The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-01
GOOD CITIZENS GIVEN
A LAST CHANCE TO-DAY
Close Tonight VIII Be Eligible to :
Vote In Fall.
PATRIOTIC MEN PAYING UP
YESTERDAY NUMBERED sss
OF This Number which Paid at City
Hall 1870 Are Supplementary or First
Voters-Where Poll Tax win BE
Received To-day and How Late.

This is the last day on which poll
tax may be paid by those who would
become eligible to vote in the coming
fall election and III the primaries that
Will be held between now and regu-
lar election day. The Registration
Association of Richmond, much graft
fed at the response of men of the city
to the associations appeal to become
voters, Ia continuing its activities at
headquarters at Tenth and Main
Streets. where all desired Informal
ton may be had by those who seek
Several thousand of the little red
Il vote" buttons are being worn by
men who have qualified and they are
bsfng sce&ed sapoa az badges OF honor
Several hundred more men viii be able
TO wear these buttons by time this
day Is over. As a result of the pres
emf campaign the electorate of the
city of Richmond has been greatly
enlarged and a new interest In civic
affairs has been awakened.
Make Coed Effect Permanent.
The Registration Association. while
does not feel that its work is done.
and the executive committee is now
devising plans for the purpose of MAX
ing the good effects of the present
campaign permanent. Details of the
program being. outlined by the execu-
tive committee will be given to the
public by President T. NJ. Darlington.
o 1.-THE association. within the next
Few days, according to HIS promise
yesterday.
Yesterday was a busy day for those
whose duty 1t is to receive the tax
payments and the total number who
nave qualified themselves is now
something over 1880. Today's work.
with the collectors, ofTfces remaining
open later than usual, should put the
city electorate well above the $4,000
mark.
City Hall Open Till 6 r. VI.
FROM D O'Clock this morning to
o'clock this afternoon. the Of
nee OF City Treasurer Pace will
remain open. During those hours
tho clerks and deputies VIII be
constantly On the job of receiving
funds from those who have been
unable hrefOfore .s to pay their i
taxes or who have neglected to
pay. or have not been able to get
to the Office of the treasurer
The number who paid up In the
treasurer's. Office. as reported by
Deputy Craig last night at 10 o'clock.
was 36s, of which number 1870 are
supplementary, or new voters.
Bofh the Office of the treasurer and
that of the commissioner of revenue
yesterday looked like free land Of
Noes, or the bread line In beleaguer-
ed city Eager 'citizens ran over each
other and took all sorts of short cuts
to get waited upon
Clerk Walter Christian was also
busy In his office in Hastings Court.
fixing up those who had not paid their
taxes for three consecutive years and
who were on the delinquent list
1t must be understood by etery~
body that the 1915 tax is not due. The
1914 tax was due last December, and
those who did not pay before that
time will now have to pay a perAtty
of We per cent, But If the poll tax
Is paid six months before the general
election the ciNz.en is eligible To vote
and to engage consistently in political
arguments
Deputy Treasurer Craig said last
might that the doors of the treasure-'s
office would close today promptly 0t
s O'Clock.
Hours Today In Counties.
The executive committee of the
Registration Association yesterday
afternoon issued the following state
meut:
| The Registration. Association. de-
sire to announce for the benefit OF all
citizens on the Southside who resided
Il, Chesterfield County prior to annex
alton, that they can be assessed and
pay their poll tax at Walkers store,
2e0s Hull Street, Manchester. up to
10 o'clock Saturday night.
"All citizens living In the annexed
territory of Henrico County can be
assessed and pay their poll tax at the.
Office of the Henrico County Treas
urer. Mr.. I'll. c. Heckler, who will keep
his Office open until 6 o'clock Satur-
day night.
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