Extracts from Virginia Election Laws: Also the Electoral Boards, and Registration Laws. 1906D. Bottom, Superintendent of public print., 1906 - 54 pages |
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appointed Assembly of Virginia attorney-general candidates canvassed certified circuit court commissioners Commonwealth Commonwealth's attorney confined in jail Constitution Constitution of Virginia corporation court corporation or hustings counties and cities county clerk county or city county or corporation day of January days of registration deliver discharge district or ward duty elec election district election held electoral board filed governor hundred and four hundred and three hundred dollars hustings court judge thereof judges of election magisterial district Monday in November nineteen hundred notice number of names number of votes oath offers to vote official ballot ordinance paid permanent roll person place of voting poll books poll taxes precinct primary election printed punished qualified voters registrar registration books registration-books regular days residence respective counties seal secretary sheriff special election term of office thereafter therein thereof in vacation thirty days tion treasurer Tuesday vacancy occurs voting place writ of election
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Page 6 - I do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich ; and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties incumbent on me as , according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Page 5 - The term of office of each member of the commission shall be for five years ; provided, however, that of the commissioners first appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of one year...
Page 6 - ... secure equal representation of the two political parties which, at the general election next preceding that for which such boards or officers are to serve, cast the highest and the next highest number of votes.
Page 7 - ... precinct of his county or city, a like certified copy of the list, which shall be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated for the purpose of voting. The clerk shall also, within sixty days after the filing of the list by the treasurer, forward a certified copy thereof, with such corrections as may have been made by order of the court or judge, t'o the...
Page 34 - ... be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars...
Page 4 - That he, unless exempted by section Twenty-two, shall, as a prerequisite to the right to vote after the first day of January, nineteen hundred and four, personally pay, at least six months prior to the election, all state poll taxes assessed or assessable against him, under this Constitution, during the three years next preceding that in which he offers to vote...
Page 24 - Sec. 118. In each city which has a court in whose office deeds are admitted to record, there shall be elected for a term of eight years by the qualified voters of such city a clerk of said court, who shall perform such other duties as may be required by law. There shall be elected in, like manner and for a like term all such additional clerks of courts for cities as the General Assembly...
Page 4 - Constitution, for the three years next preceeding that in which 'he offers to register; or, if he come of age at such time that no poll tax shall have been assessable against him for the year preceding the year in which he offers to register, has paid one dollar and fifty cents, in satisfaction of the first year's poll tax assessable against him; and, Second.
Page 39 - Such police justice shall have all the power and authority, and be subject to all the duties and liabilities, of a justice of the peace in issuing warrants for the arrest of a person charged with the commission of a crime or disorderly conduct, in a county including...
Page 24 - Judges shall hold their offices for the term of four years from the first day of January next after their election.