Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-16
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to the right TO vote after this act
becomes effective, personally pay at
least six months prior to the cleo
ton, all State poll taxes assessed or
.assessable againt her under this
act during the three. years next pre-
ceding that in which she offers to
vote.
You will note that the only taxes
which u person is required to pay
as a prerequisite to voting are the
taxes assessed o. assessabIe against
the person during the. three years
next preceding that in which ne or
she offers to vote.
So fas as the women of Virginia
are concerned, there was no State
poll tax assessed or assessahle
against them Tor any year prior to
1921. the first tax assessable against
them being for the year 1921, There
fore. as a prerequisite to the right
10 vote in any election during the
year 1921, the women of Virginia
are not required to pay the poll tax
assessable against them for the
year 1921 six months prior to the
election in which they offer to vote.
All that they are required to do is
pay the capitation tax for the year
1921 prior to the closing. of the reg
istration books. If otherwise quail
fled, they are then entitled to vote.
Very truly yours,
(Sigred) JNO. R. SAUNDERS,
Attorney General.
Richmond, June 9, 1921.
Commissioners Of Revenue
County and City Treasures:
The Attorney General is Of the
opirion that woman, who has not
been assessed with State capitat;on
tax for 1921, can. upon payment of
that tax or or before August 9. 1921,
register and vote if otherwise quail
fled as a democrat. in the demo-
cratic primary to be held on Au-
gust 2, 1921; also that a woman
who has not been assessed with TIE
State capitation tax for 1921 can,
upon the payment of that tax at any
time prior to tkirty days before the
general election IS held, register and
vote in the general election to be
hlds.in November 1921.
In view Of this opinion Of the At
torney. General. in which I concur, I
Deg to advise and instruct you as
follows:
If woman apply to the commits
sionor of revenue to be assessed by
certificate the commissioner OF
revenue should issue her the proper
certificate and upon presentation OF
that certificate to the county OF city
treasurer he should receive the tax;
but it the woman has already been
assessed with the State capitatio,n
tax of $50, on the personal prop
erty oool; for 1921, the commits
sicncr should give her a statement
in writing to that effect and she
should present that statement to the
county or city treasurer who should
receive the tax and give her a re-
reipt: so that she may register and
be Qualified to vote III either the
democratic primary TO be held on
August 2nd. or at the general cleo
ton to be held in November, 1921.
1t has been brought TO my atten
ton through the Virginia League Of
Women Voters that there is a mis-
understanding throughout the State
amongst the women and the conn
missioncrs of revenue and county
and city treasurers as to the time
within which women must be asses
scd with and pay the State capita
ton tax Of s. 30 for 1921, and reg
lister to enable them to vote in both
the dema cratic primary and general
election, and this circular is issued
to make clear the law and procedure
in the matter.
Yours very truly,
c. LEE MOORE,
Ambition pnhlir Accnurts