New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-23
NETWORK LEGISLATURES.
SENATE......ALBANY, Jan. %, 1856.
SrNG-SINt, PRISON


intention to introduce bills amendatory of the General
Insurance Law. When introduced there will be
three bills file amendatOry Of that law.
BILLS ORDERED TO THIRD READING.
Tie following bills ordered to n thiid reading:
prevent the racing of horses other animals in Queens
To Incorporate the Brooklyn City Hospital
MR.. BROOKS WANTS TO KNOW SOMETHING
ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND.
Mr.. d. moved the adoption of the following
senate hs @ and have been the rates of Interest received bY
the Department the General Fund far ms il has been de-
the OF the Banks and the aggregate OF the deposit
year Tor The last twenty years Also what amount has been
The State for Temporary purposes and from what Institutions
Al the suggestion Of Mr.. UPHAM it was laid on
the table.
PETITIONERS MUST PUT THEIR PRAYERS IN
TYPE.
Mr. BROOKS moved the following, which was
Reso,d Tha, Committee Joint Rules report
the Senate the eApedienoy Of requiring memorsss to
the Legislature printed copies of their petitions with bills
uo1ed all matters Of local. private corporate character
which they nay bring to the attention Of the Senate
or Assembly.
ILLEGAL VOTING IN NETWORK CITY.
Mr.. BROOKS this morning introduced bill which
has for its object the prevention OF illegal voting IN the
City Of New-Yoik 1t is precisely similar to the one
before the Senate last Winter and at that time
published in The TRIBUNE. 1t is claimed that its
failure TO be enacted then was not owing TO any de-
full appreciation of its importance on the part OF
Legislators. The following are its provisions:
b CIV Of 10 cause TO be aoydei at least one week
preceding the first Monday in October in e year an office in
whCh office shall elso II practicable be secured 2I the Pur
OF holding the Io at the aRnps in o CO..
election district and the same from year - year
which books be arranged that each may conana
separate st of the PERSONS entitled vote residing the cleo
which its refers alphabetically arranged accord.
ing their respective surnames and to show IN separate
columns at full length and the residence by the mum
her of he dwelling my there be- none an accurate Gce
avenue eech to be registered therein and the
Clerk If the Common least two weeks the
newsIae whore the notices Of election are 70 be
hrst Monday October to make perfect as near as may
OF persons qualified and entitled to vote at elections IN their
dstfcts shall specify the office in each election
district where the Inspectors will meet for that purposes ana
he shall hsndbls TO be posted up IN least twenyhyc
places in district similar notice relative to the
meeting tho ector Of Election in that district and sPeei'
Sc 1t shall be duty Inspectors Of Election in each
election majority of them at said office on the hrs
Monday Of October in each aud every year pnpc 70
in conformity with the notice aforesaid to make perfect list,
n Sd G.trc which list sRs known
REGISTER Of Electors Of sd district and sad INSPECTOR UI
f each judicial day the weeks following and Including
the said first Monday October commencing their sessions at
least as carly O'Clock aud shall also be In seou rom
O'clock p O'Clock 2. least two Of the ssut'
Sc s. II any eIon claim to be registered
whom neither Of the Inspector, shall know 10 Ue entitled
son entitled to that District stating briefly the ground OF
minister to person challenged the oath an require tue
the questions now provided by law 10 test the 9n
deemed & 70 sad questions he shall be
adudged guilty wlf and corrupt perjury and II he shall
refuse fully and satisfactorily any OF sad quesOn
he shall be- adjudged guilty wl and corrupt perjury aud
if he shall refuse fully and satisfactorily any OF said
questions the Inspectors shall not enter his name on ad regis
satisfied legally qualified voter OF said Wsd or w
r. ran NOT persoray present themselves be registered
NAV be entered they known to the Inspectors or sha
SIC Any person who shall his name to be ressteTed
in more than Election District who shall cause hs name
IN he knowing he not qualified voter III the Ward
OF District said registry made or will moi be by me
@ in her of said acts shall punished each and
every ofense by fine exceeding 800 nor less than 80
ana by the City Penenary for not lees than
SIC said INSPECTORS shall complete The said registry
hundred copies be printed and shall post
up list least twenty public places IN sad dsIc ana
distribute them such persons in the district as he may deem
proper the remaining copies shall be preserved 70 oe poster
around the rolls and BY the Inspectors eectonday
notice shall pexed said printed list stating that on the
al their Office from o'clock O'Clock T. and from
osoh M 70 C :1 & %b Seid Us G% Be .S
to so least day previous to said SATURDAY, ana
signed by the eecor raising such Objection 70 inc
best of his knowledge belief and the Inspectors hs ac'
cordrs y such time but no objection sha De tne
any Jerson who challenged the formation OF
The res.ter unless for arising since bis nee was
after placed thereon and it shs be the duty OF
inspectors their clerk 10 cause NOTICE Of any Objection
left his residence designated on the register Inc
proceedings shall be h-i IN relation 70 he leIson
90 herenbec provided in respect to persons
chaenged in the formation OF the register ana the names DC
erased retained according the inspectors are satisfied
And the Inspectors said Saturday may also decide upon
the claim any person not registered who shan prove 10
the a uer now provided by law that he legal voter
of said Ward and by his own oath, tas' ne wss
not entitled duly qualified eeeto TO have ms name regis
tered on or before day which such registry was com
rea but that his right become perfect since that
day shall certificate 10 such person containing ms
residence And they may also grant eerihcaie TO
person hight whose name not regis
tered addition the required by law shall
49,, nv the oath Of AZ least one witness TO the satisfaction
that he citizen of the United States Is OF
has been inhaben Of THIS state
redrn, of the Civ and County NewYork and scasl
resident district where be TO vote sd said rst
certificate in addition TO the name and residence OF
the peron 20 whom il granted shall contain the and
re- cue the witnesses by whom his right 10 vote
established and the contents Of such cssthsstes sns DC
Ing the certificates shall be entitled Said certificates
sha evidence of The parties having yotS N case OF any pros
ecption for violating the laws relative to elections
SEc shall be the duty Of one Of the clerks 81 seh p
at election TO have before him TIE printed m o. the
rs Of said certified copy thereof with the aera
lions kat have been marked thereon also copy Of the names
in tie apt endx which register and sPpendN shs; take the
rsca of pos heretofore kept and 70 cheek The name
evsrv voter delivers his vote 10 the Inspector ana
e,Sn sha be permitted vote whose name IS MT on IN
register Of such district o. VINO does o syisscs Of
The the certificate shan De conclusive -
hs t 20 vote of registered thereon and me ce
dcates shall be delivered up and ted al the le o. ]
Il shall be competent for the inspectors 70 qes
person registered presenting snch ceIihS
his deniiy which If questioned, shall be deeia5d
by the oath Of the voter and false swearing ha DC uee
SIC The books in which such registry TO be kept shs
be delivered the Clerk OF the Common Council 20 e
Saturday previous 10 the day hSea M
opening the and within three days Scr he
shall BY the the CLERK the Common
Council together with all certificates fled and any printed
copies which may remain in their hands qua eoI "a
book register about be msd in order that the eg
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