Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-08-31
REGISTRATION LAW
CHAPTER As of The Acts of The
LEGISLATURE, 1911
| egielatnre Of Wei Virglnia:

day Of hundred and eight be and the same IS mere
by amended and reenaced 0 a read as follows:
Sec The this shall hold regular
or sp session al second Monday
~ = % and ev wear when there is general election
and shall then appoint their county two com
ne eons as rersrs political parties which at the
pe - +e tgbest number Of votes in the county in which
the election session the county
ecve political from which said registrars are 70 De
selected through shall present the court or
before any such appointments file the office OF the
clerk the county writing signed by the chairman OF
said behalf requesting the appointment of qualified vo
ter Of their political party competent to SAID
court the named in such writing as S
registrar; recommended it shah noo the
chairman Of the oomee of chairman shall recon-
mend until competent person is accepted W
court Every shall be fled preserved and kept by the
il shall that said writing was
forgery forged by the presenting the same 10 e
court the court knowing 1t TO De forgery
confined the penentay not
m than one nor the discretion of the court ne
may be fined dollars than five hundred
dollars and be than three more than
SIX months no pe % 80 ta - olonv who Is not qualified
voter in the precinct read write the
English language candidate be voted for at such election pro
vdd there should not be competent person IN ne
chairman said competent voter OF said
county from act such registrar If any such
registrar the shall be filled either by e
county vacation in the manner herenoeoe
provided appointment and said clerk shall forthwith no
y appointment such registrar and record such ap
ponmen in the minute book Oh saa county No a =, -, ! han
to fill vacancy registrars fail refuse to act 1t
registrar to register the voters IN sueh precinct anu
the discharge oath support the constitution of the
their ofiee the best OF their ability and mat e WIN up m h
Of party respectively appointed Said oath snail De
fled in the ONCE of the clerkof court
shall to be prepared suitable DOCKS ana
and the facts required by this act and
the shall distribute said books and blanks to the
registrars OF the respecue Young pe' nc - - - tho ~
arranged classification of the OF the Vo
parallel columns which shall be entered FIRST the num-
ber second the names OF the persons res'S'eeu' % @ %
sixth of residence in precinct county ana sa
nauazed tie date OF the papers ana the court pS "c
Sec os The clerk Of said county
notify the
pointed appointment the of the other registrar which
mail and the clerk shall likewise on or before
the of said registrars as
copies the books and
aforesaid for the registration of voters for the respective
said and blanks the said registrars
Monday of September thereafter and proceed
register qualified within Retrospective precincts
and qualified voter
for this purpose shall visit the usual
place And said registrars to ascertain the
registration lists made for such precinct for
the last precdg general of all
~ ~ 80, fr st Who ~ tho time Of such registration being
made may precinct the registration being SO
maui - % th Iist made for such precinct for the
which he shall receive two cents name
for each be allowed by the county court payable out OF the county
And registering each voter posal2
and shall designate the place Of his
residence his az, which
shall be column provided in the books fur
o county hereinbeo provided
Befoe the shall register the of any person as
qualified qualification have him make
showing his right register and for the
purposes of this act they are hereby given authority
the desiring register to answer under oath the
following
citizen of the United Sates
you offering
natualzed citizen the United States he
produce registration certificate
affirmation
identical named hn but the production of the
be registered
nauaed had certificate of
will destroyed beyond
he under oath that by reason of
citizen of the
whore when his parents nauraized
this for Immediately
eeding the coming election
this state within the immediate
the election? Of when?
did
with c remaining
this home?