The New York herald., 1869-12-07
Important Election Orders from
Police Headquarters.
LIST OF POLLING PLACES.


gangs OF organized repeater5 nad Oeen nuscrcu iVT
use In the Twelfth ward should there Do falling of
In votes for OF the regular candidates, and
the police viii do well to keep close watch upon
the voting In that section
The following important election orders have been
issued by superintendent Kennedy
GENERAL oRDEa-No. SOL.
OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT METROPOLITAN POLICE
ov aInIs precIncs MsM loAA D00 100'
You will, on Tuesday, December 7, order the whole
Of your command on duty - SUNRISE except those
You win not excuse any member Of your COM
mand on that day. You VIII take every precaution
TO preserve the peace around the polling places
where the election Ia held and keep ingress and
egress 10 them Open SO that every citizen enutled
to may have an opportunity to do SO In safety.
You Will see that your telegraph instrument Is in
charge Of sergeant FULLY competent to work y
ance wnia the election Is going on notify your ad-
jolning precincts for their reserve, and II the DIM
Guilty assumes serious aspect, telegraph TO this
oillce.
You will see that your ballot boxes are properly
labelled and that they are Distributed to the several
polling places in your precinct before sunrise on the
morning Of election. And under resolution Of 5ne
Board adopted on the 24tn INST, you are specially
instructed TO furnish wooden ballot boxes only as
no carriage tor ballot boxes VIII be ailowed for this
election. A
You Will instruct the members Of the force under
your command to keep sharp lookout for illegal
voters; to arrest all persons whom they have good
reason to believe have voted Or attempted 10 vote
Illegally and also instruct them to protect persons
the decorous performance OF that duty,
JOHN A. KENNEDY, superintendent
GEORGE w. DILKs. Inspector.
GENERAL oRDER-NO SOB.
OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT METROPOLITAN POLICE,
800 MULBERRY STREET, NEW YORK, Dec. 3. 1869. !
CAPTAIN -, - Precnct:-
The police telegraph instrument after suudowu on
December inst, Will be used extensively In trans-
mtting election returns. The only exception VIII
be In noylng the Central ONCE OF any serious dis
turbance requiring a,d the locality Of fire or Ehe
detention OF lost children. No communication what
ever must be made between one station house and
another during the period OF transmitting the elec-
ton returns, unless on an order from the Central
Once.
You will so dispose OF the members OF your
command as to insure the transmitting OF
the result OF the canvass OF each ucket at
the several election districts IN your precinct to your
station house without delay thence to be seni imme
dateiy, by election districts, TO the Central ONCE
You Will obtain the canvass OF each election dis
trict In full, and as provided for by the blanks.
The Sixth, Eighth, Tenth. Fourteenth, Fifteenth
and Seventeenth precincts viii send their returns
forthwith by special messenger, as successfully re-
ceyed. The remaining stations VIII transmit by
telegraph in like manner.
turns OF the canvass 10 the station house TO also
bring with them the returns Of the Associated Press
when you VIII deliver 70 the special messenger duly
appointed to receive the same, Reporters will be
furnished with returns at this Office only.
No question relative to the progress OF the canvass
win be answered from the Central onlce, but as soon
as the canvass OF each ticket Is completed the
viii, on alarm be iransmitteu to every station house
for the nornlation the residents In the vicinity
Sergeant - is specially detailed to operate the
instrument at yonr station house from sundown to
twelve O'Clock midnight, anG Sergeant from
twelve O'CLOCK untli the canvass ended.
On tho morning OF wednesday, December s, you
Will send 70 this oce the fuli rekrns Of each eIec-
ton district IN your precinct as cerlded by can
vasSer5.
JOHN A. KENNEDY superintendent.
GEORGE w. DILK5, Inspector.
GENERAL oRDER--No. 594
OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT METROPOLITAN POLICE,1
800 MULBERRY STREET NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 1863.
CAPTAIN -, - Precnct:-
The law makes 1t the duty OF the canvassers OF
election in tie cities OF New York and Brookyn i'm
mediaeiy after being organized and after the Inspec
ballot boxes and the poll lIsls without any adjourn.
ment or recess and at tho place OF the polls [to
publicly proc led to canvass ana eatiate tne votes
IN the manner and with The powers land dutesn
heretofore prescribed for and enoined upon the In
SpectOrs OF election. 'And all other persons are pro-
hlbited from engaging IN and assisting In inc can.
vass ana estimate OF votes aforesaid except the
poll clerks OF each DISTRICT who shall render such
clerks M the district canvassers shall re-
Qulre., (Se5slon Laws of 1857 chapter 2o4.l
You VIII. therefore, maintain IN each tpace OF
the poll" Where alone the CANVASS can proceed and
until It's completion sufficient force u preserve
order and the public peace, and In no case allow
any person 10 interfere with the canvassers IN the
against his Will to be removed from the room Ia
which the canvass Is proceeding except for dis
orderly conduct or undue Interference with the can
vassers.
the canvass nsnst be conducted publicly, and
good order must be preserved.
JOHN A. KENNEDY, Superintendent.
GEORGE w. DlLK5, Inspector.