The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-29
THE VOTING PREclNoTs.
Polling Places Appointed by Clerk of
the Court Dan Young Under the New
Election Law.


the Court Dan Young Under the New
Election Law.
In the election law passed by the
Legislature of 1896 there is the follow
ing provision:
section 5, That the clerk Of the SUI
perior court of each county shall, with
in twelve months after the ratification
Of this act, establish, alter, or create
separate places of election in their
respective counties, SO as to provide,
as near as may be, at least one separate
place Of voting for every three hun
dred and fifty electors, in every subdi-
vision of their respective counties,
whether such subdivision be a town
ship, village, city or ward; Of which
action the said clerk shall give due
notice. by advertisement in some pub
lie journal published in the county,
if any such there be; otherwise in some
public place within the boundaries OF
each Of said voting places, or pre-
cincts. and at the courthouse door IN
the county"
Clerk of the Court Dan II. Young
has made up his list OF voting. pre-
cincts, and he Will Monday make form
al publication, as required by law
The polling places are as follows:
Division No. /, Ward No. 1.-The
boundary line will be Halifax ana
Jones streets. Persons living north OF
Jones and west of Halifax will vote at
!. ID. Turner's store. From the ter
minus of Jones street the line extends
in q direct line to the city limits
Division No. 2, Ward No. In
cludes all that part Of the city south
of Jones and west of Halifax and Fay
etteville, and north of Hargett The
voting place will be Kennetts store.
Division No. /, Ward No. I'm
cludes all that part Of the city east OF
Halifax and north of Jones. The
voting place will be Wharton d Lees
store. -,
Division No. 2, Ward No will
be bounded by Jones street on the
north, Fayetteville and Halifax streets
on the west, and Hargett street on the
south Voting place will be on corner
of Morgan and Blount.
Division No !, Ward No. 3.-Ihe
| boundary line will be Hargett on the
north. Fayetteville on the west, and
| Cabarrus on the south. Voting place
| will be Stronach's warehouse.
Division No. 2, Ward No. 3-The
| boundary line will be Cabarrus on the
north and Fayetteville on the west.
Voting place, Royal Knights Hall.
Division No. !, Ward No. 4-Ihe
| boundary line is to be Hargett on the
north, Fayetteville on the east, and
Lenoir on the south. Voting place,
city lot.
Division No. ?, Ward No 1.-The
boundary line is to be Lenoir on the
north, and Fayetteville on the east.
The voting place will be Pat Stewards
store.
Outside West, Northern Division
| Win extend from the north side of
Hillsboro road to the boundary Of
outside east. John Turner's store, in
Oberlin, will be the voting place.
Outside West, Southern Division
This division will extend from south
side Hillsboro road to. the boundary of
outside east, with the voting place at
West End Pharmacy.
In the county, outside of Raleigh
township, only one township is divided.
Auburn and Garner are situated in
this township, and heretofore there
has been only one polling place, at
Auburn. Hereafter there will be a
polling place at each village. The
boundary lines are as follows: BE
ginning at the corner of Swift Greek,
Raleigh and st. Mary's township line;
thence south with Swift Creek and ST..
Mary's line to Swift Creek, near the
bridge OF. A. Whitaker's); thence
down said creek, easterlY to Dowd's
bridge, thence nearly north with Will
mington road to the old BagweIl places,
near Southern railroad, thence nearly
north across said railroad to head of
Aliens branch, thence down said
| branch to Big branch, thence down said
Big branch to Walnut Creek, thence up
said creek to Raleigh township line.
and with said line to beginning.