The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-23
Who NAY VOTE IN
THE PRIMARIES I
Attorney r. NJ. Long Prepares
Interesting Data on
Subject.
THE LAW is CLEARLY STATED
Persons in Doubt Will Find
Valuable Information by
Reading This.

ll 4 J.
Tho matter Of the right OF persons to
vrte In the coming Democratic primaries
both state and local, Is one OF the most
,nnortant and intricate under consid-i
GRAFTON by citizens OF Virginia at TINS
time.
Professor Ernest NJ. Long, OF Rich
,nond College law school, VINO mas h'aue
considerable study of the subject nus Ia
prepared for The TNmes-Dispatch me
fo,,outnr concise data showing under
,,.(,,t conditions citizens may participate
& IN re primaries shortly to be ned.
If You have already regisaereSa on snfu.
NE me ~ Wirrinia. you are entitled to vote
a such primary, and at the reguiarl ei ~,
ton. provided that, on or pGfore a,le , ott,
day Of May. 1900 you th s,'. Years 1903 and
If - not necessary that YOU shall nave
4 paid 1902 poll tax, II you are alreaoS 4 %
4 state taxes for 1905 are not due un u
t,,eNIst or July; therefore 1t will not pc
necessary for you to pay 1905 pol l .i' ~
o' if'yon are a Civil War veteran pay
rncnt Of your poll tax for any year, IS.
not required as prerequisite 70 slie
'f1f1yoI registered or voted in this State.
& Elastfycnr and, on or before the 9Th daS
Of May, 1905. you shall have PAID yoh W
State poll tax for 1924. you may M, 9e
SIRE that you are entitled to vote TINS
Year, at any primary. and at the regu-.
lar election. ~ \. &, Z, =
il You registered in this State prior 3r,5 70
the list january, 1904 q. e. In 1902 or 1909,
and md that you. have not paid y ,oS,
4 State poll lax for the years 1903 and leoi,
or either of suchs@S years, because such
tax has not been assessed a. against you ~
the clerk Of the Circuit Court OF Inc ne
Il county, or the Corporation Court OF the
city, in which you registered, 1or Ger
tificate to that effect and, upon pre-
sentation OF such certificate to the treas.
Y ,irer3;of your county or city, and upon
a payment to him., on or! before the 9th day
IL Of May. 800, of such poll tax as may nave
qualified to vote.
If Not Registered.
Any male citizen OF the. United States
having the necessary qualifications, as
hereinafter stated. by APPLYING to the reg
~ or precinct Of the cty,sin which such
As citizen shall reside. may have his name
duly entered upon the registration books
and will thereupon become emitted 70
al the regular election In November.
The person so applying shall be. or shall
have been, on or before the tn OF No
vcnber, 1905:
]. Twenty-onc years OF age.
9 4 resident of the State for two.
years. sii.
8. OF the county, city or town for one
year, and OF the election district or pre-
clnct in which ne offers 10 register
5.: 4. Has paid, on or before the 9th day
q Of May, 1905. to the treasury OF his
county or city. tho State poll tax as.
sessabc against him for the years 1902,
1903 and 1904. iSs
s. And unless physically unable to
do so, shall make application 10 be regis
tered in his own handwriting stating
therein: his name, age, date and place
of BIRTH residence and occupation.
= The annual registration of qualified
voters will be held on the 18th day of
May, 1906; at which time the registrars
of each election district and precinct
in the State will sit, at the usual voting
places therein, for the purpose OF regis
tering all persons who shall apply to
be registered and are qualified.
If the State poll tax was not assess
able against you for the year 1002--by
reason Of your not being u resident of
The State. or on account Of your being
under age, In that year, you are not
thereby disqualified Make oath to that
fact before the registrar and, II you are
otherwise qualified !. as above stated, and and
on or before the 9Th day, of May, 1905,
you shall have PAID. YOU poll tax for
the years 1903 and 1904 you are entitled
to be registered.
If no State poll tax has heretofore
been assessable against you on account
of your being under age. and you are
now twenty-one years old. or will be-
come Of age on or before the It'll No
Wember. 1906, you arc entitled to he
registered. Of otherwise qualified, as
above stated provided that on or be-
fore the 9th day Of May. 1906 you shall
have paid to the treasurer of your
county or city the sum Of sl5O. amount
OF first years poll tax assessable against
you.
Change Of residence, transfers.. etc.
If you have removed your residence
from the precinct In the county or city
in which you registered. 10 any other
precinct In the same county or city, you
are entitled to vote In the precinct from
which you removed, at any primary or
regular election held within thirty days
after such removal.
AT any time after the expiration of