The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-16


registration, and the length of time each
vote under the provisions of tho act Of
Congress Of March 2, 1867, entitled can
act to provide for the morc efficient govern
mcnt of the rebel States" and the act
supplementary thereto, passed March 23,
1867, to appear before the Board for Regis
tration.
:. These notices shall be posted at least
ten days before the commencement of the
registration In the district or ward in which
they arc posted.
9. Persons shall vote only in the district
or ward where they are registered.
10. On the day and at the time named
in the notices hereinbefore mentioned, the
| Board of Registration for the district or
| ward shall meet at the place designated in
| sucifnotice, and, having taken the pre-
scribed oath, enter upon their duties.
IL. The room in which the registration
| is to be made shall be so arranged that the
Board of Registration, and persons admit
ted as challengers and witnesses, shall be
| senarated from those to be registered no
one being permitted within the enclosure
| in addition to those named, except the per-
son to be registered or examined lot re-
oistration. The persons to be registered
being admitted one by one, and their entry
and egress to be so arranged as TO avoid
| confusion.
~. For the purpose of securing a just
registration, and to prevent the registra-
ton of any person not entitled to vote
under the provisions of the said act OF
Congress of March I'd, 1867, or the act
supplementary thereto-three white and
three colored persons, voters of the dis
trict, shall be selected by the Board, who
shall be allowed to remain with the Board,
and who shall have the privilege, and
whose duty it shall be, as well as that Of
each member of the Board, to challenge
the right of any person to be registered,
who, in the opinion Of the person chal-
longing, is disqualified as voter by reason
of any of the causes set forth in said acts
of Congress. Upon such challenge being
made, the Board shall examine the person
presenting himself for registration nrefer-
ence to each cause of disqualification
mentioned in said act and the act supple
mentary thereto. Evidence shall also be
heard, if offered, to substantiate the cause
of challenge, or to rebut that offered in
support of it.
IL. In registering the voters the names
of the white and colored persons regis
tered shall be entered in separate columns
of the list kept for that purpose, which
lists, after the registration shall have been
completed, shall be alphabetically ar
rangcd-the names of the white and CO.
lored voters still being kept in sepa-
rate columns. Three separate lists shall
be kept. The first shall contain the
names of all voters who shall be registered
without challenge after taking the pre-
scribed oath set forth in the lst section of
the supplement to the aforesaid act. The
second, those who may be registered after
challenge made; and the third, those who
may be rejected upon challenge.
IA. Opposite the name of each person
challenged, whether registered as entitled
to vote or not, the cause of challenge Will
be clearly stated, and also the facts re-
lating thereto as developed by the exami-
nation of the Board
Is. The Board shall sit, at the place de-
signated in the notices hereinbeiore men
toned, at least eight hours each day for not
less than three consecutive days, (Sun-
DAYS excepted as set forth in said notice,
to register the names Of all persons in
| said district who are qualified TO vote I'M
der the provisions of the act, and OF the
act supplementary thereto, hcreinbefore
mentioned. 1t is expected that all per-
sons entitled to be registered, and who are
not prevented by sickness or other una
voidable cause, will present themselves
| for registration at this session of the Board.
lG. Upon the completion Of the regiStra-
| ton, the Board shall forward to the COM
manding general copies of the lists re-
CURED to be kept, certified in the follow
| ing form:
We do certify, on honor, that the above
is q correct list Of the persons registered
as voters without challeuge,) registered
as voters after challenge and examination,)
or rejected upon challenger (GS the case
may BEL in the - district Tor ward) =,
county Tor city, Of -------, State Of
| Virginia.
49,, President of Board.
c. D., Registering Officer of the
county Tor city,.
F., Registering Officer Of the
district for ward).
They shall also cause copies Of the lists
to be posted in three of the most public
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