The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-11
City Extension Election.

OF the City of Raleigh:
Section l. That notice is hereby given
that an election is called to be held on
June 29th. 1903, for the purpose OF SUBJ
hitting the question of extending the cor
porate limits of the City Of Raleigh as
provided by an act of the General AS
sembly of North Carolina at its session
in 1903, entitled, "An Act to amend the
Charter of the City of Raleigh by increas-
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 run
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 ia of a mile to line running
due East and West and parallel with the
Northern limits of said city; and on the
West one-half az Of 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 hne O.
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-Capltal 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 Division-JOnes'
Warehouse.
Third Ward, Second Observation-Disclosures
Store.
Fourth Ward, First Dinsion-City Lot,
Fourth Ward, Second Division-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
street extended to proposed Eastern limits,
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
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 g. That there shall be 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
Koonce.
First Ward. Second DivisiOn--C. A
Pegram.
Second Ward, First Division-M. II
Haynes.
Second Ward, Second Division-M. T
Ray.
Third Ward, First Divisions. N. Lee
son.
Third Ward. Second Division-o. R.
Harris.
Fourth Ward, First Divisional. S
Belts.
Fourth Ward, Second Division-w. R.
Warren.
And the registrars shall open the regis
tration books in their respective precincts,
for twenty days, beginning May 2Stb,
1903; 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 9th, 1903,
from o'clock a. m. until o'clock o. m,
to hear and determine all challenges OF
electors.
Section 4, 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 Prov
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 fla.
voring the extension Of the city limits
shall vote printed or written ballot with