n h;,
If III, irtnntion to comn,ntn
onI r2r fho tiI,a hoinr c,oso Lis rnr'
;strotinu Rnfi it shoiI No his dntv. a.
.rr matinr his rcnort 70 thn Covsrpor
10 ottrnd for one dov NJ each ouorto,sv
,nssion Of thn County CONT and al
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AMI ovnnIiort for onnLiio COW
,;co so, -. Inrnnsn nrissn;am no,tia-
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~, n,y ho onIitIoI to 4ho,n rrEor tho
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~ I've naid ort If thn county troosnry
1t Is uhquestonaDle the duty OF the
Commissioners of Registration, upon
ccciyiur Che apDoiutmcnt. "uiihoyt de.
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