Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-02

OF time each day. and inviting all persons
qualified TO vote under the act of Congress of
March ?, 1867. entitled al An act to provide for
the more efficient government of the rebel
states" and the acts supplementary thereto,
pear be fore the board for registration.
FIFTH. The sessions of the boards Of regis
traflon for revision of the lists of voters shall
be held for and IN each registration precinct at
lna central or most conveni Mt point; and for
cities " herein separate registration is made,
In each ward, a such places as shall he desig-
naied by the board, OF which due notice shall
D gwen. II shall be the duty OF the registrars
fIr each county and city TO proceed to the places
"eslgnaied IN time TO b. present on the day
wnen such lists are TO be first opened for re-
Nlion and 4 IS made their duty TO procure
and take TO their precincts the original regis
tratIon hs's upOn which an election was held
IN ms State on the question of a convention.
on the 22d of October, 1e67. The sessions Of
tie boards tor reyisioDs shall be AZ least eight
rours per day. during each of the twelve
d Us men TONED in the second paragraph OF
tEis Crder-
SIXTH. The boards OF registration shall con
sist OF three members for each registration pre-
cinct, and where that number has not been ap-
pointed, or vacancies occur, ap pointnents Will
o. made by the military commissioners or
superinten0eIts of registration. IT vacancies
occur during the revision the presidents of the
boards are authorized 10 fill them, reporting
their action to the superintendent of the district
IN which the vacancy occurred. The mInIs-
terial work OF the hoard may be conducted by
any one member who may be present at the
appointed place of meeting. but ali questions
OF the right Of persons TO register ust De deter.
mined by majority Of the board. All ap-
pCintments under this delegated authority will
et once be reported to district headQ uarters for
confirmation.
SEVENTH. Registrars who have once properly
qualified are not required to resubscribe the
oath of office but all other registrars will take
the prescribed oath before entering upon the
duties OF their offices. A copy of the oath will
be forwarded for file to these heade uarters at
the time when il Is subscribed.
EIGHTH. The room in which the re evision of
rtgisrIation is to take place shall be arranged
that the board. together with the persons adj.
mitted as chaiiengers and witnesses, shall sit
within an enclosure, where they and the person
TO be registered or examined for registration
shall be separated from all other persons. Ap-
plicants for registration will be admitted sing
ly, and their entrance and egress so arranged
as to avoid confusion.
NINTH. To prevent the registration of any
person not entitled to vote under the provis-
ions Of The said act OF Congress of March 2,
lo61, ard the acts supplementary thereto, two
white and two colored persons, registered vo-
ters OF the district or ward, shall be selected
by the board TO challenge the right of any per-
SON 10 be registered, who, in the opinion of the
person challenging, IS disqualified as voter
by reason of any of the causes set forth in said
acts sf Congress Upon said challenge being
made the beard shall examine the person pre-.
senting himself for registration, with reference
to each cause OF disqualification alleged, and
evidence shall be taken, if offered, to sustain or
dIsprove the challenge.
TENTH. The board shall make a written re-
cord OF all persons applying for registration at
TINS revision. in the books now in their pos
session for that purpose, and in adding new
NAM 9 n the list they shall distinctly state op-
pc lie the names the date of addition. A copy
OF all names so entered shall be made upop one
written list upon blanks to be furnished from
these headq quarters. which shall state the action
taken by them during the revision, and in the
following order, alphabetically under this
head.
First. The names Of all persons registered
wiho n challenge.
Second. Those persons who applied, and
though challenged, We're admitted to registra-
Third; Those wns applied, and Were chaI-
Fourth. The names Of persons TO whom Ger.
tificates for change Of precinct, based upon
change of residence, were given or received.
Fifth. Those who had been admitted as vo-
tiers al previous registration whose names
were stricken from the lists.
Whites and blacks will be entered in separate
columns. The nature of the examination and
res ult of challenge viii be stated IN all cases.
Where such challenge was sustained or Sc
aside upon documentary evidence, the evidence
submitted will be returned. accompan yilg the
reports OF the revision TO these headquarters.
ELEVENTH. Upon completion of the revis-
ion Of registration, the boards shall prepare the
reports above required OF the results, and shall
place one copy of such reports in the hands of
the superintendent for the registration district
who shall retain the same in his possession
until the returns of the election are received,
and the SAID reports shall then be for wardsd by
him with the returns OF election TO these head
quar.ers. Blank forms for these reports will
Ue furnished from these headQ uarters.
TWELFTH. Boards of registration shall have
power at all times, when in the performance of
the duties OF their office it may be necessary, TO
summon witnesses and to compel their atten.
dance in any cases of contested registration,
and to suppress disorder and preserve the
ton. They are authorized to call upon the 10.
cal civil authorities or military officers for such
aid as may be necessary, or they may In their
discretion summon special police force for
THIRTEKNTH. The registrars Of each pre-
cInct shall be the commissioners of the election
for their precinct, and where there rs more
than one polling place in the registration pre-.
clnct, they shall be distributed so as TO give at
least one registrar. as commissioner, for each
polling place, and such additional commits
sioners will be appointed as may be necessary
10 give three toi each polling place. If, from
sickness or other cause. one or more Of the COM
missioners should be absent on the day of elec-
tion. or unable TO act, any two OF them may ap-
point a third; or, If only one be preseni, he
may associate with himself two others, (regis.
tered voters,) duly qualified, who shall take
the same oatt, be invested with the same power,
and be subject 70 the same responsibilities az
the regularly appointed commissioners; but in
no case shall the election a. any polling place
faIl II there be one commissioner present; who,
in that case, will cause the polls to be opened,
appoint the necessary writers or clerks, and
conduct the election In accordance with the
provisions Of this order.
FOURTEENTH. At each polling place two
writers or clerks will he appointed by the
commissioners, each Of whom shall have
charge OF a separate poll-list. on which he
shall enter the aame of every voter whose bal
lo's have been accepted by the commi ssioners,
and shall perform, during the election. the
counting OF the ballots and making up the re.
turns-such other clerical duties as may oe de-
yolved upon HIM by the commissioners. AT
polling places where the number of votes to be
polled exceeds two hundred, an additional
clerk may be appointed if the commissioners
should consider IL necessary, whose duty il
shall be TO register the certificates Of registra.
ton and affidavits in the cases provided for by
section 10, and perform such other clerical du.
ties as may be devolved upon him by the COM
missioners. Before entering upon their duties
the Clerks shall be sworn TO the faithful and
impartial discharge Of their duties.
FIBfEBNTH. The election will be held in
each registration precinct (magisterial dis.
trict) OF counties and ward Of cities at the
places OF registration, unless the number Of
registered voters AT any one OF said places of
registration should exceed four hundred, in
which case such additional polling places as
may be necessary Will be selected, and, 70 this
end, at the hrst meeting Of the boards of regis.
tration under this order, each registration pre-.
cinct (maRisteriai, district or city ward) which
at the last revision Of registration October,
1851 contained more than tour hundred regis.
election precincts so as 10 equaiize as nearly as
possible the Number Of voters in each, and q
polling place will be selected for each, which
thall be as nearly central As may be consts tent
with the convenience Of the voters in reaching
~. Public notice defining the boundaries or
limits of each OF the precincts so established,
and designating the polling place for eas6.