The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-10

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jackson H-ard.-,Eu'n Ha"an, Jr., John
Disney, Oscar Null. Richard Lee, l.. Gimmi.
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Am crsstlsents 10 the Negist stratf0n Law.
The General Assembly during the last
days of the regular session passed an act.
! which has been approved by the Governor.
amending aud recuacting sections 5. 7, 8, and
| t., of the general registration law so as to
| read rs fellows:
"SmTloN3 ). Each registrar shall, before en-
| tcring upon the duties of his office. take and
subscribe before some officer authorized by
| law TO administer oaths the oath OF Office
prescribed in the Constitution Of this State;
which oath or affirmation lie shall subscribe
! and file in the clerks Office of the County or
Hastings Court OF his county or corporation.
| tic shall receive 4 compensation Of two dol
lars for each day that he is sitting rs regis
trar, and one dollar for posting notices, TO be
paid out Of tho county or corporation trca-
Sury.
"SEcrIoS !. Each registrar shall annually,
| on the second Tuesday in May, ut his voting
place. proceed to register tho names Of all the
qualified voters within his voting district,
not previously registered in the syid district,
| in accordance with the provisions of this act,
| who shall apply to he registcrcd, commencing
at sunrise and closing at sunset, and shall
complete such reg eistr.,tinn on the said second
Tuesday in May. Ten days previous TO the
November elections the registrar shall sit one
day for the purpose of amending and COR
rectiug the list, at which time any qualified
voter applying and not previously registered
may he added: Prorided. That in each city
or town having more than two thousand i'll
habitants the registrar may sit three days
previous to any State, city, county, or town.
ship election. The registrars shall give no.
tice of the time and place Of all registrations
for 1t least ten days before each sitting by
posting written or printed notices thereof at
| ten OF more public places in their townships,
| wards, and election districts. And the regis
| trar shall, ii! any time previous 10 the regular
| DAYS of registration, register any voter who
NAV apply to him to hc registered and who
| will he entitled TO vote ut the next succeed
| in" election: and the registrar shall receive
the same compensation for the names so
registered on days other than the regular
,ltvS of registration that aSSc>SOrS may be
entitled 10 for listing births and deaths. 1t
shall hc the duty Of the registrars. within tive
DAYS after each sitting, to have posteda three
or more public places in their townships,
wards. and election districts, written orprint-
cd lists of all persons admitted by them to
REGISTRATION. and also to have written or
printed lists of all such persons added, posted
on each day of election ut each place OF
voting in their townships, wards, and election
districts.
"SucrloN ,. Whenever Il registered voter
changes his place OF residence from one
voting district to another, il shall he lawful
for him to apply for. in person or in writing.
aud il shall be the duty of The registrar of
his former voting district at any time, who
thcr it be in Il township. ward, or voting
place. TO furnish. q certificate that he was
duly registered. and that his name has since
his removal been erased from the regStra-
ton books of said voting district, which
shall lie sufficient evidence TO cntitlc him to
register: and the maine of every such per-
son shall be entered upon the registration
book Of the township, ward, or voting-place,
TO which he hiS removed, Ey the registrar
ut any time, or by one Of the judges on the
dav of election. Pt'or.,'.d, That in cities and
towns containing over two thousand inhabi-
tantc. the name of such person shall only be
cutcrcd hy the registrar on the days named
in the seventh section.
"SEcrloN L.. Ii any person shall offer to
register and shall be rejected by the regis
lrar. he may take an appeal TO the judge OF
the County or Hastings Court of his county,
city, OF town, in term time or vacation, and
any elcctor may challenge the right Of any
person Offering to register: and if the regis
tlar shall allow such challenged person to
register, the said clertor may appeal, i'll like
manner. to said judge. And it shall be the
duty of the registrar, on application Of any
person 80 desiring IN appeal, to transmit to
the Judge Of the said court, having juriSdc-
tion over the said yoting-placc. il written
l,fI fI,n
pcllant. 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
, clcctor, contesting the right of any person
50 registering, such person shall have ret.
Sonablc notice of the time and place Of hear
ing said appeal; and the said Judge shall, al
leaSt tive days previous to any election, trans
, nit TO the registrar from whose action such
appeal was taken, his decision, which shall he
entered hy the registrar on his registration
books. In any case of appeal under this sec
tion the court may give or refuse costs us to
it may seem right.
"The registrar at each place of voting shall
deliver to the judges of election his regiStl1t-
ton books previous to any election to he held
at said voting place; and after such election
the Judges OF election Shall tlirl over the
registration books to the registrar, who shall
keep and preserve the same, and the said
registration books shall at all times be open,
to inspection. If the registration book OF
any voting place shall from any cause be lost
or destroyed, it shall be the duty of the feSis'
trar to report the fact to hisCounty or Corpo'
ration Court Judge, who shall order Il rcreGis.
tration of the qualified voters of said voting
place specifying the number of days that the
registrar shall sit"
| APPOINTMENT OF MISSIONARY TO CHINA
At meeting of the Board of Foreign Mis-
sions of the Southern Baptist Convention in
the First Baptist church last evening, Miss
Edmonia Moon, of Albemulc, was appointed
4 missionary to China, to labor at Tung Chow
with Rev. Mr.. Crawford and Mrs. Crawford
Miss Moon will leave for China OH the 18th
of this month, taking the overland route in
company with seven other missionaries OF
this Board destined for that country.
SPECIAL SERvIcEs.--An interesting meet
inc is in progress at the Pinc-Street Baptist
church. Rev. j. l.. NJ. Curry, LID, will
preach this evening.