Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-18
BOOKS OPEN TO-DAY FOR
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS
Thousands of New Names Will BE
Added to Lists Of Active
Citizens.
INCREASE NUMBER TO $4,000
Payment Of Poll Tax for Last Three
Years Necessary to Right Of Fran
chise-List of Registrars and Poll
ing Places.
This is registration day.


Some thousands OF new names will
20 on the registration books to-day.
swelling the 1914 list of qualified
voters to approximately $4,000. Tho
registrars will sit all day in their
respective precincts in the four wards
of the city to enter the names of quail
flied voters on their books.
Section 90 of tho Constitution OF
Virginia provides that one shall have
paid the poll tax for the last three
years to be eligible to vote and the
payment must have been made six
months prior to the next general cleo
ton.
4uAIIFICATIONS OF THOSE
WHO CAN DE REGISTERED
Every voter is required 20 have been
resident Of the State two years, OF
the city one year. and OF the pre-
cinct in which he is to vote thirty
days prior to the date OF the cleo
ton. To get n transfer from another
city or county OF the State to Rich
pond il is only necessary to write
to the clerk of the county or city in
which the voter formerly resided. and
the clerk will issue the necessary
certificate.
The young man who will become
twcnty-onc years old before tho next
general election is qualified to vote
in the primary If he has paid ono
years poll tax to the city treasurer
10 get ones name on the regis.
tration books to-day II is only ncces-
sary to go to the registrar in the
proper precinct and present the re.
quisite tax receipts.
REGISTRARS AT POLLING
PLACES ALL DAY TO-DAY
The registrars may be found to-day
at the polling places in all the pre-
cincts. where they arc required to ST.
from sunrise until sunset The list OF
i trs,
at which they will sit follows:
Clay Ward-First Precinct Louis
Ramstetter, GIT West Main; Second,
.. !. Koch, 21I South Harrison; Third
J. r. Carter. 3O4 South Laurel: Fourth
Joseph w Hundlcy. 1924 West Cary
First: Sixth. j. a. Kcllar. 26o5 West
Main: Seventh, S. c. /. Tindall. esq
West Cary.
Lee Ward-First Precinct, Heath
Hawley. 333 North Harrison: Second
J. w. Pcrcival. 1916 West Broad Third.
r. y. Ryland, 25o9 West Broad. Fourth
Andrew Krouse. 225 West Broad; Fifth
A. Nolkman. Jr., 406 Brook Avenue;
Sixth, ]. Blythe Moore. school building
Gintcr Park: Seventh. Garland p. Tay-
lor. 6l5 North Avenue, Barton Heights;
Eighth. Charles G. Shafer. fire station
Highland Park.
Madison Ward-First Precinct, A.
Hatke. 3o2 Fast Marshall: Second, An
drew l.. Tenscr. Ala North Eighth
Third. John r. Noldc lis North Sew
enth: Fourth, Frank McDonough, 1918
East Broad; Fifth. NJ. C. Robertson.
Seventh ana Hull; Sixth, NJ. A. White
SELL 1900 Hull; Seventh. w. l.. Porter.
1924 Hull; Eighth. j. \. Norvell Hui
and Clopton: Ninth, A. ". Miller, 3olS
Semmes Avenue.
Jefferson Ward--First Precinct
Charles Turner. 22le East Main; Sec
ond. w. +. Enright. 2301 NJ Third
Charles w Sims. Sl4 Mechanisville
Turnpike; Fourth. II, Brizzolara. 7l9
North Twentyfifth: Fifth. Il A Cal
laGher. los North Twenty ninth: Sixth,
ID. X Marlowe. 1920 North Thirty
fourth; Seventh, r. y. Cavedo, 3S33 Will
liani sburE Avenue.