Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-13
TWO ELECTION BILLS
Senator Hay Offers Measures Radically
Changing The Walton Law.
DO AWAY WITH ooSsrAn,rs.

M AWAY WITH CONsTABIEs.
Repeal OF This section Provided
for md the Maryland Act Adapted
to virginta-The Tax ON Dogs
Plan TO Prevent Lynching.
NJ HAY. OF Madison. introduced IN the
Senate yesterday two OF the most impor-
Fan, election bills presented In the Legis-
,ature this session. one OF them repeats
the section OF the Walton law providing
for a special constable. and the seeoho
nm which is a companion measure, con-
templates other important ana raoicai
changes in the walton law. 1t is in many
respects essentially the same law now IN
operation In Maryland.
The most significant features in Mr..
Hays bill are that II provides mat the
candidate OF eacn party shall be so indi-
csted on the ballot. and. further, mat
each ticket shall have printed upon H.
lust above the name OF each party
device 20 be chosen by the state cnair-
man Of each party participating IN the
election.
Another provision requires that one oi
the official ballots shall be posted up on
the day of election at each pollng-place
an the state The speciai-cdnstabie Ie" :
ture i'm the existing law Is ehihii'ateu
and one OF the judges OF eiection - re-
quired 10 furnish the electors WIN
Official ballots. Provision Is inaoe io'
any one OF the judges OF eiec.ion "
render assistance to the blind, and those
causes In the preparation of their ballots.
THE STYLE OF TICKET
The bill reads as follows:
Re II enacted by the General Assembly
NJ Virginia That sections 3, ., ana IL
M an act. entitled, "An act TO PROVIDE Ior
the method OF voting by ballot, be
amended and re-enacted as as TO read as
section 2 The ballot shall be white
naper ticket. containing the names OF 'He
persons who have complied with the pro
visions Of this act as hereinafter plV
yided, and each ticket shaii pear as many
separate parellel columns Oh 'ne SAM
width. two and one-half inches wlde, as
there are political parties or organizations
nortioinating in the election. Each column
sbaI be headed with the names OF each
nartv and one column for independent
eandidates-that is, one column shdii p1
headed Democratic Candidates, ahouie,
spenuhlican Candidates" and so on, anu
I, these SEPARATE columns shall be prin.ed
he several offices to be filled, ana under
.ach office the name of the party nonlnSe
AND THE ORDER OF PHlNliN1 M
rrCIrt-r SHALL, BE PRECISELY THF.
rAN1E ON EACH AND ALL OF THE
rJrKFrS PRINTED, including a circle
not less than two inches in diameter
,ripted next and underneath the name
~ the marty: and each ticket so printed
hall bear and have printed upon II JUST
,hove the name of each party deNice
~ no chosen by the State chairman OF
ZACH party participating in the electlon
which device must be chosen ana com,
nunicated 10 the chairmen OF the seve .,'I
ELECTORAL boards of the counties ana clties
~ the state at least thirty days before
INV election held under this act, and u
hall he the duty of the judges OF elec-
,ton at every election and at every pre-
.inct where poll shall be opened 70
go nm ar cause TO be posted up, ana
,ent nosted ND all day during election
Law In some conspicuous place IN tile
yotiug-place one of the oihciai uche.s
Ia be used at such precinct ana eieo.io y,
IA, default of which such judges VIII De
reHntU
,onviction thereof shall be fined siVo.
DITY OF ELECTORAL BOARDS.
section Z II shall be the duty OF the
electoral boards of the seVerai cou JUL.
md cities within the State, WITHIN 'hifty
aavs preceding each election. TO cause 10
ne rrinted a number Of ballots equai 10
,u,ice the entire registered vote OF lne
,aid city or county. These paiio's sna''
sontain the names Of all candidates COM
living with the provisions as above re-
suired printed in black ink, Immediately
below the Office for which they nave -
announced their candidacy, and sheii ps
In all respects prepared ana printed q,
n,ovided for in section of this act; ana
hesa ballots shall be of uniform size.
section Ii. Every elector qualified &c
vote AT precinct shall when he 80 oe
nands be furnished with an official bal
lot by one of the judges of election Sc
lected for that duty by a majority OF lh'
,udgas present The said e.ector snail
,hen take the said official ballot and re-
lire 10 said voting-bocth. tie snail thei
prepare his ballot by making cross-ilia II =
X in the ring beneath the name OF tn'
,arty ticket he wishes to vote proVioeu
there Is any candidate on that particu
o. ticket that he does not desire TO vote
for. he shall run a pencil through th'
name of that candidate, ana II Tor I'M
same office he desires 10 vote for som'
one else shall, write Just above or DeioV
the name scratches. the full name OF suci
parson. No name shall be considere'
scratched unless the pencil-rnark extent
through three fourths OF the Iengti
pf said name. and no paiiot
save AN official ballot above pro
yided for. shall be counted for an.
person. And II the elector is blind o
nnab'e through physical causes to use HI
hands. he may have the assistance
snv one of the Judges OF election In pre-
paring mis- ballot The elector shall fol'
his ballot with the name OF the candi
dates on the inside. and hand the sam
10 the Judge OF the election. who shal
place the same in the ballot-box, witnou
any inspection further than TO assure him
self that said ballot is genuine ballot
for which purpose he may, without look
Inc az the printed inside OF said ballot
inspect the official seal upon the bac
thereof.
g This act shall be in force from it's pas
rage.
cThe words set in capitals are italicise
IN the bil)
DO AWAY WITH CONSTABLES.
The bill repeating the sections of tn
Walton law providing for special cor
stable reads as follows:
1. Be II enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of Virginia. That sections 10 and
OF an act TO provide for the method
voting by ballot, approved March 8, ls9
be and the same are hereby repealed.
2 This act shall be in force from II
passage.
THE GOVERNORS HELP ASKED.
Mr.. Stubs offered the following ioir
resolution, which. under the rules {
for tar a Ia