The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-12
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 4,
1917 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 o at
stake by his own negligence or apathy.
&c 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 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 n 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 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.n 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 in the said dis.
arict. in accordance with the provisions OF
this act, who shall apply to be registered,
commencing at sunrise and closing at sun
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 town haring more than TACO thousand
inhabitants, the registrar may SIT three days
previous to any State, city, county, or toaon'
ship election. Tie registrars shall give
notice of the time and place Of all registra'
tons 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
prepious to the regular days Of registration
register any voter ,cho ma apply to him II
be REGISTERED and uho uiu be entitled to cot
at the nert succeeding election ; and the reg
asfrar shall receive the same compensation
for the names so registered on days othel
than The regular days of registration tina
assessors may be entitled to for listing birth
anu utUttos
at shall be the duty of the registrars
within five days after each sitting, to have
posted at three or more public places IL
their townships, wards, or election dis
tricts, written or printed lists of all persons
admitted by them to registration, and ais.
TO hare ,rrtttes or printed lists Of au sue
persons added, posted on each day Of elec
sion, at each place Of voting IN Their topn
ships. yards and election DISTRICTS"
Sec. 8. Whenever a registered vote
changes his place of residence from on
voting district to another, it shall be Lawful
for him to apply for, in person or IN ac11ting
and it shall be the duty of the registrar 9
his forme, voting district at any time, whe
Their it be in a township, ward or votin
place, to furnish a certificate that he wa
duly registered, and that his name has sine
his removal been erased from the registra
ton books of said voting district, whic
shall be sufficient evidence to entitle hir
to register, and the name of every sue
person shall be entered upon the registr'
lion book of the township, ward or votin
place to which he has removed by y
registrar M any time, or by one Of u
Judges on the day Of election ; prortdet
that in cities and to,ons containing orer III
thousands inhabitants, tile name OF sac
persons shall only be entered by the registrt
on the days named in the seventh secfion.'