Chap. 79.—An ACT to authorize and provide for a new registration of
voters in cities having not less than one hundred thousand inhabitants,
nor more than one hundred and sixty thousand inhabitants according
to the last preceding United States census. [S B 52]

Approved March 28, 1928.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
in cities having not less than one hundred thousand inhabitants,
nor more than one hundred and sixty thousand inhabitants, ac-
cording to the last preceding United States census, the electoral
board of such city shall provide for a new registration of voters
for any election district, or districts, precinct or precincts, in
their respective cities whenever the said board shall deem it ad-
visable or necessary in order to simplify or facilitate the conduct
of elections, but such new registration shall not be ordered more
frequently than once in every ten years.

Whenever an order is made by the electoral board for such
new registration of voters in any election district or precinct it
shall be the duty of the registrar of said precinct to give notice
of the time and place of said registration by printed or written
hand bills posted at not less than five places in the election dis-
trict, at least thirty days before the day of registration, and shall
sit as long as directed by the electoral board for the purpose of
registering all voters who may be entitled to register under
existing laws, and who may apply therefor. Provided, however,
that if such new registration be ordered by the electoral board
for any reason other than the destruction by fire, or otherwise,
as provided in section ninety of the Code of Virginia, of the
registration books, then in such new registration no qualified
voter who has registered prior to the first day of January, nine-
teen hundred and four or (as to the first new registration) sub-
sequent to August 26, 1920, shall again be required to register
as a prerequisite to a right to vote; and provided further, that
in such said cities, in addition to the posting of notices, as afore-
said, any such new registration shall be advertised, not less
than fifteen days, in one or more Gaily papers, published in such
city, as may be directed by the electoral board.

2, An emergency existing because an election will sucn be
held, this act shall be in force from its passage.