Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-15
CITY ORDINANCE.


Il shall be- the duty Of the assessors Immediately
after the passage Of this act 70 proceed ana make
Iist Of all persons in the several Wards ana Precncs
of each Ward IN this city subject 70 the scnooi al
and they shall make like list annually thereafter a.
the time they assess and value and make return OF
the taxable property OF the inhabitants OF this city
that ia say they shall ascertain the correct name
of every free white male citizen OF the United states
of the age of twenty-one years and upwards VINO TO
sides IN this city at the time OF making said list or
who win be such prior 10 the thirtyh day OF De;
cenber next preceding the day Of election ana shall
carefully prepare, make out, and return to the Reg
ster true and alphabetical lists of ell such persons
ia each Ward and precinct Of each Ward, aud none
others the names Of persons in the several precincts
so returned 10 be in separate lists
Sec O. Alld be IL further enacted, That the assess
ors in carrying out the provisions OF the rst secuon
Of this act shall not enter rpon said hist the name OF
any person whom he or they do not know 10 Dc resi-
dants Of th CITY, or upon evidence under oath that
sad person or persons reside IN this city al that e
and that they shall not enter on SAID INST the name %
any person or persons by proxy except on the oath
Of the person presenting such name or names tnat
the person or persons whose name or names may De
presented for registration Is resident OF the city al
that time and be % further enacted, mat ihe AS
SCISSORS shall have all oaths which may be required
under this act administered by justice of the peace,
or some competent person, and shall lille all such al
davts with the Register, whose duty 1t shall be TO
carefully preserve the same
made the duty of the Assessors annually 10 meet ut
sone proper place in their respective wards daily from
ten o'clock A. NJ TO three O'Clock Z. NJ from the nj
eenth TO the thirty rst day Of December inclusive,
SUNDAYS and Christmas day excepted, for the pur-
pose of correcting such may be brought TO
their notice and adding thereto the names OF such
persons as may have been omitted therefrom; which
said lists after the said corrections aud additions,
any sha have been made by the said board, shall,
ON the said thiFtysf day Of December then pre-
sent be returned by the said Assessors to the Regis
ter and the said lists corrected and added to and
returned shall be- and they are hereby declared 70
be the true and correct return Of all persons In
this city subject To the school tax for the year ending
on the said thirty-rst day OF December; after which
IL shall not be lawful for the Board OF ASSESSORS
nor for any Assessor nor any other person Whateys
err 10 strike any name from the said lists or to add
thereto the name OF any person. except hereinafter
provided or to change or alter the names Oh SAID
lists in any respect; and il Is hereby made the duty
of the Register to carefully preserve said lists so as
to prevent any such interference with them; and any
nerson who shall violate this section by striking
FROM adding to- altering the names on said lists
shall be liable to fine of not less twenty nor
more than nifty dollars for every offence to be
cred and applied as other ines Of this Corporation
are recovered and applied and if the said Assessors,
or either of Them shall refuse wilfuly neglect TO
make return of any person subject to the school tax
as required by this act they, or the one 80 offending
shall be liable 70 ane Of not less than twenty nor
more than fifty dollars To be collected and applied as
other fines of this Corporation are collected and ap-
piled.
Sec. A. And be IL further enacted, That it shall be
the duty of the Assessors TO return said lists to the
Register on or before the first Monday in November,
annually and it shall then be the duty of the Regis
ter immediately to cause two hundred and fifty CO.
pies Of said lists, for the respective wards and pre-
cncts to be correctly printed in handbl FORM, with
the following heading: "a list of the names of all
persops in the - precinct of the - ward, re-
turned by the Board of Assessors subject to the
school tax for the year ending on the thirty first
day Of December. Ep person can vote at the next
election in the city whose nalue ~ not FetuIped by
the as.e-.,, subject to the school tax for this
year therefore every free white ma citizen OF me
age of twenty-one years and upwards residing in
precinct of the - ward whose name is not on this
list and all other persons, are hereby notified that
the Assessors will meet daily at some proper place
in their respective wards TO be designated by them
hereafter by advertisement at least five days prior
to the fifteenth of December) from ten o'clock A. NJ
to three o'clock p M, from the fifteenth to the thir
tyriFst day Of December, inclusive, Sundays and
Christmas day excepted for the purpose of revi-
sing said lists and Of adding thereto the names of
such persons as may have been omitted, ana of MAJ
king corrections in the same; at which time and
place they are invited to attend" And it shall be
the duty of the Register to deliver to each Assessor
hundred and twenty five of said printed copies of
the lists for their respective wards onehaf of said
copies for each precinct) whose duty it is hereby
made TO distribute the same among the citizens there
Of and the residue Of the said printed lists the Reg
istsr shall distribute among the police magistrates
and police officers of the different wards and citizens;
and it is hereby made the duty Of all officers of this
Corporation, In their respective wards, to use their
best exertons to distribute among the citizens said
printed lists and of the Assessors for each ward to
see that the said lists posted in conspicuous
places in their respective wards the said lists to be
printed and distributed by the fifteenth day Of No
yember annually.
Sec 8. And Be ii further enacted That it is hereby
made the duty of the Register TO have prepared at
least ten days prior to every regular annual election
day and five days prior to any special election day.
late Nga
jec to the school tax in each Ward and precinct in
this city for the year ending the preceding thirty
first day Of December as returned by the Board of
Assessors under this act, for the use of the Commits
sioners of Election, and to be by him delivered to
them before six o'clock on the morning of the day of
elections and If the Register shall fail or omit to pre-
pare and deliver 10 the said Commissioners fair and
correct copies OF said lists, alphabetically arranged,
for each precinct Of each Ward. herein provided,
he SHALL for every such failure omission, be liable
to fine Of not less than twenty-five nor more than
fifty dollars, to be recovered and applied other
fines of this Corporation are recovered and applied.
Sec, 6. Ind be At further enacted, That no part of
this act shall be construed prohibit the Regis
ter from transferring the name of any person the
list of any Ward or precinct of Ward from that
to another Ward, he making entry on the list to
what Ward or precinct of the Ward said person may
be so transferred and it is hereby made his duty
to make the said transfer and upon refusal to do
so he shall be liable TO fine ofnot less than twenty
nor more than fifty doa's provided 1t shall be done
FIVE DAYS prior TO the day of election.
Sec, z. Ind be ii further enacted, That nothing in
this act shall prevent any perFon from voting any
election who may be returned by the Assessors &C
cording to the provisions of the third section Of this
act if in transcribing copying making out lists Of
persons entitled TO vote for the of the commission
ers of ELECTIONS or for other purposes of any
kind or omissions be made BY the Register, or any
one employed by or under him. by which such per-
son may be deprived Of his vote.
Sec. g. ARd ben further enacted That any act or
part of an act inconsistent with the provisions Of this
act be, and the same is hereby, repealed
SAMUEL Y0RRE ATLEE
President of the Board Of Common Council.
60 ROBERT CLARKE,