Chap. 302.—An ACT to provide for the appointment of general registrars for
certain counties, and to prescribe the duties of such general registrars. [H 362]

Approved March 29, 1944

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. Section 1. The governing body of any county adjoining a
county having a density of population of one thousand or more a square
mile shall have authority to provide by resolution for the creation of
the office of general registrar of the county. Upon receipt by the county
electoral board of a certified copy of the resolution, the electoral board
shall, within thirty days thereafter, appoint a general registrar, who shall
be a discreet citizen, a qualified voter and resident of the county for
which he is appointed, and shall possess the qualifications prescribed
by general law for registrars. The governing body of the county shall
furnish the general registrar, at the county seat of the county, a suitable
office, furniture and equipment, prescribe his office hours, and fix his com-
pensation. The electoral board may appoint some qualified person al-
ready in the employment of the county as general registrar, and the
governing body of tiie county, with the consent of the electoral board,
may impose other duties upon the general registrar, provided such other
duties do not conflict with his duties as registrar. Any general registrar
so appointed shall hold office for two years from the first day of July next
following his appointment, and until his successor is duly appointed
and qualified.

Section 2. The appointment of such general registrar shall auto-
matically abolish the office of registrar for each and all the election dis-
tricts of the county as of the date of the qualification of the general
registrar, and each and every election district registrar shall thereupon
promptly deliver to the general registrar all of the books, papers and
documents pertaining to his office.

Section 3. Such general registrar shall, before entering upon the
duties of his office, take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by
general law for registrars. His powers and duties shall be similar to
the powers and duties provided by general law for registrars, and all
books, papers and documents belonging to the office of the general reg-
istrar shall be public records and open for inspection during reasonable
hours. The general registrar shall keep separate registration books for
each election district in the county. The electoral board of the county
may in its discretion require the general registrar to sit at various places
in the county on certain specified dates if it deems this necessary or
desirable for the convenient registration of voters.