The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10
THE NEW REGISTRATION WILL
SOON BE WELL UNDER WAY
Will Weed Out Negro Vote and Make the Electorate Clean
and Pure-Some Provisions Of the Suffrage
Change and Registration Ordinance


O. reasonable explanat ton Of the same
or. II unable to read such section, able
tc understand and give a reasonable ea-
PLANTATION thereof when read to him by
| the officers
A roll containing the names OF all per-
sens thus registered. sworn to and Ger
tilted by the officers OF registration. shall
be filed. for record and preservation, IN
the clerks Office OF the circuit court OF
the county. or the clerks office Of the
corporation court of the city, as the case
may be- Persons thus enrolled shall not
! be required to register again. unless they
! shall have ceased to be residents OF the
! State, or become disqualified by section
twenty three. Any person denied regis
tration under this section shall have the
right of appeal to the circuit court OF his
county, or the corporation court Of his
city, or to the judge thereof In vacaton-
RIGHT OF APPEAL.
Following are some OF the provisions
of the registration ordinances, which Will
be of interest to those who desire to reg
lister:
Any person, who, upon his examination
shall wilfuiy make a false statement OF
any material fact affecting ms quailnca i
tons as a voter, shall be guilty OF per-
jury and. upoe, conviction thereof. shall
forfeit for life his right to vote.
Any person denied registration shall
have the right to appeal, without pay
ment of writ tax or giving security Tor
costs, to the Circuit Court Of the county
or to- the Corporation Court of the city.
in which he offers to register, or to the
judge thereof in vacation, by presenting
to such court or judge, within ten days
thereafter. a petition in writing to have
his right to register determined. contain
ing q statement of the facts proved be-
fore said board; to which the board shall
make answer in writing. The matter
shall be heard and determined upon such
pet.aon and answer, and such evidence
as may be introduced in support thereof.
Such proceedings shall take precedence
over all other business Of the said court
or judge. and shall be heard as soon as
possible.
Upon the fling of such petition, the
clerk of the court shall at once give no
tice tS, the Commonwealth Attorney Tor
his county or city. whose duty 1t shall be
to appear and defend against SAID peu-
ton in behalf of the State.
Judgment in favor of the petitioner
shall entitle him to registration FROM
Judgment rendered against him, writ
of error shall lie to the Supreme court
of Appeals in favor of the petitioner.
GOOD MEN NAMED.
The Richmond registrars do not an
ttcipate a great deal of trouble in dis
posing of their work With the twenty
DAYS notice provided by law. togetehr
with the attention that will be called
to the matter each day by four daily
newspapers. it is expected that the vo-
tiers will be prompt in turning out. and
that there will be but little difficulty in
fifteen days.
The courts may, however. in their dis
erection, extend the time in any of the
counties or cities of the State.
The voters of Richmond have no right
to complain of their boards. for they
are composed of fine set of men.
They are as follows:
Marshall Ward-R. T. Lacy, W. M.
Williams, r. A. Cavedo.
Jefferson Ward-Henry NJ. Tyler,
Thomas W. Joseph. George Bowden.
Madison Ward-A. S. Lanier. Robert
Lee Traylor. Thomas ". Walsh.
Monroe NVard-R. Rand Wexford. B. R.
Seldom. w. 7. Walker
Lee WaSd-Roscoe G. Nelson, R E.
Peyton, Jr.
Clay ward-Ernest NJ Long, Robert
B. fettis, John r. Hooper.
Jackson Ward-J. H. Bradley, John A.
Haley, John McEneany.