Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-08-18

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sal of staunton did not post
ST syas he was required by law,
II said Sergeant did not post
I ch list at all, and he made no
as thereof to the Clerk on oath
OF otherwise showing the places
where and the dates on which said
copies were posted, and especially
the said Sergeant did not post any
such list at the several voting places
in the wards of said city, nor within
the time in which he was required
by law to post the same.
8. Because the. Treasurer of the
City of Staunton failed and omitted
to make and certify to the Clerk of
the Corporation Court for said city,
as required by law, a list of the per-
sons who had paid the poll taxes
assessed and assessable against them
for the three years next preceding
November, 1911, in the manner pre-
scribed by the Constitution and Laws
of this State, and within the time
prescribed-by law.
4. 1t is true that a paper purport-
ing upon it's face to be such a list
was filed by the said Treasurer, that
this list was verified by the said
Treasurer. A copy of such list is
herewith marked Exhibit A." and
prayed to be read and considered
as part of this complaint. Your COM
plainants charge and aver that said
list fails to comply with the Consti-
tuition and Laws of this State in the
following particulars:
(a) Said list is not alphabetically
arranged.
(b) Said list is not alphabetically
arranged by wards.
(c) Said list does not contain
sworn certificate of the said Treas
urer showing who had personally
paid their poll taxes as required by
the Constitution and Laws of this
State.
5. The Treasurer of each city shall
at least five months before each re-
gular election, file with the Clerk of
the Corporation Court of his city,
list of all persons in his city who
have paid personally not later than
six months prior to such election the
State poll taxes required by the Con-
stitution of this State during the
three years next preceding that in
which such election is held, which
list shall be arranged alphabetically
by wards, shall state the white and
colored persons separately, and shall
be verified by the oath of the Treas
urer. Your complaints aver and
charge that such list was not pre-
pared and filed by the Treasurer of
the City of >Staunton. Your com
plainants further charge and aver
that such a list is commanded by the
Constitution and is by that solemn
instrument made the last, final and
conclusive test of the right of the
voter to vote.
6. Your complainants aver and
charge that no citizen, except an old
soldier, has the right to vote with
out personal prepayment of his poll
taxes, which fact must appear by
such list of the Treasurer's as re-
quired by the Constitution and Laws
of the Commonwealth Your COM
plainants charge and aver that there
can be no longer orderly OF legal
election without placing in the hands
of the judges of election the list as
required by the Constitution and
Laws of this Commonwealth which
list must show the legal qualifca-
tions of the proposing voter by which
his right to vote can be determined
Your Omplainants charge and aver
such list was not furnished by TIE
Clerk of the Corporation Court fo.
the City of Staunton to the judges
of said election, and that such list
was required to be furnished by said
Clerk to the judges of said election
by the Constitution and Laws of this
Commonwealth.
Your said complainants further
aver that they are advised, believe
and charge that the result Of. said
election as shown by the returns and
certificate aforesaid does not ex-
press the will of the qualified voters
of said city; and that if the list of
the qualified voters of Staunton had
been certified by the Treasurer and
Clerk of said city and posted by the