The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-04
REGISTRATION,

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. ISL, 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.
It 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.
IT, c,,ol.f,oot, or uotoru 10 IF cnurcp
unchanged, it being settled by the Constitu-
ton viz g 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 un-
important, not applying to any law-abiding
civilian aa'f
.sSEC. I. 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 ~ Nay. 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,
NAV be added prooided that IN each city
or toacn hapng more than taco thousand
Inhabitants, the registrar may sit three days
previous to any State, city, county, or torn.
ship election. The registrars shall give
notice of the time and place Of all registra.
lions for at least ten days before each sit
ting, by posting written or printed notices
thereof at ten or more public places II
their townships, wards, and election dis.
tricts. And the registrar shall, at any tim.
previous to the regular days Of registration
register any roter ,oho may apply TO him IL
be reoistered and soho aciU be entitled to rot
at the neat succeeding election and the reg.
istrar shall receipe the same compensation
for the names sol registered ON days othe,
than the regular days Of registration thai
assessors may be entfledtoJ for listing birth
and dedths.o
80 st shall be the duty of the registrars
within fire days after each sitting, to have
posted at three or more public places il
their townships, wards, OF election dis
tricts, written or printed lists of all persons
z admitted by them to registration, and ais,
/, to hare ao,itten or printed lists az aH suc]
persons added, posted on each day Of cleo
lion, at each place Of roting IN Their to'cn
ships, wards and election DISTRICTS"
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