The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-02
AN ORDINANCE
TO Provide for the Registration
Of Voters.

SECTION |. BE IL Ordained by The Cdy Co,y''
cit Of The CIty Of Dallas, That the City Secre.
tary is hereby constituted the Registrar oil
voters of the City of Dallas.
Section g. The Registrar shall be required
to take and subscribe to the oath required OF
other officers of the city, and shall procure,
at the expense of the city, other additional
and suitable books, one foreach Ward II nee
essary, In which to register the voters of each
Ward separately, and shall also procure, AT
the expense of the city, all necessary blank
forms and certificates.
Section 3. II shall be the duty of the Reg.
istrar to keep the registration books open at
the City Hall, commencing OH wednesday,
March To- 1876, and to continue until the Both
day of March, 1873, having his office hours
flom o clock n. m. until O'Clock p. IN. OF
mission OF one hour at u O'Clock M, except
upon Tuesdays and Saturdays when tie
Office of the Registrar shall be kept open un.
I'll So'clock p. m, with an intermission of an
hour at o'clock p. M, and 1t shall be the
duty of the Registrar to register upon the
registration books Of each Ward in the city
the name of every person entitled to vote
thereon upon his application to the Reg
tstrar, and provided that his name has not
been registered prior to that time, and the
Registrar shall receive for his services three
dollars per day, payable out of the City
Treasury.
Section Every male person not disqual-
itied by law, who shalt have attained the
age of twenty-one years, and Is entitled 10
vote for members of the Legislature, and
shall have resided in the city OF Dallas for
six months, next preceding his application
for registration, shall be entitled to be regis
tered under this ordinance.
Section 8. That when q person applies for
registration, If he be known to the registra.
ton officer to possess the qualifications re-
qulred IN the preceding sections of this ordi.
nance, his name shall be entered as a duIy
registered and qualified voter; should, how
ever, he be unB nown to the registration OH
Ger, and there he present no qualified voter
known to the officer to vouch nder oath for
the applicants republication, or II the officer
shall entertain any doubt, or If requested by
any citizen present, he or they shall swear
ths applicant as to his right to registration.
II ne swears that he does possess the required
qualitlcation-theyb being explained to him
his name shall be registered, but otherwise
rs name shall not be so registered.
section q. That each voter shall be re.
quired to vote In the Ward of his residence
and no person shall be allowed TO vote un
less his name appears upon the said Ward
DOCKS OF registration, provided, that the
managers OF the election shall have author
NY 10 register the names of all persons en-
Titled to register under the ordinances OF this
cry, ana provided further that the managers
OF the election can enter upon the registra-
ton books of the Ward In which he effeis
his vote the name Of any voter who will pro-
duoe ~ them the certificate of the Registrar
That his name is duly entered upon the
ward books OF any other Ward as q regis
h has removed to the Ward whore lie pro-
poses TO vote.
Section I. That this ordinance shall take
effect and be la force from and after Its pas
sage.
W. l.. CABELL, Mayor.
Attest: j. b. HEREFORD, Secretary.
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