Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-06-18
The Boards of Registration are now in

The Boards of Registration are now il
session at various points in the County
They will continue in session until Thursday
evening next.
Persons entitled to register must apply te
the Board, in the Magisterial District il
which they reside.
Any person previously registered IN tht
State, who has changed his residence since,
can register in the district in which be now
resides, by applying to the board before
whom he previously registered for certlfi-
cate of registration and presenting this certi-
fcate to the board Of the district in which
he resides. If he can not receive certlf-
cate in time for re-registration, he may vote
on presentation Of his certificate and making
affidavit that he has resided ten days in the
district and has not previously voted at that
election. Or if he fails to receive certi6-
cate he can vote by swearing in addition that
he was registered AMI giving the name of
the county and precinct in which he regis
tered
The Boards Of Registration are supplied
with blank certificates and afidavits. Per-
sons must have resided in the State one year
to be entitled to vote.
When the number of votes registered in
any ma gistcrial District exceed 400, separate
polling places will be designated by the
Board and the boundaries Of the precincts
defined and notice thereof posted, and voters
are required to vote at the polling places
of their separate precincts, but may vote at
any place within their magisterial Districtif
it is shown to the commissioners Of election
that they failed to get notice in time OR tor
other good reasons failed to vote in their pre-
cinct and they have not previously voted at
the election.
We are indebted to Lieut.. Towns. Militia
nv Commissioner for the above date, which
we give in more concise form than hereto
fore for the information of all and for easy
reference. Each and every person interest
ed in the above should take the proper steps
to have his name properly registered
Each and every one should not only see that
he is himself properly registered, but that
his neighbors also are registered.
Those who have failed heretofore to reg
lister must fail no longer. The time is short
and emergency pressing.
Let it be you FIRST great duty to register
and to see that all. entitled to register, do So
On Friday last Gov. Wells and L. H..
Chandler Esq, addressed the people of Au-
gusta, in the Court House. The speakers
were introduced by Maj. Jno. A. Harman,
who counseled against arrayiug the Blacks
against the Whites, and advised the Blacks
to vote against the clauses to be submitted
separately aud then to vote for Gov. Wells,
who, he proclaimed was, excepting Gov
Billy Smith, the "best abused man that
ever ran for Office in Virginia.
Gov. Wells, then addressed the crowd
which was made up largely of Conservatives
who desired to hear what, Gov. Wells had
to say and who we're greatly surprised, that,
expressing las determination to vote against
the Test Oath and Disfranchisement clauses,
he failed to advise his party followers to do
so.
L. Fl. Chandler. followed in very in
genious argument in favor of Wells and the
expurgated Constitution. We onl y regretted
that no one was present to answer him in
his advocacy ofthe Underwood abonination.
Jenkins, of Winchester, followed, and we
learn, from his manner and style. disguised
the Conservatives present, who left en- massc.