The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-09

Injustice win be done 10 said city in said
SUIT or Judgment, be permitted 10 inter
yene ana inquire into the validity OF such
y uIly nad OF 1SIeaG sncn suit or action as
CITY would BY law nave the right to do.
sec. :. Elections. That In each ward OF
the city shall be established aud arranged
~ least one polling Tlace, and where two
or more polling places are established, they
shall De so located as to be most convenient
70 the greatest number OF voters, with a
distinct set Of election officers ballot boxes
and registration books for each polling
place, which polling places may all be To-
Gated In the same building: provided the
voter shall vote in the district Of his resi-.
be eligible for election to any Office at
any city election unless lac is bonn hde
owner OF real estate located within the
city. That the general election OF officers
81 the city shall take place on the frsi
Monday In April, 1904, and every two years
thereafter, and the present incumbents hold
over until their successors shall qualify
No election Of city officers shall be held
on the day OF State or county elections.
That the city council shall make all neces-
sary regulations concerning elections, and
provide for the examination and counting
OF the returns of elections, and the is.
suance Of proper certificates to the success
full candidates.
Sec. 3. Petitions. The petitions provided
Tor in this act need not be on paper, and
may be printed or written. but the sigma
lures thereto must be the autograph sigma
lures Of the persons whose names purport
10 be signed. To each signature the house
address OF the slgrcr must be added, and
the signature must be maze and acknowl-
edged or proved before an officer authorized
by law 10 take Acknowledgements and PROOF
OF deeds. The certificate OF such officer
under his official seal that a signature
was so made and Acknowledged or proved
shall be sufficient proof of the geuuineness
of the signature for the purposes of this
act. The signing OF another's name, or
OF false or fictitious name, to a petition
or the signing Of certificate falsely stating
either that a signature was made In pres
once OF the officer or acknowledged or APP
proved before him, shall be punishable as
for a forgery.
See 4 That this act shall be deemed
public act, and judicial notice shall be
taken thereof in all courts No general law
hereafter passed by the legislature of the
State shall be held TO repeal any power
herein granted, or which is now vested In
the corporation of Houston, unless the act
comforting such power be specially referred
TO in such repeating act.
Sec, o. Existing laws, All ordinances OF
the city of Houston not Inconsistent with
this charter shall remain in ful force and
effect until altered. amended or repealed by
the city council
Sec. 6. Present officers. The present city
council, as now composed shall remain in
power until the next regular city election
and the qualification of their successors, and
il shall have all the powers and be subject
90 the limitations in this charter contained.
All other officers and employees, unless
sooner removed may retain their offices
until the next regular eiection.