The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-01-04
ENFRANCHlSENEyT.


registration law Of this State was origi-
nllly pnbIi'hei in the Parkersburg Ga.
seHe Of the Doh u'. As published in
that paper, some few errors occurred, :
which have been corrected by The author
Of tho proposition, aud We now rcpublish =,
ii as corrected by him:
WEsroy, " Va, Dec. 81, 1870. ~
DEAR SIR Enclosed 1 send you,
'be following paper, which propose as an
amendment 10 the eth section Of tho srd
chapter Of the code, to operate as y full
substitute forthat section. The 9th Sec
lion prescribes the voters oath. This
paper leaves that cut. The Legislature
uuquesticnat|y has tight oprcscfibc the .
character Of, aud the manner o! taking the .
proof, which is 10 disfranchise, under the
constitution. This proposition discards
the present exploratory oath by the veter... i
nulrequircs the proof TO be produced be-
fora disfranchiscmcHt is declared. Th sis
10 harmony with a sound rule Of law. II
'lt" should BE- adopted, other consequent
''al amendments to said rhip'er, woull be
necessary, Yours, &c - J B.
i Each Registrar
:'E'll sit a at least three convenient places
IN his lOwnship,aud at one p!aceiI ward,
commencing at some one Of the places on
the d'yof IN each year, and
at other places on succeeding days, in order
TO make correct register of all the quail.
lied voters therein. lie sha!! give notice
of the times aud places Of soch Sit,ings, for
Mt least ten days prorious thereto, by no.
tees posted a: Eve or more pnblic places in
his Township or ward. Every person no,
registered, claiming j rigbtto vote in such
township or ward, whether heretofore
stricken from the list or not, shall apply
for registration to such registrar, at either
Of the times and places, Or at some other
time. previous to the return Of the register
lethc Board of lscg!stratisn;s and no person
shall be deemed to have given voluntary
aid or assistanc to the rcbe- lion against the
United States" bat any person claiming
that another, who may desire to be regis.
,ercd, is aissranchisedby reason ofhaving
given voluntary aid or assistance 10 said
rebellion, may by alh larit before and Ger.
tiGcd by such Registrar, or before aud Ger:
titled by any other person authorized, by
law, to administer an oath, that such per-
BON did, since the FIRST day of June, 1861,
give voluntary aid or assistance 10 tie re-
belllon against the United States, and
certificate ofsuch oath, made by the per-
Son who may administer the same shall be
delivered to the township Registrar, on or.
before the day Of either of his si.tings in
his township or ward and il SO delivered,
then it shall be the duty ofsuoh township
Registrar to bear proof for aud against the
right OF such person, so challenged, to be
registered, aud to decide according to the
weight of the testimony, and il such person
shall be refused registration he may appeal
to the county Board, or if registered, the
person, 50 making such challenge may ap-
peal TO said Board, and the Board may
upon proof, affirm or reverse the decision Of
the township Registrar. It shall oe the
duty OF the township Registrar to return
snsh certificate of such oath, to the county
Board, with bis register, to be preserved
by the Board, and any person swearing
falsely, in making such affidavit, shall be
guilty of perjury, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not less than fifty 1
nor more than two hundred dollars and !
confined in the county Jail not lcss than
one, nor more than three months, in the
discretion of the jury, and no person who
may be registered by the township regis !
frar shall be stricken from the list Of regis
tered voters, by the Board, for the cause
aforesaid, unless such affidavit is so made
and delivered, and then only upon sufficient
proof, nor shall any person be subject to
any conviction for procuring bis name to
be registered, or for voting in any election,
who may have given voluntary aid or as
sistancc to said rebellion, unless, as to
such person, such affidavit has been so
made and delivered AID tb en- only upon 10.
gal and sufficient proof, Any person en-
titled to be registered, who may show good |
cause for not having applied to the town
ship Registrars may, upon application to
tho Board. DO registered, and the Board
shall not reject such person for lie reason
that he may have given voluntary aid or
assistance 10 said rehcllinn u,leSs ,I,,o ",ff;