The New York herald., 1870-02-04

ton. district canvasasrs and poll clerks sham bs nye
dollars to each for each days service e tne
Ter on the voucher for the services 9ut no paymens
shall DO made 10 any inspector OF elecu0n. 9mTlcs
suDsc ribed the oatn or animation required by iaw
and the acting OF any Inspector OF election aistrSs
canvasscr Or poll clerk without having taken Or sub
8crbed the oath or animation required Dy law sna
be deemed TO be ana be punished ~ misdemeanor:
Sec. IA. 1t shall pc the duty OF the SAID Doa.u "
the votes in each box In the order prescribed oy this
act and to make proclamation OF the result, anu 70
complete the returns and certificates OF the votes VI
the said box, IN the manner prescribed by this ac
before proceeding TO the estimate and canvass 0l
the box or boxes to be next thereafter canvaSseu.
chairman Of the board OF canvassers shall make
public oral proclamation OF the whole number Oh
votes IN such box and OF the whole numDer given
Tor each person. with the name OF the once 70
which sucn person was named on the ballots. II
any district canvasser shall decline TO sign any re-
turn, he snail state his reasons therefor In writing,
be inclosed ana flied with each return. 1he due
public announcement BY canvassers OF an election
district OF any result ahal be pri7nG Jucie
evidence OF the TACT thereof and II the returns nled
DO not correspond with such announcement the
said returns filed shall not be counted by the board
or county canvassers until the discrepancy has been
explained 0y said district canvassers 70 the satslac'
ton ol the board.
SEQ. Is. The bureau Of elections heretofore estab
lished by law is hereby abolished and the Board OF
supervisors OF the county OF New York u directed
the ONCE or their clerk and to x the salaries oi the
chief and clerical force OF said bureau, which sa-
aries shall be paid as other county salaries arepaid.
the CHIEF OF said bureau shall he appointed by the
Board or Supervisors ana snail hold his 0nlce Tor
four years. He SHALL appoint the clerical force ne
ccssary Tor the business OF the BUREAU OF SUCH num-
ber as may be determined by the B0ard Of super
vs0rs He snail, under the direction OF the Board OF
Supervisors prepare all the necessary 10rMs blanks
and instructions for the use or me boards OF IN
spectors OF election and boards OF district canvass
e ana also q ins boards oi connsy e ana Guy can
supplies tor ali elections. and have the custody OF
the ballot boxes belonging TO SAID city and county.
and sec tnat the same are delivered at the places
selected holding the polls on the morning OF cleo
tion ON tue organization OF the bureau OF elections,
as provided for Ia thus section an tle records nied
in the bureau OF eectlonS heretofore established
shall be transferred TO the custody OF the newly
organized bureau and filed therein.
SEC. 10. There shall also be furnished to said
bureau Of elections, Dy the boards OF district can
vassers one copy Of the returns OF elections. which
vss from the board OF county or city canyassers IN
case either of the other returns are lost It shall
also be the duty OF the chief OF said bureau to make
provision for the Keeping OF tally check OF the
votes recorded at aay county or city canvass.
SEC. IL. 1t snail be the duty or the Common COun-
Gil OF the city OF New YORK, on or before the
lst day Of September IN the year 1870, and In
each year thereafter. 10 redistrics the city 80
thai each eecnon district shall, rs near as may be,
contain not more tnan three hundred electors, tax
ing vote OF the preceding November election as
basis II the Common Council shall IN any year
neglect so to redstrct the city the Mayor shall ON
or before the 10Th day OF September by pruciamH-
ton, establish the boundaries or tne election ulS-
trlcts, as above described.
SEC IS. The Common Council shall not change the
boundaries OF any election district after the lst day
OF september III any year, and shall designate the
places III tile several election districts where che
polls Of to be held afSer the l0th day o
September and before the first Monday IN October In
each year; Dut no poll shall DO neld at any place
where liquor Is sold.
SEC 10. The rent and cost OF fitting up, warming
lighting, cleaning and safe keeping OF polling
places; OF furnishing, repairing and cartng balo
boxes ana vi all supplies ior ali elections except the
charter election, snail be county charge and shat
be paid by the Comptroller, upon proper vouchers
in the same manner that the compensation
OF inspectors canvaSsers and poll clerks Is paid
Such expenses for the charter election shall be
city charge and shall be paid by the Comptroller
upon proper vouchers. The Board OF Supervisors O
the county OF New York shall yearly levy upon the
estates, real and personal, OF the said city and
county the amounts estimated to be required to pay
the expenses OF the elections which may ba held IN
said city and county during the year.
SEC TO- All inspectors OF election district canvas
sers and poll clerks for any election, until the inspec
tors, canvassers and poll clerks herein provided fol
shall be elected or appointed shall be.appointed by
the Board OF Supervisors and the provisions OF Jhi
act shall apply to sucn appointments.
SEC. 2 All acts or paris. OF acts inconsistent witt
the provisions OF this act hereby repealed. so fa
as the same Affect the city and county OF New York
and ali appointments in the city and county OF New
York under such acts or parts OF acts are hereby
SEC. 20. This act shall take effect Immediately