New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-30
The New EIsc,Ion Law.

bring up the resolution for final adj eurnment, but
was unsuccessful.
The New Election Law.
We trust the citizens of this State are all aware
of the fact that new Election Law was passed
last winter, requiring all future Elections to be
commenced and concluded in one day, and that, to
this end, each Township is 10 be dsvided by Its
officers into convenicxt Election Districts. The
Election is to take place on the Tuesday succeed
ing the first Monday in November Of each year,
(Which this year falls on the 3th) The sections
of the law prescribing the manner of Districtng
and the duties of Town Officers are as follows
7l5 The supervisor, assessors and town clerk OF each
town. shall meet at the town clerks office in such town on
the first Tuesday in September next ten O'Clock in The
forenoon and form themselves into board And in casea
majority of said officers fer any DO not attend on that
day. 1t shall be the duty OF those who do attend adjourn
to some future day. not exceeding five days and shall i'm
not attend o the 10 noss nd T ba e &c
The duty OF all OF said officers to attend on suc aanrned
day. and proceed the thong majority
had attended the day appointed by law and adjourn
msns from time TO time may be had by said officers occa
SION may requires but no such adournmen!s shall extend
beyond the first day Of October in said year They SHALL
in all cases where any town shall contain more than FIVE
hundred electors divide the into convenient number
Of election districts. so that each district shall be in
pact form with their town, and shall contain not more than
But where any town shall contain less than five hundred
electors the board may in their discretion divide tile
sion under their hands, in which such districts shall be
bered and described by known boundaries; which shall be-
Immediately filed in the Office OF the town clerk The town
clerk SHALL al least two weeks before the day Of election
put up copies OF the said certificates in at least four public
places each of thea dist lets within ten days after such
meeting and lie shall deliver copy thereof inspector
in each district before the day Of election
h. The common council OF each city and the said town
next and on the first Monday October in each year there
after shall designate the place in each election district in
such city or town. at which elections shall be held during
the year. and they shall thereupon give notice, written
printed to be posted in II least eight public places in each
district containing description OF such place SO designated,
town officers SHALL at their meeting the first Tuesday Of
Sept! next assign at least three Of their number hold the
her nr that pnnse they shall assign ono or more OF their
ices of1he peace the commissioners of common schools and
the commissioners OF highways OF such town.
na ne to hess sly
trc and such inspectors shall be allowed TO vote IN the dis
irct where they shall be respectfully assigned The selec
lions shall be made from the officers aforesaid in the order
herein named residing the district TO which they shall be
assigned there sufficient for the purpose Accrtifcae,
specifying the officers thus assigned and selected for each
district shall at the time be signed by the bOad and filed
in the Office OF the town clerk who shall Immediately cause
notice thereof TO be given the officers selected. And in
majority said common council in any city,
orty OF said town officers shall Tor cause fa to attend
powers are given in relation to adjournment and
same duties required In all particulars are given IN the
fifteenth and sixeeath sections of this title to town officers
eenth day of October in each year S'',e''~
10. The officers thus assigned and selected shall be in
pectoTS all general and special elections held IN The
raj districts for which they have been appointed until the
annual town meeting in such town in the one thousand
eight hundred and forty three.
u We see it stated in the Rochester papers,
that w. L. MACKENZIE, of Canadian Patriotism
memory, who has for some time past resided in
Rochester, has been appointed Actuary of the
Mechanics Institute in this city.
70 At the St GATHERINGS riot, on the o5th, one
man was killed. On the oath there was another
riot at Allensburgh, at which one was killed and
several wounded. At Broad Creek, on the 23d
three were killed and many injured. Are all the
mobs and riots in the States?
70 Peaches are now very plenty in our markets,
and of much better size and quality than they
were last year. The price is, Notwithstanding, ex-
brilliantly high. We have seen them sold at nine
sure-but two or three cents is the lowest rate for
good ones.
W We see statements from papers in this State
going the rounds of the Union to the effect that the
punishment ofplacing prisoners in the stocks and
slowly drippingcold waterupontherhe heads, has been
revived at the State Prison at Auburn Wehave seen
contradiction of this-though we are very sure it
cannot be trae. Will our Auburn friends take the
trouble to correct the error7
DOWNFALL OF SuPXRsTIrIoN-s.W When [ was
young, said an old Scottish lady, recently, folk
were nnco feared at water-devis, called water-kei-
pies but neo I've lived to see them a dead and
think II were to live another generation might
eutlive the very deevil hirself''
VESSEL AsHeRE.-We learn that a British brig
is ashore at the Washwoods TO the Southwark of
Cape Henry-Particuars not ascertained. The
Commissioners of wrecks had gone down to the
beach TO look after her. Norfolk Herald.
TRADE SALE Books, ac.-The Thirty-Fifh sea
annual Sale of Books 70 the Trade will commence at the
Sales Rooms of BANGS RICHARDS PLArr this morning
The sale Of Stationery, Leather, &C.. took place Yesterday
and was well attended We noticed in attendance Book.
sellers and Publishers from all the Eastern cities ard from
OF the cities OF the South and West The sale this
morning commences on the invoice of Messrs Lea Il
Blanchard OF Philadelphia and during the day will proba-
bly, through the invoices of Caryk Hart Griss Ell.
lott, Crssy and Biddle OF Philadelphia Munroe Fran
CHS, and HEard Gray Co. Of Boston; and Armstrong
Berry of Baltimore The sale will probably not close be-
fore Saturday morning
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