Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-06-01

| Ouc ulStIlCt W diOtuer OF the same county, "
from one ward to another ward of the sam
city, whenever, during the revision of regastra
ton, certificate, in such cases, shall be ap
Piled for to the Board of Registration for thu
district or ward, the said Board shall examine
the records In their possession, and If such ex
animation shows that the applicant was regis
tered as stated his name will be stricken from
the list OF the precinct from which he has per
manently removed, and placed upon the list O.
the precinct TOR the district or ward of his new
residence
Where the change Of residence is from ONT
county or city to another county or city, The
name and full description will be certified to by
the Board Of Registration for the district OF
ward In which the person applying for the
change first registered to the Board of Regis
tration for the district or ward to which he has
removed. The name Of such person will there.
upon be stricken from the rolls of the district
or ward with note Of the cause, and copy
of the certificate will be forwarded with the
registration lists to the military commissioner
and superintendent OF registration, to be by
him forwarded with the returns Of election to
the Assistant Adjutant-General at these head
quarters. Such certificate shall be held suffi-
clent evidence when presented to the Board oi
Registration for the district or ward to which
the person has removed that he is entitled to
vote in that district or ward and if presented
during the revision Of registration, the name OF
such person shall be added to the registration
lists OF the precinct of his new residence.
Fomth-The Boards OF Registration shall
cause written or printed notices to be posted in
at least five appropriate places within each
maglsterlal district OF counties and ward OF cit
les, designating the number of days, the time
and place. when and where, such revision of
registration will take place, and the length of
time each day, and inviting all persons quail
lied to vote under the act of Congress of March
z, 1851; entitled AN act to provide for the
more eftclent government of the rebel States,
and the acts supplementary thereto, who have
not been previously registered to appear be-
fore the Board for registration.
Fstth-The sessions of the Boards of Regis
tratlon for revision Of the lists Of voters shall
be held for and in each registration precinct at
| the central or most convenient point; and for
cities wherein a separate registration is made,
In each ward at such places as shall be desig-
mated by the Board, OF which due notice shall
be given 1t shall be the duty Of the regis
trars for each county and city to proceed to the
places designated In time to be present on the
day when such lists are to be first opened for
revision and it is made their duty to procure
and take to their precincts the original regis
traitor lists upon which an election was held In
this State on the question of convention on
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Boards for revision shall be at least eight hours
per day during each Of the twelve days men
toned in the second paragraph of this order.
| tSicth-The Boards of Registration shall
consist of three members for each registration
precinct, and where that number has not been
appointed, or vacancies occur, appointments
will be made by the military commissioners or
superintendents of registration. If vacancies
occur during the revision the presidents of the
Boards are authorized to fill them, reporting
their action to the superintendent of the dis
trict In which the vacancy occurred. The min
isterial work of the Board may be conducted
by any one member who may be present at the
appointed place of meeting, but all questions
OF the right Of persons to register must be de-
termined by majority of the Board. All ap-
pointments under this delegated authority will
at once be reported to district headquarters for
confirmation.
Seventh-Registrars who have once properly
qualified are not required to re-subscrlbe 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 headquarters
at the time when it is subscribed
E;qhth-The room in which the revision of
registration is to take place shall be so arranged
that the Board, together with the persons ad-
mitted as challengers 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 APP
plicants for registration will be admitted singly,
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 provisions
of the said act of Congress OF March 2, 1867,
and the acts supplementary thereto, two white
and two coored persons registered voters of
the district or ward, shall be selected by the
Board to challenge the right OF any person to
be registered who, In the opinion OF the per-
son challenging, is disqualified as a voter by
reason of any of the causes set forth in said
acts of CONGRESS. Upon said challenge being
made, the Board shall examine the person pre-
senting himself for registration with reference
TO each cause of disqualification alleged, and
evidence shall be taken, IT offered, to sustain
or disprove the challenge.
Iead5-The Board shall make written re-
cord Of all persons applying for registration at
this revision in the books now In their posses
sion for that purpose, and IN adding new names
to the list they shall distinctly state opposite
the names the date of addition A copy of all
names so entered shall be made upon one writ
ten list upon blanks to be furnished from these
Headquarters, which shall state the action taken
by them during the revision, and In the follow
ing order, alphabetically, under this head
/. The names of all persons registered with
out challenge.
p Those persons who applied and, though
CHALLENGED, were admitted to reglstatlon.
g. Those who applied and were challenged
and rejected. 80
4 The names of persons to whom certificates
for change of precinct based upon change of
residence, were given or received.
5 Those who had been admitted as voters at
a previous registration whose names were strick-
en- from the lists.
Whites and blacks will be entered in separate
columns. The nature Of the examination and
result of challenge will be stated In all cases. :
Where such challenge was sustained or set aside
upon documentary evidence, the evidence sub
mitted will be returned, accompanying the re-
ports of the revision, to these headquarters.
Ekrenth-Upon completion. OF the revision
of registration the Boards shall prepare the re-
/ ports 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 un-
til the returns of the election are received, and
the said reports shall then be forwarded by him
with the returns of the election, TO these head
quarters. Blank forms for these reports
will be furnished from these headquarters
Iavelfh-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 aud to compel their at
tendance in any cases Of contested registration,
and to suppress disorder and preserve the peace
in the vicinity of the place of registration
They are authorized to call upon the local civil
authorities or military officers for such aid as
may be necessary, or they may, In their discre-