Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-06-22
About Registration.
STATE CONSERVATIVE COMMITTEE, !
Richmond. June ID 1890 (


Richmond, June A. 1862
At meeting of the State Conservative Com
mittee, held on the 29th Of May, it was
Resolved, That the Conservative voters o
the State be earnestly requested to place ir
nomination for the Senate and House of Dele
gates only such persons as are not obnoxious te
the provisions of the third section of the 14tf
article of the Constitution of the United States.
The third section is as follows:
mo person shall be Senator OR Represen-
tative in Congress, or elector Of President OF
Vice President, or hold any Office, civil or mill
tary, who, having previously taken an oath as
a member Of Congress, or as an officer of the
United States, or as a member of any State
Legislature, or as an executive or judicial Off
Ger OF the State to support the Constitution of
the United States, shall have engaged in in
surrectlon Or rebellion against the same, or CIV
en- aid and comfort to the enemies thereof"
1. 10 dlsquallfy person under this amend
ment, he must have taken the oath to support
the constitution, officially, as one of the officers
enumerated, before the war, and afterwards en-
gagged in the war, or given aid and comfort to
the Confederate arms; both Of these things
must concur, taking the oath before the war,
and ofterUards engaging, &c.
LII. Having held an Office in the State militia
is not enumerated among the offices the hold
ing Of which before the war and afterwardsen-
gaging, &C., will disquaify. No one, there
fore, is disqualified by reason Of having been a
militia officer
Ill. Where questions arise whether noml-
nees for the Legislature are disqualified OR not,
it would be so difficult for the State committee
to understand the facts necessary to be known
for proper decision that the committee have
determined to remit such questions for decision,
in case OF nominees for the House of Delega-
tes, to the superintendent and assistant super
lnten ents Of the counties, Or election districts,
and in case of nominees for the Senate, to the
superintendents of the counties and districts
composing the Senatorial districts, whose de-
cisons in the premises will be regarded as au-
lucrative by this committee.
~. There will be a revision of the former
egstratlon lists, commencing on the Nth in
rtant, and ending on the evening of the Oath
instant Persons who have registered need not
necessarily register again; but it will be best
for every such person to attend the registration,
and offer to register, and thus see achether has
name as on the list Five days after the revision
is ended, the Board will sit two days for the
purpose of reviewing the evidence and deciding
upon questions Of challenge and other doubtful
cases. But no new names will be added to the
registration lists at this session, except where
it is made to appear that by sickness or other
from attending at the proper time.
Y. Places OF registration and voting. The
State is divided into sixty-six divisions Or dis
trlcts each containing a certain number OF
counties The counties are divided into pre-
cincts, which are the same with what are known
as magisterial districts. The precincts in the
cities are the wards. For each precinct there
is place to register and vote. A voter regis
ters and votes In his precinct. ANY voter al
ready registered, who has removed, or intends
to remove permanently from his precinct to
another precinct in the same county Or city,
may obtain personally or By agent from the reg
istration board Of the precinct where he orig-
nally registered, while they are engaged in re-
vising registration, a certificate OF his original
registration, present it to the registration board
of the precinct to which he has removed, while
they are engaged in registration, and have his
name entered on the registration lists Of such
precinct Any voter already registered, who
has removed, or intends to remove permanent
ly from the county or city In which he regis
tered, may obtain in person or 6y agent from
the registration board. for the precinct in which
he originally registered, while they are engaged
in revising registration certificate of his orig
inal registration, present 1t to the registration
board for the precinct to which he has removed,
while engaged in revising registration, and
have his name entered on the registration lists
for such precincts. When application is made
by agent, he should be furnished with a letter
to the board from the applicant signed by him,
asking for the certificate, aud stating in what
new precinct he intends to register A voter
duly registered may vote in district different
from that in which he registered. when he has
resided ten days next before the election in the
election district where he offers to vote, upon
presentation of his certificate of registration,
accompanied with his affidavit, that he has re-
sided in said district at least ten days preceding
the day of election, and that he has not al
ready voted at this election. In default Of the
certificate of registration, the affidavit of a
person so offering to vote, must set forth the
fact that he was duly registered, and the name
of the county aud precinct in which he regis
tered, and in doubtful cases the commissioners
of elections may require additional evidence of
his right to vote.
R. T. DANIEL, Chairman