New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-27
ELECTION LAWS AND WHO NAY VOTE.

A CONDENSATION or ELECTION LAWS IN Gen
ERAL ELECTIONS.
mo felen may vote unless pardcned. Key. Stat
Chan. |. Title l. Sec. !.
NO civil process may be served on an ueetor on
election day Ibid, Sec. 3.
Electors shall vote by folded ballot, handed to one
OF the lns ectors. Ibid, Title 4, Art Sec. T.
"Tekots shall have written or printed the names q
the pcrsoi ~ be voted for with the office; but shan
have no more names than offices. Ibid, Sec. T.
In Counties entitled to more thHn one member o.
Assembly the Assembly ballot must be separate, and
dorsed Assembly. Ibid, Sec: y, Chapfe, :;
ain the City and County of New-York ballots for
Senator must be separated and Endorsed Senate. -
Ibid, SEC. 9. Chap. !.
&" In the CITY and County of New.York, ballots for
Conere -smen must be separated and endorsed Con-
gress' Ibid See. ., Chap. 4. .
Votes for Electors OF President and teoi
must be given on separate ballot indorsed raec-
tcrs. ibid, Sec III.
Anv person challenged shall have rendered the fol.
lowing oath: You do swear Tor affirm that you win
fully and truly oil such questions rs shall beput
TO YOU touching your place of residence and quaica-
tons rs an ctor."-Ibid, Sec. H.
"Any p.son refusing 10 take such o"h Shall oc ro'
iected ibid, See 70.
ANY rerron p,rSistDg in voting and the calIenge
not Withdrawn shall have the following oath s,mins-
tered: You do swear or niiirml that YOU have osn
citizen OF the United States for ten days, are OF tbs
age of II Years have been inhsbtant oil tie state
for one Year next preceding the election and OF tho
county for the last four months that you have been
the last thlrtN DAYS "A rSutLt Oh tlb Art1ulDy
District Tor Senate or Congressional District or Ds-
trcts ward, town, village, or city, from which tho
officer Is 10 b. chosen for whom the said person offers
TO vote that YOU a resident Of thE town, tor
ward az the case may be- and have not made any bet,
nor arr Interested directly Indirectly, IN one, and
have not voted this election" CONDEMNED Ibid,
Sect. l.. -,
"a colored man shah have added to the above oath
that YOU are seized and possessed OF afreehold
',staf. of the value of two hundred and fifty dollars
ami hive been actually rated and paid tax thereon"
Ibid Sec. n.
ANY person refusing to swear shal be rejected"
Ibid Sec. 10.
mo pcrnon shall be deemed to have lost or acquired
a residence by being student in College, Academy,
or any Seminary of learning; nor By living in soy
oorbousc olmsbouse, asylum, which shall be main
ained at the public eNpnse nor by being under PAN
shment in prison, bidewell, or pententiary; nor
by being absent from his town or place, engaged IN
the Army or Navy OF the United States or in navgat-
ing any of the waters of this Sae the United Setes,
or on TIC high seos By being soldier OF the United
States stationed at any place within this State, and
without having acquired any other lawful resdence-
Ibid, Sec ~
persons swearing falsely, or procuring Others "
swear falsely in this oath, shall be punished ~ usuax
tor perjury Ibid, Title J, Sec TO-
"Infu, ncing any vote by bribery and menace IA pun
isbabe by 500 fine or imprisonment enc year.
See. T.
Voting or offering to vote out Of place, or voting
or Offering 20 vote than once, " punishable by
tine OF 500 ak months imprisonment, or BOTH
Ibid. Sec. 10.