The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-14
AN ORDiNANCI
To Provide. for the REGISTRAR
Of Voters.

| SECTION |. BE IL O,tl4i,,e,i bv ME Gin ID
! cuV thc cry Cf DdHdS, That the City So
taIS is hereby constituted the Registrar
voters OF the City of Dallas.
seclloh z. The Registrar shall be reQ1l
10 take and subscribe to the oath reQulra
otier oiicers of the city, and shall ploi
w me expense of the city, other addIiicl
uuu suitable hooks, one for each Ward iils
eSSary, In which to register the voters ofli
ward separately, and shall also prOcuni
lnc expense of the city, all necessary biS
lOrmsand certificates.
Sectlon y. ltshall be the duty OF tbel4
iSStrar 70 Keep The registration books OlenI
,ne oity HAL, commencing on Wedneslt
harch 10, 1916, and to continue until the "
uny Oh March, 1870, having his Office h0l1
from O'Clock q. IN. until + O'Clock p. md
each day Sundays excepted with an laa
mission OF one hour nj u O'Clock H., aIttl
upon tuesdays and Saturdays, when u
uillce OF the Registrar shall be kept open VI
~ CLOCK y. M, with an intermission o. y
hour NJ o'clock p. M, and II shall hll
uuly OF the Registrar TO register upon n
registration booksof each Ward In theae|
w, we name or every person entitled to vi
thereon upon his application to the BsI
iistrnr, ana provided that his zane hass.
zen registered prior to that time, and
i1ISi,svlar snail receive for his services ll r
' Trolia,s per day, payable out Of the
Section Every male person not dsqls
liled BY law. who shall have attained
age OF twenty-one years, and is eDtilaa
vote Tor members OF the Legislature " "
snaIl nave resided In the city OF Dals~r
s s months, next preceding his appieaaS,s
.or registration, shall be entitled TO oeI1'
tered under this ordinance. 80
section D. That when person appl w,
registration, If he be known TO the reg.
tlon officer to possess the qualincateApss''e
CURED In the preceding sections OF lns An An
nance, his name shall be entered s ~ ~
registered and qualified voter; shonl1u,. *
ever, he be unknown to the registraslllg9Ss IN,
yer, ana there be present no quailneu,
known to the officer to vouch u nde n XXX
inc applicants qualification, or II thes1h
shall entertain any doubt, or If requeesu%S ~
my citizen present, he or they shali
he applicant as to his right to regisu.%aiN
l he swears that he does possess inc iie1Gir-
uaiification-they being eXplaineuI , .gs
us name shall be registered, but o'n''
'is name shall not be so registered. !, NJ y
section q. That each voter snhii
Iuired to vote in the Ward of ms rts ri.u b
md no person shall be allowed 70 IN
ess MS name appears upon the ss KIT
looks OF registration, provideu,, autAF
managers of the election shall nas lawns 8
" TO register the names Of All peIssSSdn,
itleu to register under the ordilanv .,,sries
lty, aud provided further that w n % ,srsif
Tie election can enter upon tnc ~ ~ ~
'on books of the Ward in when r,sillvF
Is vote the name of any voter Wnop ss.i5b
ucc to them the certificate OF inc ,, m
nat his name is duly entered va resf
Yard books of any other Ward ,aas;.tpta
red voter, and that since his ~ bepe b
, has removed to the Ward wne'o n
oses to vote. .hansb
Section 7. That this ordinance s."ritsp'
iect and be In force from ana ai''
lge.
Approved this list day Of Marcn, vsys
Attest: j. B. HEREFORD, secre'"''