The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-10
For Sale at a Bargain AN ORDINANCE
10 Provide for the Registration
OF Voters.

SECTION /. BE il Ordained by he C;ty Com.
cuV the CITY Of Dallas, That the CITY Secre.
tuiy IL hereby constituted the Registrar Of
voters of the City of Dallas.
q, SeGtloh = The Registrar shall be required
10 take and subscribe to the oath requfredoi
otaer officers of the city, and shall procure
u. 1he expense of the city. other additional
! anu suitable books, one for each Ward ifnee
eWssary, In which to register the voters OF each
Maru separately, and shall also procure, OF
nsand certificates.
section j. 1t shall be the duty of the Rec.
!strar 10 keep the registration books open at
Sne oity HAL, commencing ON "Wednesday,
Murcn 10, lSI6, and to continue until the 10Th
Jay OF March, 1873, having his Office hours
from o'clock q. m. until 3 O'Clock y. m. Of
each DAY Sundays excepted), with an inter-
MISSION OF one hour at II O'Clock M, except
upon Tuesdays and SATURDAYS. when tie
once on OF the Registrar shall be kept open IN
W o clock p. M, with an intermission Of Al
hour at o'clock p. m, and il shall be the
uuty OF the Registrar to register upon the
registration books of each Ward in the city
t me hume OF every person entitled to vote
istrar upon ms application to the Reg
been registered prior to that time. and The
heglstrar snail receive for his services three
T rrsas per day, payable out OF the City
Section 4 Every male person NOT aisousl.
med BY law, who shall have attained The
ny VI tWehty-one years, and is entitled 10
yote i0r members of the legislature and
snaiI nave resided In the CITY of Dallas for
s s,n .n1,n.hs, next preceding his application
Ior registration, shall be entitled to be regis
tered under this ordinance.
oectlOn D. That when person applies for
iIseslstration, If he be known TO the registrs
Iioh omcer TO possess the qualitcationsIe
guirea In the preceding sections of this ord.
nance, his name shall be entered as a duly
registered and qualified voter; should how.
ever, ne be unk nown to the registration OIL
Ger, ana there be present no qualified voter
known TO the officer to vouch under oath for
the applicants qualification, or II the officer
shilll entertain any doubt, or II reQuestedW
any citizen present, he or they shall swear
the applicant as to his right to registration
II he swears that he does possess the required
gualitication-ihey being explained to him
ms name shall be registered, but otherwise
his name shall not be so registered.
Section o. That each voter shall be re-
CURED to vote in the Ward of his residence,
and no person shall be allowed TO vote IN.
ess MS name appears upon the said Ward
BOOKS ol registration, provided. that ine
managers OF The election shall have author
w TO register the names OF ali persons en-
tiled TO register under the ordinances ofths
Ivy, anu provided further that the manages
,, ~, me erection can. enter upon the regisirs.
~ , BOOKS OF the Ward in which he enei'
US yote the name of any voter who will pro
,uec 70 them the certificate Of the Regisrs
nat his name is duly entered upon ne
ara books OF any other Ward asa regis.
ereu voter, and that since his registration
'oses to vote.
section I. That this ordinance shall take
lieet ana be In force from and after It's pas
Approved this LIST day of March, A. D. 10
49,. W. l.. CABELL, Mayor
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