The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-26
RICHMOND REGISTRARS.
TIE ELECTORAL BOARD At WORK
Judges and Commissioners OF Election and
Resistrnrs Elected Under the Recent Act
Of Assembly.

| heRistrnrs Elected choe' '"o hecent Act
Of Assembly.
! The Electoral Board for the city Of Rich
mond-Messrs. w. II. Palmer, W. III. Cul-
lingworth. and r.. Taylor Pemberton-
having qualified before Judge Atkins, Of
the Hastings Court, met in open session
yesterday evening and elected Colonel
Palmer chairman aud Mr.. Pemberton sec
retary. Mr.. w. p. Lawton, clerk OF the
court and ez-oficio clerk OF the Board,
acted as recorder Of the proceedings.
The following parties were chosen as
judges OF election, and the first named in
each precinct az registrar also:
Marshall Wdrd.-First Precinct: John
Gibson, John Romer, 4. j. DAILY. Second
Precinct: Warren b. Smith. Lemuel
Yerby, james II. Hall. Third Precinct !:
Dabney G.. Baker, John Pitt, Roland Hill.
Jefferson Ward.-First Precinct: John
Stamper, George +. styll, r. NJ. Leonard
Second Precinct: T. j. Robertson, u. 7.
Briggs, Aristotle Davis. Third Precinct: :
Samuel X. Perdue, jackson Turpin, +. p.
Murphy. Fourth Precinct: S. w. Farrar,
John II. Rose, s. w. Robinson.
MddiSon Wdrd.-First Precinct: John
II. Knowles. Jr., John Biait, Peter Hotties.
Second Precinct: w. Z. johnson, George
Burgess. II. l.. Wigapd. Third Precinct /:
James III. Pecor, William +. Howard, II.
l.. PelOuZe. Fourth Precinct: Robert A.
Caskie, John Z. Quarles. O. III. Russell.
Monroe Wdrd.-First Precinct: John
A. Mosby, William Ellyson. 6. B. Rag
land. Second Precinct: DR.. w. NJ.
Withers, Thomas Elicit, Ed. r. Carter.
Third Precinct: David b. Jones, Luther
Martin, Felix Baughan. Fourth Pre-
cinct: John &. Moss, Thomas b. Bolt, 5.
NJ. Bloomberg.
Ciau Wdrd.-First Precinct: George J.
Hooper, p. +. Gibbs. ID. J. Caver. Sec
ond Precinct: A. l.. Burford, &. V. Clash,
William Flegenheimer. Third Precinct: {:
E. NJ. Crump, j. 7. Butler, George n.
Gwathmy.
Jackson Wdrd.-First Precinct: Will
liam II. Talman. Jacob +. Wolff, Fred.
Bauer. Second Precinct: Lewis w. Dor
sett, William S. Woodson, Henry Hucles.
Third Precinct j. c. Donnella, Thomas
Cox, James j. Rankin.
The following named were appointed as
commissioners OF election: Messrs. George
j. Hooper, David B. Jones, Dabney Ii.
Baker, II. L. Pelouze, and Fred. Bauer.
The judges and registrars Of election so
appointed by the Electoral Board will
| qualify at once by taking the oaths OF Office
before an officer authorized by law to ad-
minister the oaths. and return such quail
! fication to the clerk OF the Hastings Court
without delay, as there is very little time
between this and the registration and
election-days.
Delay as to Electoral Boards.
Caoratot.x-- ~ ba- 4 iOYn N, ,, tvoolfh II w
Flournoy has been receiving numerous
letters from various parts Of the State ask
| ing information about the law IN regard to
the manner OF choosing registrars and
| Judges and clerks OF election, and the ap-
pOintment OF county boards OF school COM
missiOners.
The act in relation TO the judges, regis
! trars. and clerks was passed over the Gov
ernor's veto on the 14th OF February.
! Then the Democrats held a caucus to elect
the "three qualified voters, who shall be
| ireeholders and residents Of each city
and county for which they are APP
pointed" who should constitute the
Electoral Boards. This consumed time,
and after this was done, with
time still flying, it was ascertained that no
provision had been made for tho transmis-
| sion OF the commissions to the members OF
the various boards under the provisions OF
the act. Another bill having this for It's
object was passed, and the duty Of send
| ing ont these commissions was assigned in
| this bill to the Secretary OF the Common
wealth. The list furnished him did not
contain single pOst-office address. The
Secretary here invaded the Legislature.
and received about one out OF ten OF
the post-Office addresses, and as the legis-
lation, which matured the provisions OF the
bill, eliminated at a late day in the session,
the Secretary sent the commissions to the
clerks OF the County Court, this being the
best thing he could do under the circum-
stances.
| A part OF the jth section OF the act reads
.It shall be the duty OF each Of the said
| Electoral Boards biennisly at the same
/ time TO appoint registrar for each voting
place OF their respective counties and
/ cities. who shall be a discreet citizen and
resident OF the magisterial district or
! ward to which he is appointed; and who
shall hold Office for the term OF two years
from the lst day OF April following their
appointment" .,
! Some OF the counties in the State could
not be reached within week. owing TO
/ the bad condition OF the roads, swollen
streams. &C., and il is possible that
wherever the commissions fell into the
hands OF Coalition clubs that they rested
! sWeetlv unless called for by the members
OF the Electoral Boards. Yesterday steps
were taken to notify as many as possible
by telegraph OF their appointment. and II
NAV be that no serious consequences VIII
/ result.
The act in relation to Boards OF school
/ Commissioners win fare much the same
way. and the delay is attributable to the
same causes. The Secretary OF the Com
monwealth did not have the addresses OF
members OF the Boards, and the Superln-
tendent of Public Printing did not furnish
him with copies OF the act in time for
/ transmission to members OF the Boards.
The committee appointed to burn the
/ bonds issued under the Acts OF Assembly
preyious to the Riddeberger acts went out
| To the Tredegar Iron-W orks yesterday and
performed their duty by putting into fur
mace there wagon-load OF these bonds.
The Governor Yesterday appointed Alex
ander NJ. Brownell weighmaster OF live
stock for Richmond for the ensuing term.
He succeeds William II. Tyler.
The changes on the Library foor do not
interfere with the Southern Historical So
ciety, as the office OF the Society will be in
the room now used by the Adiutant-Gen-
eral.
The Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
tion has been notified OF the death OF
School-Superintenden Il. A. Hughart, OF
Bath county. The vacancy occasioned by
his death viii be filed at the next meeting
OF the Board OF Education.
This District Awake.
The authorities in all the counties OF
this the old Third congressional district
have been communicated with and informed
Of the necessity Of having their electoral
boards qualified at once, 50 that they may
elect all the registrars and judges OF elec-