The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-29
POLITICAL POINTS.
DEMOCRATIC CITY COMMITTEE.
The Primary and the Election OF Delegates
90 the Democratic State Convention--The
Three.Precfncts Bill.

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90 the Democratic State Conventien--The
! Three.Precincts Bill.
I A meeting OF the Democratic City Com
mittee was held last night-Superintenden
George III. Poindexter In the chair, and
present the following others: Messrs. John
| ID. Whitehead, w. 8. Catlett, Beverly T.
Crrmp, George Gibson, Jr., w. w. Wood,
L. G. Figg, John b. Cary. Jourdan w.
Maury, SOL Cutchins, Jackson Guy, Ro-
bert McCarty, =. 8. Derbvshire. Leroy s.
Edwards. q. 4. Hill, and w. M. Archer.
A code Of bylaws, prepared by Mr..J.
Z. IIankins (wbo was detained from the
meeting by sickness IN his family was
adopted.
Three dates for the primary election
were proposed, and were voted on with
the following result:
April ....'....''... ..'...6
May ''a
May Sth was dropped and the next vote
resulted:
May ........9
| So May 1st was agreed upon, and 1t was
| further OF dered that the voting be by
(secret) ballot; that all the voting-preciuets
be opened, and that there be employed for
each precinct one judge and clerk.
| As to electing delegates TO the Demo-
cratic State Convention two plans were
proposed: l., that they be elected by ward
meetings; 2. that they be elected at the
primary at the same time municipal officers
are nominated.
After some discussion the matter was
referred to the standing Committee on
Plans OF Observation-Disclosures. Guy,
Crump. and Edwards.
The ward superintendents were in
structed TO see the members from their
wards and get their promises to attend
meetings.
The committee resolved to meet next on
Tuesday, April Sth, at s p. NJ.
Mr.. Catlett rendered his resignation as
member Of the committee and superinten-
dent Of Marshall Ward. Laid on the table
till next meeting.
Adjourned.
THE THREE-PRECINCTs BILL.
The following is law:
A Bill TO Amend Section Is of Chapter 7 Of
the Code Of 1873, as amended By an act
approved March 81, 1875, in regdrd to
Registration Of Voters.
l. BE ii enacted by the General ASSEMBLY
of Virginia. That section Is Of chapter
OF the Code OF 1873, as amended by an act
approved March 81, 1875, be amended aud
reenacted so as to read as follows:
s 10. The Common Council or Board OF
Trustees OF each city or town having more
than 5000 inhabitants shall appoint for
each ward as many yoting-places or pre-
cincts as they may from time to time deem
necessary, and shall prescribe and cause to
be published the boundaries of such
yotlng-places: provided, however, that
every person offering to vote shall
have been a resident OF the ward in
which he offers to vote for thirty days next
preceding any election at which he offers
to vote: provided, that when any voter re-
moves from one ward or voting-place to
another within thirty days Of an election it
shall be lawful for him to vote in the ward
or voting-precinct from which he removed
until he has acquired the right to vote in
| the ward or voting-precinct to which he
removes: provided, that in case OF the
lawful change or reSrrangement OF tne
wards or votiDg-precincts 1t shall be the
duty OF the registrar OF each ward to
transfer at once, and without application.
every voter In the ward or voting-precinct
in Which he is placed or thrown by such
change or reSrrangement OF wards or
voting-precincts, and tbenceiorth such
voter shall vote in the ward or votinSipre-
cinct into which he is so placed or tttown
without having resided ther Elm thirty DAYS:
and provided, further, that in case CT the
reSrrangement Of wards or voting-pre-
cincts it shall be the duty OF the registrar
of the old ward or voting-precinct to make
new copies OF registration-books after the
! transfers have been made to the new wards
or voting-precincts. For such services as
may be required under this section the
| Council or Board OF Trustees Of the city or
town shall make suitable allowance.
9. This act shall be in force from lis pas
sage.
Approved February 26th.
CThe bill constituting electoral boards
was in force February IA, 1891
REGISTRARS MUST QUALIFY.
The registrars and judges OF election
should qualify to-day IL possible. The
April term OF the Hastings Court is ap-
preaching, when it will not be so easy for
them to do it.