The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-02

mond: county of Amherst, Botetourt
Buckingham, Chesterfield, Culpeper, Frank
lin, Frederick, Halifax, Hanover, Louisa
Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Nelson, Nanse'
mond, Orange, Roanoke, and smythe. The
judges of the county courts of the following
districts and counties shall each receive
81 600 per annum: District of Gloucester
and Mathews, Madison and Greene, Page
and Warren, Wythe and Pulaski; county
of Accomac, Campbell, Norfolk, Shenan'
doah, and Washington. The judges of the
county courts of the following counties
shall each receive 81 900 per annum: Bed;
ford, Fauquier, Heprico, Loudoun, ano
Rockbridge. The Judge Of the county
court of Augusta, Albcmarle, and Rocking.
ham, shall receive 81, 200 per annum; and
the Judge of the county court OF PlttsylVa'
mia. holding also n monthly court in the
town of Danville, 81 400 per annum.
The vote was now taken upon Mr.. WAD'
DELL's modified substitute; which was
adopted. Ayes, "a; noes, Z; and the bill
was passed.
On motion of Mr.. COURTNEY. the Senate
adjourned 1 2. NJ.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II o'clock. Prayer By
Rev. DR.. Jeter.
RESOLUTIONS.
4 resolution was offered providing that
Rev. Richard Wells (colored), of the Bap-
fist church of Manchester, be requested to
open the proceedings with prayer during
next week. Referred.
UNDERwooD's OPINION.
Mr.. McCrAcKEs oftercfa resolution in
structing the Committee on Printing to nave
5000 copies of Underwood's opinion print
ed for the Use Of the people OF the Com
monwealth.
REGISTRATION.
The bill to provide for the general regis
tration Of the voters of the Commonwealth
was taken up, and being put on It's passage
was passed. 4 motion to reconsider was
lost.
Mr.. THOMAS moved TO reconsider the vote
bv which the bill was passed in order that
the oath might be made to accord WITH inc
Constitution. Carried. -,
An amendment to the oath was then
adopted, and the bill passed.
The bill, as finally passed in the House,
is as follows
in act to proride for the general registra-
tration Of uotcrs.
!. Be II enacted by the General AsSem-
Jly, That the Judge of the county and hus-
tings court of each county, city, and town
of this Commonwealth. Immediately after
the first election and qualification Of the
said judges under the Constitution, and
every second year thereafter, counting from
January 1870, at the January term of their
respective courts, shall appoint registrar
for each township, ward, and voting-place
of their respective counties, cities, and
towns, who shall be discreet citizen and
resident of the township or ward to which
appointed.
2. Each registrar so appointed and quail
fed, ne hereinafter provided, shall register
all male citizens of his election district,
who shall be of the age of twenty-one
years, at the first election to be held after
the registration, and who arc citizens Of
the United States, and shall have resided
in the State twelve months, and in the
county, city, or town, in which they pro-
pose to register three months next prece-
ding any election at which they may offer
to vote Proridcd, That no officer, soldier,
seaman, or marine, OF the United States
army or navy shall be considered a resident
CT the State b. reason Of being stationed
therein And pr0rid'd, also, That idiots
and lunatics, pcrsons convicted OF bribery III
any election, cmbczzlcment of public funds,
treason or felony, and any person who,
while II citizen of this State, has since the
adoption Of the present Constitution fought
duel with q deadly weapon, sent or ac-
ccptcd challenge to fight duel with n
deadly weapon, either within or beyond the
boundaries Of this State, or knowingly con-
vcycd the challenge, OF assistsd, in any
manner, in fighting Il duel, shall not be re-
gstcrcd as voters and provided further,
that in the event that any person claiming
states, shall not be able to establish the
date of lis papers, or the court in which
they were Issued, by reason Of his having
lost the same. Or from any other cause,
then his oath or affirmation to the fact that
he las been duly naturalized shall be ac-
ccptcd, and shall cntitle him to register.
8. The Secretary of the Commonwealth
shall cause to he prepared suitable books
and blanks for the registration of voters,
and shall forward them to the clerks Of
the county and hustings courts of the seve-
raj counties, cities, and towns, to be by
them distributed to the registrars Of their
respective townships, wards, and voting
places. The books aforesaid shall be go
arranged as to admit Of the alphabetical
of those registered, and shall
be ruled in parallel columns, in which
shall be entered the number, name of
voter, the fact that he is sworn. his age,
occupation, the place of residence at time
of registration, the length of time of his
residence in the county, city, or town. If
in city, stating the name Of the street
AMI number Of house in which he resides,
provided the same he numbered, the time
of his residence in the State, and if natu-
rallied, the date of his papers and the court
by which issued in case the same can be
uscertained. The list of voters, white and
colorcd, shall be kept and arranged in sepa-
rutc books.
4. Before any registrar shall register
the name OF any pe:son as voter, he shall
be satisfied Of his quail fcation, as hereto
fore prescribed; and all persons applying
for Icgistr alton shall, before they are regis
tered, take and subscribe o the oath pre-
scyibed by the Constitution, which is as
follows:
II, --, do solemnly swear for afirm)
that ! am not disqualified from exercising
the right Of suffrage by the Constitution
framed by the Convention which assembled
in the city of Richmond on the third day
of December, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven, and that will support and defend
the same to the best of my ability
The Constitution referred to in this oath
is understood to be as adopted by the peo-