a voter, and the compensation for posting notices shall also be governed by the general election laws. (1922, p. 875. In force June 18, 1922.) Sec. 217. Penalties prescribed. Any person attempting to aid or abet fraud in connection with any vote cast, or to be cast, under the provisions of this chapter, shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years. Any person attempting to vote by fraudulently signing the name of a regularly qualified voter shall be guilty of forgery. Any public official who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this chapter, and thereby aids in any way the illegal casting, or attempting to cast a vote, or who shall connive to nullify any provisions of this chapter in order that fraud may be perpetrated, shall forever be disqualified from holding office in the Commonwealth, and shall forever be disqualified from exercising the right of franchise. (1922, p. 875. In force June 18 1,922.) Sec. 218. Chapter shall be liberally construed in favor of absent voter. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed in favor of the absent voter. (1922, p. 875. In force June 18, 1922.) Sec. 219. Penalties prescribed. (Repealed; 1922, p. 875. In force June 18, 1922.) Section 220. Chapter shall be liberally construed in favor of absent voter. (Repealed; 1922, p. 875. In force June 18, 1922.) Sec. 229. I,. of. FORM OF DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY. of the County of........... party, declare myself to be a candidate for nomination to the office of the.. Virginia, a member of the ...from the.. .of. to County of... I,... has acknowledged the same before me in my county aforesaid. a notary public in and for the county aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, do certifiy that... whose name is signed to the foregoing writing, bearing date on the ...day of.. 19............, ...day of 19............. ..day of 19. ---3 Notary Public. PETITION OF QUALIFIED VOTERS (To be filed with Declaration of Candidacy) This is to certify that we, the undersigned qualified voters of Virginia, hereby petition... a member of the.. become a candidate for nomination to the office of.. the primary to be held on the. ...........day of... party, to to be made at 19, and we further petition that his name as a candidate for said nomination be printed upon the official ballot to be used at said election. Given under our hands. State of Virginia, County of (Here must follow the signatures of the required number of qualified voters.) to-wit: a notary public in and for the county aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, do certify that... ...this day personally appeared before me in my said county and made oath before me that he witnessed the signature of each and every person whose name is signed to the foregoing writing. My commission expires on the.. ..day of.. day of.. 19. 19. Notary Public. Sec. 251. For article on "Illegality of Employment to Promote Political Candidacy," see 6 Va. Law Reg. (N. S.) 864, also "Liability of Member of Political Committee for Expenses;" idem 876. Sec. 269. For article on "Reference to Commissioner in Chancery," see 5 Va. Law Reg. (N. S.) 497. Sec. 274. For article on "Reference to Commissioner in Chancery," see 5 Va. Law Reg. (N. S.) 497. Sec. 288. For article on "Reference to Commissioner in Chancery," see 5 Va. Law Reg. (N. S.) 497. Sec. 289. For article on "Reference to Commissioner in Chancery," see 5 Va. Law Reg. (N. S.) 497. Sec. 290. For article on "Reference to Commissioner in Chancery," see 3 Va. Law Reg. (N. S.) 497. Sec. 291. Qualification of the preceding section. The preceding section shall not be construed to prevent members of congress from acting as justices of the peace, visitors of the University of Virginia and Virginia Military Institute, or from holding offices in the militia; or to exclude from offices under the State on account of any pension from the United States a person to whom such pension has been granted in consequence of an injury or disability received in war, or to exclude from such office or post officers or soldiers on account of the recompense they may receive from the United States when called out in actual duty; or be construed to prevent United States commissioners or United States census enumerators or fourth-class or thirdclass postmasters from acting as notaries, school trustees, justices of the peace, or supervisors, or from holding any district office under the government of any county, or as councilman of any town or city in this State; or to prevent any United States rural mail carrier or civilian employee of the United States government from being appointed and acting as notary public; or to prevent any United States commissioners from holding the office of commissioner in chancery, bail commissioner, jury commissioner, commissioner of accounts, or assistant commissioner of accounts; or to prevent any person holding office or post of profit, trust or emolument, civil, legislative, executive or judicial under the government of the United States, from being a member of the militia, or holding office therein; or from being a director in a State institution; or be construed to prevent foremen, quartermen, leading men, artisans, clerks or laborers employed in any navy yard or naval reservation in Virginia from holding any office under the government of any town, county, or city in this State, or to prevent any United States government clerk from holding any office under the government of any town or city in this State, or to prevent any person holding an office under the United States government from holding a position under the management and control of the State board of health. (1920, p. 81. In force June 18, 1920.) See also chapter 315 of Acts 1918 herein. For article on "Reference to Commissioner in Chancery," see 5 Va. Law Reg. (N. S.) 497. Sec. 306. Duties of clerk of house of delegates. In addition to such duties as may be prescribed by the rules of the house the clerk of the house of delegates shall, at the commencement of each session thereof, make out and report to the general assembly a condensed abstract from the reports made to him by the clerks of courts and cause the same to be published in the journal of the house. He shall at the end of each session of the general assembly, prepare a well-arranged index to the journal of the house and the documents. printed during the session by order of the house. He shall cause to be printed with the acts and joint resolutions of each session of the general assembly tables showing the time for the commencement of the regular terms of the supreme court of appeals and of each circuit, corporation and city court; the places at which separate polls have been established in each county, and of the wards in the several cities; the names of the several magisterial districts in each county, and the names or numbers of the several wards in each city; a list of the commissioners in other States, appointed by the governor, and a full account of the State indebtedness and an accurate statement of the receipts and expenditures of the public money of Virginia, together with a carefully prepared and well-arranged index of the acts and joint resolutions. He shall cause to be published in one daily newspaper published in the city of Richmond, for the time prescribed by the Constitution, all proposed amendments to the Constitution. He shall also have printed a sufficient number of all such proposed amendments to enable him to forward to the clerk of every circuit and corporation court in this State one thousand copies of the same for distribution by said clerk, which forwarding shall be done not later than two weeks before the commencement of the newspaper publication, as aforesaid. The clerk of the house of delegates shall make report of the action taken by him under this paragraph to the next succeeding general assembly, certifying the cost of such publication, printing and forwarding, to the auditor of public accounts for payment. (1920, p. 396. In force June 18, 1920.) Sec. 319. The governor's staff. The staff of the governor and commander-in-chief shall consist of thirty aides-de-camp and one chaplain to be appointed by the govereach with the rank of colonel, but no expense arising in connection with the appointments made hereunder shall be paid out of any State, military or contingent funds. nor, (1922, p. 727. In force March 24, 1922.) Sec. 340. When first clerk to perform duties of chief; when governor to have notice of absence. The two auditors and the treasurer shall appoint for their respective offices a first clerk, who shall have authority to act for and perform the duties of the chief in such office, under the direction, supervision and control, and in the absence of the chief to perform all the duties of the office. Of such absence, the others shall be informed. When the absence of the chief is to be for more than five days at a time, notice thereof shall be given to the governor. The treasurer may also, in his discretion, appoint any other clerk in his office to assist the first clerk, who shall have the same power and authority as is given by this section to the first clerk. (1920, p. 363. In force June 18, 1920.) Sec. 381. What books he shall keep. He shall keep the following books: A voucher book, in which he shall enter in brief all accounts allowed by him for paper, printing, binding, ruling, lithographing, engraving, advertising, postage, dragage, expressage, and so forth; an order book, in which he shall enter each order for printing, binding, ruling, lithographing, engraving, and so forth, received by him from any department. officer or board of the State, with a brief description of the work, the date on which it is received, when and to what contractor delivered, and the kind and quantity of paper furnished therefor; a schedule book, exhibiting in detail the cost of all printing, binding, ruling, advertising, postage, drayage, expressage, lithographing, engraving, and so forth, executed for each department, officer or board, and the quantity, cost per ream and the value of the paper used; which book shall at all times be open to the inspection of the governor, auditor of public accounts, secretary of the Commonwealth, or any member of the general assembly. He shall also keep a record of all his official acts. (1922, p. 734. In force June 18, 1922.) Sec. 382. How contracts for printing awarded; appeal from award. He shall have all the printing, binding, ruling, lithographing, and engraving required by any department of the State, and authorized by law to be done, or required in the execution of any law, executed upon competitive bids, and shall award the work to the lowest responsible bidder, having due regard to the facilities and experience possessed by such bidder, and he shall give notice of the time and place of such bidding either by newspaper publication or otherwise; he shall provide schedules or blanks, stating clearly and distinctly the kind and character of the work to be done, upon which bids will be required to be submitted, which bids shall be opened at the time specified in the presence of such bidders as see fit to attend. He may let out the work either upon annual contracts or for separate items as the best interests of the Commonwealth may require, in all cases reserving the right to reject any and all bids. He shall also fix such time for the delivery of the work as to him may seem reasonable. He may, in his judgment, require the party undertaking to do the work, or any part of it, to enter into a written contract, stating distinctly the terms of the same, embracing the prices to be paid for composition, presswork, folding, stitching, ruling, binding, and all other items in detail. He shall provide in such contract that the printing is to be executed in a close and compact form, without unnecessary title pages, or useless blank pages and shall require the person or persons making such contract to enter into bond with condition for the faithful performance and execution of such contract; and in event the work so contracted for be not completed within the time specified therein, he shall deduct and retain from such contract price such per centum thereof for each day or week that such work is delayed, as he may deem proper. The bond shall be with security, and a penalty equal to the contract price for the work to be done, if a bonding or surety company be given as surety, and double the amount of such contract price in other cases. The security tendered shall be approved by the secretary of the Commonwealth, and the form of the bond by the attorney general; but no person shall be accepted as such surety who is directly or indirectly interested in any contract with the Commonwealth. All such contracts and bonds shall be made in triplicate; the original bond shall be filed in the office of the secretary of the Commonwealth, a duplicate shall be filed in the office of the superintendent of public printing, and the triplicate furnished the contractor. Any bidder feeling himself aggrieved by an award made by the superintendent of public printing may, during the session of the general assembly, appeal to the joint committee on printing, or, in recess, to a board composed of the governor, auditor of public accounts, and secretary of the Commonwealth, which shall hear and determine the matters in said appeal; but notice of such appeal must be given the superintendent of public printing in writing, within ten days from the date of the award appealed from. (1922, p. 734. In force June 18, 1922.) Sec. 384. What printing, et cetera, must be done. He shall supply all the officers, departments, boards and institutions located at the seat of government, the hospitals for the insane, the State colony for the epileptic and feeble-minded, and the Catawba |