The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-08

at any time previous thereto, unless he shall have boon
pardoned and restored 10 all the rights Of citizen;
any person permitted 70 voto who sha make or DO int
rested directly indirectly any bet wager depend
ing npon the result Of any election which such porson
shall oter u vote.
NATuRALIzED CITIZENS.
Persons who have been natnralizd under any of the
acts OF Congress- by State court beng OF record
with seal and clerk, and having law jurizdii
lion, or before Circuit District Court of the unit,l
States, cizns. they have been thus naturalisd
their right is perfect. and the inspectors Of election
have right to 20 behind tho certificate OF naturally
ton the admission 70 citizenship for the purpose of
ascertaning whether the party claiming TO vote rs natal
ralized clzen was legally or properly admitted Ths
only inquiry Is, whnn where aud 10 whs. sourt, be-
fore what officer he nauralzed2' The act, hOweyc-
gives The inspectors tho rgh and in fact makes their
duty To ask such questions as may tend, among ohcf
ibHgs, 10 hst bis "quahfcatons To citizenship Ths
power s designed 10 enable them decide whether
be has been properly admitted but whether he atntel
at all not II sometimes happens thai the party do,s
not produce hs papers gives unsatisfactory account
,f them To test bs qualification therefore, other q,aes-
tons may be put, such the length Of his residence 10
The country, or the like; and he refuse to ''ans@or
iulyn such questions, "his vote may be rajectsd."
Children Of parents legally naturah2ed, being undrr
twenty ars OF at the time OF ther paren, being
admitted to citizenship, citizens Of tie United States
THE REGISTRY LAW.
We publish the following part of the Sixth, and the
Seventh aud Eighth sections Of the Registry law applil
BILE to election day.
No vote shall be received at any annual election
In this State unless the OF the person Offering TO vote
be the said registry, made tuesday and wednesday
preceding the election unless the person offering TO vote
shall furnish to the Board OF Inspectors his affidavit, giving
his reasons for not appearing on the day for correcting the
alphabetical list, and prove by the oath Of householder
Of the district which he offers his vote that he knows
such person TO be nhabitant Of the district and in
any city giving the residence of such person within said
district and any perRon whose name is on the registry
may be challenged and the same oaths shall be put as
new prescribed by law.
SEC. a. The clerks al each poll in addition the duties
prescribed by law, shall enter the poll list kept
by them in columns prepared for that purpose, opposite
the name or each person voting, the statement
minute heTeinOeore required Of inspectors in making
the registry bur such entry Is to be made by them
il the registry contains correctly the and resi- ience
Of such voter and III all the said clerk shall enter in
columns opposite the name OF each person not register
I'd the "no registered" Every eector, at the
time of offering bis VOTE shall truly the street
which he resides ana the house, lodging tenement
in WIKI he resides Is numbered the number Thereof and
the clerks Of the polls shall truly enter in the appropriate
column Of the pol st opposite the of the eect0r
the street which the elector resides and tho number in
case the house, lodging or tenement Is numbered, and If
the numbered then the clerks shall enter not
numbered IN the column Of the poll list for entering tho
number; in Of refusal TO make the statement
said the Of such elecor shall be received
Any person who shall wully make any false statement
in relation thereto shall be deemed guilty Of m5de-
meanor and shall upon conviction be punished with o
hne OF y dollars or by Imprisonment in the county Jail
OF the county or the city prison OF the city whore such
offers 10 vote, for period of ten days. by both
such fine aud Imprisonment.
Sec. After the Of the votes the said poll list
and snd register kept and checked Aforesaid shall
BE- attached together, and shall, the following day. be
filed in the town clerks office Of the town which sad
district shall be- md IN the in cities, in the
county clerks office be used by the inspectors in max
ing the list OF voters at the next general election.
NOTICE TO NoN-REGIsTERED VOTERS.
Voters who, from absence, sickness, or some other
cause have failed TO get registered nevertheless
vote by making affidavit election day at the polls
that they entitled 70 do 60, and substanuang their
claim by the oath Of householder residing in the district
To save trouble will be well for them to have the af
davit prepared beforehand and some neighbor spoken
10 for q witness. The form of the affidavit is this:
County, ssJohn Smith, being duly sworn, says that
he old appear before the Board Of Registry of Election
District No oftbe town of !, Tor Of the
Election district OF the ward Of the city OF j.
day Of their last meeting for correcting the alpha
oeca list of voters OF said district for the that
.he then sick and unable TO attend said meeting
any other reason, that he then absent from
said DISTRICT bat he detained from said meeting
by other necessary employment" cor business y or
"py Sickness in his family - &c. JOHN SMITH
Sworn to this day is