San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-20
LOCAL POLITICS.
Extracts Translated from German Stats

! Extracts Translated from German Stats
! Zeitung.
Only short time remains before the
! coming elections, and as the new election
| law is in force, which system of voting is
| to very many OF our citizens yet unknown,
we cannot but seriously and sincerely
I.recOmmend to our readers TO acquaint
| themselves with the workings Of this sys-
| TEN. In an article of our last weeks
! issue we called the attention OF our read
ers to the importance that every citizen
must be registered, ana also stated the
requirements which entities the citizen TO
he registered. Now we will endeaVor To
teach our readers the way how to avail
themselves of the rights as citizens and
voters so that his ballot cast will be &C
cepted and of value. We repeat again
that only such citizens within the limits
of this city is entitled to vote who has
been registered, and brings his registra-
tion papers which he will receive from
the registrar, to the place of voting.
The office for registration will be opened
on the 4th day Of October in the county
court house and will be kept open FOR 70
consecutive days, Sundays excepted, from
o'clock in the morning until O'Clock at
night. The registrar Is by law empow-
cred to be absolute judge, whether the
person who wishes to be registered Is en-
titled thereto or not: every citizen OF San
Antonio thei efor, whether foreigner or
immigrated from other states or other
wise, will do well. to avoid trouble or de-
lay. to bring his naturalization or citizen
papers or other effective proofs OF citizen
ship, which entitle him to be registered,
along 1.-TWO competent witnesses VIII also
dO), so that no impeachment to his regis
tratiOn may occur and he be compelled to
return again or not be registered at all
and thus lose his, perhaps valuable, vote.
We again advise all good citizens 10 go
well prepared to the registrars office and
make it a point to go as soon as the
registrars office opens, on the 4th day OF
October, so that you may register as soon
as the office opens, and run the RISK
of hot getting registered at all on
account of too much business heaplng
itself in the latter part OF the time set for
registration, as any delay or irregnlarlty
may diSfranchSe you as a voter. The
registration papers which you receive
from the registrar you must we'll take
care of and bring same along the day OF
election to the respective voting place OF
your precinct: deliver the registration
papers to the proper officers OF election.
who will stamp same and hand you IN re-
turn voting ticket upon which all the
names of the candidates for election are
printed with this ticket: you will be
shown into one of the booths, where, after
carefully scanning over all the names OF
candidates for the respective offices, you
will scratch all such names that you do
not wish to vote for and leave intact the
names Of your choice. This done, you will
deliver your ticket, well folded, TO the
officer to be deposited into the ballot box.
As the Australian system of voting is not
yet known to many, booths are p laced at
places on certain nights, of which an
nourcement is given in the LIGHT and
the German Stats Zeitung, where every
person is invited to practice. | repeat
again.
|. Search up your naturalization papers
or other effective proofs, in time to regis
ter.
?. Bring them along when you wish to
be registered.
3. DO not lose your registration paper
and bring same along when you go to the
polls to vote on election day.
4. See that also your friends and neigh
bors register, and visit the temporary
voting booths to practice.
5. Remember that no charges are made
for your registration papers.