The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-11
AN ORDINANCE
TO Provide for the RegiStratlal
OF Voters.

SECTION l. BE IL Ordained dy Lhe CITY CON-.
cHV NE Chy Of Dallas, That the City Seen.
tary IL hereby constituted the Registrar
voters of the City of Dallas,
section 2. The Registrar shall be requlsii
10 take and subscribe to the oath requiredd
other officers OF the city, and shall procure
W lhe expense OF the city. other addlilonl
ana suitable books, one for each Ward \ nee
eesSary, in which to register the voters ofeacl
ward separately, and shall also procure
the expense of the city, all necessary blank
forms and certificates.
Section 3. Itshall be the duty Of theBes.
iStrar to keep the registration books open q
tne City Hall, commencing ON WednesIsl
March 10, 1876, and to continue until the JUN
day Of March, 1875, having his office hour,
from o'clock a. m. until O'Clock p. %
each day Sundays excepted with an Inter
mission OF one hour ut IL o'clock M, except
upon Tuesdays and Saturdays, when ins
office OF the Registrar shall be kept open 3D.
W o'clock p. M, with an intermiss0n olsl
lour at O'Clock p. m, and IL shall DO wv
duty of the Registrar to register upon ~
registration books of each Ward in tnecv
the name OF every person entitled 10 yok
thereon upon his application TO the Res
istrar, ana provided that his rame has no.
been registered prior to that time, andtns
registrar shall receive for his services Wy s
dollars per day, payable out Of the wy
Treasury.
Section Every male person not dlsqass
lned by law. who shalt have ATTAINED W
age OF twenty-one years, and is entlteuw
vote for members of the Legislature ~.
snail have resided In the city OF DallSm.
SIX months, next preceding his applicap,IIs.
Tor registration, shall be entitled to befsf
tered under this ordinance.
Section D. That when person applesmss.
registration, If he be known to the reesas
lion officer to possess the qualifcati0nslg
quired in the preceding sections Of this o on,
nance, his name shall be entered as o uar
registered and qualified voter; should, nys.
ever, he be unknown to the registrst aS Wax
Ger, and there be present no qualified NY. y
known to the officer to vouch under 0als y y
the applicants qualification, or II the ol la,
shall entertain any doubt, or II requeslA.%s
any citizen present, he or they shall W.
the applicant as to his right to registfsa,%',ss
II he swears that he does possess the requI, m-
his name shall be registered, but ofheiHr
his name shall not be so registered. !. =
Section Q. That cash voter shall % ~
1uired to vote In the Ward of his reslas, NJ
and no person shall be allowed TO yc,we sas
ess MS name appears upon the saiu m
books OF regisfration, provided, tna ahS.
managers OF the election shall have aulnS
ty TO register the names of ali persons N, N
Tiled to register under the ordiJances Y Ger
lily, and provided further that the ma nsssun,
y the election can enter upon the res "a,
Ion books of the Ward in which ne n I'm
MS vote the name of any voter who WIZ Win
iuco TO them the certificate Of the he sr m
nat MS name Is duly entered uPr ,cls
Ward books OF any other Ward ass
cred voter, and that since his. regishhssnTOs
! has removed to the Ward where w
'oses to vote. .u,ak,
Section I. That this ordinance sna.i., s ris.
1fect and be in force from and after
age. "a
Approved this LIST day OF March, Az .l,or
WI. CABELL, h""'
Attest J. B. HEREFORD, Secretary
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