The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-29


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city ora county until after tho expiration
sofS thirty days from sthe time Of such re.
slnoyaI md provided further that tho INC
Hpuyment8 Of q poll tax as asprercqutstte
to voting. shall not be required at any
election held. prior. to- J anuaryl ~ sea.
after which time tho voter shall be re-
CURED to- pay, as . prerequisite to the
SriSht OF auffrage, the poll tax for the
snext8yelr# precedin not exceeding three,
for which such tax shall have become
due OF. payab but thu objection of said
poll tax shall not be enforced by distress
or otherwise until It shall become three
who, during the; lato war between the
States served lin the army or navy of
the United States. or OF the Confederate
States. 9or OF any State of tho United
States, shall, at any time. be required
to pay a poll tax as q prerequisite to
voting. } So
S. 2. Prior to. the first day OF. fblank to
be lilled). 1902, and again prior to the
first daySof (blank). 1902. there shall be
a general gistrationso of voters in every
county and city of the State, at which
general registrations no person shall be
listed as voter unless, when he offers
to register hc shall: be: i
QUALIFICATION oF9$vOTERS.
First. All persons who, prior. to the
adoption of this Constitution, have served
i'll time of war in the army or navy of
the United States or the Confederate
States. or of any State OF the United
States; or
orthe adoption of this Constitutin. has
served In time OF war in tho army or
navy OF the United States, or Of the Con-s
federatc States, or of any State Of the
United States; or
Third. a person who shall have paid
to the State, for one year preceding that
in which he offers to register, taxes
amounting to as much as one dollar s(sl)
on property owned by and assessed
against him; or
Fourth A person who is able to read
any section Of this Constitution which
may be submitted to him by the officers
otaregistration and give a reasonable c9-
plantation Of the same: or being a person
who cannot for himself read such section
of the Constitution, shall be able to under
stand and give a reasonable explanation
thereof when read to him by the officers
of registration. All persons properly res
istered under any provision of this sec.
ton shall remain permanently enrolled
as electors unless subsequently, disquall
fed by some other provision Of this arti-
Gle: and a. copy of this permanent ron,
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 reslstra tiol1
shall have the right of appeal to the sCir-
cult Court Of the county or the CORPORA
tion Court of the city. or to the judge
thereof in vacation. On January l. l9o4'
the foregoing requirements as to regis
tration shall expire by limitation.
Sec. 8. After January /. 1904, every male
citizen of the United. States who has &C
uuired residence in this State in accord
ance with section one % of this artlcle'
and not previously registered under Ing
foregoing provisions of this Constitutloll,
shall as a. further condition precedent
to registration, have paid all poll taxes
assessed or assessabIe against him Tor
the next preceding three years. or, II ne
come Of age during the year in which ne
offers to register, shall have paid to the
treasurer Of his county or city, to be &C.
counted for as other poll taxes, one dollar
and fifty cents s1.5o) in Lieu Of the first
years poll tax to be assessed against him.
and shall, unless he is physically disqual-
flied, make application for registration IN
his own handwriting without aid or sus-
gcstion or tho use of memorandum, IN the
presence Of an officer OF registration OIL
tho precinct in which he resides. setting
forth the names and residence OF his
parents, his own name, aSc, place ana
date of birth, his occupation and place OF
prior to the date Of 1lstapplication. and
if he has previously voted, then to state
in what State, county, or city, and voting
precinct he last voted. and he shall an
swer on oath any and all questions pro
pounded to him by the registration OFFICER
affecting his qualification as an elector,
which said questions and answers shall
be reduced to writing. Having done
which, and made oath to his statement.
he shall be duly listed by the registrar OF
election.
Every person registered Under this pro-
vision who is not blind or otherwise
physically disabled, shall prepare and de-
posit his ballot without aid from another,
on such printed form as may be pre-
scribcd by law; but any voter registered
prior to January /. 1901, may be aided in
tho preparation OF his ballot by such Of
1iccr Of election as he may himself des-
isnate. The General Assembly shall. prior
to January !, 1904, provide by: law for
such registration 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 pro-
visions of this section.
THOSE WHO ARE EXCLUDED.
Section a. Provided that the following
persons shall be excluded from register
Ing and voting:
(a) idiots, insane persons and paupers.
cd Those who have been heretofore
disqualified from voting by conviction OF
crime, either within or without this
State. prior&to the adoption of this Con-
stitution, and whose disabilities shall
not have been removed.
(c) Persons who have been convicted.
either within or without this State. Of
| treason or any felony, bribery, petty
larceny, obtaining money or property
under false pretenses, embe5zlement. for
gerry, perjury.
(d) Persons who while citizens OF this
State after the adoption of this Consti-
tuition, foushta duel with a deadly weap-
on, or sent or accepted a challenge to
fight such a duel. either within or with
out the bounds Of this State. or know
ingly conveyed a challenge or aided or
assisted in any wayfin the fighting of
such n duel: but the General AssemblY