The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-04-16


State for State officers, provided he de
liyers up certificate Of the reglsterinr
officer or of the district CLERK that he /,
duly registered, and he may be required
also to take an oath of identity, ana that
be has not and will not vote elsewhere in
that election, the oath TO be in writing
signed and sworn TO, and to be deposited
with the district clerk for safe keeping
and judicial inspection.
Els. No ticket not numbered shall bO
counted, and If two tickets be folded 10.
getheI, both shall be rejected. All tickets
to be placed in box and the box securely
fastened, to be delivered to the district
clerk, who shall deliver thunder subpoena
in case of contest, and if no contest with.
in year the clerk shall burn or destroy
the tickets, Violations Of any Of the pro.
visions Of this section shall be punished
by fine of not less than Sl6 nor more than
$500, and not exceeding imprisonment of
six months in Jail. And any officer of nm
election who shall divulgc how any one
voted from mn in Inspection of the tickets he
Sholl be fined not less than $50 MOI more
$500
10. A voter may vote anywhere in
his county, by presenting certificate as
provided in See. IA, provided that if un-
known and is not identified by the oath
Of some known person present, he shall
make affidavit of his identity. The fee to
ten cents for issuing the certificates pro.
yided for in Sec, IA aud l6; and the is,
suNnce Of the certificate made imperative
when applied for, under penalty of not
less than $50 nor more than 5000.
Voting upon n false certificate TO be
punished by the penitentiary dot less
than one year nor more than five years.
%. Judges of Election, during an cleo
ton, shall have powers of District Judge
to preserve order and keeg the peade, may
appoint special constables, and each may
issue wrils of arrest of felony or breach OF
peace and may commit the party arrested
to Jail after allowing him the right to vote,
snd after the electi on closes he shall have
q hearing before the proper magistrates.
20. Judges TO be fined not less than $50
nor more than $780, II n ballot BIO know.
ingly deposited Of an unregistered person,
or for wilfully refusing tee vote of per-
son whose aame appears on such list.
"A. Each voter may be rQuired, upon
blanks to be furnished by the Secretary of
State, to make and subscribe this affidavit:
al do solcmly swear that | am the
identical person claimed to be registered,
and that | have not voted at any other
poll or votidg place, and that | have not
voted else here at this election"
70. Names Of persons voted for to be
with the Offices and to be written or prn-
ted on one ticket.
70. In unorganized counties 'entitlel to
vote and register sin any precinct of tho
county to which il is attached for Judi
cial purposes
~ Bar rooms, etc, selling 'svinous,
mat, spurious or in toxicating liquors" to
be closed on election days, and shall nei
Their "sell barter, or give away" such ar
ticlcs during elections, under penalty of
not less than 500 nor more than $500 for
'each and every offence" provided that
drug stores may sell on prescription of n
physician, and Wholesale merchants may
sell to be shipped out of the county and
that stores having such prohibited orti-
cles maybe kept open on election day for
the sale of other articles.
~. The government to commission all
officers except members Of Congress, the
Legislature and the Governor.
20. In case ola tie, a new election to be
had.
80. Mayors of towns and cities, unless
otherwise provided in elections or in case
OF their failure, two aldermen shall order
elections, give notice and appoint pre-.
siding officers, and in election beats, not
confined to Justices precincts, the presid.
lug Justice shall do the same for them.
81. Voting or attems,ing to vote
more than once, punished by the peniten-
tlary not less than ore nor more than five
years Any person disturbing an cleo
ton by exciting tumult or mob, or caus-
ing any disturbance, or aiding, abetting
or advising any one to vote, or attempting
to vote illegally, or who shall obstruct
or influence by force or intimidation any
voter in the free exercise of his right to
vote, CT who shall carry any gun, pistol or
bowie knife or other dangerous weaoon.
concealed or unconccaled, within one.
hNlf mile of the polls, shall be fined not
less than 500 nor more than $500 and
may be imprisoned in Jail not over one
month
81. Elections for President and Vice.
President to be held according TO Act of
Congress en- the first Tuesday after the