The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-04-28


FORCE THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENTs IN RELATION TO THE RIGHT OF
sUFFRAGE-CAPITATIo TAX TO BE PAID
AND PETIT-LARCENY CLAUSE EN-
FORCED. ,.l.-..s-'.z ......: .....- .s
The following is the "Act to enforce the
amendments restricting the
right OF suffrage to citizens who shall have
paid to the State before the day OF election
the capitation tax required by law for the
preceding year and to amend and reenact
chapter OF the Code":
/. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Virginia, That sections /, 4, 6, and 10,
OF chapter OF the Code 1873, be amended
and reenacted so as to read as follows:
WHO NAY VOTE.
Section /. Every male citizen OF the
United States twenty-one years old who
shall have been q resident of this State for
twelve months, and OF the county, city, or
town in which he shall offer to vote three
months next preceding any election, and
who shall be registered voter in and q
resident of the election district in which he
shall offer to vote, and shall have paid to
the State before the day of election the capi-
tation tax required by law for the preceding
year, shall be entitled to vote for members
OF the General Assembly and all officers
elected by the people: Provided, That no
officer, soldier, seaman, or marine OF the
United States army or navy shall be consid-
cred a resident of this State by reason Of
being stationed therein: And prouided
also, that the following persons shall be
EXCLUDED FROM VOTING:
L,;ret J3;ot, opd JunoticS
Second. Persons convicted OF bribery in
any election. embezZement OF public funds,
treason, felony, or petit larceny.
Third. No person who, while citizen OF
this State, has, since the adoption OF the
present Constitution OF this State, fought a
duel with deadly weapon, sent or accepted
q challenge to fight a duel with deadly
weapon, either within or beyond the boun-
daries Of this State, or knowingly conveyed
challenge, or aided or assisted in any man
ner in fighting duel, shall be allowed to vote
unless the disabilities incurred thereby shall
have been removed by the General Assem-
bly by two-thirds' vote. It shall not be
lawful for the voters of the city Of Lynch
burg, living within the corporate limits Of
said city as defined by the act approved
December 10, 1870, and entitled an act to
extend and define the boundaries OF the city
OF Lynchburg, to vote at any election OF
county treasurer, Commonwealth's attor-
ney. sheriff, clerks, superintendent OF poor,
or surveyor for the county OF Campbell.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.
Section 4. Each registrar so appointed
and qualified as hereinafter provided shall
register all male citizens of his election dis
trict who shall apply to be registered, and
who shall be OF the age OF twenJy-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 register three months next
preceding any election at which they may
offer to vote: Provided, That no officer, SOL
dier, seaman, or marine OF the Unlted
States army or navy shall be considered q
resident OF the State by reason OF being sta
toned therein: And provided also, That
idiots and lunatics, persons convicted OF
bribery in any election, embezzlement OF
public funds, treason. felony or petit lar
ceny, and any person who, While citizen
OF this State, has, since the adoption of the
present Constitution, fought duel with q
deadly weapon, sent or accepted chal-
Ienge to fight duel with deadly weap-
on, either within or beyond the bound
aries OF this State, or knowingly con-
yeyed a challenge or assisted in any
manner in lighting duel, unless the disa-
bilities incurred thereby have been legally
removed, shall not be registered as voters
And provided further, That in the event that
any person claiming to bea naturalized cltl-
zen 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 naturalZed shall be ac-
cented and shall enttle him to register.
REGISTRATION OATH.
Section 6. Before any registrar shall re-
yister the name OF any person as voter
he shall be satisfied Of his qualification as
heretofore prescribed; and all persons ap-
plying for registration shall, before they
are registered, take and subscribe the fol-
lowing oath 81, --, do solemnly swear
Tor affirm) that am not disqualified from
exercising the right OF suffrage by the Con-
stitution of Virginia" T.; which oath, so sub
scribed, shall be filed with the registrar and
preserved with the books OF registration.
PETIT-LARCENY DISQUALIFICATION, &C.
Section 10. The clerk Of the county court
each registration, deliver to each registrar
in his county or city, a list OF all voters who
have died, or who have been convicted OF
felony or petit larceny since last reglstra-
ton. And it shall be the duty of the regis
trar to correct his list in accordance with
the list thus furnished before proceeding
with the registration; and he shall strike
from the list of voters the name Of any
person convicted Of felony or petit
larceny, upon the production before
him OF certificate OF the clerk OF
court of competent jurisdiction that
he has been convicted Of felony or con-
yicted of petit larceny since December l,
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, un-
less said person shall produce a pardon
from the Governor or certificate from the
keeper of the rolls that his disabilities have
been removed by the General Assembly.
2. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
[Approved April 2, 1871
CooI-SpRING BAPTIST TCHURcH-BAPT1zING.
Thursday evening Rev. Henry Mcdonald,
pastor OF the Second Baptist church, went
out to Cool-Spring Baptist church, in Hanc-
yer county, Just above Atlee's station, to
preach. Owing to the very inclement
weather there were only few persons pre-
sent. A prayer-meeting was, however,
held. On yesterday Rev. Mr.. Mcdonald
administered the ordinance of baptism to
eight persons-fve ladies and three gentle
men. The baptzing took place in the
Tottopottomy creek, not far from the above
church. These persons professed CONVEX
sion at a meeting recently held at this