The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
1850 DISQUALIFIED
THAT MANY REGISTERED VOTERS
WILL BE DENIED SUFFRAGE.
I MUNICIPAL ELECTION
UNLESS THEIR TAXES ARE PAID
BEFORE ELECTION DAY.

Many of Those VIII BE Placed in
Good standing by the Clubs Before
That Tfme-Larse Number Due to
Lack of Opposition in Municipal
Observation-Disclosures Lists VIII
De Completed TO-day-Subdfvision
of Districts Being Made by Tax
Observation-Disclosures Have Until
Election Day to Make Good-SOme
who Have Not Paid Poll Tax May
Vote.
The completion of the registration
lists for the municipal election
shows that there are on the
lists about 1850 persons who
are disqualified from voting by reason
of non-payment of taxes. This large
number is accounted for by the abb
sence of opposition in the municipal
election, but it is probable that the
number will be materially decreased
before election day by the clubs which
are anxious to keep their members in
good standing.
The list of registered voters, accord
ing to districts, and divided as to races,
has been made up, and the tax collec-
tor is now engaged in dividing the
districts into boxes This work will
probably be completed to-day, and the
lists will be verified and turned over
to the proper authorities.
The Classified List.
The total number of registered vot-
ers is $500, of which number $50 are
whites. The classification according to
districts shows that there are. in the
First District 1903 white voters, and
239 colored; in the Second District 943
white, and so colored; in the Third,
1,4S1 white. and 80 colored; in the
Fourth 1888 white, and 165 colored.
The low provides that the tax col
lector shall prepare on Jan. l, pre-
ceding an election for Mayor and al
dermen, or within five days thereafter,
list of the qualified voters of the
county, as registered in his office up
to and including Dec. Is, preceding the
election. This list must show the full
name, address, age, occupation Gf any
and the amount of taxes due.
Subdivision of Districts.
The act further provides that the tax
collector, in making up the list, will
ulNlOe the voters OF the First and
Fourth Districts into three lists each,
and the Second and Third into %wo
lists each. On each of these must ap-
pear, as far as practicable, one third,
or one-half, respectively, of the names
of the number of voters in each of
the militia districts, it being the duty
of the tax collector to equally divide
the names on the lists. These lists
will be furnished the managers of the
election on the morning of the election,
the manager of each box being pro-
vided with one. Delinquents are al
lowed to make up their arrears at any
time prior to the election, and though
disqualified by the lists, may vote if
they present receipt for the taxes
shown to be due by the lists.
The preparation of the lists is te-
dious work, for which the tax collec-
tor is allowed, by law, cents for
each name.
1t is not generally known that there
are many who are entitled to a vote
in the coming election who have not
paid their poll tax. OF these there
are about $50. the class being com
prised of those who have either ar
rived at their majority since March /,
or who have reached the age of ex-
emption, so years. since that time.
None of this class is included in the
list of disqualified voters above men
toned,