New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-31

( ,o,o-s a, tho completion Of the canvass Of EACH
! hoy 10 make PUBLIC ORAL proclamation:
! a., OF The whole number OF votes In such box
"a OF the whole number given to each person, with
hi7 TN proclamation is the meaning Of the word
mid be made with a loud and distinct voice. All
100 matter bow numerous Gays the statute, ALL on
;nsI ballots rejected detective must be attached
10 the statement order that the County Canvassers
can observe. Ii Is the common practice, tUo deiec
tive ballots be cast, to annex only one as sample.
have known sample annexed when the remainder eK-
listed only the fancy OF the Inspectors One OF ersry
Kind of ballot used must be attached says the statute
iaDd this alec is q provision rarely Observed, they
shall state IN words at full length mot numerals IN
" me60fcly OPPOSITE such Ballots and VIlttcn pGruy
such ballot and partly en- the paper TO which it
sha be attached, the whole number OF all the ballots
" that were received which correspond with the one
" 80 attached etc. When the statements are maze
up and signed and copies made then gays the statute
." the remaining ballots not pasted or attached shall
be destroyed and the Board of inspectors SHALL be
dissolved. The duty remains Of one Inspector hllng
copy Of the statement with the County Clerk tmEe
dotcy BY the succeeding every election, as the
longest period every District ought TO have it's copy
Of statements in the hands Of the County Clerk. The
original il to be filed within twenty four hours with
Supervisor; Thus the copy Is to be MED hl't. me
reason Of the distinction, has been judcioy sad Is
that the place for filing always open, aud that may
be done IMMEDIATELY lin the word of the statute
while some time may perhaps be consumed in hnt lng
the Supervisor. Besides, the copy Is always check
on altering lne Cn0Si1 " we JV|WF w J't"y'S'
The law would M seem TO contemplate conven-
ing Of Board Of inspectors at sunrise election day,
and continuous session thereafter at the polling
place until the votes received and counted, state
ens and copy made out the extra ballots destroyed
and then the Board is dissolved it, powers erp.r1Hg
at the place where they were born and without there
having occurred any adjournment or iutermlssion OF
LspectOria duties.
there are thus epionod upon Inspectors variety Of
duties the omission Of which will render these ofhcers
babIe 10 Indictment TheTe are many acts anu OnatS
sions OF Inspecors rhich do not iarolidae the WW o.
tie etctOrs yet aerertheiess render them persondny
liable 10 the lar This distinction is most pontedy
and repeatedly put in the case Of the People Vs. Cook,
before quoted.
The undersigned trusts that the address by the stst
ute of .hese matters TO his official attention. and also
that the importance Of preserving the elective franchise,
and of reidly following all the wise ormaes Of the
law will be sufficient apology, II one be needed, Tor
this public intrusion upon electors and Inspectors.
He respectfully calls upon all good citizens and upon
every conscientious Inspector to be scrupuous in pro-
tecng electoral rights, TO be vgilant in regard to
their inacticn, and to promptly report to the author
ties all violations Of the law. He hopes, By arrange.
ments he has concerted, that he will detect, before
many hours after the polls open sufficient number Of
tLese illegal voters should they proceed with their bold
scheme TO show the confederates they are observed
and will be punished Let no watch for them be
arrangement may possibly result in the travelling
voter Offering his ballot toward the closing When cir
cumspection il wearied and confusion and excitement
at their highest pitch.
II is further suggested in this connection as matter
upon which the law is silent that the Inspectors pub
cly display the empty boxes a. the opening OF the
poll and direct the clerks to write the resteace OF each
eector aBst his name aud that each of tue various
parties detail their watchers at every poll To quietly
and with the temper Of the good citizen rather than the
psitisan observe all that passes from the opening Of
the poll until the final dissolution of Me Board
District it,oraeys Caee, Nov. l. 1856