The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-03
WHERE And HOW TO VOTE
And for Whom the SuffraQist May
Cast His Ballot.
EPlT0RE OF ELECTION INFORMATION
A Description OF volinr Under the Aus
trAIiau systen-some Fieutes OF
Previous Elections.

Harris county for the past six months, who
is neither al idiot, lunstic, nor pAuper, nor
a soldier or sailor Of the United States and
who can produce his registration cerilfi-
cate, or establish his night 10 vote without
1t, will be called upon today 20 exercise
his RICH; Of franchise sorae information
touching he ue,hoa G; voting Under TIE
Austra Aa 5auo; Law aov II vogue aaGy
be found 10 be q interest
The places Z, which you Gay o1er 70
vote are as follows
First Wafa-Grhnd Central Hotel, =. r
Miller. presiding otacer.
Secon3 ward e!!s store co-aer Ger
srsss And Crawford, ! N. Gelssl.uzn, re-
siding u'acer
Third wAra-Turaer Han. r l-s.AAua.
presiding officer
Fo4rt6 -N.arke, house. +. a
Re3cAa-d;. presiding ofdoer
Tit'h Ward Fythlan Hal. =. ) Jour3e.
presiding officer.
Sac Er3-Nl1s,ers store Fred Mn
ster. pressing officer
Every voter must vote al TIE poa lot2iei
81 tie TAf3 j. wh1ca b. resides
Entering the polling place you fall il
llue Az avaN your ,uru 20 prestn; yoar
credcautis, your registration osrtl'icsie
There is guard raj SO placed rAat oals
those .ns &c ihe rail an approach Tiia.a
sl4 feet O.. BE bccias IL shirh voters ar
Ia prepare the.r eallo, Neither the voting
booths ao- the voters ara hidden from y!sp
OF those outside he rail- aor fr-.a ea q
;he JUDGES 4a1 clerks ala ys- tney are Gar
enough removed ana SO SITUATED toat lie
voter may conveniently p7etare his halo.
with secrel.
The law says there sazt BE- prov sa1 IT,
each polling rl4ee -at Jess ,Lan ru. b's.h
:1- ever t.fty ,oftfs ia ihe .oil-s pre-
cnci. 1-se to'ths aye Elace eltn ;tfee
s.ces closed an3 tlt fr1rt 17-a al4 are
F!N teet for .-ches nish tair'y -t3o inches
" de and ihIrfy -tVr ircles 1..r irstr
tne railing are .hl Judges an. ttr!- rl.-..
a1l those occupying ihe booths greparius
their bal!ots
Ircse a'lng your registration re-t'Fi-ate
we l'''''
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presented anil detesitet ~ a h., rror-.
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iag booths Readlrr n.ar - t.lf-,
iac simile II which appears in crgnectisn
,,,H,- - a.. .'' a1e ~hirA contains rue
Political parties You -selo,, xorr 49,. .'- ~
me inherent Offices TO be voted tbr. auA
hsiin. "a ''' 'ue o,her names on the
LOAD ra,.u h @"N4'' u' loht " I'm
Cr,af ,aro .A.,,
preparation n, ,N ~" 'N''olAeA n the
Is lost ON account ~, 49, 40 t''h' Noie
the voter IN nat rr,r,,r, ,"''I, sfh's" ~
instance should NO. ''."~ f'I
candidates running far ~. "H' "a!'''s
you make q mistake and ..r",.t M '''
Of them instead Of thr.a ,.c,,. H.
far as this particular nsn.
Is worthless You are only ,,f,tl.4 ~,
your vote FOR one Of the four candida.
aud therefore should YOU NEGLECT ~, -.
but two OF them neither of m. ofh.- ,y,,
receive the benefit and the vote is Inst
u,,.
yet a method requiring considerable NOR,
time would be to run hor,zo,,,l ,,,
through each name not intended to g.,
voted for, yet a more expeditions wav as
Stunning that voter desires n vo,o
straight ticket or sections OF "a uo,i,
b. ia run sovoraI ,,rra,,,
,h 49,, ''"'S upNh
VI 'N' s'ci'on o' tickets to be
scratched being careful To observe that
the perpendicular lines doVn the ,,cL..,.
touch soma nor,,o, Of .,,h
'"O' ""'hu oos''cd
W DC scratched Ihs is a safer plan OF
y" mark. as In the angles of fh, .\o
some names may remain unscratched and
,,nn ~ '' ,h ",V'nou clearly shoWs the ui"n-
ballot IL taken 10 The COURT o '.,,I'u a
officers are not All OF this way Of ihinLtnr
as an evidence OF which a large number
for RI rsa ."'V III, WIN an were
ward count al tho lns, ci,, o,,' .,', ~ ~,
You can not read or write. or Tor nav
olher reason are unable 10 prepare your
the Judges assist yow i, 10 ,h nave Two OF
OF your ballot You are not nlln,,cd ~
nave anyone other than the Judges to occu-