The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-22
REGISTRATION.

We call attention to the amended sections
of the law governing the registration o
voters, as they now stand, (See Acts o
Assembly, Chap. 1sl, approved March
1872 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 bis
vote upon the great national issues now Of
stake by his own negligence OF apathy.
Il 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 a
voter removing from his district, and
except in cities or towns containing over
two thousand inhabitantsl 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, OF by one of the
judges on the day Of election.
The qualification Of voters il 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-
eeding any election at which they may offer
to vote" The exceptions are few and un-
important, not applying to any law-abiding
civilian:
''SEC. 7. 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 ia 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 IN May. 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 /: provided that in each city
or torn haring more than t,eo thousand
Inhabitants, the registrar may sat three days
ship election. The registrars shall give
tons for at least ten days before each sit
ting, by posting written or printed notices
thereof at ten OF more public places in
their townships, wards, and election dis
tricts. And the registrar shall, at any time
prerioas to the regular days Of registration,
register any rOter arho may apply to him to
be registered and srho rM be. entitled 10 yote
at The nea succeeding election and the req.
ist1'ar shall receire the same compensation
for the names so registered on days other
than the regular days Of registration that
assessors may be entt'edto for listing births
and deathS.o
sit shall be the duty of the registrars,
within .tire 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 hare srritten or printed lists Of all such
persons added, posted on each day of cleo
ton, at each place Of roting in their tosc's-