Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-03-16

from registration or register any person, con-
trary to the provisions Of this act, shall De
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and on conyic-
ton thereof shall be fined not less than hitv
nor more than one hundred dollars, and be ha-
Bile to the party injured for damages; but no
registrar shall be held liable for any mere error
of Judgment in the discharge OF his duties
IL The governor shall cause TO be prepared
suitable books for the registration OF the names
of voters aud facts required by this acl, 10 De
furnished to the county board of registration
and by them distributed TO thereg istrars oil theiI
res pective counties. The books aforesaid shall
be so arranged as to admit Of the alphabetical
classification Of the names OF voters, ana ruied
in parallel columns, showing the name oi Inc
person registered; whether he took and SUD-
scrbed the affidavit; bis age; place OF oirlhj
time Of residence in the State and county
whether naturalized, date Of naturalization
papers, and the county by which issued.
| II The boards of registration shall meet al
/ The court house Of their respective countess on
the third Monday of April aud September III
each year, 10 examine with view oi coirecF
ing the registers returned as provided In sec
! tion six of this act; and if, upon such eXamih-
alton, they believe tina any person whose name
is registered is not qualified voter, they snail
give such person notice, at least i've days pre-
vious to the next regular session OF the ooard'
10 appear at such session with satisfactory
proof that he is a qualified voter; ana upon
his failure so to do, his name shall be stricken
from the register.
l3 The boards Of registration shall hold
regular sessions on the first Monday In May
ana October in each year, at the court houses
Of their respective counties, TO hear ana deter
mine the appeal Of any person whose appiica-
ton has oeen rejected by registrar, 10 near
and decide cases Of parties who have been no.
tilted as provided in section twelve Of tins act,
and to receive ard act upon original aPphca-
tions for registration when the applicant shows
good cause for not having applied TO the regis.
! trar Of his township or ward. ANY ooard Oh
registration, at any such regular session, may
examine on oath any party appealing from the
decision of registrar, appearing upon no'ce
or upon original application; and upon such
examination may ask him such questions
touching his right TO vote as they may deem
necessary 10 enable or assist them to decide
whether the party so examined Is a fuailhcu
voter. And they may, for the same purpose,
consider such evidence and examine on oalA
such witnesses as the board may deem neces-
sary, or the party interested may produce,
touching the legal right Of such party to vote;
and if, upon hearing any party upon an appeal
! from the decision OF a registrar or upon an orig
inal application and their witnesses, II any, II
shall appear that such party Is qualified Fo-
ter, the board shall register his name, but II
otherw se, the board shall reject his appllca-
lon The board shall in no case, register the
name of any person if they doubt hls loyalty
until he has sworn TO aud Subscribed the am
daylt sci forth in section four oil this act II
any person upon whom notice has been duly
served, as provided in section twelve oil THIS
act, shall fail 10 appear, or if he shall appear
4 To;l foo.
the board OF registration that he is qualified
voter said board shall there1pon strike his
name from the register.
ID. If the bus: ness before the board at any
meeting or regular session is such taai they
cannot dispose OF the same in one day, they
may adjourn from day to day until all the bus
ness before them is completed. Any mombfr
of the board Of registration, or the clerk thereof,
is hereby authorized to admlnister any oath ne
cessary to the discharge of their duties
Is. No person who has heretofore VOInn-
tee,ed into the military or naval service OF the
United States, and wto shall present an honor
able discharge therefrom, shall, If otherwise
qualified TO vote, be required to take the ahdavit
required by this act, or be questioned as 10 his
loyalty 10 the government Of the United States, !
but shall be registered as qualified voter
l6. The board may summon aud compel the
attendance of witnesses, either on theU own
behalf or upon the application of any person
whose right TO vote is questioned and Tor this
purpose they shall possess and exercise all
the powers possessed and exercised by the cir-
cult courts of this State. Summons ioT wit +
nesses and notices to parties under the twelfth
section Of this act shall be issued by The CLERK
of the board and served by the sheriff or any
constable in said county, or by such other per-
son as the board may appoint for tha! purpose,
and the officeror person sewing the same, ah9
the witnesses attending in obedience thereto,
shall have the same fees therefor as are allowed
by law in cases before justices, to be paid by
the party for whom such services are rendered.
ANY pei rson failing 10 attend wit. ess before
the board when summoned as aforesaid, without
lawful excuse, or if attending shall refuse TO
testify in relation 10 any matter pending OeiOle
the board when thereto required, shall be hned I
by SAID board not exceeding twenty dollars and
in case ofrefusal to testify may be imprisoned
in the county Jail not longer than ten days.
II. The board shall, after examining, cor
recting and certifying registers, cause 10 te de-
lvered to the inspectors or proper officers oil
the election OF every township or ward in the
county, copy of TIE register of voters for such
townsh p or ward /; and to the council OF every
city or town, copy OF the register for such city
or town, or if it be divided into and vote by
wards, copy of tho register for every such
ward; all of which copies shall be delivered
before sunrise on the Gay Of the next succeeding
or any special election. The clerk of The board
of registration shall carefully preserve one copy
of each register returned by the registrars, and
at the expiration Of his Office deliver the sane
TO his successor.
ls 1t shall be the duty of the supervisors
and inspectors of elections, md of all other off,
Gers. whess duty it is, or may hereafter be, TO
superin,end or return the result of any eIection,
TO return the register used at suCh election 10
the board of registration, immediately thereafter.