Chap. 216.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 67 of the Code of Virginia
of 1887; as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 5, 1894; as
amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 5, 1900; as amended and
re-enacted by an act approved July 28, 1902; and amended and re-enacted by
an act approved December 8, 1903, in relation to appointment of registrars
and providing that registrars and clefks appointed in cities having a popu-
lation of 50,000 or more by the last United States census shall be compelled
to serve unless excused by the judge of the corporation court of such cities
and prescribing penalties for failure to do so.

Approved March 12, 1908.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
sixty-seven of the Code of Virginia of eighteen hundred and eighty-
seven, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March fifth,
eighteen hundred and ninety-four; as amended and re-enacted by an act
approved March fifth, nineteen hundred; as amended and re-enacted
by an act approved July twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and two;
and amended and re-enacted by an act approved December eighth,
nineteen hundred and three, be amended and re-enacted so 4s to read
as follows:
§67. Appointment of registrars.—It shall be the duty of the electoral
board of each city and county, prior to the first day of April, nineteen
hundred and four, and every alternate year thereafter, to appoint a
registrar for each election district of their respective counties and
cities, who shall be a discreet citizen and resident of the election dis-
trict in and for which he is appointed, and who shall not hold any office
by election or appointment during his term which shall be two years
from the first day of May following his appointment and until his
successor is duly appointed and qualified, and any registrar now holding
such office shall within ten days from the passage of this act give up
his office, and failing to do so his powers as registrar shall at once
cease, and the electoral board shall appoint a registrar in his place.
In the city of Richmond it shall be lawful for each registrar to appoint
a clerk and to administer to him the same oaths as those taken by the
registrar. The said electoral boards shall, from time to time, fill any va-
cancy that may occur in the office of registrar.

Every registrar and clerk duly appointed in any city having a popula-
tion of fifty thousand or more by the last United States census under
the provisions of this section shall be compelled to serve, not more
than two successive terms, unless excused by the circuit court of the
county or the corporation court of the city, or the judge of such court
in vacation, having jurisdiction over the electoral board of the city or
county in which such registrar or clerk resides. And said court, or
the judge thereof in vacation, shall impose a fine of not less than ten
dollars nor more than one hundred dollars upon every person so ap-
pointed and refusing to serve, unless excused as aforesaid.

In view of special elections likely to be held during the spring
months, this is declared to be an emergency act, and in force from its
passage.