Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-08-29
TEXT OF NEW
REGISTRATION LAW
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his disqualification, which evidence
ne shall have the right to rebut, and
shall nave his name restored to such
list il improperly stricken therefrom.
And the clerk OF the county court
shall furnish one OF said copies to
the election commissioners of the re
spective voting precincts with the
ballot boxes and other election SUD-
plies for use by them In conducting
the election in said voting precincts.
Section s. Any registrar who shall
wilfully or maiiciously register toe
name of any person not a qualified
voter of said precinct or reject rom
voter of the precinct contrary 20 the
provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty 70 a felony and upon conviction
therefor shall be confined in the state
penitentiary not less than one, nor
o than five years, or fined not less
han fifty, nor more than five hundred
dollars, at the discretion of the court.
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lowed to vote at any election here
after held in this state after the first
registration shall have been compile
ted according to the provisions OF
this act, unless he shall have been
registered Except as hereinafter
provided, and the commissioners of
every election shall allow only those
TO vote whose shall appear on
the registration book returned by the
proper registrar Except as nereiEaf-
ter provided); and any commissioner
who shall wilfully violate any of the
provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a m~isdemeanor and on con-
viction thereof shall be fined not less
than fifty nor more than one hundred
dollars, or imprisoned not less than
ten nor than ninety days in the
county Jail, or both, at the discretion
of the court, for every such ofense.
Section 10. Any voter who shall
have been registered in any precinct
as hereinbefore provided, and shall
have removed from suca precinct to
another precinct Within the same
county. Lya obtain a certificate from
the registrar of the precinct in which
he has registered, or from the clerk
of the county court in case the regis
tration books have been filed with
sucn clerk, and present the same to
the election commissioners of the pre-
cinct wherein he resides, and if such
commissioners shall be satisfied that
such voter has a legal residence in
the precinct wherein he offers to vote,
they shall register such voter and al
low him to vote. When such certifi-
cate is issued the name of such voter
shall be stricken by the registrar o.
clerk from the book from which such
certificate is issued.
Section II. In case any special cleo
ton is called and held. the registrars
appointed prior to the preceding gen.
eral election shall give the notice
hereinbefore provided for and shall
register the voters in their respective
precincts as heretofore provided at
least fifteen days before such special
election is held and make and file two
copies Of their registration books
with the clerk 70 the county court not
later thansten days before such spec
ial election, and the county court
shall at a special session held on the
fifth day before such special election
examine sucn books and otherwise
proceed in regard to the same as pro-
vided in section seven of this act;
md the clerk of the county court
= furnish such books to the cleo
tion c-ommissioners as provided in
said se~tion for any such special cleo
ton. F. re purpose of this section
the count ~art o r clerk thereof in
vacation shat RI n vacancy in the
office of regtst, oarsed by death,
resignation or rc~ oral from the vo-
ting precinct of any registrar.
Section u. The sotl registrars
shall receive rs compar 0ation for
their services dnder this act re sum
of ten cents for each name % regis
tered by them. to be allowed by the
county court, payable out of the coun.
ty treasury. But if the registration
of voters is made necessary by the
calling of a special election in a dis
trict, independent district. or munich
palitv, the compensation therefore
shall be paid by the board or body
calling tine said election, out of any
funds at their disposal.
Section Is. The commissioners OF
election shall return the registration
books of such election precinct, to-
gether with the ballot boxes, etc. to
the clerk Of the county court.