New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-15
THE NEW REGISTRY LAW FOR
THE RURAL DISTRICTS.

New York and to the City OF Brooklyn, we have
already published; all interested in its execu-
ton will have become acquainted with its
provisions.
The Inspectors OF Election throughout the
State, or more properly speaking, in all Elec-
ton Districts which embrace any part Of city
or Incorporated village, meet on three different
days before the day of elections first, to make;
second, to correct; and, third, to complete, the
Registry of Electors, or list of voters; and no
vote can be received at the polls, on the day OF
election in any election district IN rhieh any part
efa city or incorporated riilege is included, m-
less the name Of the person offering to vote be
on the Registry, made and completed before the
election. In cities, at Charter Elections, the
law also applies, and is made applicable
The first meeting of the Inspectors is t. ="
held on Tuesday, three weeks before the day on
which the general election is to be held. The
first duty of the Inspectors of Election-and
it may be done before their first meeting as
board OF registry-is TO procure IRON the
Clerks office, in which they are deposited tho
poll-lst of the district kept at the last preceding
general election. This is to be used as an ald
in making up the registry or list OF voters IN
the district. If they find the name OF an
elector on the list who voted at the last cleo
ton. and who has since died, they leave the
name off the new list; if they know a
youth who has arrived at the age OF
twonty-one years since the last voting
day, they add bis name to the list;
if a neighbor, known to the Inspectors, has
moved out of the district, they leave his name
off the list; if ncighbor has moved into the dis
trict, and is known to the inspectors 10 DE
voter, they add his name to the list; and' IN
the language of the law, on the first day, the
Inspectors are to make and certify the list 10
be true list of the voters in their district, so
far as the same are known to them.' 1t Is TO
be made as complete rs practicable; and within
two days after the completion Of the list copy
is to be filed in the office of the Town Clerk, or
office of the City Clerk or County Clerks Or
flee, as the case may be. A copy oil the list Is
to be posted in the town where the meeting was
held, and each Inspector is to retain copy Tor
future use.
The Board have power to sit two days, If at
the annual election next prior to said meeting
the number of voters in the district exceeded
400.
The second meeting of the Board of Inspec-
tors is to be held on Friday of the week preced-
ing the day of the general election, for the
purpose of revising and correcting the list
which was made as complete as practicable the
first day. At this meeting, no additions are to
be made to the register Of the name OF any per-
son, excep. of one who shall have appeared IL
person before the Board
The third meeting is to be held on Monday
the day before the election, for the purpose oil
revising, correcting adding to, snbtracting
from and completing the register Electors
must appear in person to have their names
added to the list.
At neither meeting of the Board Of Registry
is the name of any person TO be added to the
list except as provided at the first meeting by
copying the poll list of the last preceding gene
raj election, and completing true list Of
voters in the district, so far as the same are
known to the Inspectors, unless the person de-
string his name added shall appear in person be-
fore the Board.
In the cities of the State, no building or part
of building is to he used as polling-place or
place of registry, in which. or in any part OF
which. spirituous or intoxicating liquor is sold
or has been sold within sixty days next pre-
cedng the time for using the same.
Where an election district is partly in city
and partly out of it, or partly in an incorpo-
rated village and partly out of IT, this law, the
election law Of 1865, applies and Is in full force
The proceedings Of the Board Of Registry are
TO he open; and all persons residing and en-
titled to vote in the district, are entitled to be
heard by the Inspectors in relation to cor
rections or additions to the register.
If a person of foreign birth applies to have his
name registered he is to prove that he is citi-
zen of the United States by producing the legal
certificate of naturalization. No other proof is
TO be received unless he first show to the salts
faction of the Board of Registry that he Is un-
able to produce such certificate
When proof is made to the Board Of Registry
which is satisfactory to the Board, that the
name of any person which is on the registry
ought to be erased thcrelrom, by reason of the
person being nonresident Of the district, or
otherwise not entitled to vote therein, it is their
duty to erase the name from the list; and any
elector whose name is not on the list, may