Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-02-22
Registration and Election Laws

Tho following arc tho general
provisions Of tho above bills, now
before tho Legislature, aud likely
TO become law, with some slight
am cndmcnts Rt 4
REGISTRATION.
Justice Of the Peace 10 be Regis
trars Of their several precincts. The
county cohtis shall provide books, blanks,
etc. They shall give thirty days notice
of their intended registration, and post
handbills in ten places. They must SIT for
registration fifty days, but may sis any
time before the time Of revision. 1t pro-
vides the form Of oath aud facts TO be as.
certaineJ, name, age, naturalization u nd
color. The justices shall sit together as
o board OF Revision, Of which meeting
they must give three days notice, The
District Clerk must make a certified copy
Of the registration list, and mono but
tn ose whose names appear therein shall
be permitted to vote at Disiric elections.
In county elections the District Clerk
shall himself be the Registrar. lie may
register an applicant at any time, except
the Gny before the election and during its
continuance. ~.
The Registrars have, while acting, the
powers of the District Judges.-lt also pro-
vides for the appoint meh. Of police. 1t
al ixes the penalties for non and MALE as
ancc. Defacing or destroying registra-
ton book or papers to BIO punished by an
Imprisonment of from one TO five years.
The County Court to pay a registration
fee of fifteen cents for each voter regis
tered person registering more than
once to be fined not more than 500.
ELECTION BILL.
A justices precinct to constitute IN cleo
ton precinct. Justices may re.divide
their Counties, but the boundaries Of cleo.
tons and judicial precincts shall be the
same. The county courts shall appoint
the person to preside during an election
The Governor shall order State and Con-
gressional elections. There must be III
days notice given of all county elections,
and Whenever all office becomes vaonnt in
election shall be ordered; the day shall
not be more than twenty days distant.
Two persons, one from each party 10 act
US JuuReS. IUllo W NC opehSu ''on -
NJ. to 8 p. 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 imprisonm ent. 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 on him deliver
it for use in d case of contest The JUS
tees TO count the ballots in the presence
Of two voters of the precinct of the differ,
ent parties, return day to be ten days Of
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 pecial police. A
penalty is provided for malfehsance and
misfeasance. All li1uor shops within a
radius of two miles to be closed. The
Governor to commission oil officers elect,
except the members of Congress, of the
Legislature, and the Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor. 1t also makes provis-
ions for all city elections. Fraudulent
voting, the creation of disturbance al
elections to be punished by fine and i'm.
prisonment.