The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-02
VOTING nv NEW YORK.
The Old R<gist,y La.-Sseessisy for New

Law &C.. CScs
AN ACT 10 PREVENT ILLEGAL VOTING IN TIKI CITY
or n Nv YORK, A,ip 70 rRoMoTE The CONVENIENCE
or LsGAL VOTERS, IA -sED MARCH 80, 1910.
The people Of The state of New York represented in
Senate and assembly, DO enact as follows
Sec. l. ihse commissioners shall te appointed by the
Governor and with the atyi and consent Of the So
cate, whose d. It shall b. 10 divide the city Of New
Now York into convenient number Of election Districts
each district 70 - entire within ward. and to
ssid conmtssion shall mako report which they
shall designate he ALI dist lets by numbers also
deane them by known boundaries, and shall designate
the place whee The polls shall be held each III trict
which shall be pear as be- In The centre thereof
and such rerot shall ee aceompsnied by map plan
isct in said wrc and shh le said report and map in
the ofce OF he clerk Of saia city and county And the
ssic commi.oi er sall ctse maps to be made Of the
several wards diyicsd u It's COPIES Of which
shall be funiri - 70 me inspectors Of elections in each
OF the districts ef aid ws and shah also be posted up
in at least ten bubble places each dstii Of aid wards
prifr e. every election the CONNIE Council said
city shall al esst ten days before he second Tuesday in
April rext, fI the election holden on that Day az,
point three inspector q lection for each election dis
tIict in the ~svds oits dividei by the sfore-
said Communist hgseoas 70 the provisions Of this
act And al Ia the flee Of inspectors Of cleo.
toms, arising ilcp amy whatever which shall exist
N the said cit, On he tas Gay previous to the said
cond TUESDAY Ia Al le1t hall be filed that day BY
the sstd comm. foz div ling said city into dis
SEQ o At charter election hereafter to be holden
IL and for ssic city eycy qualified esctcr shall be
titled 70 vote upon the h. tr ticket for electors ef
The ward In which he shsi rcsde who sa si be known
and designated oo1nia oners q registry and also
scr tWO eiecOrf OF tfici IA |hch he fEGI resuc
who shall be trown and designated inspectors Of cleo
toUs; sno the itee perfre thus voted for commits
snail be duly eefea and Jared commissioners Of regis
try for for The year; and the three per-
sons in each sscun diet leg who sha ieoeve the great
Cat nuroter o vo COR ntpec ors email DC uuy fected
and declared the Fecto 81 cleo on Ia sait district
Tor all elections g. ung year In case Of the non
es ctilu Of any of sioners of registry, in
sequence any more OF them receiving equal
number OF e TIE county erk shall publicly deter
mire By lot viii IA q hem ha be the commissioners for
the ensuing year And II Of tie between any two
more Of the woe CIR inspectors Of any ee,
ton district the epete the aid election shall
meeistely ana Pnh,ciy doe,m by lot which Of them
shall be the Inspector or for the ensuing
AND case removed from the city or resix-
nation Of nsjoy If M. commissioners for any ward,
then the tlarehy toued shall be filled by
the remaining OF registry and the Alder.
and assistapf - Toe sard.
sac 8 II sh II be he dug q" tho said commissioners Of
resis'ry Of sacA Na5d minority Of them, at Office
in saiJ ward pthlcly proc cd the arst Monday in
September If "a ! ara evs'y year. TO make pere list
nearly a. nay Ae ctt leiscps qusned ami entitled
to vote at elec'i ~ easn distinct sold ward, wh,
hist snsu tuie sui u KIN as the register Of cleo
proceeding 70 such eais'er shall give public notice
Of the time and place Processing to make sueh registry
by banahl. p,sea ag I'M least a,ty public places II
session at least eix hours each uoical day Of the week
following and inclucne The said fret Monday Of septem
Der and shall he session from T. NJ to O'Clock p.
NJ OF at least three OF be in said September
Sec T. Said register Of electors for each ward shall be
prepared t. na'n separate list Of the persons
entitled to residing Ia zach election district of aad
ward, alphabetically arranged according to their resrec-
tive and 20 sho. In separate ceuunne the
at full length rhe and the residence BY the
number Of tho hing II any there be: If none,
eorao location of the anne and the name Of the street.
place court sllsy lane Of each person 20 DO
registered therein and tle time OF such registry.
Sec g. Ii any lesou shall offer claim to DO register
Cd voter whom mel he's OF the said commissioners
shah know TO he entitled to vote in said ward who
shall be challenged yspy person en- tiled to vote m said
shalt be the duty of the said commissioners Of
Shen,, to rmin 10 The person challenged the oaths
49,
vdcd by law test the qualifications Of voters ut cleo
tions. Of them us may DO deemed pertinent
ana proper and any gully OF any wifui or
rupt MEASUREMENT In ,he to the questions
azores aid shall be ndudses guilty Of wul and corrupt
sec. .. If tho pcrscn Challenged Aforesaid, or
whose right to voters doubted by either CT the commits
any aueetions which han be put TO him as Aforesaid the
said Commissioners shs not enter his name said
G and no person sha se registered unless tue com
voter OF said ward, will become such BY the then ncss
election
Bee. Any person who shall cause his name to be
l2stered for the seine election in than wari
district in said CRY or VITO shall cause his ma ne to be
registered, knowing he Il qualified voter in the
ward or dlstrc, here said registry il made will
mot he by the then next election being registered
shall vote or oer to vote than election dis
trct any election and any person causing aiding
abotDg to 10 registered In more than one
district whore the person registered Is not qualified
ann legal voter viii not be by the then next election
e e. gs :, M n s@a o DC
than iy d,lars exceeding I've hundred dollars, or
BY Imprisonment in the city penitentiay for torn not
s than three months nor exceeding two years, or BOTH
q. the disoI Ell IN Of the court
sec 9. The said commissioners shall complete the regis
for said words the second Saturday OF
October each year and shall sc in for at least
six hours Of each judicial day throughout tho week
ceding said Saturday and the said commissioners alter
having completed said list shall The be i'm
mediaely printed and ported up in at least ten public
places ia each election district Of said ward and shall
designate The place where the polls shall be held in
district which shan be rs near az may be in Me centre
fesch sectl' district ana shaL hold tnai session
sry aforesaid but especially from eight O'Clock in the
forenoon to O'Clock in the afternoon and from three
to O'Clock in the afternoon OF the Saturday OF said
week to bear objections to rame names placed on
sai registry and the right Of any registered 10
vote may challenged herein before provided and
shall be the duty Of said commissioners TO notice
he given persons challenged which notice shall
either be served persona ly lett at the resense
shall appear by sad register OF the chalenged
Il shall be proved that the person challenged Is
not qualified voter in said district, or VIII not become
such hy tho election they hall his name from
Sec q The seid commissioners shall file corrected aud
certified copy osuch registers in The county clerks Office
a the county OF New York; aud also deliver corrected
and certified cory Of the register Of votes for each coc
ton district to the inspectors Of said district on inc day
before the succeeding election
Fec 10 Tho commissioners Of registry OF each ward
shal cit daring the day next preceding each ann every
election during the DAY which said election shall
be holden, Tor the purpose ling upon the clam o.
each ,traon not registered. who shall claim right TO
vote al said election shall giant certificates to each
person who shah prove in the manner nov provided BY
that he IL legal voter OF so ward anc every GER
hca.e granted sha be immediately recorded by tue
clerk Of seid commsoner and the nao esidenee and
occupation Of the person 70 whom such &c. hcete \
grained shalt Immediately be catered in appendix 70
the register.
&C. IL The provisions and regulations OF the laws o.
this state relating TO cleo IONS and all the rights powers,
duties aad privileges conferred by law upon inspectors Of
elections Of the several towns wards of this State,
Shall le taken an1 deemed applicable 70 the commission
cfs registry inspectors Of election of Tho several
election districts m the several wards of the city OF Ne
yorl go lar A. The ssme arc not modified altered by
Abe proyons Of this act and the elections to bs holden
IN and aid city sha be- conducted aud managed and
tho cnnyass apd estimate e and the return trereof
shall be upds by The inspectors Of each election district
provided by law aud the said ns octof. Of cleo
ton and ,lsr pol clerks, shall mo- be entitled 70 any
come 0satinr .ervices ~ inspectors or rlerks
sec. IL II shall be the duty Of one OF tho clerks AZ
each rol IN aid ity every oecuop " have before
him II certified list of voters Of said district received