Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-13
THE NEW REGISTRATION LAW.
Full Text of the Measure as Passed bv
the Legislature.

bly and was approved by Governor Ste
phens on the 9Th day Of December.
The bill as passed claims to be amenda-
tory Of the Registration Act for the CITY of
Savannah, approved September %. 1881.
but in reality is total repeal of that act
in the methods and provisions made for
carrying it out.
THE ACT.
SECTION l. The General Assembly of
the State of Georgia hereby enacts, That
section one of an act entitled an act to
provide for the registration of voters to
vote at municipal elections in the city of
savannah, to fix. regulate and determine
the time, place and manner in which such
elections shall be held, TO prescribe the
qualification of voters at all such cleo
tions, and to provide suitable penalties
for all violations thereof. approved Sep
tember %, 1881, shall be and the same is
hereby amended, by inserting after the
words ''shall be" in the second line of
said section the words '.thOse required by
this act and the constitution of GeOr-
gia for electors in elections by
the people in this State" by striking out
the word ''as'' before the word '.pre-
scribed' in the said second line of said
section, and inserting in lieu thereof be-
fore said word "prescribed" the words ''in
addition to those" SO that the said sec
tiOn when amended shall read as follows:
That the qualifications of voters at cleo
tions for Mayor and Aldermen of the city
Of Savannah shall be those required by
this act and the constitution of Georgia
for electors in elections by the people in
this State, in addition to those prescribed
in section 1881 of the Appendix to the
Code of 1873, except that the time of the
residence Of the voter within the corporate
.raf 4 Oh.
medlatelY preceding such election.
SEC. >. That section two of said act be
amended by striking therefrom in the be-
ginning thereof the words 1.-The Judge of
the Superior Court of Chatham county,
the Judge Of the City Court of Savannah,
and the Ordinary of Chatham county,"
and substituting therefor the following
George ;. Haines, William SWOll and
f. NJ. Hull. citizens of Savannah, and
their successors in office, are hereby de-
claTed to be and are constituted Election
Commissioners for the city of savannah,
aud they. or a majority of them. duly
qualified as hereinafter provided by
changing the time at which the appoint
ment of freehOlderS, who shall constitute
a Board of Registration and Election
Managers in said city. shall be made
from 1.-TWO months" before each election
TO lone month before each election, so
that said section, when 50 amended, shall
read as follows: ID. c. Bacon, John Flan-
merry, George :. Haines, William SwOll
and +. VI. Hull. citizens of Savannah, and
their successors i'm office, are hereby de-
clared to be. and are constituted. Election
Commissioners for the said city of Savan-
nah, and they, or majority OF them. duly
qualified, as hereinafter provided by
changing the time at which the appoint
ment of freehOlders, who shall constitute
a Board of Registration and Election
Managers in said city, shall be made from
1.-TWO months" before each election
to lone MONTH before each cleo
tiOn, so that said section, when
so amended, shall read as follows:
ID. &. Bacon. John Flannery. George :.
Haines. William SWOll and r. NJ. Hull,
citizens Of Savannah, and their successors
in office. are hereby declared to be and are
constituted Election Commissioners for
the said city o. savannah. and they-Or
majority of them, duly qualified as here
matter prOyided-shall appoint three free
holders, residing in each militia district
in said city, who shall constitute Board
of Registration and Election Managers in
said city" Such appointments shall be
made not less than one month before each
election for Mayor and Aldermen of
said city, and no person shall be
appointed TO serve twice cOnSecu-
pOintment the members of said board
from each district shall prepare suitable
book, alphabetically arranged, in which to
register the names of voters to vote at the
impending election. Such books shall
contain spaces i'm which to inscribe the
name, age. place Of nativity and location
of residence. describing the latter def
nitely by ward, street, number of house,
if any. and cross street. The said mana
gers from each district, or a majority OF
them, shall attend from nine O'Clock a. m.
TO two O'Clock p. m. for every day. except
sundays for the two weeks Immediately
preceding the election, at some convenient
point in their district, of which notice for
ten days shall be given in the official ga
Zette of said city, with the books pre-
pared for that district, so that all persons
otherwise qualified may register in the
districts in which they reside in order to
vote at said election. All applications to
register must he in person, and no person
shall be registered until he has first per-
sOnally answered all questions necessary
10 the proper filling of the blanks in said
books. ANY member of said board may
swear an applicant for registration touch
ing his right TO do SO,
SEC 3. That said act be, and the same
is hereby. amended in the fifth (5th) sec
tion thereof by adding to said section, at
ger the last word thereof, the following
words. ''The Election Commissioners pro-
Vided for in section of said act as hereby
amended shall take the same oath as IL
prescribed for the members of said Board,
aud the said Commissioners. or majority
of them. AT any ymeeting publicly called for
that purpose shall have power and author
itv to fill any and all vacancies occurring
in said Election Commissioners. lt shall
also he part of the duX of said Election
Commissioners to cause proper books to
be made out from the Tax Collectors
books of Chatham county and the records
Of the Clerk of Councils office for said
city. of all persons in said city who have
Daid their poll tax TO the county authOri-
ties. or the registration fee i'm lieu thereof
IN said Clerk of Council, since the
adoDtiOu OF ske present constitu-
tion. and one of the books so pre-
pared shall be given, by said
Election Commissioners to the three Tee-
holders appointed TO preside III each dis-
trict. The actual cost Of preparing sald
hooL shall be paid out of the City Treas
arr. and when the name OF any appllcanI
for registration does not appear ON sald
hook he shall n0i he allowed to register
until he shall have first sGflSned sald
frpahoIders of the fact that all taAes
chargeable against him by law, ana Whlch
he has had an opportunity 10 pay, nave
been i'm fact duly paid; ana all books
used in or about said election shall
be turned over after the holding OF the
same to said Election Commissioners. No
DersOn. whatever. save those appointed Dy
taw. shall have access to such books or
any Of iiHa information contained therein
Sr;or IN the bo,,.ling Of the election at
which the same are to be s,sed,
SEC 4. Thai sectien six of said act oe
and the sameis hereby aIaelSed by add
ing after the word .'act'' in the fOurti. lille
thereof las herein amended so that the
same shall read: THAT II any member OF
said board shall become disqualified or
unable 10 perform said duties his place
NAV be Immediately filed by another ap-
nOinted. as prescribed in the second sec
zion Of this act as herein amended;"
and each Of said members shall be
entitled 10 receive for his services while
actually engaged in the performance OF
his said duties the sum Of three dollars
Der dav. and each district board shall be
allowed the sum of forty dollars to meet
an clerical and other expenses, and the
actual cost Of the books of registration,
which moneys shall be paid out of the
treasury of the city of Savannah.
SEC. ). Pc if further enacted, mat all
laws and parts of laws in conflict with
this act be and the same are hereby re-
pesle5.
A Blaze at Texarkana.
LITTLE Rock, Dec. PA Gazette spe-
eiai reports an extensive fire at EeXar-
kama. The flames. which originated at
the corner of Front and Pine streets, north