New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-06

H"c''sS " 'C,iI' r -, GU Of The Inspectors of Flee
tion az any elecinn district, IN" presen' a nt
OF majority STALL be necessary ''" e'''' ~ ''
see g. In case OF any vacancv by dealt OF othcrWse
an ,nc office az Ju,pcctOr Of Election Sci vacancy eS4I
e Tcd by the Mayor of tAe CITY Of Ne"Sfork Ana the
itincste of tho appolu ment 20 suS az i act
81 he'd byroN Mayor -ral be filed With the Bureau OF
Elections hernaitef .H Hs nolit'i Gtison Of the
Board as pgNvded 10 by Secinnf on thH act hIa w
preserved All INSPECTORS OF Election whether eieet S
ar announced exccT such as m0y be appointed Ia M
vacaIctcS the dSy of election fha appear ovo he
Cet Of >e BnrGsT 9" Leeo lns ' n dy ypr"ntd as
lcrci,rfoc pro- idcd si,v take and subscribe TO
ti"n. Any Inspection Of election failing to APP
pear and take aud subscribe 10 snch oa,h I'M" 90
haus declined the Office, and his place saaii os
filled a vacancy. The Chief of the bureau GA ~
tio!s Is hereby authorized and required before aui
the uer,O lr persons. aforesaid elected or aW1uu
o. tie office OF Inspector OF EeetoL nnneisS,os .%o
and in CAGE It shall appear that such person cab"t
Bureau q. Elections shall refuse 10 administer TO snch
person sch Official oath, and the Once 20 %G,
person has been SO elected or appointed sna Tom
become vacant. In case OF any vacancy aidsng hall
tins cavse the Chief OF me bfes1 o IN yaconcies Of
forthw IN notify the officer designated 20 n' Nacn1' IT,
the fact and he shall nnedates MI such NaoH , o,h
o! vacancies hled on the Day 9 NIL ,li"c snch
of Office shall be administered 10y the oihcer nlihs
vacancy. aud the certificate If appointment a.d Ha
Office shah he returned by the inspectors oI IleetT }
with the return hereinafter proNl%e" ~ "o 'nuo W ~
Bureau OF Elections. ~ W, a.. 7,,ro.,or, ~ Rag.
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isty as provided by chapter 7i0 Of the laws o lo'o a
The several acts ameudatOry thereof sha hol tir "a
meeting Monday and Tuesday preceding Ih' NtnA
winch The ensuing election Is 10 be held ana shal ~
from o'clock in the forenoon until O'Clock III tG even
ing ON each Of days and shah enroll such applicant
for registration shall then be qualncd voters
making such register the sad Inspectors shall enter t
name OF the person registered alphabetical ordei ara
against SAID shall enter the street IN whlch ne
resides the number of the house occupied by bm anu
the person registered shall reside III BLOCK or tehe
house. the name Of the same II desl9ateu py ne
ti,a, nsn pvrsf IL
ON the Thursday preceding the ensuing election lhe sa
shall meet at their last place Oh ineeung n
be the ght any eectm Of the district to examine sau
registry and TO require that the registers shaii anu
shall be their duly 70, place the words - ne chIi.
lenged" opposite the name OF any person on tHe ~
whom he shall declare not to be- IN MS opinion, qua
fled voter And upon the person opposite whose name
placed offering Inc vote the general Ga
as to qualifications shall he administered and II he shall
refuse take the oath aforesaid, he shall not De per
Sc 10 At every election for ward district. city.
shall have right challenge at each place OF voting
who shall be assigned such position will enable him 10
see each eector as ne offers his vote shall be
protected in the discharge OF his duty by the Police
SIC H. An Inspector of Election Registrar, who
shall violate any the provisions Of section nIne shall
deemed guilty Of felony and, upon conviction snail
be punished by Imprisonment IN the State Prison ior
period not less than more than five years, ana
shall be thereafter disqualified from holding any
office of honor or emOlument ia this state Ana any
person convicted eli improperly interfering with any
challenge any person designated ~ above provided to
scrutinze the canvass, snail be deemed guity oil ms
demeanor and, upon convection, shall be- punished by
imprisonment not less than six months nor more than
SIC r. be the duty Of the inspectors of election
for each election district. immediately alter eir oLgai
the DAY of election appoint two poll clerks
one whom shall be named by the inspector who is in
political minority, who shall hold Offices for the pur
poses Of such election and To whom sha he administered
the usual oath by the chairman OF the board OF lnpec
| tors OF election
SEC. 49, The several Boards Of Inspectors of Election
at the closing Of the polls, ha!l immediately, without
adjournment or recess ana at The place OF the poll,
publicly proceed and estimate the votes. All
the provisions of law in force and not inconsistent
with the provisions Of this act and all the powers and
duties heretofore existing in imposed upon district
cauvasser shall be made applicable to the powers, acts.
and duties of the inspectors OF election elected or APP
pointed pursuant to tine provisions OF tins act All per
prohibited from engaging IN or assisting in the
canvass and estimate Of votes Aforesaid except the
inspectors Of election and polcerks OF each district
ANY person offending against this last provision shall be
| deemed guilty OF and punished for Is msdcmeanor.
H. The required statement, and copies thereof and
the result of the canvass, shall De made subcrbrd
in public. without adjournment recess at the place of
election and canvass and when they aye completed
ready for Ming aud delivery, shall be then and there
forthwith inelosed in strong wrapper aud properly
OF the Inspectors OF Election and the same shall
thereupOn be kept scaled and shall not be opened until
Cdnvassers when they shan be opened Tor the canvass
ing Of the returns No Inspector Of Election, or Poll
Clerk shall such capacity when he shall be can
ddae any Office TO be voted for by the electors Of his
district except for the office OF Inspector of Election.
polclerks shall be dollars each for each days
the election which compensation shall be PAID
by Controller the voucher for the service; but
payment shall he made 10 any Inspector OF election or
polclerk VINO shall not have taken and subscribed the
oath affirmation required by law. And the acting Of
any Inspector of election or pollclsrk without having
taken and subscribed the oath or animation required y
law shall be deemed to be, and be punished INSIDE
meanOr.
SIC shall be the duty OF the several Boards Of In
spccOTs OF Election to fully complete the estimate Of the
in each box. the order prescribed III this act and
TO make proclamation OF me result ana 10 complete the
prescribed by this act before proceeding to the
estimate and canvass of the box or boxes 10 be next
thereafter canyassed. Al the completion Of the canvass
Of each box, the Chairman Of the Board Of Inspectors
OF Election Shall make public oral proclamation of the
whole number
number given Tor each person. with the name OF the Office
TO which such person named the ballots. If any
Inspector OF Election shall decline to sign return e
shall his therefor III writing and copy Of
such statement signed by him. shall be ncosed and flied
with The due public announcement by the
Inspectors of Eectop Of district of result shall be
pillna iacie evidence thereof. , . -, ,,.
SEC. H. The Board of supervisors OF the County OF
NewYork is directed to establish Bureau Of Elections,
III connection win the Once OF ana "a Tx uIc
salaries of the chief and clerical force OF said Bureau
which salaries shall be paid other county salaries
paid The chief OF sara Bureau shau he appointed ny
the Mayor OF the City Of NewIOrk and shall hold his
necessary for the business Bureau Of
as may be determined by the Board Of Supervisors.
and Instructions for the use Of the Boards Of In
spectors of Election and also Of the board OF county
provide for furnishing said boards with all supplies for
all elections and have the custody OF the bauoboxes
belonging sad city and county and see that the
delivered at the places selected for holding the polls
on morning of election. On the organization of the
bureau Of elections provided for this section all the
records filed i'll the bureau OF elections heretofore estab
Iised shall be transferred the custody of the newly
orranzed bureau and filed therein THE existing bureau
elections the organization OF the provided for
In this section, IS repealed and abolished
There shall also be furnished to said bureau OF
elections by the boards OF inspectors feecton one copy
OF the returns OF elections which shall DO filed epe
and which may be used to from by the board OF
county city canyassers III either OF the other re-
turns are lost 1t shall also be the duty OF the chief Of
said bureau make provision for the keeping Of tally
check Of the votes recorded at any county or city cn
SEC 49, II shall be the duty OF the Common Council of
the city of NewiOrk on or before the LIST day Of sep
tember the year 1890 and in each year thereafter Ia
redIsrict the city that each election district shall as
may be- contain not than 400 electors, tax
ing the Of the preceding election as basis II the
Common Council shall in any yearDegect 10 80 redlstfct
the city, the Mayor shall or before the 10Th day OF
ehtAblsh the bOundaTIes OF