The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-02-18
Registration and Election Laws.


Tho following are the general
provisions of tho above bills, now
before tho Legislature, and likely
to become law, with some slight
amendments
REGISTRATION. A
Justice OF the Peace 10 be Regis
trars OF their several preclnc y. The
county courts shall provide books, blanks,
etc. They shall give thirty days notice
Of their intended registration, and post
hundtills in ten places. They must sit for
registration fifty days, but may sis sny
time before the time Of revision. II pro.
yides the form Of oath and facts 10 he as.
certained, name, age, naturalization aud
color. The Justices shall sit together rs
u Board Of Revision, OF which meeting
they must give three days no,ice. The
District Clerk must make certified COPY
Of the registration list and none but
those whose names appear therein shall
DO permitted to vote al district elections.
In county elections the District Clerk
shall himself be the Registrar. lie may
register an applicant at any time, except
the Gay before the election and during lis
contip uanoe.
The Registrars have, while acting, the
powers Of the District Judges. II also pro-
vdes for tho appointment Of police. Il
afiixes the penalties for non aud malfeas-
ance. Dsfacing or destroying a registrs-
ton book or papers to be punished by an
Imprisonment Of from one 10 five years.
The County Court to pay registration
fee Of fifteen ccnts for each voter regis-
tered. A person registering more than
once to DO fined not more than 500.
ELECTION Bull. .sll2
A justices precinct to constitute an cleo
ton precinct. Justices may re-divide
their counties, but the boundaries Of cleo
tions md judicial precincts shall be the
same. The county courts shall appoint
the person to preside during IN e'sction.
The Governor shall order State and Con-
gressional elections. There must be 10
days notice given Of oil county elections,
and whenever an office becomes vacant an
election shall be ordered; the day shall
not be more than twenty days distant.
Two persons, one from each party to act
as judges. Polls to be opened from 0 A.
NJ. to s ?. NJ. The ballots shall have the
registered number Of voters written there
on No officer Of the election shall exam
inc a ballot under penalty Of from IA to
40 days imprisonment A man may vote
on certificate Of registration out OF his
county. No ticket not numbered shall be
counted. The ballot box to be of wood or
lead, to be sealed and delivered to the
District Clerk within five days who shall
when subpoena is served OH him deliver
1t for use in case Of contest. The JUS,
tees to count the ballots In tho presence
Of two voters Of the precinct Of the differ
ent parties, return day to be ten days af-
ter election, excluding Sunday, returns
are not to be opened until then. The re-.
turns to be made to the returning officer
who gives certificate Of election. Judges
Of election may appoint pocial police. A
penalty is provided for malfeasanco and
nisfeasance. All liquor shops within
radius of two miles to be closed. The
Governor to commission all officers elect,
except tho members Of Congress, Of the
Legislature and the Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor. " also makes provio'
ions for oil city elections. Fraudulent
voting, the creation Of disturbance at
elections to be punished by fine and i'm.
prisonment