Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-30
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MONDAY. APRIL 80, 1871
The New Election Law.

The following is the Act to enforce the co ..
stitutiooal amendments restricting the right of
suffrage to citzacs who shall have paid to the
State before the dsy Of election the capItatloR
tax required by law for the preceding year
and to amend and c.cnact chapter of tue
Code"
l. Be 1t enacted By the General Assembly Y
! j Virginia, That secllous l, 4. and 10 OF chap.
ter 7 OF the Code OF 1878 be amended aud re.
eoacted so as to read as follows:
Section /. Every male citizen of the United
States tTenly one years old who shall have
been a resident Of this State Tor twelve months,
and OF the county, city, or toWo 10 which he
shall offer to vote three months next precedlog
any election, and who shall be registered
voter 10 and resident OF the election district
n which he shall offer to vote, aud shall have
| paid to the State before the day of election the
! capitatiou 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, sol.
dcr, seaman, or marine Of the United States
army or navy shall be considered resident of
| this State by reason Of being stationed there
| in: And provided also, that the following per.
sons shall be excluded from 7otiag:
| First. Idiots and uuatic:.
|. 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 pres
ent Constitution of this State. fought duel
with deadly weapon SEPT or accepted cbal'
lenge to- fight a duel With Il deadly weapon.
either within or beyond the boundaries of this
State, or knowingly Conveyed challenge, or
aided or assisted in any manner in lighting
duel, shall be allowed 10 vote unless the dsa-
blli!cs incurred thereby shall have been remov
ed by the General Assembly by a two-thirds
vote. 1t shall not bc Lawful for the voters Of
the city OF ofLyuchburg, living within the cOrpo-
rate limits of said city as detined by the act
approved December 10, 1870 and entitled an
&c: to cxtcnd and dciue the boundaries OF the
city of LyDcbburg, to vote at any election oil
county treasurer CGmmOnwea 5 Attorney,
sheriff, clerks, superintendent OF poor, or sur
VcyOr for the county OF Campbell
Section f. Each registrar SO appointed and
qualified as heretofore provided shall register
all male citizens Of bis election district who shall
apply to be egistered, aud who shall be OF tho
age of tWcUty-oue years at the hrst election to %
held after the registration, and who arc cllzens
of the Uuited States, aud shall have resided ID
the STATE twelve months, aud 10 the couoty,clly,
or town 10 which they propose to register three
months uext proceeding any election az WHICH
they may offer to Vote Provided, mat no OIL
GER soldier, ,Seapl4U, Or uarlnc ot the y. army
or navy shall be cjuslir:cd resident OF tho
State by reason OF belug siatlooed therein
And provided as1, That idiots aud luoatics,
persons Convicted Of bribery 10 any election,
cmbezz emcut Of public !uujs, treason. lelooy.
IN q
ciizen Of this State, has, since the adoption OF
the present Constitution, fought u duel with d
deadly weapon, seDs or accepted challenge 10
fight a duel with deadly weapon, either with
in or beyond the BOUNDARIES Of this State, or
knowingly conveyed chI!lcDge or Insisted IN
auy nIanncr in fighting duel unless the dlsa'
bi!ities Incurred thereby have been legally re-
moved shall not be registered aS voters: Aud
provided further, That 10 the event that any
person claiming to be z na!uraI!Z.d ctlZ:n ol
the Untcd States shall not be able TO establish
the date Of his papers, CT the court 10 which
they were issued, by reason Of bis havlng lost
the same, or Tor any other cause, then his oath
or affirmation TO the fact that he has been duly
naturazad shall be accepted and shall cntltIc
him TO register.
Sectiou &. Before aoy registrar snal! register
| the uauc OF any person sS voter no shall DC
| salIStlCQ Or MS 4uiilucaliOu do Hetclo'oiE PIe
! scribed aud all pers0us applying Tor reglstra-
ton shall, before they arc registered, take aod
subscribe the following oath: Il ----, DO
soennIy swear Tor affirm that am cot dis
qualified from exercising the right OF suffrage
| by the Constitution of NirgiuIa;' which oath.
so subscribed, shall be flied with the registrar
and preserved with the books Of registration.
Section 10. Inc clerk Of the county court
aud husIiogs or corporation court shall, at each
registration, deliver to each registrar 10 h's
county or city, list OF all voters who 7e
died, or who lave been convicted oil telon! Or
or petit larceny sine. last registration An0 IL
shall be the duty Of the registrar 10 correct his
list 10 accordance with the list thus iurnlshcG
before proceeding with the registration; and he
shall strike from the list o.! voters the name OF
aDv person cJuvic,cd oil felony or petit larceny.
upop the production before him Of a certificate
Of the clerk of Il court of competent jurisdiction
that he has been convicted OF tcIouy or con-
yic,cd 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, 10
the county or corporation whcrelu Is the court
| to which said clerk belongs uncss said person
Shall produce Il pardon Irom the Governor or
certificate from the keeper Of the rolls that ms
disabilities have been removed by the dcueral
| Assembly,
9. This act shall be 10 force from its passage.
iarprnvpd 4 Anril . 1877