The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-25
The city Wards and Trfeir Bounda-

The city Wards and Tffeir Bounds-
| ries.
| To keep up with the different moves Of our
present inefficient Council requires constant
watchfulness. We give the following bounds
ries and precincts Of the wards as last laid off:
CLAY WARD.
| 1st Precinct-All that portion of the ward
situated west of Belvidere, north of Main,
| west of Henry, and south of Broad streets.
I'd Precinct-Thst portion Of the wa-d north
of Broad, west of Henry, and south of Leigh
| streets.
Sd Precinct--That portion of the ward north
| of Main, west of Adams, south of Leigh, and
east of Henry streets
MONROE WARD.
LIST Precinct-All that portion Of the ward
east OF Belvidere, south of Main, and west Of
Fifth streets.
I'd Precinct--That portion of the ward north
| of Main, east of Adams, south of Broad, and
! west of Fifth streets.
| Sd Precnct--That portion of the ward north
| OF Broad and Leigh, east Of Adams and st.
| Peters, south of Jackson, and west of Second
streets.
4th Precinct-North of Broad, east of
Second, south of jackson, and west of Fifth
streets.
| MADISON WARD.
1st Precinct--All that portion OF the ward
/
| running east from Fifth, and west Of Eighth
| streets.
| I'd Precnct-The portion of the ward north of
Broad, east of Eighth, south Of the gully rum
ming east to Twelfth, west of Twelfth streets.
| Sd Precinct-The portion of the ward north
| OF Main, east of Fifth, south of Broad, aud west
| of Twelfth streets.
4th Precinct-The portion of the ward east
Of Fifth, south of Main, west of Twelfth streets.
| JEFFERSON WARD.
| 1st Precinct-All that portion Of the ward
east of Twelfth, south Of Clay, Marshall and
| Broad, and west of Fifteenth streets.
I'd Precinct-The portion of the ward east
of Fifteenth, south of Broad and west of Twen-
| tieth streets.
Sd Precinct-East of Twentieth, south of
Broad, and west of Twenty. fifth streets.
4th Precinct-The portion Of the ward north
| of Broad. east Of Fifteenth, and west of
| Twenty fourth streets.
MARSHALL WARD.
lst Precinct-All that portion Of the ward
east of Twenty. fifth and south of Main streets.
I'd Precinct-That portion of the ward north
OF Main and Broad, east of Twenty fifth and
Twenty fourth, and south of Clay.
Sd Precinct That portion of the ward north
of Clay, east of Twenty fourth.
JACKSON WARD.
LIST Precinct-All that portion of the ward
north of Leigh and Jackson, and west of st.
Peters and st. James streets.
I'd Precinct-The portion of the ward north
of jackson and the gulley, east of st. James,
and west of Fifth and Shockoe creek opposite
the gully.
Sd Precinct-Tbe portion of the ward north
of Broad, Marshall and Clay, east of Twelfth
and Shockoe creek and west of Eighteenth
streets.
appointment OF Registrars.
Judge Guigon has made the following ap.
pointments OF registrars for the city of Rich
mond, required by the recent action of the
Council in their re-division of the wards Of
the city:
CLAY WARD.
First Precinct-J. Z. Gibbs.
: Second Precinct--J. l.. Timberlake.
Third Precinct.-E. M. Crump.
MONROE WARD.
First Precinct-James r. Fisher.
Second Precinct-R. B. Wood
Third Precinct-David B. Jones.
Fourth PreciDct-John j. Crutchfeld.
MADISON WARD.
| First Precinct-Chas. y. Laughton.
Second Precinct-W. W. Stover.
Third Precnct-James II. Pecor.
Fourth Precinct-W. Plumer Gretter.
JEFFERSON WARD.
First Precinct-W Wnston f. Rogers.
| Second William W. Wood.
Third Precinct-W. A. Gresham.
Fourth Precinct-C. w. Otev.
MARSHALL WARD.
First Precinct-Johu j. Cannon.
Second Precinct-John f. Shinberger.
Third Precnct-F. L. Moore.
JACKSON WARD.
First Precinct-Jas NJ. Macon.
Second Precinet--MontroseA Angle.
Third Precinct-John Hagan, Jr.
By order of Judge Guigon the registration
will open next Monday morning at sunrise and
continue for seven days from sunrise to sunset
each day.
NEW REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.
The following is the copy of the bill which
passed the Legislature near the close of the
session, ordering new registration in this
city,
Whereas it has been represented to the
General Assembly, that the City Council of the
city of Richmond have already increased, or
, are about to increase, the number of wards in
said city, according to the provisions of the
charter thereof; therefore,
l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly,
That at any time. not less than twenty days
, prior to the election to be held 10 said city on
the 4th Thursday in May, 1871, the Judge of
the Hastings court of said city shall be 10.
formed of any increase in the number of wards
in said city made by the City Council, of said
city, it shall be bis duty to appoint a registrar
for each ward and voting place in said city, as
said wards and voting places shall be estab-
lished, who shall be discreet citizen and res
f ident of the ward to which appointed, and sh all
continue to discharge the duties of said office
until tnelr successors Oe appointed, uD0er the
general registration law, at the January term,
4 1872, of said Hustings court. Said appoint
ment may be made by said Judge in vacation.
SEo. O. Each resistrar SO appointed, after
legally qualifying, shall proceed to register the
names Of all the qualified voters of his ward,
who, according to law, are entitled to registra.
tion, giving legal notice of the time and place
thereof for at least five days before commencing
such registration. Said registration shall be
completed within seven days from the time OF
commencing the same, and at least three days
before the election mentioned in the preceding
section. Immediately after completing said
registration said registrars shall cause to be
posted at three or more public places in their
wards, written printed lists Of all persons ad-
mtted by them to registration.
SEC. 3. Said registration shall have the
. same effect and be deemed equivalent to a
general registration of the voters of said city,
under the general laws heretofore adopted in
regard 10 the registration of voters, and shall
be made, revised, altered, and amended, in the
mode prescribed in such laws.
. SEC. 4. All acts and parts of acts in conflict
with the provisions of this act, are hereby re.
pealed.
. SPECIAL N0TICE.-Persons wishing the STATE