The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-29
AN ACT
Providing for the Repatriation of the
Qualified Voters Of this staie. Passed
Rebruury 15. 1867

| Vuaiiheu voters OF this staio, fnsses
Februnry 25, 1867.
BE it enacted BY the Legislature Of Wes
PirgiRia: |. The Governor of this Statt
shall, OIL or before the first day o
March in each year, or so soon thereafter
rs practicable, appoint three persons
for. each county, residing therein, o
known loyalty, firmness and spright
Hess, who shall continue in office nntl
their successors are appointed and quail
flied, and shall constitute n board o
registration, any two of whom shall be
sufficient to transact the business Of tht
board. The Governor shall fill any va
cancy that may occur in any board o
registration and, for official miscon
duct, disloyalty, or other good cause
may remove any person appointed un
der this section.
=. The board of registration in eacl
county shall, as soon as practicable al
ter they have qualified according t.
law, meet at the court house of theil
county, and organize by selecting one
of their number presidential appoint
ing n clerk, who shall continue in Office
during their pleasure, and attend al
their sittings and regular sessions, and
record the proceedings of the board in q
suitable book to be provided by the
board for the purpose, and whose. duty
it shall be to file and carefully preserve
all papers and books which may come
into his possession as such clerk, all Of
which papers and books he shall deliveI
to his successor in Office, or to the coun'
ty board, if at any time they so require
ANY vacancy in the office of clerk shall
be filled by the county board of regis,
tration, and said board may appoint q
clerk pro TEN. during the temporary alb
sence of the regular clerk. The records
of the said board, or copy thereof,
certified by the clerk ofthe board, shall
he received as evidence in any court OF
this State, when the acts or proceedings
of the said board shall in any way be
called in question.
>. Every board of registration shall,
at their meeting required by the second
section of this act, appoint one loyal
and upright person for each township,
and each ward of Il 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 APP
pointing him; and any vacancy III 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 township or ward, and shall
sit on the first Monday in April and
September of each year, for the pur-
pose of amending and correcting such
register, and shall give notice of the
time and place of sitting, ut least five
days previous thereto, by posting no
tices at five of the most public places
in his township or ward ; and the regis
trar may require any applicant for reg
istration to answer upon oath any ques-
tions which may DO asked him touching
his legal right TO vote; and if the regis
trar doubts the loyalty of any such ap-
plicant, he shall not register him until
he has sworn to and subscribed the fol-
lowing affidavit:
81, A. B., do solcmnly swear (Or allirm)
that, since the frs day of June, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-One, have not
against the United States; nor sought,
accepted, or exercised or attempted to
exercise any Office or appointment
whatever under any authority or pre-
tended authority, in rebellion against
the United States; nor counsellcd or
advised any person to 60 into the rebel
lion against the United States or in any
other way whatever, aided or assisted
| in such rebellion; and that take this
oath freely, without any mental reser-
vation or purpose of evasion"
Which affidavit shall be certified by
the registrar who requires it, and re-
turned 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 town
ship or ward which may be required
under this section.
5. Every person applying for registra
tion under the preceding section, who
shall make it appear that he is quail,
fed voter, shall be registered; but If ho
fail to make it so appear, his applica'
ton shall be rejected. The applicant
shall, Notwithstanding such rejection,
have right TO renew his application by
appeal TO the board of registration OF
his county at their next regular session.
The registrar may register the name OF
any qualified voter of his township OF
ward any time before returning his
register to the board of registration
6. (Amcnded, see act passed July %
1862
7. The registrar of any township in
which there may be corporate town
or city, not voting by wards, shall, il
required by tho board of registration,
make out and deliver to such board
two copies of q register of the legal
voters within the corporate limits OF
such town or city.
8. Every registrar before he returns
his register, rs provided in tho sixth
section of this act, shall make, sign and
attach to each of said registers, a GER
tilicate 10 the following effect: 81
CA. b. registrar for 49, township
Tor ward as the case may be, do hereby
certify, on my official oath, that the
foregoing is correct register of the
voters OF my townsip, Cor ward,) pre-
pared according to law.
Given under my hand this day OF
- 1S-."
Q. Every registrar shall preserve or
der at and in the vicinity of the place
of registration, and may direct any dis
orderly person to be removed therefrom
and, if necessary or proper, to DO taken
into custody and held until sunrise o.
the next day, or for any shorter time
which may be done by any constable OF
the township or other person or persons
designated by the registrar, upon hi'
warrant or authority in writing. Any
such offender, notwithstanding his
having been in custody as aforesaid,
shall DO liable to any penalty or pun
ishment for his offence prescribed by
law. Aud any person being thereto
commanded by the registrar, who shal
fail or refuse to assist to the utmost o
his power, in whatever may be neces
sary or proper, to prevent intimidation
disorder or violence at tho place of reg
n IS 10,