Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-04
Registration.

be found important. The points worthy of at
teutlOD are these:
lst Registration lasts but one day, except
IN cities and towns having more than two thou
sand inhabitants, and then it continues three
days
ID A person entitled to register can do so at
any time previous to the regular day, by ap
ricatiou to the Registrar
Sd. Transfers eau be made from one district
to another at any time previous to the regular
day set for registration, and the same if not
entered upon the books during registration, can
he entered upon the day of election by one OF
the judges
Transfers for cities and towns with over two
thousand inhabitants should, however, he en-
tered before or on the days sets for registra-
ton.
!. Each Registrar shall, annually, on the Sc
cond Tuesday in May, at his voting place, pro-
cecd to register the names of all the qualified
voters within his voting district, not previously
registered in the said district, in accordance
with the provisions of this act, who shall apply
10 be registered commencing at sunrise aud
closing at sunset, and shall complete such reg
Stration on the said second Tuesday iu May.
Ten days previous to the November elections
the Registrar shall sit one day for the purpose
Of amending and correcting the list at which
time any qualified voter applying and not pre-
vously registered, may be added provided,
that in each city or town having more than two
thousand Inhabitants, the Registrar may sit
three days previous to any State, city, county
or township election. The Registrars shall
give notice Of the time and place of all registra-
tions for at least ten days before each sitting,
ten or more public places in their townships,
wards and election districts. And the Regis
trar shall, at any time previous to the regular
days of registration, register any voter who may
apply to him to be registered aud who will be
entitled to vote at the next succeeding election;
and the Registrar shall receive the same COM
pensation for the names so registered on days
other than the regular days Of registration that
Assessors may be entitled to for listing births
and deaths. 1t shall be the duty of the Regis
trars, within FIVE days after each sitting, to
have posted at three or more public places in
their townships, wards and election districts,
written or printed lists of all persons admitted
by them to registration, and also to have writ
ten or printed lists of all such persons added,
posted, on each day of election, at each place
of voting 10 their townships, wards and cleo
ton districts.
9. Whenever a registered voter changes his
place of residence from one voting district to
another, it shall be lawful for him to apply for,
in person or in writing, and 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 a certificate that he was
duly registered, and that his name has, since
his removal, been erased from the registration
books of said voting district, which shall be sui
fcieut evidence to entitle him to register, and
the name of every such person shall be entered
upon the registration book of the township, ward
or voting place to which he has removed, by
the Registrar at any time, or by one OF the
Judges on the day of election: provided, that
10 cities and towns containing over two thous-
aud inhabitants, the name of such person shall
only be entered by the Registrar ou the days
named in the seventh section.
IAN act approved Oct 22d' 1870, contains
the following provision:
rect the registration lists, by striking from the
same the names Of such persons as have died,
or have removed from the district, upon proper
evidence being produced before him.
TIE CAMpAIGN--The following resolutions
were adopted at the late meeting OF the Con-
seryative Conference held in Richmond:
Resolved, That the attention of superinten-
dents of townships aud wards be earnestly called
to the provision of the third article Of the plan
of organization of the party, and in order to Sc
cure a tull vote of the party one the day of
election they be requested to appoint the neces
sary working committees, who shall procure
list the Conservative voters OF their respective
townships and wards, aud SO provide that each
voter shall be seen before the day fixed TOR the
Presidential election and be urged to attend the
polls on that day, and if necessary be aided 10
so doing.
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this con-
vcn,ion that our State Executive Committee
advise and urge upon the county superlnten-
dents to hold mass meeting IN each township
Of every county in the State between this and
the 5th of November, in addition to the mass
meetings announced by the State Committees.
Resolved, That all Conservative capvassers
and electors be requested, whenever they speak,
to call especial attention to the Importance or
thorough organization of the party as provided
for in the third article of the plan of organza;,
ton, aud that the financial agent be requested
to report to the Central Committee at the earll-
est moment.
Resolved, That committee of three be ap
pointed on behalf Of this meeting, to see the
presidents of all the railroads OF the State ana
procure free tickets for all Conservative speak
ers over the same
THEIRS AND GUIZor. While at Trouvllle
NJ. Thiers drove. to Val Richer. He went
there to visit an old friend, no less remarkable
in the history of France than the President OF
the Republic himself. The visit was to NJ
Guizot, who is now eighty-fve years DID, and
reported to be very feeble. They were enemies
in 1910, when Thiers, the minister OF LOUIS
Philippe, accused NJ. Guizot, then emoassaaor 10
to England, of betrayipg him IN the treaty lor
the settlement of the affairs of the East, con
cludel between England, Russia, Prussia and
Austria, without the concurrence of France
NJ. Theirs was succeeded by NJ. Guizot as the
Controlling head of the French ministry, and
was therefore bitter 10 opposition. The mee1- e
lug at Val Richer of these two OLD menu.
Theirs is seventy fve-seems to have beeo % a
cordial one, all animositles forgotten ana Iol-
i,y abo ut these French statesmen. NJ. Guizot
is said to ha engaged upon new work; NJ.