The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-09
AN ORDINANCE
TO Provide for the Registration
OF Voters. s4

SECTION /. BE IL Ordained by The Cay C0M'
eli Of the city Of Dallas, That the City sect
tary is hereby constituted the Registrar ol
voters Of the City of Dallas.
Section 2. The Registrar shall be require
TO take and subscribe to the oath required
other oihcers OF the city,. and shall Pro.cus
at the expense Of the city, other additions
and suitable books, one for each Ward i nes
essary, in which to register the voters Of eacl
Ward separately, and shall also procure
the expense of the city, all necessary blank
forms and certificates. "f-
Section 3. Itshall be the duty Of the Ref
tstrar to keep the registration books open a
the City Hall, com mencing on WednesdE
March 10, 1875, and to continue until the &n
day of March, 1875, having his office hour
from o'clock o. m. until o'clock p. M
each day Sundays excepted), with on Inter
mission OF one hour at II O'Clock M, exceF
upon Tuesdays and Saturdays, when lM
office OF the Registrar shall be Kept open uf
I'll s O'CLOCK p. m, with an intermission oln
hour at O'Clock p. M, and II shall Dc lnt
duty OF the Registrar to register upon ln
registration books of each Ward In the cu
the name of every person entitled 70 YOU
thereon upon his application to the E e
been registered prior TO. that time, and ID
Registrar shall receive for his services thist
Treasury. 80 4-ns ls
Section Every male person not dsqass.
med by law, who shall have attained v,
age o. twenty;one years, and e entitled s1 v
vote for members of the Legislature, NV
shall have resided In the city of DalleM
SIX months, next preceding his applica!usI..
Tor registration, shall be entitled to be resr
tered under this ordinance. "a ,,..h,
Section D. That when person appllgs,%'.
registration, If he be znown TO the regsa..
ton officer to possess the qualifications.
quired in the preceding sections OF this or IIs
nance, his name shall be entered as NY
registered and qualified voter; should nVs'
ever, he be unknown to the registrati9na.vu,Ys
Ger, and there be present no quaiihea NV
known to the officer to youchunder oa.as VA
the applicants Qualification, Or II inc . SIS
any citizen present, he or they shall W. W.
the applicant as to his right to registfalyS
IL he swears that he does possess the reql.r
qualifcation-they being Explained 70 aiI
his name shall be registered, but otnefS"
his na%s sha Tine not be e rsssser sa be
quired to vote in the Ward of his resie,sr ~
and no person shall be allowed TO owst
less his name appears upon the saiu y" ~
books Of registration, provided. tna a,hor
managers of the election shall have SUN ~
Ivy to register tue names of all person.
city, and provided further that the niansssir,.
OF the election can enter upon the ss,l,
ton books of the Ward in which he KS
his vote the name of any voter who VIM
duce TO them the certificate Of the hss,h
that his name Is duly entered np r,sIs
Ward books OF any other Ward 49, ,ot
hs has removed to the Ward where n'r
poses 10 vote. n y, " 4 1Ig 20 sunu
Section Z. That this ordinance sha.i,n NJ
effect and be In force from and ai'er :"
sage. n IL
Approved this lst day,of March, Ala
/. Attest. j. B. HraE TX &c seecrrtafy.
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