The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-26
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THURSDAY EvE'G. SEPT. 20. 1872


We call attention to the amended sections
Of the law governing the registration Of
voters, as they now stand, (See Acts of
Assembly, Chap. 1871, approved March a,
1927 and to make the changes clearly
apparent, we print them in italics. Unless
duly registered in accordance with the law
no person can cast his vote in November,
and il is incumbent upon every good citizen
to see to it that he is not deprived of his
vote upon the great national issues now at
stake by his own negligence or apathy.
1t will be noticed that ONE DAY only is
allowed for public revision of the list in all
voting districts not embraced within the
limits Of cities and towns having two thou
sand inhabitants, but the registrar is bound
at any time previous to the regular day of
registration to register any person who
applies to be registered, and who will be
entitled to vote at the..next succeeding cleo
ton. The registrar is also required to fur
nish transfer certificates at any time to
voter removing from his district, and
except in cities or towns containing over
two thousand inhabitants) the person pre-
senting such certificate can be registered by
the registrar OF the election district to
which he has removed at any time previous
to the day of election, or by one of the
Judges on the day of election.
The qualification of voters is of course
unchanged, it being settled by the Constitu-
ton viz $" All male citizens of the age of
twenty-one years at the first election to be
held after the registration, and who are
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 pre-
ceding any election at which they may offer
to vote" The exceptions are few and I'M
important, not applying to any law-abiding
civilian:
"SEC. z. Each registrar shall annually,
on the second Tuesday in May, at his vot-
ing place, proceed to register the names of all
the qualified voters within his voting district
not previously registered in the said dis
trict, in accordance with the provisions of
this act, who shall apply to be registered,
commencing at sunrise and closing at sum
set, and shall complete such registration
on The said second Tuesday m Hay. Ten
days previous to the November elections,
the registrar shall sit one day for the pur-
pose of amending and correcting the list,
at which time any qualified voter
applying, and not previously registered,
may be added /: proUided that IN each city
or torn haring more than taeo thousand
inhabitants, the registrar may sat three days
previous to any State, city, county, or toaon-
ship election. The registrars shall give
notice of the time and place of all regstra-
tons for at least ten days before each sit
ting, by posting written or printed notices
thereof at ten or more public places il
their townships, wards, and election dis
tricts. And the registrar shall, at any time
previous TO The regular days Of registration,
register any roter acho may apply TO Him to
be registered and aoho aoiH be entitled TO Uote
at The neat succeeding election and the reg
istsar shall aeceice the same compensation
for The names so registered on days Other
than The regular days Of registration Hat
assessors may be entitledto for listing births
and DEATHS"
ut shall be the duty of the registrars,
within flee days after each sitting, to have
posted at three or more public places in
their townships, wards, or election dis
tricts, written or printed lists of all persons
admitted by them to registration, and also
to haze so1itten or printed lists of all such
persons added, posted on each day Of elec-
fion, at each place Of ooting IN their to,ca-
ships, qoards and election diSt,icts.o
Sec. 8. /" Whenever registered voter
changes his place of residence from one
voting district to another, it shall be lawful
for him to apply for, in person or IN acriting,
and it shall be the duty of the registrar of
his former voting district at any time, whe-
ther it be in township, ward OF voting
place, to furnish a certificate that he was
duly registered, and that his name has since
his removal been erased from the registra-
ton books of said voting district, which
shall be sufficient evidence to entitle him
to register, and the name of every such
person shall be entered upon the registra-
ton book of the township, ward or voting
place to which he has removed by the
registrar ri any time, or by one Of the
Judges on the day Of election !; prOcided,
that IN cities and toWns containing over taoo
thousands inhabitants, the name Of such
persons shall only be entered by the registrar
on the days named IN the seventh section"