Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-18
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
Who can Vote and the Voting Place,

d Mayor, and two Aldermen for each
Ward, to govern the city for the present
year.
Under the old charter of the city, only
free holders or persons leasing by the year
could vote. This was amended-the last
amendpent passed December, 1S69-so as
to allow all persons, property holders or
not, who have resided in the corporation
six months, and who are otherwise quail
fed to vote for members of the General
Assembly, to vote. Voters may, therefore,
De elassed as follows: LIST. All persons who
are qualified voters for members of the
General Assembly and who have resided
in the corporation six months can vote for
Mayor and Aldermen.
I'd. All persons who own real estate III
the city can vote, 10 matter where they
| live. We are of the opinion that all per-
sons who lease by the year within the city,
! even if they live out of the corporation,
| can vote, but there seems to be a difference
of opinion, and the judges at each poll
| will have to decide this question for the M
selves.
The following is the Act of December,
1869:
an Act to Modify the Charter Of the CITY Of
KnOrviLte, in regard to the Eight Of 70
ting IN said City's Election.
SECTION l. BE it enacted 6y the General
assembly Of the State of Tennessee, That
the charter of the City of Knoxville, in
| this State, be, and the same is hereby, so
amended, that hereafter in all general city
elections held within and for said city,
and under the authority of its charter and
ordinances Hereunder, exceptas hereinaf-
ter provided, all persons who shall have re-
sided within the corporate limits of said
city for six months next preceding the day
of election, and who shall be otherwise
| qualified voters under the general laws of
| Tennessee, for members of the General
| Assembly, shall be entitled to vote; subject,
| however, to the same restriction as to the
| place of voting, as are now provided by
said charter; Provided, that upon any
election upon proposition to raise, apprO-
pirate, loan or invest money, or the credit
of the city, by the issuance of bonds, script
or notes, or by levy of a tax for the pur-
pose, the same limitations of the right to
vote, shall apply as are now provided by
| law; and Provided further, that all per-
sons to whom the right of voting in said
| city is extended by this Act, shall be sub
ject to, and liable for such general poll-taX
as may, from time to time, be imposed by
the Municipal Board of said City of Knox
| vile, under, and by virtue of the said
charter.
This Act does not repeal any former law.
| IT merely cnlo1,geS the class of voters. 1t
adds another class of voters to the original
| class. The old charter required that voters
should own real estate or rent by the year.
The above act does not repeal that charter.
1t merely cnlarycs the qualification. 1t is
therefore, in our opinion, clearly the law;
that voters living out of the city who own
real estate or rent by the year in the cor
poration, can vote. We submit hat such
is the law, and we are glad to say that Col.
John Baxter. w. III. Henderson, Esq,
and Chas. D. McGuffey, Esq, are of ths
same opinion.
The following judges and clerks are
hereby appointed to open and hold an
election in the respective Wards in the
city of Knoxville, on the 18th Of January,
1873, for the purpose of electing q Mayor
for the city and two Aldermen for each
Ward. Polls will be open at 0 O'Clock, A.
NJ, and close at 1 O'Clock, p, NJ:
FIRST WARD.
JOtiRg Place, McCianahan's Mill
Il. j. Stephenson, officer; W. +. Seay,
Robt. Eliza, ID. a. Smith, judges; w. G.
Ingle, John Kesler, clerks.
SECOND WARD.
Voting Place, Court House.-W. c. Per-
ry, officer; John Addison, Jas. Flenniken,
z. T. larry, judges; J. z. Park, Y. w.
Eckle, clerks.
THIRD WARD.
Voting Place, Calaboose Amber
son, officer; Joseph Eliza, E. Hill, f.. De-
zier, judges; Mae. Ramsey, Mat. Wei,
clerks.
FOURTH WARD. ..-
voting Place, Bells Stab,e-Robert
Badgett officer; a. NJ. Spiro, Jas. Bos-
worth, E. P. FJenniken, judges J. Me-
CURE, f. Peltier, clerks.
FIFTH WARD.
Voting Place, Brick Mill Henry Davis,
officer; B. +. Fahnestock Robt Seay,
Alex. Davis, judges; Z. +. McCroskey,
JOS. Seay, clerks.
SMITH WARD,
I'oting Place, Market House-W. i.
Addison, officer; a. s. Hudiburg, q. w.
Watkins, j. c.. Ristine, judges; John j.
O'Shea, j. III. JOurOlmOn, clerks.
SEVENTH WARD.
Voting Place, Aken's Coal Ofice-W.
w. Martin, officer Jas, Kitchen, Wesley
Weatherford, Robt. Mcintyre, judges; Jno.
j. Martin, q. E. Mcintyre, clerks.
EIGHTH WARD.
Voting Place, Peter Jenkins Store
HI. w. Grover, officer; w. l.. Boseman,
Edmond Fitzgerald, S. J. Cox, judges
VIM, HenritZe, w. S. A. Hightower,
clerks. NJ. \. CLAIBORNE,
Chief Marshal
Notice
In compliance with the laws and srdi>
nances regulating the city of Knoxville, |
will proceed to open and hold an election
at the various wards in said city on Satur-
day, the 18th of January, 1873, for the pur-
pose of eleeting Mayor to preside over !
said city at large, and two Aldermen for
each ward for the year 1873.
Nj. A. CLAIBORNE,
Chief Marshal |
Jan. s, 1878. [i9dtdel
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