The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-12
AIN ORDINANCE
To Provide. for the Registration
OF Voters.

SECTION |. BE il Ordained by the city Coun-
eli Of he CHy Of Dallas, That the City Secre-
tary il herebv constituted the Registrar OF
voters of the City of Dallas.
Section O. 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 for each Ward II nee
essary, in which to register the voters of each
Ward separately, and shall also pro 'ure, at
the expense of the city, all necessary blank
forms and certificates.
Section 3. It shall be the duty Of the Reg
istrar TO keep the registration books open at
the City Han, commencing on Wednesday,
March Is, 1875, and to continue until the Uth
day OF March, 1875, having his ofice hours
from o'clock a. m. until o'clock p. m. OF
each day lSundays excepted), with an inter.
mission of one hour at IL o'clock m, except
office of the Registrar shall be kept open un.
til s O'Clock p. IN, with an intermission OF an
hour at o'clock p. m, and II shall be the
duty of the Registrar to register upon tne
registration books OF each Ward In the city
the name of every person entitled TO vote
thereon upon his application to the Reg
istrar, 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-
flied by law, who shall have attained the
age OF twenty-one years, and Is entitled 10
vote for members of the Legislature, ana
shall have resided in the city of Dallas Tor
six months, next preceding his application
for registration, shall be entitled to be regis
tered under this ordinance.
Section 5. That when q person applies FOR
registration, If he be known TO the registra-
ton officer to possess the qualifications re-
quired in the preceding sections OF this ordl-
nance, his name shall be entered as duly
registered and qualified voter. should, now
ever, he be unb known to the registration ON
Ger, and there be present no qualihed voter
known to the officer to vouch under oath Tor
the applicants qualification, or If the officer
shall entertain any doubt, or IL requested by
any citizen present, he or they shall swear
the applicant IS to his right to registration
IL he swears that he does possess the required
quallfiesg ion-they being explained TO him
III name shall be registered, but otherwise
his name shall not be so registered.
section q. That each voter shall be re-
ouired 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
books Of registration, provided, that the
rnanapers of the election shall have author.
ity 10 register the names of all persona en-
titled TO register under the orul dances oil TINS
city. and provided further that the managers
! If Inc election can eutes upon the registra'
ton books OF tho Ward In whloh he eneis
his vote the name OF amy voter VINO VIII pro
Huco 90 them the certificate OF thc heslsIa
mat his name Is duly entered upon tnt
Ward books OF any other Ward ~ regis
Jared voter. and that since his registration
b. has removed 10 the Ward where ne pro-
Section 4 That this ordinance shall axe
eiie,i aud be iu force from aud after 'V pas
sage. ,.,e
kppf,sysd 'hls Let day Of March, 4. D. SO
w, CABELL, Mayor.
Attest J. u. EEk.--'oRp, Secretary.
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