The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-13
NEW VOTING LAW
amusement Act Is Now in
Force in Georgia.
IMPORTANT PROVISIONS

.nt Registration for Seven
j Of old soldiers and Sailors
Served Honorably in Any
Wars and of Their De-
W 'ts They Must, However,
49, . Clean Sheet on the Tax
ords.
-, first day of the present
~ new constitutional amend
~ s,scrfbing the qualifications
in Georgia, known as the
hisament law, came into eff
with it arise responsibilities
Of the utmost Importance.
.5or that the qualifications de-
- he necessary may be kept
mind we reproduce the five
.,t.ions bearing upon this sub
.ro+her with the paragraph de-
tbo drties of registrars:
ion All persons who have
sbIc served in the land or naval
+ba United States in the
,t;onarv war, or in the war of
~ IN tbe war with Mexico, or
war with the Indians or in
- hn+Ween the states, or in the
Nth Spain, or who honorably
in the land or naval forces
confederate states, or of the
If Georgia in the war between
ate, or
All persons lawfully de-
u from those embraced in the
enumerated in the sub-divis-
ext above, or
All persons who are OF
cbaracter, and understand the
and obligations of citizenship
a republican form of govern
or
All persons who can cor
read in the English language
aragraph of the constitution of
& nited States, or of this state
Directly write the same in the
h language when read to them
N one of the registrars, and all
IS who solely because of physi-
stability are unable to comply
n the above requirements, but
Ian understand and give a rea-
#e Interpretation of any par
Sh of the constitution of the
IA States, or of this state, that
be read to them by any one of
&gistrars, or
5. Any person who is the
i in good faith in his own right
d least forty acres of land sit
i in this state, upon which he
b, or is the owner in good faith
own right of property, situated
Bis state and assessed for taxa
#t the value Of five hundred dol
Hagraph ). The right to register
4 subdivisions one and two of
Hraph four shall continue only
i January list, 1915. But the
8rars shall prepare a roster of
Rrsons who register under sub
apns one and two of paragraph
Aand shall return the same to the
IS office of the superior court
aelr counties, and the clerks Of
SlperOr courts shall send copies
i same to the secretary of state,
Il shall be the duty Of these Off
70 record and permanently pre-
these rosters. Any person who
aeen once registered under either
e subdivisions one or two of
graph four shall thereafter be
ltted to vote; provided he meets
lequirements of paragraphs two
fhree of this section.
lwiIl be seen from the foregoing,
Pt Is perhaps we'll remembered
during the seven years, begin
with the first of this year, a per-
Fnt registration list will be made
onSIsting of the old soldiers and
FS VINO have served hOnorably in
oI the various wars in which tbs
try has been engaged, and of the
5ndants of such soldiers and sail
When this class of voters has
oeen properly placed on the reg
uon list they will remain there
lng as they live, provided, OF
Sc mat they pay their taxes and
loI convicted of an infamous
u.s. therefore, of the utmost i'm
-nce that due diligence should be
lSed from the very first day OF
lew law not to allow anyone tC
leE particularly under these par
'ua' who is not entitled to the
eges.
e registration books, are, OF
t. open at all times, except
Il ,1e prescribed period imme-
~ before an election, and it
lore, devolves upon the tax col
rs or the state to exercise un.
uiIgence in accepting the reg.
Ion Of voters.