The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-18
REGISTRATION.

We call attention to the amended sections
of the law governing the registration of
voters, as they now stand, (See Acts of
Assembly, Chap. 1sl, 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 it 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.
rtwill 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 a
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 tho 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 un-
important, not applying to any law-abiding
civilian:
ssSEC. 7. Each registrar shall annually,
on the second Tuesday in May, at his yot..
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 DO registered,
commencing at sunrise and closing at sum
set, and shall complete such registration
on The said second Tuesday d. May. Ten
days previous to tho 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 /: procided that IN each city
or tocn haping more than taeo thousand
inhabitants, the registrar may SAT three days
previous to any State, city, county, or foacn'
shin election. The registrars shall give
notice of the time and place of all regilstra'
tons for ct 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 TIM
previous to the regular days Of registration
register, any roter apho may apply 10 Inn q
be registered and aoho acdI be entitled to rot
at the meet succeeding election andhe reg
ist,ar shall receire the same compensation
for the names so registered on days othel
than the regular days Of registration hd
assessors may be entitledto for listing birth
and DEATHS"
ut shall be the duty Of the registrars
within .fpe days after each sitting, to have
posted at three or more public places Ii
their townships, wards, or election dis
tricts, written or printed lists of all person
admitted by them to registration, and ais
to hare apriiten OF printed lists Gf all suc'
persons added, posted on each day Of cleo
zion, at each place Of coting IN Their toc7'
ships, wards and election DISTRICTS"
Sec. 8. " Whenever registered vote
changes his place of residence from on
voting district to another. it shall be lawir
for him to apply for, in person or IN scritinS
and it shall be the duty of the registrar
his former voting district at any time, whe
Their it be in a township, ward or votin
place, to furnish certificate that he wa
duly registered, and that his name has sine
his removal been erased from the regstri
ton books of said voting district, whc
shall be sufficient evidence to entitle hi
to register, and the name Of every sue
person shall be entered upon the registr'
ton book of the township, ward or yotir
place to which he has removed 6y y
registrar ut any time, or by one Of
Judges on the day Of election froride
that IN cities and ioacns containing orer ta
thousands inhabitants, the name Of SUI
persons shall only be entered By, the reeg'str'
on the days named IN the secenh secfioa."