The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-01

her TO file with the clerk of his county
court or cry Corporation court a lsst
Of the voters of his city or county who
have. by the payment Of tho required
taxes as explained n the text follow
Ing. become eligible to vote in the
Sta tewidc election. The date aet BIZ
this portion nj the act. which * of
much Importance for tho freasurers IT.
the performance o. ;heir duties, is
TUESDAY. july 6. that is Tuesday Of
next week. that being the dag which
fulalis the conditions set forth IN the
ect, namely. tour months before the
Tuesday following the first Ma ,day
IN November.
List stc BE Posted
After The ifsts have been sled wit h
the clerks. these officials are required
to make a sufficient number of copies
of them and deliver these copies 70
the sheriffs Of the counties or SER
geants ~ the cities to he posted af
the voting places within their fesFec-
tive districts In addition to the list
provided by the trre surer. however
the clerk In required ~ sdra " ny an
other list. the nature or which Is OK
lists are 70 he posted for inspection
by the sheriffs and scrreanrs.
After having been posted correc-
tions may be made on application IT,
he Judge # the Cireait 6r Corpora j..
tiGn court. as the case nay be ard
fhe lists are then distributed a. The
time ~ the election to the Judges Ut
election.
In Hands Of Clerks Tuesday.
The chfef points Ia be emphasized
are thar the lists Of the treasurer:
must be in the hands Of the clerks
IN next Tuesday. and that the work
If tho clerks. dating from that time.
. Involves the posting and correction If
the voting lists
Heavy Penalties.
t3f SO much importance Il Il thlt
all officials concerned IN the opera
lion az the law shall perform alt If
their dutiee properly that the tn
provides very heavy penalties fer the
failure 10 perform airy one ri those
duties. ffe fire for failures or errors
en- the part ~ treasurerS. clerks and
sheriffs 81 Of sergeants IN cites X
ser hy the law ~ a minimum of $50
with a maximum penalty II si.0a9
Z Fl'r 5ssisal'ias are unusually Eeavy fer
such offenses.
Petitions.
Petitions for the calling Of an elec-
tlon under this art shall he sub
stant.ally In the following form,
To his excelIency. the governor eff
Virginia:
The undersigned petitioners. each
os whom hereby declares thar ne IS
a qualified voter 81 the State ~ r;r-
GINA. and that ne has not within tho
part ninety DAYS signed any other
similar petition, hereby petition your
exeel,eFcv 10 call State election
Bpon the question of Statewide pro-
hihjtion in Nirg MIA, as provided for
hr the act Of tho general assembly
of Virginia passed AZ is regular seq
sion in the year nineteen hunderd ana
fourteen.
To each such petition shall he af-
fixed a signed certificate and at
fidavii made by the person circulating
she same, before some Officer quail
fed In administer oaths, or To take
acknow edgmeuts which certificate
and afriaav shall be substantially in
the following form;
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hereby certify, under ostn. that / CIR
cuiated the foregoing petition, ana
that l personally saw each Of tho
subscribers thereto personally sign his
name thereon. as il appears above.
and that eoch Of the said petitioners
Was legally qualified te sign the same,
to the best Of my knowledge and be-