Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-11
REGISTRATION AND VOTING.

Notwithstanding the repested pub
locations that have been made upon
the subject, there are still many PEG.
pie who imagine that they cannot
register this year without showing
their poll tax receipts for three years
past. Such is not the case. The re-
quirements for registration this year
are precisely what they were last year.
The poll tax prerequisite does not 90
into opertion until 1904. Those
who present themselves to be listed
will be on precisely the same footing
as those who were listed last year.
Any one can register who is a vet
eran, or son of a veteran, or who
last year paid State property tax of
81, or is sable to read any section of
the Constitution submitted to him by
the officers of registration and to give
a reasonable explanation of the same:
or, If unable to read such section, able
to understand and give reasonable
explanation thereof when read to
him by the officers"
Numbers of whites last year refused
to avail themselves of the privilege
of registering, dreading the question
that would be asked them. As a
matter of fact, the questions put un-
der the understanding clause were
extremely reasonable, and were read.
lily answered by men of ordinary
intelligence.
There are many desirable voters
whose names are not yet on the regis
tratlon lists. These we hope will be
added when the books are opened
again. which will be at the various
places mentioned in another column.
Remember that this is the last Oh,
any one will have to have h:s
name placed upon the books upon best
terms offered by the State. Beginning
with 1904, it will be requisite that
who offers for registration shall have
paid the poll tax assessed against him
tor the three years preceding the ell
ection, and this payment must be
made six months prior to the election.
AS to voting and transferring the
gist OF opinion is that one already |
registered in a county or city must
reside for twelve months in another
county or city before he is entitled |
TO vote therein. If he has complied
with this provision he's entitled to
transfer. In transferring from one
precinct to an other, the voter NAV
secure such transfer by applying to
the board which registered him as a
foter.
1t is, therefore, manifestly the duty
II the secretary of the board that re-
sistered the voter to give him, upon
Ms application, transfer. 1t is
also manifestly the duty of the regis
ration board for precinct in the
county, city or town to which the
voter is transferred to register him
lpon his transfer, but subject to the
provision. of section 10 in regard to
Ills qualifications as to age and resi-
fence, which latter shall have beer
or the period of one yeai in the /
county, city or town, as the case NAV
De, to which he moves before he Is
untitled to register, or to VOTE. even
'hough registered. 1t is therefore
nanifestly the duty of the board not
o register any person upon trans
er until ne shall have been resi-
lent of the county, city or town for
months preceding his admission to
eglstration upon said transfer.
1t ls also clear from section 10 of
ne Constitution, and section 5 of the
that voter once registered
hall not be required to go through
ne ordeal OF another registration,
tier acquiring the requisite resi-
ence, but shall be admitted to reg. j
'tratlon solely upon the faith and
redit of his transfer. l.