The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-20

The sum of 81, 100 was awarded to John Barnard to
supply the public offices with wood After the adoption
OF few unimportan general orders the Board adjourned
THE NEW REGISTRY LAW.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
This Board held special meeting at eleven o'clock yes
terday mornng-President Purdy in the chair-for the
purpose Of appointing Registrars Of Voters, accordance
with the enactment The President stated the object
Of the meeting.
Supervisor BLUNT moved that the Board proceed to bal
lot for Registrars which adopted and Messrs Blunt
and Briggs were appointed as tclers
The President then vacated the chair and moved Mr.
voorhis thereto. The President PuRDY) then said that
before proceeding under the enactment the Board
should have legal advice as TO what the law meant. He
desired know the Registrars were to act as Inspec
tors Of Election by whom they TO be paid; who
to furnish the dice box ballot for the Registrars
No provision had been made for the expenses which this
law would create, and which would to at least
$4,000 Mr. Purdy, for one, was not prepared to act
until these questions satisfactorily answered He
believed that this law not intended to promote the
convenience Of voters to purify the ballot box but
rather to prevent the free exercise Of the elective fran
chise.
Supervisor vooRHls said that the law merely directed
body to appoint not for
the Board look further into the matter the law was
defective they could not remedy IT. was incumbent
them to perform the duty laid down by the law and
leave its defects to be decided hereafter The ex-
pense, no doubt must come out of the county, and in
stead of dice bOx alluded to by the President he (Mr
yeorhis) would suggest that the hat of of the
beers of the Board would answer all the purposes.
muddy but the course of this Board clear enough
If there was provision made for the expenses the SUI
pervisers would have TO call upon the Legislature for pay
men his opinion that the Registrars were also to
act as Inspectors Of Election
The Board then proceeded to ballot and Mr. Purdy de-
cned to vote remarkng that the great cxpounder of
IaVc nnndV ua mt In
unfair proceed He would therefore, decline and leave
the Board equally divided politically.
The first ballot for the First district Of the First ward
found TO result in a tic. Mckay, s. Fitzgerald T.
Branegans, B. T. Weymouth, Peter Fritz and John Fo.
garty each receiving five votes No choice.
Supervisor TWEED moved to discontinue further bal
long The law was now complied with rs far neces-
sary at present. and he would to postpone the mat
till Tuesday, the 9th inst twelve o'clock noon
Carried. Mr. Tweed presented a resolution which was
adopted that the clerk be authorized to furnish each
Der Of the Board with copy Of the law.
President PURDY moved that the Committee on Annual
Taxes confer with the legal adviser Of this Board pro-
an explanation of the law.
Supervisor STEWART observed that he considered the
law plain enough and that the Board wanted expana-
ton on the subject All the supervisors had to do
what they directed.
Supervisor BELL stated that he had been informed by
member of the Legislature that there another and
separate law Of the Legislature giving directions with
gard to the appointment Of Inspectors of Elections this
law had not been sent to them.
President PURDY pressed his resolution for information
which carried.
its attention to the necessity of Immediately repairing
lem bridge. Referred to Committee Annual Taxes.
communication received from Comptroller Haws
urging the Board to have the tax books made in du
pcaeone set for the receiver and the other for the
Bureau Of County Affairs. Referred to Committee
Printing, &c.
After the transaction of business the Board
adjourned to Tuesday, the 9th ns at three o'clock
THE WAY TO REGISTER VOTES UNDER TIE NEW LAW.
The process Of registration of votes according to the
enactment called the Registry law framed the last
session of the Legislature follows and it is well that
voters should understand previous the approaching
elections in the fall
l. The inspectors of election constitute the Board Of
Registry.
2 The first meeting is to be held the 18th Of October
and, in districts having 400 voters the meeting
continue two days
The Board must procure the poll list of the last gene
raj election, and have blanks for recording alphabetically
the names of voters
All names the last general election poll list and
the names of any others known to the Board be voters
are to be registered, without personal application or
All others, who make personal application are to be
registered, If unquestioned.
g. Of this preliminary registry four copies are to be
madeleine to be posted at the place of meeting for nspcc
tion and each taken by the Inspectors The original
copy is to be deposited in the clerks office
The second meeting is to be held the Tuesday pre-
cedng the election
8. At this meeting previously registered may
on proper proof he oaths Of two legal voers be erased
and new added If challenged the applicant must
swear to his right.
One Of these perfected lists must be filed in the City
or Town Clerks Office and kept by each of the nspec
tors. These latter are to be used on election day.
TO- Any one falsely registering his name, registering
in than district together with the aiders and
abeers, subject themselves imprisonment in the State
prison for not less than one year.
H. On election day every person, in cities must give
street and number Of his residence.
IL voter, not registered when Offering his vote must
state his reasons in an affidavit for being registered
and also, by the oath Of householder that he is resi-
dent Of the district.
ID Any person, even though registered may be chaI-
lcnged
Thus will be that all who voted last year will be
registered as Of course Others known to the Inspectors
may be.
HEALTH COMMISSIONERS.