The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-03-06
ELECTION
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bly, OF North Carolina entitled "An Act to Revise
Amend and Consolidate the Election Laws of
| North Carolina ratified the Sth day of March
| 1895, 1t becomes my duty, as Clerk of the Supe-
| rior Court, to establish Mecklenburg County
separate placts of election. so as to provide as
| hear as may tie, at least one parate place of
| voting FOR every three hulGred and fifty voters
My understanding If the la7 is that there must
tie voting pIeCi Ct established IN all ihe inC Or
pOTais d towns ur Vi IaScS in the CouDty, parae
| and distinct from The township in which such
| towns or villages are situated With that under
standing of the law, with the advce.of counsel, l
| have proceeded TO establish voting precincts in
each Of the Incorporated towns or villages in the
| county, separate from the respective townships
| in which they situated follows =
CHARLOTTE TOWNSHIP.
In c4nvassing the registered vote Of the City
of Charlotte find it very difficult to accurately
divide the different wards on a basis of $50 VO
tiers 10 each voting precinct, but in the exercise
Of my best judgment, l have endeavored to
make the division as nearly as possible on that
basis. The registration in some of the precincts
may exceed the maximum while in Others it will
probably be les
l have established twelve voting precincts in
Charlotte Township, eight in the corporate limits
Of the City of Charlotte and four outside of the
cily's corporate limits Thtsa twelve precincts l
have equally divided between the four wards
Of the City Of Charlotte and they are numbered
Preciacts Nos 1 3 and of Wards Nos l. 2 3,
anu + ItSpSCllfciS- iSClDEtS NUS. L ana . OF
each ward being within the city corp rate limits
and Precinct No 3 of each ward being outside
of the citys corporate limits in Charlotte Town
ship
WARD The division line in Ward l is
line extending from the center Of the intersection
of Eighth and Tryon strt cts, along Eighth street
to the Eastern limits of the city; and all electors
or qualified voters whose place of residence or
abode is South of Eighth street in said Ward, and
within the city limits will r. egister and vote at
the CITY Hall which will ho known
No. Of Ward !; and all electors or qualified
voters whose place of residence or abodeis North
of Eighth street in said Ward l, and within the
city limits, will register and vote at Boyte's store
No Ala, corner Ninth and Caldwell streets, which
will be known as Precinct No 2 of Ward /; and
all electors or qualified voters whose place of
residence or abode is outside of the city limits
aud within the boundary line of Charlotte Town
ship between the roads known AS The Salisbury
Road" and THE Providence Road" formerly
embraced in Ward in all previous elections
w.ll register and vote at Craighead School House.
which'will be known as Precinct No of Ward l.
YARD 2-The division line in Ward is a
line extending from the center of tue intersection
of FIRST and TryOn streets, along First street to
the Eastern limits of the city; and all electors or
qualified voters whose place of residence or abode
is North of First street in said Ward 2 and within
tie city limits, will register and vote at the old
City Hall.or Market House, which will be known
IS Precinct No of Ward 2; and all electors or
qualified voters whose place of residence or
abode is South of First street in said Ward @
and within the city limits will register and vote
at j B Young's sore No S01 South Brevard
street, which will be known as Precinct No 9 of
Ward q and all electors or qualified voters
whose place of residence or abode is outside of
the city limits, and within the boundary line of
Charlotte Township between the roads known as
"The Providence Road" and The Camden
Road" fOrmerly y embraced in Ward in all pre-
viOus elections. will register and vote at the ia
viliOn At Latta Park, which will be known as
Precinct No of Ward 2
WARD 3-The division line in Ward is
lire extending from the center of Il intersection
of Trade and Mint Streets along Mint street to
the Southern limits of the city,. and all electors
or qualified voters whose place Of residence or
abode is East of Mint street in said Ward 3 and
within the city limits, will register and vote at
Thomas Garibaldi's store, No 81 West Fourth
street, which will be known as Precinct No l
Of Ward g. and all electors or qualified voters
whose place of residence or abode is West of
Stint street in said Ward 8, and within the city
limits twill register and vote at w tB Kidds
store, NO2 of Ward 3; and all electors or quail
IL d voters whose place OF residence or abode is
outside of the City limits and within the boun
Diary line of Charlotte Township between the
roads known as The Camden Road" and The
Rozzells Ferry Road" formerly embraced in
Ward 3. in all preceding elections, will register
and vote at Sewers store in what is known as the
suburban town of Seversville, which will be
known as Precinct No of Ward 3.
WARD 1.-The division line in Ward is a
line extending from the center Of the intersec-
tion of Tryon and Eighth streets, along Eighth
street to the western limits of the city; and all
electors or qualified voters whose place of resi-
dence abode is South of Eighth street in said
Ward 4, and within the city limits, will register
and vote at the office of D q Maxwell near the
court house, which will be known as Precinct
No of Ward 4; and all electors or qualified
voters whose place of resid nee or abode is North
of Eihth street in said Ward 4, and within the
city limits, will register and vote at E NJ Gallants
store, corner Eleventh and Smith streets, which
will be known as Precinct No 2 Of Ward 4; and
all electors or qualified voters whose place ol
residence CT abode is outside of the city limits
and within the boundary line of Charlotte Town
ship between the roads known as THE ROZZelps
Ferry Road" and The Salisbury Road,' for
merly embraced in Ward in all preceding cleo
tions, will register and vote at A Holtons store
in the suburban town of Groveton, which will be
known as Precinct No 3 of Ward
MORNING STAR TOWNSHIP.
All electors or qualified voters whose place of
residence abode is within the corporate limits
Of the town of Matthews, situated in Morning
Star Township, will register and vote at the
usual polling place in said town, heretofore Oc-
cuped as such in all preceding elections, which
will be known as Precinct No 1, of Morning
Star Township; and all electors or qualified
voters whose place of residence or abode is out
side of the corporate limits of the town of Mat
thews in Morning Star Township will register
and vote at what is known as "Grange Han" in
said township, which will be known as Precinct
No 2 of Morning star Township.
HUNTERsvILLE TOWNSHIP.
All electors qualified voters whose place of
residence or abode is within the corporate limits
of the town of Huntersville, in Huntersville
Township will register and vote at the usual
polling place in SAID township, heretofore used
as such in preceding elections, which will be
known as Precinct No l of Huntersville Town
ship; and all electors or qualified voters
whose place of residence or abode is outside of
the corporate limils of the town of Huntersvile
in Huntersville Township willregister ard vote
at what is known school house for colored
people, Immediately beyond the boundary line
of the town of HuntersviIle. which will be
known as Precinct No 2 of Huntersville Town
ship.
DEwEsE TOWNSHIP
All electors or qualified voters whose place of
residence or abode is within the corporate limits
of the town of Davidson in Dewese Township
will register and vote at the usual polling place
in said township, heretofore used as such in all
preceding eeciiOns which will be known as Pre-
cinct No l of Dewese Township; and all electors
or qualified voters whose place of residence or
abode is outside of the corporate limits of the
town of Davidson in said Township will register
and vote at Cornelius Cotton Mills Immediately
beyond the boundary line of the town of David
son. which will be known as Precinct No of