The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-03

The FOl1cc Ne8ulat1Onss
The following order has been issued by superin-
tendent Kennedy .t
GENERAL ORDERING. 642
OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT METROPOLITAN POLICE, /
800 MULBERRY STREET, NEW YORK, Oct so, 1868.
You win. on tuesday November 8, order the
whole Of your command on duty at sunrise, except
those detailed by the superintendent for that day.
anS ON no You
70 preserve the peace around the polling places and
De e sn so se
You WIN see that your telegraph instrument is in
sunrise to sunset. In case you require assistance
while the election is going on notify your adjoining
sumes serious aspect e telegraph to this once.
You win see that your ballot boxes are properly
labelled and that they are distributed to the several
polling places your precinct before sunrise on the
Yoo WIN instruct the members OF the force under
your command TO keep sharp lookout for illegal
reason to believe have voted or attempted to vote
illegally, and also instruct them TO project persons
decorous performance OF that duty.
JOHN A. KENNEDY, superintendent
GEO. W. D1LKs, Inspector.
GENERAL oRDER-No. 643. 10
The following order has also been issued BY Super.
intendcnt Kennedy, dated October s1:-
General Order No. AT Is In full force during the
approaching election. You are required to govern
Yourself and your command In conformity there
with.
Metropolitan Police force, at all times Of the day and
night, within the Metropolitan Police district, ana
the members thereof are accordingly hereby there
unto empowered to especially preserve the public
peace, prevent crime, detect and arrest Offenders"
&c. And the statute further provides that the sew.
eral members Of the police force shall have power
and authority to Immediately arrest without war
rant and to take into custody any person who shall
commit or threaten, or attempt to commit, In tile
presence Of such member or within his view any
breach OF the peace or offence directly prohibited by
The Revised statutes prohibit fraudulent voting
and for the crime provide exemplary punishmeRts,
rating the offence from misdemeanor to felony. You
will therefore instruct the members of your COM
mand 20 use due diligence for the discovery Of every
offender against the election laws, and to arrest and
hold every person Who may vote or attempt TO vote
illegally; rd In case any such persons are arrested
BY virto OF the warrant Of Board Of Inspector5 or
Election they shan be held ct the s.drion no6s6 hht
the p 81 se votes s1 3
The members q the force have ne duty to perform
more important tnan ~" Protection Of the ballot boz
IRON IRON 'aua =, violence, and they are especially
e. yan ana Let svers @
been fraudulenty registered be carefully cooked after
and every one who may 10 any other Way attempt to
steal v0'e e Join fSpSsk sY Superintendent.
GEORGE W. DriEs lTspector.
The Conflict ss Police Headquarters-super-
intendent Kennedy's Ordsr-Dead Lock in
the Board Of Cemmlssioners-nIayor Hos.
man, the Governor and Sheriff Invited for
CousuItation-The Mayors Responsc-Pro-
tess Of the Democratic Members of the
Beard.
Al noon yesterday the city was greatly excited by
the appearance upon the bulletin boards OF an even
| Ing newspaper ONCE announcing that war wa
raging at Police Headquarters between the Commits
soners Of the Board Of Metropolitan Police growing
out Of an order said 70 have been clandestnely
| issued by superintendent Kennedy TO the 20
lice force, instructing them TO take ali psrsonI
arrested for fraudulent voting registering before
Judge or commissioner Of the United states and no
before the police justices. - the law explicitly pro
| vides.
The Headquarters, No. 900 Mulberry street, were a
once surrounded By an eager crowd Of republican