Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-04-04
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in or without the bounds OF this State.
or knowingly conveyed challenge or
aided or assisted in any way in the
fighting of such a duel; but the Gen
eral Assembly may by a two-thirds
vote Of each house remove the dis
ability incurred by any one under this
paragraph I'D"
And provided further, that no officer,
soldier, senan, or marine OF tho United
States army or navy shall be deemed
TO have gained "a residence in this
State, or in any county or city thereof,
by reason of being stationed therein;
nor shall any inmate OF charitable in
stitution, or any student i'm any insti-
tuition of learning be regarded as hav-
ing either gained or lost a residence by
reason of his location or soiourn in such
institution.
Section 5-All the elections by the
people shall be by ballot, and all cleo
tons by representative bodies shall be
viva-voce, in which event this vote
shall be recorded in the journal of the
proceedings OF the record OF the cleo
ton.
The ballot box shall during all cleo
tons TO keep in view, nor shall the
same be opened and the ballots be can
vassed or counted in secret
A UNIFORM BALLOT.
Section 6.-The General Assembly
shall provide by law for ballots without
any distinguishing mark or symbol for
use in NIL State, county, city and other
elections by the people. All ballots
shall contain the names OF the candi-
dates and Of the officers TO be voted
for in clear print and in due and order
ly succession, but any voter may erase
any name and insert another. The
General Assembly shall provide by law
for the ballots to be used i'm all elections.
and the form thereof shall be the same
in all places where the election is held. !
Section NO voter during the
time OF holding any election at which
he Is entitled TO vote, shall be COMPEL
ed TO perform military service. except
in time OF war and public danger, to
work upon public roads, or To attend
any court as sutton, juror or witness.
and no voter shall be subject to arrest
under any civil process during his at
tendance at election or returning there
from
Section S.-Any person who in
respect of age or time OF residence
would be qualified to vote at the time
of the next election shall he admitted
to registration, Notwithstanding that at
the time thereof he is not qualified with
reference to age or time of residence.
and shall be entitled TO vote if qualified
at the time of election under the pro
visions Of this constitution.
OPTIONAL WITH THE COUNTY.
Section o - Electors in county.
town, and city elections shall possess
the qualifications and be subject to the
disqualifications prescribed in section
one of this article, but the General
Assembly may prescribe IA property
qualification of not exceeding $3.50 for
voting in any election for county. town
or city officers Of such county or CITY. |
Such action, if taken to be had upon
the. inititive of the representatives in
the General Assembly from the city,
town or county Immediately affected; |
provided that the General Assembly
in its discretion may make such lawful !
exemptions from the operation Of said
property qualification as shall not be
in conflict with the constitution of the
United States or the State Of Virginia.
JUDGES OF ELECTION.
Section 10.-Judges Of election and
registrars Except as hereinafter pro-
vldedI shall be appointed for each
election precinct in the State by the
Circuit Court of the counties having
jurisdiction over the territory in which
precinct IS situated, or the judge there
OF In vacation. In the selection of
judges of election representatives shall
be given to each of the two political
parties which at the general election
next preceding their appointment cast
the highest and next highest
number Of votes. No person holding
any office of profit or trust in this State
or In any county, city or town hereof
shall be appointed as registrar or as
judge Of election.
The general assembly shall enact
such laws as may be necessary to carry
into effect foregoing provisions