Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-07-27
Republicans and the New
Election Law.

every voter being registered by the
assessor of his county or assess
ment district. The law requires
each assessor in every county to
list in book seperate from the
property and real estate
books, every person entitled to
vote at the next election, and this
list must show as to each of said
persons: "(1) the name in full of
the voter. (2) His age. 60 His
occupation. (4) The location of
his residence In the magisterial
district in which he resides. (5)
How long he has resided in the
state, how long in the county, and
how long in the magisterial dis
trict IN which he resides. co. His
place of birth and if born out of
the United States, and is a nutur-
allied citizen, the place of his nat
uralization.
Persons temporarily out of their
counties should send to the as
SCISSOR the foregoing information
sworn to before a notary, justice
or other person qualified to adj
minister oaths.
The duty of the assessor is plain
under the law. He is required to
use due diligence" to ascertain
who are qualified voters. He
must enter on his list all she
knows TO be voters" or who will be
voters at the next general election"
and ''he shall call upon all other
male residents of the dis
trict who, from their appear
ance or from information he has
reason to believe to be qualified vo-
ters." He is empowered to admin
lister oaths. He is liable to indict-
ment for misdemeanor and fine
of not less than $50 or
more than $3.50, if he knowingly
lists any one not entitled to vote
at the next election, or refuses to
enter the names of any qualified
voter.
The Intelligencer has informa-
ton that forces the conviction that
there Is a conspiracy to leave off
the list the names of Republican
voters. In several counties it is
known that Democratic assessors
have approached voters and sug-
gested to them that times are hard.
money Is scarce, and if they are
not listed they will not have to
pay taxes. This is not only a vio-
iation of the law, for which the as
SCISSOR Is liable to indictment, but
a misrepresentation of the law.
The listing of voters is entirely
separate and distinct from assess.
ing them for taxation. There il
no law in this state requiring &
voter to be assessed or to pay tag
before he can vote. If he owns
property he must pay taxes on i
whether he votes or not, or wheth
or a resident of the state or not
Assessing for taxation is one thing
listing for voting purposes anoth
er. A voters name on the assess
ment book does not give him tn,
right to vote. Prima facie RICH
to vote is established by the ap
pearance of his name on the sis
OF voters"
The new election law is of Dem
ocratlc parentage. There are sign!
that they are not pleased with this
particular offspring. 1t was doubt
less enacted with the purpose Of
preventing Republicans from vot.
ing. Every Republican who knows
Of any violation of the law by as.
SCISSORS, such as endeavoring to
persuade Republican voters not Ia
be listed, etc, is requested to send
full particulars of that case to the
Republican state committee at
Wheeling, who will see that proper
prosecutions are instituted.
Every Republican voter should
see that his name and the names
Of his Republican neighbors are
on the assessors list of voters
Intelligencer.
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