The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-19
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William Hurt. :. T.. Bennington, John
r. PettySohn. J. r. MiIlner. W. T..
Graves, William e fyes. y. T. Handy,
r. 4. Jennings. William H. Nraneh.
James II. Guthrie. r. y. Ras9aan j
Il. Jennings James w Gerow. y. y
Marshall. J. singleton Digs, j. A. Ma
hood end j. e. Moss. a3slifiAd voters 81
the city ct f4yncnburs. complaining
respectfully show unto Your honor tha1.
In accordance with the statute Ia sosh
+ case made and provided, and upon the
petition Of certain persons claiming in
be qualified voters vi the said city NJ
I.vnchburg the Corporation Court Tor
the city Of T.ynchburE on the I'm day
III November, 1910. entered an order
that an election should bc held IN said
city an the afh day of December lsle-
on the question Of granting or not
granting liquor license In said corpora
ton.
Four petitioners further represent
that In pursa&nsa OF the said order An
election was held in said city on thu
ninth DAY ef December 1912, in which
the ballots used, provided that the
Voters should vote Tor licensing tne
sale ~ Intoxicating liquors., or
Against licensing the sale ar intoAl-
eating liquors. That the returns OF
seid election @ere canvessed ~ tha
hoard oil canv&ssers, VIM B1adn ofhctat
return thereof 10 the effect that I. 3es
hgllc;s had fsoen east For licensing
ire saic 81 Intoxicating liquors, aud
asss ballots Against licensing tho
sale ~ Intoxicating liquors and thai
there was naaJority 81 IS ballots.
For licensing the gate % intoxicating
liquors An official copy Of the poll
hooks used in said election and of the
return of said eanvassers ~ herewith
fll@si ~ he read az "A part az this petit
fIan. marked Exhibit \.
Your petitioners des5r. t" contest
the sad election, aud charge that the
said election was undue ard illegal. n
the ssAi~w Ing particulars Viz,
Ineligible a. Judges.
LIST. Petitioners show unto Eoar
honDr that Thomas j. o.Erien was
appointed and acted 81 judge IF cleo
raan al the second precinct in thp first
ward. and A. +. Percy @as appointed
and acted as 5udee or election az the
sarrt precinct pf the third ward in the
said election 81 December 3. 1870,
The said 1, Ertea and Percy both held
affaces or 4essts * profit, trust ana
smolumtns under the Federal govern
naent ut the time Of said election. The
said O'Brsen was "a United States com
missioner and the said Percy jury
commissioner FOR the -nitad States
epssrt Petitioners arc advised and ir-
ssst tina; unaer the constitution az Viz
finia sSeetion II the said o'Rrien
and Percy were ineligible as judges
VI election
As villa ha seen from Exhibit A
aforesaid the board az canxassers de-
t@rmined that one or these precincts
gave Iaa tarftv nf - votes and the
other Il majority Of 80 Votes For il
ssensing the sale II Intoxicating
isauora" Petitioners are advised an |
tnsist that the said election 1T these
iMo precincts was illegally held, and
the vote ~ said precincts should hs
stricken out and disr-gardes.
Registration Was Illegal
End Section 90 of the constitution
plying for registration after January
st 1904, unless PHYSICAL. unable 30
walk. "t9 make application 10 regis
ztar in his o@n han. writing. wirnont
my suggestion. or memorandum. "a
the presence Of the registration off,
GERS, stating therein his name, age.
date and place OF birth. residence and
occupation at tha Time and for the
-a#tu0 years next proceeding. nna
whether he has previously voted, and
if So. the Stat. tBtiry~ ane precinct
in which he voted Inst section II .!
the code of Virginia contains the same
requirement. and also requires tho reg
istrar 10 preserve the written aprii-
cation ~ All persons who arc regis
tered or esao are denied registration
BY him. for AT least one year after
such application ig presented. said
written application To be filed and
kept with the registration looks and
preseryed IS n part Of the official rec
ordS.'
Petitioners Iurthe aver and chars
that 5bG persons were allowed to Natt
In the said election Of December 2
1919. who were not legally registered
In the said city. All Of the said per