The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-04
AN ORDINANCE
TO Provide for the Registration
Of Voters.

SECTION |. BE il Ordained on the Cty Coun.
cHV ne Guy Of Dallas, That the City Secre.
tary is herebr constituted the Registrar OF
voters of the City of Dallas.
section z. The Registrar shall be required
10 Jake anu subscribe to the oath required OF
other ofhcers of the city, and shall procure
W the expense of the city, other additional
ana suitable looks, one for each Ward If 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
iormsand certificates.
Section 3. Itshall be the duty of the Reg.
iStraI 10 keep the registration books open at
tne City Hall, commencing on "Wednesday,
March 10, 1876, and TO continue until the Goth
day of March, 1870, having his Office hours
from O'Clock a. III. until 5 o'clock p. m. Of
each day Sundays eXcepted), with an inter
mission OF one hour at II o'clock M, except
upon Tuesdays and Saturdays, when the
o ,iI OF the Registrar shall be kept open un.
tll o'clock p. M, with an intermission of an
nour AZ o'clock p. M, and 1t shall be the
| uuty 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
istrar, and provided that his name has not
neen registered prior to that time, and the
Registrar shall receive for his services three
dollars per day, payable out of the City
Section Every male person not disaual.
lfled by law, who shalt have attained the
age OF twenty-oue years, and is entitled 10
vote Tor members OF the Legislature, and
snail 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.
SectlOn D. T1at when person applies TOT
registration, II 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, how
ever, he be unk nown to the registration OIL
Ger, and there be present no qualified voter
known to the officer to vouch under oath for
the applicants qualification, or If the officer
shall entertain any doubt, or If requested by
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
being explained to him
his name shall be registered, but otherwise
his name shall not be so registered.
Section 9. That each voter shall be re-
lulred to vote in the Ward of his residence,
and no person shall be allowed TO vote I'm.
less his name appears upon the said Ward
books OF registration, provided, that the
OF the election shall have author
~ to register the names of all persons en-
titled TO register under the ordinances of this
,ity, ana provided further that the manages
)f the election can enter upon the reglstra-
ion books of the Ward in which he etfes
Ills vote the name of any voter who will pro.
iuco 10 item the certificate of the Registrar
nat his name is duly entered upon the
ward books OF any other Ward rs q regis
A has removed to the Ward where he pro-
poses to vote
Section I. That this ordinance shall take
'iiect and be In force from and after It's pas
'age.
Approved this LIST day. of March, A. D. So
w. L. CABELL, Mayor
Attest: J. b. HEREFORD, Secretary.
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