New-York daily tribune., 1842-09-12

STATE OF NEw.YoRx, Secretarys Office,
ALBANY, September 8, 1912. 5
Since be law OF the 5ta April l942 and the law OF The
sh September in together with such brief forms and
distractions time wcud permit were put 10 press in or
der that they might be distributed throughout the State in
season. application has been made Office from
Board OF Town Officers ITO w.t. the Superv sors Assessors
and Town Cierk,) asking for construction of the eieh
,een, section OF Tit Ill., Art s. 2's of Ac, respecting
elections passed April 5th, 242. The doubt which has
been sugg is, whether in the where is not
divided Election Districts, than three Inspectors
au be appointed by the Town Board hold the election
This may exist in other quarters and there is
now no mode egibeo OF giving advice the Boards
Town Officers this subject as through the public press
* deemed expedient 10 make this communication.
Every Board of Town Officers must divide The town. il
contain more than Eve hundred electors ino election dis
rts and il i, contain less than We hundred electors they
maa their discretion divide IL into election districts. BY
die eighteenth Sc con they are required 10 assign al
three other number 10 hold the election each dStrcty
and there is not sufficient number of the Board for that
purpose, they shall assign OF their number
each district and shall select from among the Justices
Peace the Com nssioners of Common Schools and the
msslsnersof Highways OF such town, many shall be
NECESSARY addition 10 thosc previously assigned
aue at least three inspectors of election tor each dis
tict.
generally bp three Assessors in eacT tows) make five
number and apparent that where town divided into
othe number bold the election in each district" The
most equ8l division will give but three district, and
to the other the town not divided, shalibe whole
five inspectors OF slecton only three of them. The
words least three" in tho eighteenth section would
that more tlIan three be assigned
case a divided without examining
other parts otbe law there could be very t,le any doubt
upon the subject.
But by the twentyfourth section, where town not
DIVIDED g" shall constitute and be election district in
ITSELF" and all the provisions in relation election districts
are made applicable 10 it, The proceedings 10 be the
where the Town IS KEEP; entire they would have
been respect to each ofs parts had been divided
two election districts.
But quite apparent from the twenty section
was not the intention of the Legislature that there should
be than three inspectors elections for each district
After the present year, at the annual town meeting in
every town. inspectors OF election for each election dis
uc in The town. TO be chosen by ballot; and third
inspector Of election for each election district is be ap
pointed by the presiding officers OF the eting. No
election district can have than three inspectors of cleo
ton after the present year. and il will give greater
sEcy the law, understand the same thing for
1872 that ceary doe, for all succeeding years 1t there
fore respectfully suggested 10 each OF the board of
obee that they should In all Cases. appoint three and only
three inspectors OF election for each election district,
whittier ihe same Is composed of the whole ony Of
part OF Il town.
S YOUNG, Secretary of State.
Editors OF newspapers will confer favor on town Off
GERS by Inserting The above.