The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-01
The REGISTRARS ARE NAMED.
JOHN I. MORIssEY. r.. J. WADE AND
II. r. JOHNSON APPOINTED
FOR CHATHAM.

The Appointments Under the View
Law I'm All the Counties of Judge
Fallisant's Circuit Made by Him
Testerday-It Was the Last Day
on which They Could Re Made
Under the Act-COmpensation to
BE Received by the Omcers Who
VIII serve Under the General
Registration Law.
Judge Robert Fanigaut yesterday ap-
pointed the registrars for tile counties
in his judicial circuit as required under
the recent act Of the legislature pro
viding a general registration law for the
state.
Yesterday was the last day on which
the appointments could he made under
the law. as they had TO be made within
thirty days after Jan. l. 1895.
Three registrars are appointed for each
county. The registrars appointed for
Chatham county are John l. MorrIsev.
Robert J. Wade and T. F. johnson. The
terms of the act require that the board
shall be bipartisan. which contemplates
the representation Of conflicting polti-
cal interests or factions as well as differ
ent political parties. In this appointment
it is considered that the TWO factions in
local politics are represented as well as
the Republican party. Whether the
factions will stand year or two hence
as they are now. however. Is another
question. The appointments for the other
counties in Judge Fanigants circuit are
as follows:
Bryan county. L. +. Cox. W. II. Strlck-
land and ]. H Bitch
Efingham county. osweH z. Smith. and
John W. Reisser. democrats. and Will
lam spier. populist.
Liberty county. Edgar B. Way and
Henry G. syon. democrats. and Lewis
Ashmore, populist.
Mcintosh county ]. B. Bond and Don
aid r. Mcintosh. democrats. and ]. c.
Lawton, colored. republican.
Yesterday being the last day on which
the appointments could be made. Judge
Fallgant had to make them from the best
information he had at hand. as will be
seen from the section Of the act quoted
he has the power of removal. with or
without cause and If there is any reason
for the removal Of any Of those appointed
IT can be done. and others appointed in
their places. In the case Of Bryan county
all the appointees are democrats. In the
case of Mcintosh county Lawton, the
oolored republican, was appointed be-
cause information was received that he
would be acceptable to the people of
the county.
In the case of the Chatham county
appointees the names suggested by the
democratic executive committee were
those Of John !. Morrisey and Justice
Samuel j. Reynolds The latter being a
magistrate, however, he was barred from
appointment TO the Office under the one
ofice-for-one-man bill passed also at the
recent session of the legislature to apply
TO Chatham county.
The section OF the new law requiring
the appointments to be made is as fol-
lows:
Within thirty days after Jan. l. 1895.
and biennially thereafter, the judge of
the superior court of each county shall
appoint three upright and intelligent cit
liens OF said county as county registrars
of said county, and have the appointments
entered on the minutes OF tho court.
two years and until their successors are
appointed and qualified. The sad judge
shall have the right, however to remove
said registrars at any time in his dis
erection, with or without cause, and al
once appoint a successor; provided. how
ever. that the said judge shall not appoint
all the registrars from any one conflicting
political interest or party and If at any
time 1t shall appear that all the regis
trars are from one conflicting political
interest or party then one Of said regis
trars shall at once be removed and a
successor appointed. so as to maintain
bipartisan board.
The rest Of the section states the oath
which the registrars are required to take
before entering upon the duties of their
office.
The duties Of the registrars are set
forth in the following section The reg
istration books are kept in the ONCE Of
the tax collector under this law, and he
registers such persons as pay their taxes,
and are otherwise qualified TO vote For
this the tax collector receives a fee of
cents for each name registered. The
tax collector, ordinary and clerk Of the
superior court must on or before July
of each year, beginning with 1895, prepare
and file with the county registrars a
complete alphabetical list of all persons
in the county who for any reason what
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requires an examination Of the records of
the. criminal courts, the lunacy records
of the ordinary's court, and the records
of the tax collectors office to show who
have failed to pay their taxes at any
time since the adoption of the constitution
of 1877. For this work each OF these
officials receives a fee of III cents for each
name on the disqualified list
The list of registered vo.ers and the
list Of those disqualified are to be placed
in the hands of the registrars fifteen
days before the October and November
elections, and the registrars shall at once
proceed to examine and compare the
two lists. All names on the voters lists
and not found on the squaliGed lists
shall then be entered on the list OF reg
istered voters. The registrars have the
right themselves to exam ne into the
qualification or disqualification, to take
evidence on these subjects and ii is
left for a majority of them 10 say in
case of a difference of opinion whether
or not q voters name shall go on the
registered list. For their services IN thus
going into q detailed examination Of the
lists the registrars are each to receive
81 a day. for each day on which they
work. The county commissioners, how
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