Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-28

taxes, one dollar and fifty cents
(Sl.50) in lieu of the first years poll
tax to be assessed against him. and
shall, unless he be physically dis
qualified, max" application for regis
trStiun lu his own handwriting. with
ont aid or suggestion or the use of
memorandum, IN the presence of an
officer of registration of the precinct
IN which he resides. setting forth his
Own name, age, place and date of
birth, his occnpation and place OF
residence at the time and for two
years prior to the date of his appli
cation; and if he has previously voted
then to state in what State, county
or city, and voting precinct he last
voted; and he shall answer, on oath.
any and oil questions propounded to
him by the registration officer affect
ing his qualification as an elector,
which said questions aud answers
shall be reduced to writing; having
done which aud made oath to his
statement, he shall be duly listed by
the registrar of election. Every
person registered under this provision
who is not blind or otherwise paws
lcally disabled, shall prepare and
deposit his ballot without aid from
another, on such printed form as
may be prescribed by law: but any
voter registered prior 20 January l..
1904, may be aided in the prrpara-
ton of his ballot by such officer of
election as be may himself designate.
So far as consistent with the pro
visions of this Constitution. the abso
lutte secrecy of the ballot shall be
maintained, and TO this end the gen
eral assembly shall enact such laws
as may br necessary. The general
assembly shall. prior To January /.
1904, provide by law for such regis
tration of voters AS is thus set forth
IN section 3 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 section.
Il. The following persons shall be
excluded from registering aud vot-
ing:
CAV Idiots, insane persons, and
paupers.
lb) Those who have been hereto
fore disqualified from voting by con-
viction of crime, either within OF
without this state, prior to the adop-
tion of this Constitution and whose
disabilities shall not have been re.
moved.
(c) Persons who have been con-
vic,ed, either within or without this
State, of treason, or Of any felony,
bribery, petty larceny, obtaining
money or property under false pre-.
lenses, embezzlement, forgery, OF
perjury.
(d Persons who, while citizens OF
this State, after the adoption of thi.
Constitution, fought duel with ,
deadley weapon, or sent or accepted
Il challenge to fight such duel, either
within or without the bounds of thi
State, or knowingly conveyed chal
lenge, or aided or assisted in any way
in the fighting of such duel; bu
the General Assembly may, by a two
thirds vote of each house, remove tn,
disability incurred by any one unde
this paragraph ''d."
,. No officer, soldier, seaman, O
marine of the United States army O
navy shall be deemed to have gained
a residence in this State, or in an
county or city thereof, by reason o
being stationed therein; nor shall an
inmate of charitable institution, O
any student in any institution O
learning, be regarded as havini
either gained or lost residence b
reason of his location or sojourn il
such Institution.
8. All elections by the peopl
shall be by callot, and all election
by representative bodies shall be cig
rOcc, in which event the vote shall b
i recorded in the journal of the pre-
; ceedingS of the record of the election
The ballot box shall, during a
elections, be kept in public view, nc
7 shall the same be opened or tn
; ballots be canvassed or counted i
2 secret.
: z. The General Assembly sha
t provide by law for ballots withou
! any distinguished mark Of symbC
2 for use in all State, county, city, an
other elections 10y the people. A
5 ballots shall contain the names of th
: candidates, and of the officers to /