BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-18
Voters Re0d These.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, November a, 1902, there will be
held q general election in the Islands
of Porto Rico, ViequeS and Culebra, for
the purpose of electing resident Com
missioner TO the United States, thirty
five (s5) members of ffIouse of Delegates
FIVE (5) of whom will be elected to re-
present the voters of each legislative
district.
At the same time and as part of
this general election there will be held
municipal elections, in accordance with
the Act approved February IL, 1902, at
which the following are TO be elected ::
For San Juan. two municipal and two
substitute municipal judges. An AL
calde for each municipal district, one ~
Munipa1 Judge, one () substitute munich
pal Judge, three 81 School Trustees to
form the School Board, the members of
the Municipal Council and other murli-
cipal officers whose election is provided
for by law.
Under the Act concerning municipa'
lities approved March 1 1902, it is pro-
vided that municipal councils shall con-
sist of nine members in municipalities
having population Of twenty thousand
(2o ooo) inhabitants or over, and five
members in municipalities having po-
pulation. of less than twenty thousand
(2oooo) inhabitants.
Furthermore by an Act to apply GER
tain notifications to an Act, entitled An
Act concerning municipalities. approx
ed March 1902, it is provided that in
municipalities having an urban popula-
ton of eight thousand 5000 inhabi-
tants OF over the municipal council shall
consist of fifteen (I51 members.
There will also be voted for at this
election, as provided for in An Act to
divide Porto Rico into road districts
and to provide for building, maintain
ing and repairing country roads
Road Supervisors-Thr (3) to be elect
ed from each of the seven road districts
of Porto Rico, which are coterminous
with the seven elections districts of
Porto Rico. These three 50 members
are to be elected On a general ticket
from the district at large. provided that
no two members may be residents OF
the same municipality or municipal dis
trict and provided that the Islands of
Vieques and Cu1ebra shall net be part
of any road district, consequently the
electors of these two Islands will not be
competent TO vote for road Supervisors.
The electoral colleges will be open
from eight (S) o'clock in the morning
until four ( o'clock in the afternoon.
The election shall be free and equal
and every male citizen of Porto Rico,
or Of the United States, Of the age of
twenty one years and upwards, who
shall have resided in Porto Rico for
one year next preceding the date
of the election, and for the last
six months of said year within the mu-
nicipal district where the election is
held and who, in addition possesses
any one of the following qualifications.
Clause A. Who is able to read and
write: or
B.-Who, on the day of registration,
owns real estate in his own right and
name; or who, on said day, is a bona
fide member of 4 finn or corporation.
or co partnership, which owns real es.
tate in the name of such corporation,
firm or CO. partnership. or
C, Who, on said day Of registration,
produces 10 the board Of registry of the
district wherein s11cb elector NAV be.
entitled 10 vote a tan receipt showing
fbe navment Of anv Kind Of taxes for +
he 1asf SIX months of tha wear in which
the election Is b..ld sI,all he entitled 10.
vote IN The district where he NAV resi-.
de q nrov,llsd his name aonears On the|
registrv list as provided bv law But