Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-08-12

as aforesaid TO be registered unless
his naturalization papers or certi-
fled cop-es thereof be produced and
exhibited to him. except as other
wise herein provided.
Section ;. The registrars shall
Immediately upon receipt of notice
of their appointment, proceed To
register the names of the qualified
voters within their respective cleo
ton precincts I'm accordance with the
provisions OF this act, and shall nav
such registration completed of or he
fore the first day of October. i'm each
bar i'm which there is n general cleo
ton To- be held; provided, that in
any year In which generaf cleo
ton is to be held, after the year or
nineteen hundred and eight, the said
registrar shall transfer from the
registration books for the preceding
year i'm which an election was held
the names of all qualified voters OF
said precinct, appearing on said
books which shall be sufflcien.
registration Of such voter.
They shall. also sit for the amend
ing and correcting the registration
list beginning October tenth (Sun-
day excepted) giving one day for
that purpose, and they shall give no
tfce OF the time and place OF sitting
for registration and correction mt
least ten days previous thereto, by
posting printed notices at each of
said voting precincts: and the coun-
ty court may, II IL deem IL proper,
publish the same i'm some count,
paper.
Section o. Qualified voters may
be registered at any time after the
rcguI..r appointed days OF registra-
ton are past, but not later than ten
days before any election mt which
such person may desire to vote Tex
cept rs hereinafter provided), by
his application To the proper regis
trar of the county court.
Section z. At least fifteen days
preceding the next coming election
after the registration of voters I'M
der this act and at least fifteen days
preceding any general election there
after, the registrar shall make and
file with the clerk OF the county
court two copies of the registration
books. 1t shall be the duty of the
county court to convene In special
session on the last Monday OF Octo-
Der preceding any general election
to examine such books, and IL they
are satisfied that persons have been
registered who are not entitled to
vote. they shall cause their names
ers; and II they should find that per.
sons names have been omitted by
the registrars who should be regis
tered, the court shall cause their
names to be entered as qualified to
vote; but in no case shall the court
erase the name of any voter until he
shall have due notice of the time
and place of taking the evidence 20
prove his disqualification, which evi-
dence he shall have the right to re-
but, and shall have his name restor-
ed to such list II improperly strick
en- therefrom. And the clerk of the
county court shall furnish one of
said copies to the election commits
sioners of the respective voting pre-
cincts with the ballot boxes and 9TH
er election supplies for use by them
i'm conducting the election in said
voting precincts.
Section s. Any registrar who
shall wilfully or maliciously register
the name of any person not n quail
flied voter of said precinct or reject
from registration the name of any
qualified voter of the precinct con
trary to the provisions of this act
shall be deemed guilty of a felony
and upon conviction therefor shall
be confined in the state penitentiary
not less than one, nor more than
fifty, nor more than five hundred
dollars, at the discretion of the
court
Section o. No person shall be al
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 names shall appear on
the registration book returned by
the proper registrar Except as here
matter provded). and any commits
sioner who shall wilfully violate
this act shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and on conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than
nifty nor more than one hundred
dollars, or imprisoned not less than
ten nor more than ninety days in the
county Jail. or both. at the discre-
ton Of the court. for every offense.
Section 10. Any voter who shall
have teen registered in any precinct
as hereinbeforc provided. and shall