The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-19

having made az riled the written APP
1 plicatiop though not physically UNI
able to do SOL for registration, re-
eulved bv thu Constitution and laws
OF the State nl Virginia as afore-
7 said.
The attention of all OF the Judges
OF election was called to the failure
~ these persons to comply with the
! Jaw. ny 4 publication IN the news
uapers published IN the city Of Lunch
i burg several days before the said sth
aav Of December 1910, A meeting
of The Judges of election was held on
: the sth day az December, 1910, when
the question Of the right Of these per
sons t. vote was fully discussed. and
1 II was determined To allow them 10
vote, which decision was likewise pub
hshed In the newspapers Of said city
before the said election was held,
on the day Of said election one of
these persons tthe first To Nofet AT
! each precinct wss duly and regnlaris
! challenged by an eicctnr of SAID pre-
cinrt. such challenge being suhmit-
ted in writing. and expressly stating
that II WAS TO apply Ia nh persons
similarly situated ana oeering to vote
| In said election. hat in every instance
/ the Judges refused To sBstain the said
ahailenge, allowed the challenged
voter 10 vote. and decided that all
/ others simiiari. situated would tie al
lowed L. vote,
4 list of the persons - ulegaiis
voting rs hetaRith filed, marked IN
hiptt ~, to I've read with and ~ "a
part ot this petition,
Other Grounds for Contest.
3d, Petitioners ARE Informed, be-
! lieSe and charge that none Of the
+ persons wha have been placed on
the registration books OF the said
city af Lynch burg since the LIST da.
nr January, 1904, except perhaps those
! registered i'll the second precinct OF
the first ward. have complied with
the requirements Of the Constitution
and laws OF the State Of Virginia. by
making written application To regis
! Ter, as Is therein provided shall be
dome
A list Of the person So illegally
registered between the Ist day of
january, loot ana the 9th day OF De-
| Gem her. 1000. and who voted in the
said election al December y, 1910,
IS herewith fied. marked Exhibit
=" a4 part " this petition
4th. Petitioners further show unto
Your Honor that since June %. 1905
] acts IaDG, rage GTtb the statute law
Of tho State has required that each
registrar shall within five days after
each regular registration DAY, certify
f
or Corporation Court ef the county
citS or town ~ true copy Of the list
ot all persons admitted to registra-
ton. which is Ia hc recorded in a
hook kept for the purpose Petit
TONERS are informed, believe and
charge that this provision Of the law
has not been compiled with, the reg
istrars having failed to certify said
lists
5th. Petitioners further show unto
Nnur honor that twcnty-three persons
were permitted 10 vote IN the said
election of peee mhor p 1910. on oath
or otherwise. whose names were not
found on the registration books Of the
precinct 1T which they We're allowed
10 vote. A liat Of these persons is
filed herewith marked Exhibit y.
to be read with and as a part OF this
petition.
sfh Petitioners further show unto
your honor that III persons were
allowed t. vote at the said election.
who did not reside in the precinct in
which they voted and had not resided
therein for 80 DAYS prior tn the No
| venhor election. 1910, although their
, names inny have been on tho registra-
! ton bools IT such precinct. A list
] of these persons is FLED herewith
[ marked Exhibit E as a part of this
petition,
3 Eth Petitioners further show unto
? yonr honor that ss persons who We're
: nat registered prior to October 3 ttho
regular day ri registration prior TO
4 the November, 1910, e1eetionl, at the
r precincts ut which they We're allowed
/ To vote We're placed on the registra-
! ton books. some by transfer from
1 ether precincts both III anf ont of the
. city, and some by new registration.
! after the said eighth dry of octo-
nj 81 tt,aY tod m -.
e AZ the election ot december 2 1910.
!, which Your petitioner is advised Is IL
d legal under the provisions Of the act
= approved February Is, 1905. tAets
: 1908, page $50
, A list OF snch persons is filed here
with. MS Il part hereof marked FIX
hbtt ~
Your petitioners are advised and
charge that the election held In the
said city OF IYnchhurg oil the ninth
daS of December. 1910. as hereintc =
set ont. was al undue and illegal cleo
ton. hY reason of the fact that the
persons not entitled to vote In said
election as hercinfore set out. were
allowed IT, vote in said election. And
petitioners believe and charge that
ii only such persons had been allowed
t. vote AZ We're logalls entitled to vote
! therein that a majority nj the votes
least would have been Against licens-
That the said election was submitted
tn an electorate, n large portion of
whom We're disqualified the number
: Of such Illegal electors being more
than sufficient to have changed the
result
Your petitioners are further advised
ana insist that the election of Decem-
! Der y, 1910, Was based on fragrant vio-
lat!ons of the Constitution. in the mat
ter ~ the qualification III voters, aud
~ the appointment OF judges of cleo
ton: that the whole scheme Of quaifi-
cation of electors and the conduct OF
elections. contemplated by the Consti-
tuition, is dependent upon the enforce
1fent of the provisions which have
been violated as hereinbefore stated.
: and that IN give judicial sanction 10
such violations is to abolish all uualifi
I cations Tor voters. except such as tine
j registrars may choose In respect. and
;, 10 place The conduct Of elections in the
r bands OF Those whom the makers of the
: Constitution for reasons af deep pub
a lie concern have seen fit To exclude.
In consideration Of the premises,
| your petitioners. who have given the
y rotlce required BY law. NJ this contest.
pray that all the foregoing matters
may be- subjected to the inquiry iadg-
= nent and determination II this court
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