Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-08
AN ACT

AN ACT
To prevent illegal voting In the city Of New
York, and 10 promote the convenience q
The People of the State of Ne,c York. represented
Senate and assembly, do enact as f0iiors:
Sec 4. Three commissioners shall be appointed b
the Governor, by and with the advice and consent
the Senate, whose duty shall be to divide the cit
of New York ixto a convenient number Of electio
districts each district to be entire, within one ward
aud to contain az near as maj be five hundred voters
And the said commits sioners shall make report, u
which they shall designate the said districts by mum
bers, and also define them by known boundaries AN
SHALL DESIGNATE THE PLACE WHERl
THE POLLS SHALL BE HELD in EACH DIS
TRICT, WHICH SHALL BE, AS NEAR A
MAYBE, IN THE CENTRE THEREOF; and sue
report shalt be accompanied by map or an OF tn
ward so divided, showing clearly the several dis
tricts in said ward and shall file said report and MAJ
in the office ef the clerk Of said city and county Ant
the said co ssioners shall cause maps to be made
of the several wards so divided into districts,
comics of which shall be furnished to the
of elections in each Of the districts Of said wards
and shall al be posted up in at least ten public place
in each dstrcto of said ward prior to every election
And the Common Council OF said city shall at lea
ten days before the second Tuesday in April next
for the election to be holden that day, appoint
three ms pecors of elections, for each election dis
trict in the wards of said city, divided by the aore
said agreeably TO the provisions OF
this act aud all vacancies in the office Of Inspec
tors of Elections assing from any cause whatever,
which shall exist Ia the said city on the Saturday
previous to the sccOnu IUesqaY April next shall
be filled on that day, by the sand commissioners for
dividiHr SAID ty into districts AS aforesaid.
Sc. 2. Az each CHAR TER election hereafter to
be holden il and for said city, every qualified el.ctor
shall be iteI 10 vote upon the charter ticket for
two electors Of the WARD in which he shall re- ide
who shall be ksown and designated as COMMITS
SIONERS OF stry; and also for two electors Of
the DIS iRiCr IN which he shall reside, whe shall
be known anu designated as iNSPEC TORS of cleo
tons, and the three persons thus voted Tor com
missoners o registry receiving the greatest number
of votes shall be duly elected and declared commits
SOners of registry for that ward Tor the ensuing year,
and the three persons in each election district who
shall receive the grcates number Of votes for nspec
shall be duly elected and declared the inspectors
of elections said district for all elections for the
ensuing year. In case of the election of any of
the OF registry in consequence of any
two or more of them receiving an equal number Of
votes, the county clerk shall publicly determine by
lot which of them shall be the for the
ensuing year. And in Of tie between any two
of the persons voted for as inspectors OF any
election district the inspectors oil the said election
shall imme iately and publicly determine by lot
which of the shall be the inspector inspectors for
the ensuing year Aud in Of the death, removal
from the city, resignation OF majority ct the COM
missoners for any ward, then the vacancies thereby
occasionsd shall be filed by the remaising commits
soners of registry and the alderman aad assistant Of
the ward
Sec g. It shall be the duty OF the said commission
ers Of registry ,d each ward, 4 majority of them,
at an office by them provided, in some central and
convenient place said ward publicly to proceed,
the FIRST Monday IL Sep ember of each and every
year, to m Ike perfect LIST, as nearly as NAV be
OF all persons qualified and entitled to vote at cleo
items IN EACH DISTRICT OF SAID WARD;
which list shall constitute and be known the regis
ter Of electors of said ward and the said commits
sioners before proceeding TO form soch sster, shall
give public notice OF the lime and place Of proceed
ing to make suo registry, by hand bills posted up
at least fifteen public places in said ward; and the
said commissioners shall continue in session at least
six hours of each judicial day Of the week following
and including the said first Monday Of September,
and sha be in session from three p. M. to nine
o'clock p II, Of at least three OF the Saturdays in
said September.
Sec. a. Sud register of ectors for each ward shall
be so prep ired contain separate list of the per
sons so entitled vote residing each election dis
trct of said ward alphabetically arranged according
to their respective surnames, and to show IN sepa
rate colnma as the name at full length, the OCCUPA
TON and the residence, by the number Of the dwell
ling il any there be, if none accurate location OF
the same ard tho of the street, place, court
avenue alley lane, Of each person to De registered
therein, and the time ct such re is;ry.
Sec g. If any person shall offer, or claim to be re-
gistered as a voter, whom neither OF the sid com
mssioners shall know to be entitled TO vote IN said
ward or who shall be challenged by any person enti
tied TO vote in said ward, satsg briefly the ground
Of such challenge, it shall be the duty OF the said
commissioner, one OF them, to administer to the
person so challenged the oaths and require true
swers to all the questions now provided by law. to
test the qualifications OF voters At elections OR 50
MANY OF THEM as MAY BE DEEMED PER:
Il
aay wilful or corrupt misstatement IN the answers
20 the questions aforesaid, shall be aojudged gull
" OF wilful and corrupt perjury.
Sec 8. IL the person so challenged as aforesaid, or
whose right t. is doubted b. either OF the
mssoners, shall refuse to answer fully and Salts
rACTORILY any questions which shall be put TO
him % aforesaid, the said commissioners shall not
enter his name said registry; and no person shall
be registered UNLESS THE COMMISSIONERS
ARE FULLY SATISFIED that hs is a legally
qualified voter Of said ward, or will BECOME
such by the then next election.
Sec 7. Any person who shall cause his name TO be
registered, for the same election in more than
ward or district in said city, who shall cause his
name to be registered kaowing he Is not q qualified
voter in the ward district where the said registry
10 made or will not be by the then next election; or
being so registered shall vote offer to vote in
than election district at any one election; and
any person causing, aiding or abettng any person 20
be registered in than one ward district for the
election. in any ward or district where the
Persen registered u not qualified and legal vot-
err will not be by the then next election, sha be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be pun.
tshed Tor each and every offence by fine of not less
than fifty dollars sog exceeding Eve hundred dollars,
or by imprisonment in the city pententiary for
term nj less than three months nor exceeding two
years, or both. at the discretion Of the court.
Sec. 8 The said commissioners shall complete
the registry for said wards respec lively, on the Sc
sond Saturday of October IN each year. and shall be
in session for AZ least hours Of each Judicial day
throughout the week preceding said Saturday, and
the said commissioners, after having completed said
list shall the same To be immediately printed
and posted NJ IN nj least ten public plsces in each
II. ILL - =.