The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-13

Charter Of the City of Raleigh by lncreas-
ing its corporate limits" ratified March
9Th, 1903; and providing for the following
extension:
THAT the corporate limits Of the city
Of Raleigh be, and the same are hereby
extended, on the East to the road rum
ming North and South, just East OF the
Soldiers Home and known as the Tarboro
Road to a line on the western side of said
road which line shall run due North and
South and parallel with said Eastern
limits Of said city; on the North three
eighths (2s) of a mile to a line running
due East and West and parallel with the
Northern limits of said city; and on the
West one-half (15) OF a mile to a line
running due North and South and parallel
with the Western limits of said city. And
the new boundary lines on the East and
West shall extend North until they inter-
sect with the new Northern boundary line,
and shall extend South until they inter-
sect with the Southern boundary line Of
the city. extended East and West to the
ney Eastern and Western boundary lines.
Section 2. That the polling places for
said election shall be, respectively:
First Ward, First Division-Capital Fire
House.
First Ward, Second Division-Conn's Old
store.
Second Ward. First Division-victor
Fire House.
Second Ward. Second Division--E. Hugh
Lees Store.
Third Ward, First Diyision-Jones'
Third Ward, Second Division-Fulcher's
Store.
Fourth Ward, First Division-City Lot.
Fourth Ward, Second DiYision-P. J.
Jeffrey's Store.
( All qualified voters as hereinafter defined
Of the entire territory including the quail
fed voters in the corporate limits Of said
city, and those living in the territory to
be taken in, shall be entitled to register
and vote in said election. Those living In
the corporate limits Of the city shall reg
lister and vote at their respective pre-
cincts, and those living out side Of the
corporate limits Of said city, but within
the territory to be affected, shall re-
spectively register and vote at the follow
ing precincts
Those living East Of Halifax street ex-
tended to the proposed Northern limits
and North Of East Jones street extended
to the Eastern limits, at Second Division
of Second Ward.
Those living between East Hargett
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and East Cabarrus extended to proposed
Eastern limits, at First Division Of Third
Ward.
Those living between East Cabarrus
street extended to proposed Eastern
limits, and the Southern limits Of the city
extended to proposed Eastern limits, at
Second Division Of Third Ward
Those living between the Southern
4 limits of the city extended to proposed
Western limits, and West Lenoir street
extended to proposed Western limits, at
Second Division OF Fourth Ward.
Those living between West Lenoir street
extended to proposed Western limits, and
West Hargett street extended to proposed
proposed Western limits, at First Division
of Fourth Ward.
Those living between West Hargett
street extended to proposed Western limits
and West Jones street extended to pro-
posed Western limits, at First Division Of
First Ward.
Those living between West Jones street
extended to proposed Western limits and
West of Halifax street extended to the
| proposed Northern limits, at Second Di-
vision of First Ward.
Section 8. That there shall be a new
/ registration Of all persons desiring to vote
in said election, and the following regis
trars are elected for their respective pre-
cincts:
First Ward, First Division-Richard
First Ward, Second Division-o. A.
Second Ward. First Division-M. R.
Haynes.
Second Ward, Second DivisiOn-M. T.
Ray.
Third Ward, First Divisions. N. Lee
son.
Third Ward, Second Diviaion-c. R.
Harris.
Fourth Ward. First Divisional. S.
Belts.
Fourth Ward, Second Diyision-W. r.
Warren.
And the registrars shall open the regis
tration books in their respective precincts,
for twenty days, beginning May 2Sth,
1908; that said registration books shall
be kept open from o'clock a. m. until
sunset of each day, Sundays excepted and
on Saturdays the books shall be kept
open at the polling place in each respec-
tive precinct, and the various registrars
and judges of election shall meet at their
respective precincts on June 27th, 1903,
from o'clock a. m. until 8 o'clock p. m.
electors.
Section A. That all electors qualified to
vote under the State Election Laws for
members of the General Assembly and
State officers, shall be entitled to register
and vote in this election and the provl-
sions of said State Election Law respect
ing the qualifications of electors for regis
tration and voting, and the provisions of
said law regulating the conducting of said
elections, shall govern in this election.
Section 5. There shall be one ballot box
at each election precinct, labeled as fol-
lows: "City Extension" and those ia.
voring the extension OF the city limits
shall vote printed or written ballot with
the words For Extension" and those OPP
posed to the extension of the city limits
will vote a similar ballot with the words
Against Extension The polls at each
precinct, on the day Of election, shall be
opened at sunrise and closed at sunset.
At the close of said polls. the registrar
and Judges Of election shall count the
ballots cast in said election and shall