San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-02
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A Registrar or Voters Provided for
In Cities or Ten thousand In
habitants and Over-Powers
and Paw OF thc Registrar.


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An act to provide for the registration of
all voters In all cities containing a pop
uiation OF ten thousand inhabitants or
more and 10 protect the purity OF the
ballot In said cities and to provide pen |
alties for the violation of the same.
Section L. Be it enacted by the legiSia- |
ture OF the State of Texas. hat in all
cities In this state having a population of
ten thousand inhabitants or more to be
determined by the last decennial census |
or by "a census provided by the commits |
| sioners' court OF the county where said
election Is TO be held, there Shall-upon |
the petition of five hundred citizens of
such city-be prior to each general cleo |
tion, either state, county or municipal. |
had a registration OF all voters in said
| city, in the manner hereinafter provided.
Section 2. Each qualified elactOr of
l such city, under the constitution and law
| OF this state, shall be entitled to register: |
but nc elector of such city who fails to
register under the provisions OF this act
shall vote at any. state, county or city
election for which registration is had un-
| der the provisions of this act.
Ses. 8. Each person offering to register
under the provisions OF this act shall
! give to the registrar hereinafter provided
for under oath, II demanded, the follow
ing Information, to wit: His name, the
Il StACOo ~ III vi htS a.
number Of the ward In which he resides,
| and such other Information touching his
qualifications as q voter In the city as
may be necessary to establish his right
to registration. Should the place of his
residence not be numbered then he shall
give such description Of his place OF resi-
dence as will enable the same to be cor
rectly located.
Sec. 4. There shall be appointed by
| the commissioners court of each county
In which there is located a city having a
population of 10000 Inhabitants or more
one registrar of all The voters of each
such city In said county, who shall be a
qualified voter Of such city, and shall
hold his Office for two years and until his
successor shall have been appointed and
qualified.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty Of the regis
trar provided for In the preceding section
to register all the qualified voters of such
city as Is hereinafter provided, and to do
and perform all other duties required of
Sec. 6. Said registrar when appointed
and before entering upon his duties as
such shall take and subscribe before some
| officer authorized by Law to administer
oaths the oath of office prescribed by the
state constitution fer all state and county
offices, which said oath of office shall be
filed with the county clerk OF the county
in which such registrar is appointed.
Upon the filing of said oath of Office with
| the county clerk as herein provided, the
| county clerk shall issue to such registrar
a certificate of his appointment and
qualification, which said certificate shall
be sufficient authority for the said regis
trar to do and perform all the official
duties herein prescribed and required.
Sec. Z Said registrar shall have author
ity to appoint and employ as many depu-
ties or assistants, who shall be qualitiet
electors OF such city, as may be necessary
to the prompt and efficient discharge OF
his official duties, provided there shall be
appointed one deputy from each political
party if demanded by the chairn al of the
county executive committee of the party
In said county two days prior to the open
ming of the registration books, as herein
after provided.
Sec. 8. Said registrar shall open the
books of his office for the registration of
all the voters in the city on the first
Tuesday of the month preceding and
prior to the month in which the election
Is held for which registration is required
| under the provisions of this act, and said
| registrar shall keep the same open for the
| registration of voters for twenty consecu-
| tive days. Sunday excluded. from 8 a. m.
| till 8. p. m. of each day and no longer.
Sec. 9. Said registrar of voters shall
keep his office during the registration of
the voters in some convenient % or
| place: notice of the time and place of
| each registration of voters shall be given
in some daily newspaper published in
said city for at least FIVE consecutive
| days prior to the day of beginning such
| registration and during the time of such
registration. But should there be no
daily newspaper published in the said
city then notice may be given by printed
hand bills posted throughout the city for
five consecutive days prior to the beginn-
ing of the registration ana during the
time of such registration. The publica-
ton of which notice shall be paid for in
ell state and county elections by the CON-
missioners' court of the county out of the
general revenue fun of said county, and
for all city elections by the city council
out of the general revenue funds of the
CITY.
Sec. 10. The registrar shall receive as
compensation in full for all services here
| in required s cents for each certificate of
registration issued, to be paid in all state
and county elections by the commissions
ers' court of the county out of the general
| revenue funds of the county and in all city
elections by the city councils of the city
| out of the general revenue funds of the
city. Upon the completion and delivery
| of the work, as hereinafter provided, to
| the county clerk in all state and county
| elections. the commissioners court, or
| the city council, as the case nav be,
| shall cause TO be issued to the registrar
a warrant on the treasurer for the full
| amount due on said work, as herein pro-
vided, which shall be full compensation
for all services performed
Sec. II. The commissioner court shall
furnish md supply the registrar with all
| necessary books, stationary an blank |
certificates of registration and al Office
in which to perform all the necessary
work of registration during the time he
is necessarily in the registration of voters
as herein provided. but in all city cleo
| tio,S tho citv ooupoiI shall furniSb and L