The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-17

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BOARD OF COUNTY CANvASSERs.
THIRD DAYS sEssIoN-THE DIVISION OF TIE BOARD
The Board met at twelve o'clock the President in the
chair.
Present-The President, Aldermen Brown, Williamson,
Elunt, Baird, Hofmirc, Howard, Woodward, Tucker,
vocrhs, Boardman, Wakeman, Covert Chaunccy, Lord,
Herrick and Mott-17.
Alderman HoFrMRE appeared and duly sworn.
The PRssIDEST-The Board is duly organized. As we
have no rules of order would respectfully suggest
that some gentleman should that the Board should
be governed by the usual parliamentary rules.
Alderman WAKEMAN moved that the rules Of the Board
of Aldermen be adopted, SO far they applicable.
Carried
The PRESIDENT presented the following protests and pc
ttions, which laid the table. Previous the
vote on the protest the Jennings protest. Alderman
HERMcK moved that the petitioner have leave to with
draw. This motion amended that the petition
was laid the table.
To the Honorable the Board of County Canvassers:-
q against
On ws.a % the city Of New rSr and s same
of The election and not legal resident Of
s i a s% TO such time and
:, ., WILLIAM THOMPSON.
a ,na ~ ~. .'l.' ~. Snw yoan Ney. 1s 1854
First
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Board sf County canvassers Of election held Nov
10 the Honorable Board Of for the city and
county of New York /.
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Signed BY j. G. Brown Brother and about $50 Others
The PRESIDENT announced ha. the special business be-
fore the Board the report Of the Special Committee
raised yesterday.
Alderman WILLIAMSON said that member Of the
committee (Alaerman Lord) had yet signed the
port and that the committee, desrous that the report
should be unanimous wished that time might be allowed
for him to arrive.
Alderman wAKEMAN-Hc sign the report after
wards
The undersigned committee to whom was referred the
annexed resolution and protest. would respectfully re-
That they have given the subject referred to them the
most careful examination.
resolution that which directs the committee to ure
into the competency the Board of County Canvasers
investigate questions of fraud and legay in relation
to such election returns made by the District Inspectors
The law defining the duties Of the Board OF County Can
ents OF the District Inspectors the Board shall proceed
to estimate the votes Of the county where any manifest
1t Is further provided that the District In
spectors sha be called TO correct such error Be-
yond this, your committee find authority in the
statute warrant the County Canvassers in investgat
ing or scrunng the returns of the District Inspectors
The only remedy open for aggreved party an app
cation to the courts of law These tribunals have
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whether perp-trated by illegal votes, or by COR
rupt Inspectors While your committee do not believe
that the law absolutely requires the Board OF County
Canvasers to ray and endorse fraudulent returns yet
there is provision made by the act for taking ev
before this body the Board Of County Canvasser
has of legally ascertaining the existence of
fraud and hence is bound to receive the sworn returns
votes cast at the election they required to canvass
Your committee find numerous precedents for throw.
ing out returns by county canvassers but we also nd
that in every where the matter afterwards
brought the courts that the returns thus reject
ed were allowed to the candidates whose election
defeated by such action on the part Of the County Can
II is due to the protesants in this that your
nittee should state that aavts laid before your
committee alleging every variety Of fraud, ilegality
and rreguary having been perpetrated ut the late
election and in the votes by the nspe
said election but your committee able to find
any authority or power to investigate these grave
charges can only advise the parties to appeal to
tribunal competent to make the investigation.
In conclusion your committee would offer for adoption
sthe following resolutions
.usSs1.sS by law einSsssis,s QUESTION.
bound that the q
As the law provides for correcting.
her consideration OF the subject
All OF which is respectfully submitted
A. j. WILLIAMSON.
WILLIAM TUCKER.
ABRAM wAKEMAN.
WILLIAM CHAUNCEY.
u. D. LORD.
The following the resolution and protest referred
to in the foregoing report -
Board received referred committee Of and
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New YosI CITY. Nov H. 1854 ''''
Alderman Morr addressed the Board in opposition to
the report shall said he vote against the resolution
and resdy sustain It, look upon the subject involved
in common sense view, and am Of the opinion that
to us did not suppose that the Board Of Canvassers
had eight 10 behind these returns for the purpose Of
making nquiries az to the legality Of the ballots which
trct have canvassed the votes their can
vass shall be certified to and subscribed with their
names Now, although they may have acted injndi
cously with regard to single votes undoubtedly have
nothing to do with the investigation Of the matter But
their returns false, then think there can be no
doubt as to right in this respect II have the
proofs before us-then pass upon them and say
what are correct and what not Let suppose this
question over which have jurisdiction, and tina,
those returns which before the correct
returns OF the inspectors who had connved with others
in fraud to cheat or deceive the persons elect
ed but that they signed by other parties and sent
here, we, under such circumstances bound to re-
ceive them the returns Of the inspectors
especially when have the proofs that the
fa;ses Have ask, not right to investigate such
question and receive such proof may come before
as are bound to receive those papers purportns
to be the returns when they nof II Is urged that
have mot the right merely because we have not tho
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