The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-10-03
REGISTRATION.

and TO make the changes clearly apparent, W
+ print them IN italics. Unless duly regsterc,
:. e in accordance with the law 20 person can cas-
u his vote in November, and it is ineumben
t. upon every good citizen to see to it that he i
!, not deprived Of his vote upon the great ma
). 'ional issues now at stake by his own negi
gence or apathy.
Il will be noticed that ONE DAY only is al
lowed for public revision of the list in al
voting districts not embraced within the lin
its Of cities and towns having two thousane
inhabitants, but the registrar is bound at an J
time previous to the regular day of registra
ton toreglster any person who applies to be
registered, and who will be entitled to vote
at the next succeeding election. The regis
trar shall be required to furnish transfer GER
tifcates at any time to voter removing from
his district, and Except in cities or towns
containing over two thousand Inhabitants
the person presenting such certificate can be
registered by the registrar of the election dis
trict 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 uu-
changed, it being settled by the Constitution !;
VIZ: SAN male citizens Of the age Of twenty
one years at she first election to be held after
the registration, and who are citizens of the
United States, and shall have resided ID the
State twelve months, and in the county city
or town 10 which they propose to register
three months next preceding any election at
which they may offer to vote" The excep-
tons are few and unimportant, not applying
to any law abiding civilian:
Sec Z. Each register shall annually, on
the second Tuesday in May, at his voting
| plsce, proceed to register the names ofa!l the
qualified voters within his voting district, in
accordance with the provisions Of this act,
who shall apply to be registered, commencing
ut sunrise and closing at sunset, and shall
complete such registration on the second Tues-
day IN Hay. Ten days previous to the No
venber elections, the registrar shall sit one
day tor the purpose of amending aad correct
ing the list, at which time any qualified voter
applying and not previously registe ed, may
be added provided that an each city or tom
hauiag more than t,oo thousand Inhabitants,
the reyistra, may sat three days precious to
any State, city, county, or to.guship election.
Tne registrars shall give notice OF tie time
aud place of all registrations for at least ten
days before each sitting, by posting Written or
printed notices thereof at ten or more public
places in their townships, wards, and election
districts .aad the registrar shalt, ut any
time prepioas to he:reyufar days ofregistra-
ton, register aay uoter sebo may apply to him
to be registered aud aoho acilt be emitted to
octe ut the ne.rt succeeding election; and the
registrar shat receive the same compensation
for the names SO registered on days other than
the regular days OF registration that assessors
may oe entitled to for listing births and
Deaths"
ut shall be the duty Of the registrars, with
IN Hve days after each sitting, to have posted
at three or more public places in their town
ships, wards, or election districts, written or
printed lists of all persons admitted by them
to registration and also to haze aorittcn or
printed lists Of such persons added, posted on
each day Of elcc ton, at each place of voting |
IN their townships, agards and election dss,
Hicts"
Sec 9. "Whouever a registered voter
changes his place of residence from one vo-
ting district to another it shall be lawful fer
him to apply for, Ia person or IN asritany, and I
it shall be the duty of the registrar of his
former voting district at any time, whether it
be IN township, ward or voting place, to
furnish certificate that he was duly regis
tered, and that his name has since his reno |
val been erased from Il e registration books Of I
said voting district, which shall be sufficient
evidence to cntitle him to register, aud the
name of every such person shall be entered
upon the registration book of the township, I
ward OF voting place to which he has reno
we'd By the registrar at any time, or dy one q
the jadyes on the day Of election; provided
that IN cltaes and toavus containing overt 40
thousand inhabitants; the name of such per-
sons shall only be entered By the registrar on +
the days named IN tic scveath section" |
A MOTHER ACCUSED OF POISONING HER T
Two DAUaHTERs-Th Leesburg Telegram
states that the lower part OF Leudoun county
has been thrown into the widest state Of ex-
element by the report, that two Mrs Cations
who resided with their mother, near the line
dividing Fairfax aud Loudoun, had, after Il
short and mysterious illness, suddenly died,
with marked symptoms of having been pois,
oned
Mrs. Eliza Cation, widow, had two daugh-
ters aged Is and Il years. The eldest was