New-York tribune., 1870-10-17
REGISTRATION.
HOW THE NEW LAWS AFFECT THIS CITY.

hoIIo" Ut 'he pohhgpaces, and In all districts which
ut the last annual election cast over 400 votes they may
also st on wednesday. Since the last annual election,
however NewYork City has been redisricted by Msyor
Hail. the boundaries OF many OF the districts hlve been
changed, ana the numerical designation Of nearly all
has been altered 1t IS therefore, impossible to tell that
any OF these changed districts than votes
at the last election and as the Mayor, in making
districts is required to form them that each election
district SHALL ms near as may be- contain not more than
400 electors, the presumption of law would probably be
that none OF them cast more than 400. Tho
following districts, which at the last November
election cast more than 400 votes, have not
been changed and about these, consequently there Is
no dispute that the Board can sit two days: With
ward Dist. Nos IL and Isl XrIth Ward, Dist No. III;
XVIII ward Dist. Nos 3 and 8; xvIIth Ward, Dist. No.
2O XXth Ward, Dist. Nos. 3, IL, u, and 49, XXIst
Ward, Dist. Nos. sc, II, Is, and 2O XXIId Ward,
DIST Nos H. Is, and l9 We strongly urge our friends
therefore, not to trust TO second days registration,
with the chance that Tammany after permitting the list
to mnde, may m to throw 1t out Illegal, but to
be on hand promptly Tuesday morning The Registers
are required meet at O'Clock m and 1t has always
been that they would remain in session until
m though the law omits to prescribe this for tho
first meeting.
The second meeting OF the Board Of Registry for the
correction and revision Of the lists. takes place Mon.
day Oct 81 and -day Nov With respect to this meet
ing there Is ambi guilty. II lasts two days, whatever
the size OF tie district ana the hours are pcsDeh Dy
law, from a. m. to Z. m After r. IN on the lst OF
November there be further registration aud no
one can under any circumstances whose name Is not
found on the Lists.
Ills essential that ercry roter 90 IN person 10 be regis
nred erey year The lists made ont anew and those
OF last year Of You cannot get friend to
register for you. Tho Inspectors themselves, though
they personally know you to be voter cannot nscribe
your name unless you personally present yourself.
The qualifications II a voter are that he shall be
q years Of age and citizen OF the United States and
shall have resided year IN the State four months In the
county, and thirty days in the district from which the
officer for whom he votes is TO be chosen. Thus.
who Ia, moved from Assembly District of the State
% auother wi hin thirty days Of the election may vote
for the STATE ticket but not fOr Assembyman. II nat
uraized Citizen no must have received his papers at
least ten days before registration. Under the old law it
sufficient II a voter completed the conditions OF age,
residence, and citizenship before the day OF election;
but under the he must be a fuAy qualified roser
before he register.
No property qualification is now required OF colored
men. They vote precisely the terms whites.
The Board OF Registration consists OF three Inspectors
the law provd ng that two should be elected in May,
and The third appointed by the Mayor from the party In
opposition to the two others. The offices OF those In
speetors who did take the oath OF Office within 20 days
after their election appointment vacated and the
Mayor authorized to III the vacancies. The Mayor is
changed tie boundaries Of al but 40 Of the old 3S7 cleo
ton districts and it is claimed and probably correctly
that in this way the Office OF every Inspector elected
appointed last Spring for any district OF which tho
boundaries are changed been vacated and the Mayor
VIII appoint TO I'LL such vacancies.
TIE districts Of which the boundaries unchanged,
the following
WITH ward-No.7.
With Ward-Eos. ., 7,s.
with ward-Nos. I. 10. II. IS
IXth war1-Nos. 10. 90
Kiln Ward-SOs. 8, 6, l2.
XIIth Wdrd-Nos. 5,7 g. H. Il, io, "a, Is, l6,
T.Is,19.
XVII warl-Nos. I, ., ia.
XVIII Ward districts
XVIII ward-S,s l, >, ,s,A5,6,79 10, II, Il. 13, II,
70, 20, %, "a, %. 20, %, %.
XYIIIth Ward-Nos. /, s., IL.
XIXth Ward-Nos l. O. as, o. 10, II, II, IS. TO-
T.. 81, %, 25 &c, ~, 2s, .. 30, 81.
Xyth wGrINos. ?, g. :, 8, Q, ID, IL, II, l3. H. 49,
lc. II, ls, 10. 20, 81, %.
XXIst WardN)s .. g. 4, 5, e. O. 10, II, l2 49, II, 10
~. -.
XXIId Ward-Nos. l3, IS, H. 70.
II is believed that al Inspectors elected for these dis
rics who took the oath OF Office within the required
r1e are st in o,o. TlC Mayor, however, has changed
the of all OF the above districts except four, and
is understood 10 claim that In h way all the Inspectors
elected or appointed last spring for such districts whose
unchanged are Of Office and he viii appoint new
ones In their places This claim ia believed 70 be un-
founded In law and may lead to complications and con-
test Tue districts OF which Tie numbers and boundaries
are alike unchanged are:
With Ward-No4.
XXIst Ward-Nos. 10, 20, 2i.
There can be question who the lawful Inspectorsare
IN these districts.
TIE Act OF Congress OF July 1870 provides that in every
city having more than 10000 nha slnts the Judge Of the
L. = Circuit COur. shall appoint two citizens one from
each political party end the Places Of registration
and the polls, to challenge any name presented or any
vote offered which they believe be unauthorized and
TO watch counting OF votes. These officers are called
superyi,or and in ts district appointed by Judge
Woodruff.
The Inspectors sitting Board Of Registry, have
power 10 examine under oath any person who presents
himself for straon and they are to refuse to register
his name unless he show to their satisfaction that lie
entitled to TIE concurrence OF TWO OF the threo
Inspectors is required before name can DO entered IL
tbs applieant s naturazed citizen he may be required
10 bo his papers OF else TO give satisfactory proof Of
hi inability to do
on the Thursday before the election Gov. 81 the Reg
sters are required be in attendance at their last place
OF meeting from a. 10 u and any eector Is then
at liberty to scrutinze the list and indicate any names
which he believes TO represent persons not quahed 10
vote Against such the Registers are to place the
words To be challenged" and on the day OF the cleo
ton no one shall vote under those names without taking
the prescribed oath.
IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE
In Brooklyn and other parts Of the state the law OF
registration remains il was last year. the act passed
by the Legislature last April applying only 20 the City
OF York In the other districts the necessity OF per-
sonal attendance at the places OF registration Is how
ever, imperative just as 1t Is here
WHERE TO REGISTER AND VOTE.
r,ov will M found an an official list Of all the registry
and polling places in city, given by wards and dis
trcts:
FIRST
pt, g.. ,,-.-. b. No lp Greenwich-st
l"So = L''I.-,t, I No 81 Greenwei-st