The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24

Tho Caxfcsted Snpasvisor's sssat-ssotien fol
Mande anus AouiueS the County Canvassers.
Be.ore judo Leonard.

Tho Contested Snpasvisor'e Ss-af-Notien for
Mande anus AGninss. the County Canvassers.
Before Jvds, Leonard.
1ae PapIs, DC, er rel Joyce AMI SHuth Eng, Jr. %.
1he Board a. cosr'y Cansases This csve came before
sho court yesterday On a ms.ion Tor persnp,ory man
Aamas compel respsdent to fsrnsn abe returns
II votes polled the sesior FOR the sce of su
perviAor at tbs November election Tho motion to
suash tho reigrE stood asjoursef. Ansavs we're read
ny thoeoansi ssr tho rslaor it OF xr. Joyce being
- tho effect thai he he'd receved upwards OF forty
thousand vo,es 20 mi VACANCY, &c. and thss
So ball0.s voted At the elscllon we're ~ fol.
isws:-FoF Supervisor, for full torn. John
Brce; for Supervisor, FOR vacancy, William joyce;
Tor sspeEviser FOR fun term. Smith Elf, Jr for super
VISOR for vacancy, william Joycs The andasi, Of Mr..
Grove one OF the carysvsn FOR the Twenty second
ward showed Ia, he counted ballots having other
zane than tbstes William J6reo upca them, ard had
returned The Pallets o. tbs Clerks cc< and 70 toe Su-
showing that they had voted Ia e twenty second ward
~ tickets having the sane OF William scycc ony
melon to quasi The rtiurn 10 Nv order show
~ . made. aud fcr tbe tercuSstory nAadamss on
several grceDcs; amoos oihsrs seai 70: rs.era rss
contained rrrlsvsn matter asf was sham and false
answer. az appeared BY the aiidAs ia
On the quss ton a. 70 ths morris OF me c~s " was
srEucd that the Secretary or safe I'd p1os1ed nsice
previous TO the November ecciicr preceding ina, re.
esuily bed Tor the election 81 surrsser ~ rses -
Drxon Bivnt and Tor supervisor te' ~ Tho vacancy
caused by resignation Of Alexander. shaer Ia was
aisc con,eedcd that joyce votcl Nr Suptrvsor
Cor the caused BY tbs fessaass' Of Aetander
knaer. and which has been alec W rs SOpealmem OK
Joseph " TsySi, who eaiued 70 hold ttN tts tosidre
~ the tern, but, ~ inssisi BY the r,aiof, could
snly hold tno oracs u1s th0 la Of January nckL
III arsecd ~ lr. 9cKcon tha, the osk Of super
Visor purely elective Office ana not 81 ,pontve;
that shalsr cny acssnssca ~ the haysrvs super
w<ot rscslvng the requisiss number u W e, snd
thc dues ~ me herd OF ,o1Dy tsnsssssrs we ssslr
INNS erai, i1dcai They had noghipg 10 d. VITA
the counftag Of tie votes shs duiy beng psofmd ~
ne dssiriot and the respoodents duty vas
smliy aiihmctcGi, viz, 10 estimate ,1s figures re-
tnraoc win ssmps hslcts by tho DISTRICT canvassss
n vas not ths cefucate OF election which vas tAs
fonntnton ~ The right % o1csr eject 10 bis poston
but eleclon tssf which the suthoriy OF the
person claiming the once Tbs Mayor, vss sso
tended bad no power appolrf any crs of his
iecsIon discretion being limited 10 tue person
bog the second hlEhea number OF votss
behalf OF The rcspsn tsrts was essnsd that there
vns no vacancy which the Felstor could be elected
enc fosrd Of Supervisors having nlcf themselves -
provided se Law: that the plsc Of tee
ballot Illegal snd that the qnssiice, y any doubt
existed tould 30 properly examined ssd cctsrmlnsd
upon touraria The srrg,aeot occupied The attsn.
90 VI ho court ah,ct four hours and Al s close
Judge Leonard took the papers rsssrvng bic decision
Ter Ne rsiateL hcnssn AM spJhD; fW ~ rsspor<.