Year: 1870

| the heEtstration Law.


BE il enacted by the Legislature Of Vest
Tirginia:


lst. The twenty-secOnd section Of the
third chapter of the Code of West Vir-
ginia, and so much of any other law as
authorizes the Governor to appoint or
remove any Board of registration or
member thereof, or to fill any vacancy
happening in such board, is hereby re-
pealed; and upon the passage of this
act, the office and authority of the
Boards of Registration, and Registrars
now in office, shall cease.


2nd. At the general election to bo held
on the fourth Thursday of October, 1870,
and in every subsequent year, there shall
be elected by the voters of every county,
Board of Registration for such county,
to consist Of three members.


| 3rd. The election for members of the
Board shall be subject to the same reg
ulations as elections for other county
officers, except that of the members to
be elected no voter shall vote for more
than two, and if any vote be given for
more than two, it shall not be counted
as TO the said Office. Nevertheless the
three persons receiving the highest num-
ber of lawful votes in the county for the
said office, after Tejectisg the votes
which are not to be counted, shall, if
duly qualified, be thereby elected.


4th. The term of Office Of the members
to be elected as aforesaid, on the fourth
Thursday of October, 1870, shall begin
as soon after the result of the election
has been ascertained and declared, as
they shall take the oaths of offices pre-
scribed by law, and organize themselves
as Board of Registration; but if
they be not so organized within four
teen days after their election, the Board
of Supervisors may regard the Office va
cant. The term Of Office of the men,
bers thereafter to be cleo ted shall begin
on the first day of January succeeding
their election. In each case the mem.
bers of the Board shall continue in Office
until their SUCCESSORS are elts.ed ard
qualified.


5th. When there is vacancy in the
Board of Registration, the Board Of
Supervisors of the county shall fill the
same by the appointment thereto, for
the unexpired term, of some suitable
voter of the county.


9th. Until Board of Registration for
the county shall have been elected and
organized as hereinbefore provided, the
Board of Supervisors of the county shall
be the Board Of Registration therefor,
with all the powers and subject to all
the duties, restrictions, regulations and
liabilities so far as consistent with this
act, pertaining by law to the Board of
Registration; and until such election
and organization, the supervisor of
every township shall be the Registrar
thereof; but he may be removed from
such Office Of Registrar by the Board of
Supervisors. pursuant to the seventh
section Of chapter seven Of the Code Of
West Virginia; aud if he fail or refuse
to act, or be unable to do so, or from
other cause there bes vacancy in the
office, the Board Of Supervisors shall fill
the vacancy by the appointment thereto
of some suitable voter of the county.


7th. Every supervisor before he acts
as a member of the Board Registration
or Registrar, and every person elected q
member of the Bosrd Of Registration of
his county, or appointed q Registrar, be-
fore he acts as such shall take and sub.
scribe an oath, honestly, fairly and Ing
partially to discharge his duties as such;
and the certificate of such oath having
been taken and subscribed, shall within
ten days thereafter, be returned to and
filed with the recorder of his county. II
he fail therein, he shall be fined Afty
dollars.


9th. The registration of voters for
cities, towns and wards shah be govern
ed By the regulations heretofore in force
4 Respecting the same, 90 far Is they are
iconsistent with this acs