New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-24
NEW CANVASSING Law.

AN ACT to requisite the puube Of Ballot. and
10 BE- used 10 City aud County of New YORK ami the
po5e Of cnsassIs Votes throughout the stste-p4ss>d
IT, P,ope Of The Stote of ver York represented IN
StnGt, and assembly. do thact a. Joiloios
Section l. At elections hsresfer 70 be held in the
City OF New York the boxes TO he used ia rceiviog
the balets theies' shall he marked and numbered
succe.sively follo~s: Number one " President"
nun Der two. Stste, NUMBER TIRE, " Congress,
number four " Senstcr' number five " Assembly"
number SIX CITY AID County number seven,
"Chsoter, number eight. Judiciary, number nine,
=" Justices" and at every election hereafter IL be-
held IL $50 Ci'y such number OF boxes marked -
read shal be furnished r. may be required by
law 10 receive the bots 10 be used =. such election.
SIC. The b,o' for Electors of Presiden, aud
Wee Prescott shall be The same as Low prescribed
by law, AND when io'ded sh-ll bs ndorsed or snow
on the oStsicti the words " President numoer one"
and be ceposltro IN box lumber one
The lanes OF oil persons whom the electors Of sad
Cry are 81 may De au'hozen vote for for State OH
GERS except Judicial, I'll all be upou ons ,allt which
on the face thereof, shall contain q d Designation of
the Office aud the name or name. Of ths per-oo ar
peIsoLs 10 be voted for such of th. "A any v,,er
may oeere TO woe for ~ q ehch when folded sh all
be iDcorstc or show upon the outside tho word.
State, number TWO, and shall be deposited In box
number tSo
The nsme Of the person designated for Renrese,,a
tive in Congress shall be 90 a seosrata hsilot and
when folded shall be Endorsed show on the ou,s,da
the words, Congress number three and bs ceo,s
tied in bcx number three.
The the person 10 be designs'ed for Senator
shall be upon a separate ballot aod when foldsd
shall be rdorsed or show upon the outside the words
Senator number four aud be deposited In box
number four
The nom. Of the person designated for Member O,
Asse mbIy sbaI be upon a separate ballot aud yhsn
folo ed ,hall be indorsei SHOW upon the outside
the words, " Assembly, number FIVE" aBd bs depos-
ited IN number tive.
Tn. names Of all persoDs whom all the voters of
saic City may be authorized oy law to vote Tor
ali .rt>t ala and. an ~
herein pusted 10 be voted for separate bs0's,
shsll be upon ODE ballot which, upon the face there
Of shall contain designation of The Office, sDo the
name or Dare Of the person or persoos to be votef
for, or such of them any voter may desne to vote
tor, and which, when folded, shall be indorsed, or
show upon The outside thereof, the words City and
" CouI ty number SIX, and be deposited in box nam
Der Fix.
The Aldermen CouncilneD, Assessors Constsbles,
Inspectors of Elections, and School Officers of
each Ward, or such of them Ia be elected a.
sUch election, sball be uuOn one ballot, which ballot,
upon the face thereof -hn cohtsin designation ut
II e Office ana the n-me or names OF the person or
p.rs, to be voeo for such of them Any voter
msy cesire 10 vote for and Thlh, WHEEL folded shsi
be indor-.d, or chow upon the outside. the words
Charter humber seven" and be Deposited ia box
rumber seven. And when any such ballot may COZ
tain the names Of persons de~ignsed for Conncnnen
spectOrs Of Elections for otner Council or Elec-
ton DIstrofs b.D that where the bsllot IL dePoslted
the of the Couo ciimen or l1spscto desgnaed
for that Council Election District, shall oe count
ed, sDc tie others rejected "a surplussgs.
The Of oil persors oesiHusted for JUDGES OF
the Court of Appeals Justices Of the SuOreme Court
of the Superior Court Of the City Of New York OF
the Court of Common Pleas, for Surrogst. Recorder,
City Judge and for all otDeT JUDICIAL Of1ces whom
all the voters of said City are may be authorized
by law TO vote for at ar lection, shall be upoa one
ballot which, upon the face thereof shall cputs'n
designation Of the office, md the lame or oames OF
the persoD peroDs 10 be voed tor or such OF tnen
any voter may desire to vote for. aud which @heo
FOL a.d ball ha tpan ra.A rshn n
the words judiciary, plumber eight, and shall Do
Deposited in box Lumber eight.
The ballot for Police and Civil Justices shall con-
tain designation OF the office and the name names
of the person or persons to be voted for eucn OF
them 81 sny voter may desire 10 vote for ana which,
when folded shall he indorsed show upon the out
side, the words Justices, number Dine ana be
posited in hox Dumher nine.
SEC All ballots shall hereafter, in all the Elec-
ton Districts in this State be sssed IN the fol-
lowing order As far AS Dunber i've inclusive, and
in the City of New York THROUGH til. entire list:
|. Electors of President aud Vice President.
Ill. State Officers, other than Judiciary.
III Members of Cor gress.
Nv. State Senators.
" Members Of Assembly
VI Comfy and Ci,y of New York Officers.
VII Town and Charter Officers.
VII. State and County Judicial Officers.
IN Police AID Civil Justices.
At the completion of the canvass OF each box, the
Chairman CT The Inspectors of Election sh I'll make
public oral proclamation OF tue whole number Of
votes in such box aDd Of the whole number giveo foe
each perton, with the name of the Office 10 which
such perron was named on the ballots.
SEC. 4 This shall be deemed portion Of the
Electoral Law of the State and aoy vic ation thereof
shall be puDilhe ia the sa provided in
the general statutes regulating elections.
SEC 5. The act entitled "Aa Act 10 regulate the
number OF boxes 10 be used at elections passed
March twenty third, eighteen hundred and fty-tvo,
ar all acts and parts heretofore passed far
az the same are Inconsistent with the provisions Of
this act, ar. hereby repealed.
State Of Slr York Seey,a,ys QTce I'll have compared se
nr.esonx win the orxp. this orics snd 40
beebv csruf that the sane traoscrp: thsfe"'
and o. the Whole OF said orisinsi laU c,x =, .,h.
baod seal Of ONCE at me 80 .Sor,ns
py This .isheenfb day Of April, In the y'iIoaSsoT
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