The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-14

vote one ard OF tl1s precinct III
which he shall offer to vote. thirty days
.rext preceding the election at which he.
shall offer vote. rho shall hare been
registered rs may be prescribed by law
and who shalt have paid in person to the
State at least six months iirior5 20 the
election al which he shall offer to vote q
poll tax Of one dollar and fifty cents (s1.5o)
for the preceding year, shall be entitled
Ito vote for members of the GeneruI As
Ssembly and all officers elected by the q. ~
pie; provide led that no person otherwise
qualified to vote under the pro- .,Ys s..f
8 this Constitution shall lose his ri .!,stos
vote in the precinct from wni.l lie has
removed to another precinct iii the sa..e
city or county un I'll after the cSp.rlt.c n
Of thirty days from the time OF such ie-
moval; and provided further t,s,t she
payment Of a poll tax as q ,-.recu,s1se
to voting shall not be required at :sty
election held prior to- January 1, 1903,
after@Which time the voter snail lie 30
quire6 to pay as q prerequisite tn lie.
right of suffrage the poll-taxs 81 eveis
year for " hichG such tax shallsha be-
come due and. payable. No ;1e.s "A = no
has served In time of war In the arH,,-s0r
navy of the United States, or Of tbs, ,..on.
federate Stntes,Sor of any State of The
United States shall, at any time, be re-
qu:red to pay poll tax as Il prerelu-,s STE
to voting. III
2. Prior to the first day of May. 1902,
and again prior to the first day OF Mo-
yember, 1902, there shall be a general
Registrations of voters In every county
and city of the State, at which general
registration no person shall be listed as
a voter unless, when he offers to register,
he shall be able TO read any section OF
this Constitution which may be submitted
to him by the registers and give reas-.
enable explanation of the same, or.
being a person who cannot for
himself. read SUCH section of the
Constitution, shall be able to understand
and give a reasonable explanation there
of when read to him by the officers of
registration: provided that these require
ments shall not apply in the case of any
person who has served in time of war in
the army or navy of the United States,
or of the Confederate States, or of any
State Of the United States, nor to the son
Of any such person. All persons
properly registered under this provision
shall remain permanently enrolled as cleo
tors unless subsequently disqualified by
some other provision of this article: and
q copy. of this permanent roll sworn to
by the officers of registration, shall be
certified to each county and city clerk for
preservation in his office. Any person
who shall be denied registration un.er
this section shall have the right of appeal
to the Circuit Court or to the judge there
of in vacation.
3. On and after January /. 1903 the
foregoing requirements as to .resist:a ton
shall be void and no longer applied; but
subsequent to January l, 1913, every male
citizen Of the United States who has ac-
CURED residence in this STATE III accn!i-
ance with Section One Il, % this Article,
and not previously registered ,tId;,r the
foregoing provisions OF this Constitution,
shall, as a condition precedent to registra-
ton. have paid 4 DOL tax Of one dollar
and fifty cents (s1.50) ami shall, unless
he be physically Disqualified, maze ap-
plication for registration il: his owh hand
writing, without aid II sus,.. ;tl ,n Or tie
use of a memorandum, in the presence Of
the registrar of the precinct III which he
resides, setting FORTH the ndn,e ana resi-
dence of his parents his own anne, age.
place and time Of birth, his occupation
and place OF residence at TIL, time und for
twelve months prior to the date of his
application having done which and made
oath to his statements, he shall be duly
listed by the registrar of election. Every
person registered under this provision who
is not blind or otherwise physically dis
apled, shall prepare and deposit his bal
lot, without aid from another on such
printed form as may be prescribed by
law: but any voter registered prior to
JanuarEiq, 1903, may be aided in the prep.
aration of his ballot 10y such person as
he may himself designate. The Gener
Assembly shall prior to January l. 1903,
provide by law for such a registration OF
voters as is thus set forth in Section
Three OF this Article, to be held at least
once in every year, and shall enact such
other laws as may be necessary to carry
into effect all the provisions Of this sec
ton.
4. The following persons shall not be
entitled to register or vote: Idiots, luna
tics, persons convicted Of bribery at cleo
tons, embezzlement OF public funds. trea-
son, felony o. petit larceny, and persons,
who, while citizens Of this State, have,
since the adoption of this Constitution,
fought q duel with a deadly weapon, sent
or accepted a challenge to fight a duel
with a deadly weapon, either within or
without the boundaries of this State. or
knowingly conveyed a challenge, or aided
or assisted in any manner in fighting
duel.
No officer, soldier, seaman or marine
OF the United States Army or Navy, nor
any inmate of a charitable institution.
nor student in any institution of learn
ing shall be deemed to have gained or
lost a residence in this State. or in any
county or city thereof. by reason of his
temporary station or location therein.
5. All elections by the people shall be
by ballot, and all elections by represen-
tative bodies shall be viva vocs-
The ballot-box shall, during all cleo
tions, be kept in view of the voters and
ballots shall not be canvassed or counted
in secret.
s. The General Assembly shall provide
by law for ballots without any distin-
gushing mark or symbol for use in all
State, county, city and ether elections
by the people. All ballots shall contain
the names of the candidates and of the
officers to be voted for in clear print
and in due and orderly succession; but
any voter may erase any name and In
sert another.
7. No voter, during the time Of holding
any election at which he is entitled to
Vote, shall be compelled to perform, mill
tary service. except in time Of war or
public danger, to work upon public
rcaas or to attend any court as sutton,