Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-05-02
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TO ENFORCE THE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS RESTRICTING THE
RIGHTS OF SUFFRAGE TO CITIZENS
WHO SHALL HAVE PAID TO THE
STATE, BEFORE THE DAY OF ELEC-
TION, THE CApITATION TAX RE-
QUIRED BY LAW FOR THE Priced.
ING YEAR, AND TO AMEND AND RE
ENACT CHAPTER SEVEN OF THE
CODE. M s.
[Approved April 2, 1871
l.. Be it enacted By the General As.
sembly Of Virginia, That sections one,
four, six, and ten of chapter seven Of
the Code of eighteen hundred and
seyenty-three, be amended and re.
enacted so as to read as follows:
Sec. l. Every male citizen Of the
United States twenty-one years old,
who shall have been resident of this
State twelve months, and of the coun-
ty, city, Or town in which he shall Offer
to vote, three months next preceding
any election, and who shall be a resi-
dent ofthe election district in which he
shall offer to vote, and shall have paid
to the State before the day Of election
the capitation tax required by law for
the preceding year shall be entitled to
vote for members of the General AS
sembly, and all officers elected by the
people; Provided, thatno officer, soldier
seaman, or marine of the United States
army or navy shall be considered resi-
dent Of this State by reason of being
stationed therein; and provided also,
that the following persons shall be eX.
cluded from voting:
First. Idiots and lunatics.
Second. Persons convicted Of bribine
in any election, emblezzlement Of pub
lie funds, treason, felony. or petit
larceny.
Third. No person who, while a
citizen of this State, has since the adop-
ton of the present constitution of this
State, fought a duel with a deadly
weapon, sent or accepted challenge
to fight duel with deadly weapon,
either within or beyond the boundaries
of this State, or knowingly conveyed a
challenge, or aided or assisted in any
manner in fighting duel, shall be
allowed to vote unless the disabilities
incurred thereby shall have been re-
moved by the General Assembly by a
two-third's vote. 1t shall no be lawful
for the voters of the city Of Lynchburg,
living within the corporate limits of said
city as defined by the act approved
December nineteen, eighteen hundred
and seventy, and entitled an act to ex-
tend and define the boundaries OF the
city of Lynchburg, to vote at any cleo
ton of county treasurer, Common
wealth's attorney, sheritfs, clerks,
superintendent Of poor, surveyor for the
county of Campbell.
Sec. 4. Each registrar SO appointed
and qualified as hereinafter provided
Shall registrar all male citiz ems Of his
election district, who shall apply to be
registered, and who shall be 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 propose to regis
ter three months next preceding any
election at which they may offer to
vote Provided, that no officer, soldier,
seaman, or marine of the United States
army or navy shall be considered a
resident Of the State by reason of being
stationed therein; and provided. also,
that idiots and lunatics, persons con-
victed Of bribery in any election, en-
bezzlement Of public funds. treason,
felony, or petit larceny, and any per-
son who, while citizen of this State,
has since the adoption Of the present
constitution fought duel with deadly
weapon, sent or accepted a challenge
to fight duel with deadly weapon.
either within or beyond the boundaries
Of this State, or knowingly conveyed a
challenge. or assisted in any manner in
fighting a duel, unless the disabilities
incurred thereby have been legally re-
moved, shall not be registered as voters;
and provided further, that in the event
that any person claiming to be a natur-
allied citizen of the United States shall
not be able to establish the date of his
papers or the court in which they were
issued, by reason Of his having lost the
same or for any other cause, then his
oath or affirmation to the fact that he
has been duly naturalized shall be ac-
cepted and shall entitle him to regis
ter.
Sec. s. Before any registrar shall
register the name of any person as q
voter he shall be satisfied of his qualifi.
cation as heretofore prescribed; and all
persons applying for registration shall.
before they are registered, take and
subscribe the following oath: IL
do solemnly swear Cor atfirm) that am
not disqualified from exercising the
right of suffrage by the Constitution Of
Virginia :" which oath so subscribed
shall be fled with the registrar and
preserved with the books of registra,
ton.
Sec. 10. The clerk ofthe county court
and hustings or corporation court shall,
at each registration, deliver to each
re- FAR in his county or city list o.
ali voters who haye died or who have
been convicted of felony or petit lar
ceny since last registration. And il
shall be the duty of the registrar to
correct his list in accordance with the
list thus furnished before proceeding
with the registration, andh shall strike
| from the list of voters the name of any
person convicted of felony or petit lar
ceny upon the production before him
of certificate Of the clerk Of court Of
competent jurisdiction that he has been
convicted of felony or convicted Of
petty larceny since December LIST, 1876,
in such court, or has been SO convicted
by a mayor, police justice, or justice OF
the peace in the county or corporation
wherein is the court to which said clerk
belongs, unless said person shall pro-
duce a pardon from the Governor or a
certificate from the keeper of the rolls
that bis disabilities have been removed
by the General Assembly.
2. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
The first engagement, officially re-
ported, between the Turks and Russians,
has been fought at Tchorukson, in
Asiatlc Turkey. The Turks claim to
have put the Russians to rout with a
lose of 300 An enuapemant NEAR