The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-05-03
THE NEW ELECTION LAW.

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WHO GAN VOTE UNDER THE NEW CONSTR.
TUTIoNAL AMENDMENTS PROVISIONS
OF THE ACr-CAPITATIoN TAX TO. BE
PAID, AND PETIT-LARCENY CLAUSE EN-
FORCED.
The Election which takes place in this
county on the fourth Thursday in this month,
will be held under the act putting in force
at the last election, and in order that our
county readers may be fully posted as to the
law, we republsh the provisions bearing on
elections, and recommend them to the care
full reading Of all:
The following is the 'sAct to enforce the
constitutional 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 re-enact
chapter of the Code'':
I. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly
of Virginia, That sections :, 4, G, and 10, of
chapter of the Code of 1873, be amended
and re-enacted so as to read as follow:
WHO MAY VOTE.
Section 1. Every male citizen of the Unit
ed States twenty-0ne years old who shall
have been 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 the election, and
who shall be a registered voter in and resi-
dent of the 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 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 considered resident of this
State by reason of being stationed therein:
And provided also, that the following per
sons shall be
EXCLUDED FROM VOTING:
First. Idiots and lunatics.
Second. Persons convicted of bribery in
any election, enlightenment 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 a deadly weapon, sent or accepted
achallenge to fight duel. with a deadly
weapon, either within or beyond the bound
aries of this State, or knowingly conveyed a
challenge, or aided or assisted in any man
| ner in fighting a duel, shall be allowed to
vote unless the disabilities incurred thereby
shall have been removed by the General As
sembly by two thirds vote.
REGISTRATION OF vOTEBS.
Section A. 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 twenty-one years
at the first election to be held after the reg
istration, and who are citizens of the United
States, and shall have resided in the Sta tie
twelve months, and in the county, city, or
town in which they propose toreg lister, three
months next preceding the election at which
they may offer to vote: Provided, That no
officer soldier, seamen, or marine of the
United States army or navy shall be consider
ed resident Of the State by reason of being
stationed therein: And prov,ded also, That
idiots and lunatics, persons convicted Of
bribery in any election, ENLIGHTENMENT Of
public funds, treason, felony, or petit larceny,
and any person who, while citizen of this
State, has, since the adoption of the present
Constitution, fought a dcel with a deadly
weapon, either within or beyond the bound
aries of this State, or knowingly conveyed a
challenge or assisted in any manner in fight
ing duel, unless the disabilities incurred
thereby have been legally removed, shall not
be registered as voters: And provided fur
ther, That in the event that any person
claiming to be naturalized 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 fol- any other cause, then
his oath or affirmation to the fact that he has
been duly naturalized shall be accepted and
shall entitle him to register.
REGISTRATION OATH.
Section 6. Before any registrar shall regis
ter the name of any person as a voter he
shall be satisfied of his qualification rs here
tofore prescribed; and all persons applying
for registration shall, before they are regis
tered, take and subscribe the following oath:
lido solemnly swear Tor affirm that
am not disqualified from exercising the
right of suffrage by the Constitution of Vir-
ginia''; which oath, so subscribed, shall be
filed with the registrar and preserved with
the books of registration.
PETrT-LARCENY DISQUALIFICATION, &C.
Section 10. The clerk of the county court
shall, at each registration, deliver to each
registrar in his county or city, list OF all
voters who have died,or who have been con-
victed of felony or petit-larce ny since last
registration, And it shall be the duty Of
the registrar to correct his listin saccordanee
with the list thus furnished before proceed
| ing with the registration; and he shall strike
| from the list of voters the name OF any per-
son convicted Of felony or petit-larceny, up
on the production before him Of q certificate
of the clerk of court Of competent jurisdic-
| ton that he has been convicted of felony OF
convicted of petit-larceny since Dcce mber I,
| 1876, in such court, or has been so convicted
by mayor, police justice, or justice OF the
| peace, in the county or corporation wherein
/ is the court to which the said clerk belongs,
unless 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 pas
sage,
PRESENTATION. j. Ran Tucker, VILE
and daughter, were spending few days in
i the city last week, the guests of DIR. A. M
Fauntleroy.
Messrs. r. N. Pool, e. J. Sullivan, C. H
Vanderford, and Mr.. Dulaney, Of Harrison
burg, passed through Stanton last evening
OH their way to Fredericksburg, to attend
the railroad celebration.
Judge Matt Cullen, formerly Of this city,
who studied law under the late Col. Jno. B.
Baldwin, has been for a number of years
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