New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-06

40 person shall vots who shall make Or bsir.s
tsrested directly or Indirectly in any tor wsvr
depending upon the result Of the electioa AZ
which such vote is offered.
qUsLrFIo ATIoNs-AGE AID EESDBSoE.,
Age-E'ery voter must be Tally 81 years
are. Those who become u years old on the dav
Of Election are entitled to vots. =
ResideHce Every voter must have been an IN.
hsbitant of the State for one year, OF the Cousty
for four months, and Of the District from which
the officer for whom he wishes to vote is TO be
chosen, at least thirty days. Cases may ariss
where man. having moved from one Ward 70
another. nav vote Tor ali State and County OF.
GERS and for Congressman, but be disqualified by
lack of residence from voting for Assembly nan,
Ward officers, &c.
Ercsptions.-No person snall have gaioed or
lost residence by reason Of his presence or al
senct, while being emplo,ed in the service OF the
United States nor while engaged in the ni'isa-
ton Of the waters Of this State or Of the Uaitsd
States, or of the high seas nor while studeat
in any seminary Of lesraing; nor while kept at
any aims house or other asylum at the public ex-
peBss nor while confined in any public prison.
Temporary absence does not ysiate residences.
The ordinary indicia Of a msa's legal residence
10 where his family resides, IL he has family.
As to "coloniring." IAN evil at one tame Of
great extent, there is little Of it done under the
thirty da, 5 residence provision. Where man 10
suspected Of acquiring residence merely Cor the
purpose ofyoting, the Inspectors will decide upon
hearing the ACTS. The questions to be answered
upon challenge fully meet all cases.
WHO ARE CITIZENS.
!. Al persons born within the Union.
>. All persons daily natlirszed.
3. All persons whose parents were natursliLei
before the child had become Il years Of age, al.
though such child nay have been bora in a for-
eign country. 70
BALLOTS AND EoNF~.
Banrs.-The electors shall vote by ballot
such ballot to be paper ticket, to contain writ
ten or printed, partly written and partly print
edl the names Of the persons voted for, and q
clear designation Of the Office intended. The
ballot must be 80 folded as TO conceal the name,
but showing the title ofth box on the outside.
Bores Only five boxes will be used at the
next election, except in the Eighth and Niata
Wards. where one will be used tor civil Justicel
and these Eve will be; STATE, City AMI County,
Mol Charter, No q Assembly, No.3 Congress.
No ; President, No..
PENAITIFS.
/. Voting or offering to vote illegally Is felony.
punishable by Imprisonment In ths State Pnsoa
upon conviction thereof.
.. Wnnly obstructiOg the poll, or refusing to
obey the lawful commands Of the Inspectors, is q
msdemeanor, punishable by fine not to exceed
$50, or Imprisonment not to exceed sxrnsnths.
.. Neglect of DUTY or corrupt conduct on the
part of the officers Of eisction, subjects them to
500 fine or years imprisonment. ll
4. Officers OF Election have full magistefid
power to pre- serve order, to make arrests and com
mitmen.s, sc.
CAANAsslNG.
There is no provition OF Law indicating the order
in which the boxes shall be csnyassed, but we
tlust that in order to giVe the people the very ear
lest news, the Inspectors VIII fix upon soms plaa
whereby they will all canvass in the same order.
We would suggest that the CanVasssrs take:
Tirst-The Presidential Boz, No. :. Second
The State and City Box, No. L. 1kird-Cos-
gress. No >. FOHrih-Assembly, No. 3. FHl--
Charter, No. 2. rhis will give our Presidential
vote to all tina country at an early hour. TIE
people generally may know the Governors vote,
and who is Mayor Sheriff &c, before bedtime;
Congress may be sent of early enough for daily
papers in other cties, and the entire canvass may
be completed before midnight.