Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-28
The New Registration Bills.

The following is the bill to provide for q
new registration of voters for the city of AL
e1audria, introduced in the State Senate by
request by Mr.. Moore, and referred to the
Committee of Privileges and Elections:
/. Be it enacted, &c., That there shall be
a new registration Of the voters of the city
Of Alexandria, to bs made at such time dur
ing the year eighteen hundred and eighty.
eight as may be determined by the electoral
board of said city, by which said voters shall
be registered only on the book of the ward
in which they respectively reside. Notice
of the time and place or places for such new
registration shall be given by said electoral
board By publication in the newspapers of
said city and by printed notices posted in at
,, least ten public places in each of said wards
for at least ten days prior to the beginning of
such registration.
2. The registrars of such wards shall sit
for ten days at the place or places desig-
mated for such new resignation, and shall
within five days after completing the same
cause TO he posted in two or more public
places of their respective wards lists of all
persons admitted by them to registration.
3. Iu oil other respects as herein provided
the duties of said registrars shall be pre-.
scribed by the general registration laws of
the State The registration made under
this act shall have the same force and virtue
as though made under the said general reg.
istratiou laws shall be revised, altered, ad.
| ded to and amended 10 the mode prescribed
| by the said general laws, and shall take the
place of all registrations of voters hereto
fore made in and for said city.
4 The said registrars shall receive as
compensation for their services two dollars
per day each day of their sitting as regis
trars under the second section of this act.
s. The Secretary of the Commonwealth
shall furnish the Clerk of the Corporation
Court of said city with 80 many registration
books as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this act.
6. All acts and parts of acts in conflict
with this net are hereby repealed.
Z. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
The following is the bill to provide for a
new registration OF voters in the county Of
Alexandra, introduced in the State Senate
by Mr.. Moore, and referred to the Commit
tee of Privileges and Elections:
l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Virginia, That there shall be new regis-
tration of the voters of the county OF Alex
andria, to be made at such time during the
year eighteen hundred and eighty eight as
may be fixed by the electoral board of the
said county. The said board shall for at
least ten days before such registration is
begun, give notice thereof by publication in
the newspapers of Alexandria city and by
printed handbills, posted at not less than
five places, in each precinct. After such
notice is given, the registrars Of the several
precincts shall proceed to register the names
of all qualified voters entitled to registration
therein. and shall complete the registration
within six days from the time of the COM
mencement thereof Whereupon each regis
trsr shall cause to be posted at three or more
public places in his precinct, printed or
written lists of all persons admitted by him
to registration.
9 In all respects, except az herein other.
wise provided, the registrars shall be gov
erned by the general law, and the registra.
ton, when made, shall have the same force
and effect as though made in pursuance
thereof, and shall be subject to revision and
amendment according to the provisions
thereof. The said registration shall take
the place of all registrations heretofore made
in said county.
s. The Ssci of the Commonwealth
shall furnish the Clerk OF the County Court
of Alexandria so many registration books
as may be necessary to carry out the pro-
visions of this act.
L. This act shall be in force from its pas
| cage.