Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-04-08
shall be discharged by the Commonwealth

attorney 1of SAID county, city or town
IL. When any vacancy shall occur in the
office Of registrar, the judge of the County
Or Hastings court shall lave the power, at
any time, to Fill the same and if, from any
cause, the registrar shall be unable to dis
charge the duties of his office, the said
judge shall have power to appoint one pro
tempore in his stead
IL. Ifany person shall offer to register
and shall be rejected by the registrar, he
may taken an appeal to the Judge Of the
County or Hastings court Of his county,
city, or town, in term time or vacation /; and
any elector may challenge the right of any
person offering to register. and if the regis
trar shall allow such challenged person to
register, the said elector may appeal. in like
manner, to said judge. And it shall be the
duty of the registrar, on application of any
person SO desiring an appeal, to transmit to
the judge Of the said court, having jurisdic-
ton over the said voting place, written
statement of the ground relied on by the
appellant, and the reasons relied on by the
registrar for his action
1t shall be the duty of said judge to hear
evidence offered by the said appellant and
appellee; but in case the appeal is by an
elector, contesting the right of any person
so registering, such person shall have rea-
sonable notice Of the time and place of hear
ing said appeal and the said judge shall at
least FIVE days previous to any election,
transmit to the registrar, from whose action
such appeal was taken, his decision which
shall be entered by the registrar on his
registration books.
The registrar, at each place of voting.
shall deliver to the commissioners of cleo
ton his registration book, previous to any
election to be held at said voting place >
aud after each election the commissioners
of election shall deposit the registration
books with the clerk Of the respective town
ships for safe-keeping and the said regis
tration books shall, at all times, be open to
inspection.
ID. Every registrar shall preserve order
| at, and in the vicinity of tho place of regis
tration; and to enable him to do so, he shall
be clothed with all the powers of a conser-
vator of the peace whilst engaged in the
discharge Of his duties.
IA. Any registrar who shall wlfully OF
naliciously reject from registration, Or cor
luptly register any person contrary to the
| PROVISIONS of this act, shall be deemed guilty
of q misdemeanor. and. OF conviction there
| Of. shal! be fined not less than tifty, nor
more than one hundred dollars. aud shall be
| confined i'll the county OF city jall not less
than three. nor more than twelve months
| but no registrar shall be held ii.' lie for any
error of Judgment in the discharge of his
| duties
IL. Any officer OF other person. who shall
illegally, alter. amend, Or destroy any books
or lists of registration. shall be Geeme /
guilty of a disdemeanor and, on conviction
thereof, shall forfeit and pay fine of not
less than Fifty, nor more than five hundred
dollars, and shall be imprisoned in Jail not
less than three nor more than twelve months.
1G. Any person who shall willfully,
knowingly and corruptly swear falsely in
any matter connected with registration,
shall be deemed to be guilty of perjury, and
liable to fine Of not more than one thou
sand dollars, and to Imprisonment not less
than one nor more than twelve months and
in any prosecution for swearing falsely, in
taking the oath of a voter prescribed in this
act, the certificate of the registrar before
who such oath was taken shall be pri;ma
ffacia evidence of the taking such oath.
II. The common council or board of
trustees Of each city or town having more
than 5000 inhabitants shall appoint for
each ward as many voting precincts as
they may deem necessary, and shall pre-
scribe aud causo to DO Published tho hountlis-
ries of such precincts, and no voter shall
cast his ballot save at the voting place or
precinct where he lives. The council Or
board of trustees shall cause to be made,
under the superiptendence of the registrar
Or registrars for each ward, seperate list
OF all the votes in each precinct Of said town,
which list shall hs, made in book such as
is provided for in the third section of this
act, and shall contain the particulars therein
prescribed, and the said list shall be deliv-
cred to the commissioner or commissioners
Of election in such precinct before any cleo
ton to be held at said precinct. And the
said council or board OF trustees shall APP
point registrars in their respective cities or
towns in all cases in which no appointment
bbult AdNC DCCtl IlluC kGCaQSt Vi me failure
Of tho judge to qualify.
is. All acts repugnant to. OF inconsis-
tent with, this act, aye hereby repealed
10. This act shall be enforced from its
passage.
HOUSE.
Senate bill fixing the salaries of Judges
was placed On the calendar
The bill authorize the Va Military In
stitute 10 borrow money was referred.
A substitute was offered for the Senate
bill fixing salaries of judges, and amended
and discussed and made the special order
for Monday at l o'clock.
The House bill providing for the removal
Of the Peuitentiary and sale Of the present
site vas ordered to be engrossed
SENATE,
MONDAY APRIL IA resolution was Of
fered and adopted, instructing the judiciary
Committee to enquire into the expediency Of
amending the vagrancy law, so as to adapt
it to the ends contemplated by its trainers
and make it conform to the Constitution.
Also resolution to enquire what iegis-
atlon is necessary to make the charters of
cities and towns conform to the Constitution.
Senate bill to provide for general cleo
ton was taken up. discussed, amended and
passed.
HOUSE.
The bill providing for the re-assessment
of lands was referred to the Finance Com
mittec.
The bill fixing the salaries of judges was
taken up and the substitutes offered by Mr.
Bell and Mr.. Thomas discussed, and the bill
passed, making the salaries of Judges of the
Court of Appeals $4,000 except the presi-
dent, who gets 5000, Circuit Judges
$4,000, both Of the above classes being en-
titled to mileage also in their travel to or
from their circuits. CoRnty Judges $1,000