Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-31
THE DUTY OF CLERKS.
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TIVE opsnisas frsH the Attorney.
General - . ssssiea Of the walton
Law sAat II. Net nxplacts,-lsew 70
Avoid censss,en.

9hs walton slsction-iaw provides that
candidates for county and city Offices
saail report their candidacy to the clerks
o. the proper courts. but does not provide
That the clerks Of the courts shall make
report OF Nance Of these candidates to the
Decretaries Of the electoral boards.
Inc section OF the law on duties Of "can-
tidates for once" and which 10 repro
puced. IN order to the clear understand
Sng OF what follows. reads:
DUTIES OF CANDIDATES.
- ANY person who intends to be q
candidate for any ONCE. state or ma
Gonal. to Be elected by the electors OF the
state at large or OF . congressional dis
efiet. shall. At least twenty days before
such election. notify the Secretary Of the
Commonwealth in writing. properly at
tested. Of such intention. designating the
Ufiice for which he 10 = candidate. Such
written notice shall DO signed by the taid
candidate, but n he be Incapable Of writ
ing his proper signature. then some mark
adopted by him as his signature shall be
acknowledged before a Justice OF the
peace or other officer authorized to take
acknowledgements to deeds, and In the
same manner. Any person who intends 10
be q candidate for any office not en-
oraced In the foregoing at any election
shall give 4 similar notice. at least TWEEN
~ days before such election. TO the clerk
or clerks OF the county, or hustings courts
OF the various county or counties or the
city or cities whose electors vote for the
candidate for such Office. No person not
announcing his candidacy provided Tor
rs above shall have his name printed on
the ballots provided for such election. on
receipt OF the foregoing notice II shah
be- the duty Of the Secretary OF the Com
monwealth TO Immediately potiiy the sec
retary of each electoral board OF eacn
county or city OF the State or OF said
congressional district"
THE DUTY OF CLERKS.
The Secretary OF the Commonwealth,
having received several queries as TO the
duties OF the court-clerks In the mater
OF reporting to the electoral boards the
pames OF candidates for county oihces, re-
ferred them to Attorney-General Scott
hnd has received from that Official TWO
opinions This Is the first: .oo,
January II. 1895.
81 think clerks. rs to county and city
elections, must dc for the candidate i9I
county and city offices just what you uo
In State and national elections-repoIt 70
Abe proper electoral board the names
OF the candidates who notify them anu
thus notified. the Electoral Board VIII
have the ticket printed and dlstrloI Ste,,,
as the law requires. The notification rom
the clerks viii be authority 10 electoral
boards 10 prepare the tickets ior '"e
election"
TIE Attorney-Generals second letter Is
IN these words:
March %. 1895.
Candidates for city and county Offices
must notify the clerks of their purpose
20 be candidates, as required by SeSt.1n
g. Acts 1894, page So; but inc C!ethS
are not directed in terms to report th@
names TO the proper electoral bOaros,
therefore, these boards must obtain theim
from the several clerks that thty ma!
"It woilid. I think. be both proper ana
the very spirit of the law for clerks 70
do as you are required-report 10 tn1
electoral boards the names ol lne CAN
6.dates for county and city Offices