The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-03-06
CHAPTER LxIl.
A Act Previdinx fer the Registrntien
ef the Ouslined Voters sfthis StHte.

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each year, or so soon thereafter as prac
ticable, appoint three persons for each
county, residing therein, Of known 10y
atty, frmness and uprightness, who
shall continue in office until their sue
cessors are appointed and qualified, ant
shall constitute board of registration
any two of whom shall be sufficient t.
transact the business of the board. The
Governor shall fill any vacancy thai
NAV occur in any board of registration
and, for official misconduct, disloyalty
OF other good cause, may remove any
person appointed under this section.
2. The board Of registration in each
county shall, as soon rs practicable sftel
they have qualified according to law
meet at the court house of their county
and organize by selecting one of theil
number president, and appoint a clerk
who shall continue in office during then
pleasure, and attend all their sitting'
and regular sessions, and record the
proceedings of the board in a suitable
book to be provided by the board
for the purpose, and whose duty
i, shall be to file and carefully
preserve all papers and books
which NAV come into his possession
as such clerk, all of which papers and
books he shall deliver to his successor
in office, or to the county board, IT al
any time they so require. Any vacancy
i'm the Office of clerk shall be filled 10y
the county board of registration, and
said board may appoint clerk pro ten,
during the temporary absence OF theii
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board, OF a copy thereof certified by
the clerk of the board, shall be received
as evidence in any court of this State,
when the acts or proceedings of the
said board shall in any way be called IL
question.
3. Every board of registration shall
at their meeting required by the second
section Of this act, appoint one loya
and upright person for each township
and each ward of a city which votes by
wards, in their county, who shall be
styled the registrar, and shall hold his
Office at the pleasure Of the board ap'
pointing him; and any vacancy in the
office of registrar may be filled by the
board of registration for the county in
which the vacancy may occur.
4. Each registrar shall be furnished
by the board of his county, with copy
of the preceding register of his town
shin or ward, and Shall sit on the first
Monday in April and September of each
year, for the purpose of amending ana
correcting such register, and shall give
notice of the time and place of sitting
at least five days previous thereto, by
posting notices at five of the most pub
lie places in his township or ward;
and the registrar may require any
applicant for registration to an
swer upon oath any questions which
NAV be asked him touching his legal
right to vote; and if the registrar doubts
the loyalty of any such applicant, he
shall not register him until he has sworn
to and subscribed the following affidavit
II, A. b., do solemnly swear (or affirm,
that, since the first day OF June, eight
cen hundred and sixty-one, have not
voluntarily borne arms against the Uni
ted States; that have not, since that
time. sought, accepted, or exercised OF
ATTEMPTED to exercise, any office or ap'
pointment whatever, under any author
ity or pretended authority, in rebellion
against the United States; nor counsel
ed nor advised any person to 60 into OF
aid rebellion against the United States,
OF in any other way whatever aided oI
assisted in such rebellion; and that
take this oath freely, without any men.
| tai reservation or purpose OF evasion.
Which affidavit shall be certified by the
registrar who requires it, and returned
with the register to the clerk of the
board of registration in his county, and
any registrar is hereby authorized to
administer any oath within his township
or ward which may be required under
this section.
5. Every person applying for regis
tratiOn under the preceding section,
who shall make it appear that he is
qualified voter, shall be registered; but
if he fail to make it so appear, his ap-
plication shall be rejected. The appli'
cant shall, Notwithstanding such rejec-
tion, have a right to renew his applica'
ton by appeal to the board Of reglstra.
ton Of his county ut their next regular
session. The registrar may register the
name of any qualified voter OF his
township or ward any time before
returning his register TO the board OF
registration.
6. The re gistrar shall, on or before the
third Monday in April and September
in each year, make out. in alphabetical
order. and return to the clerk OF the
board of registration of his county, one
copy of his re sister for each voting place
in his township OF ward, and one copy
for the board Of registration, containing
the names of all persons who were upon
the register of his township or ward
which was used at the last preceding
election, except the names OF such per.
sons as have since died, removed out OF
his township or ward, or in any way
become disqualified to vote therein, and
containing the names of all other per,
SONS residing in his township or ward
who are legally qualified to vote OIL
who will be entitled to vote
at the first election occurring
after the registration, by reason Of
arriving ut twenty -One years of age, ol
by reason Of having then resided for {
sufficient length of time in the Stat
and county, and who are otherwise
qualified under the provisions of thi
act.
1 !. The registrar of any township il
which there may be corporate tow
or city not voting by wards, shall, i
required by the board of registration
make out and deliver to such board
two copies Of a register of the lega
votes within the corporate limits
such town or city. - r.-.-..., ..
g. Every registrar, before he re
turns his register, as provide,
lin the sixth section of this act, shal
make, sign and attach to each OF SAL
registers, a certificate to the foliowin
! effect: II, "a. B. } registrar for
\ township, Cor ward, as the case may be
do hereby certify, ON my official oatf