The New York herald., 1871-11-01
governing registration we append summary Of its

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THE MEETINGS or INSPECTORS. n
The persons elected or appointed inspectors OF
election and registry are to meet annually on the
Tuesday three weeks preceding the election ana
organize the place where the poll Is to he opened
and proceed TO register all who are found 10 be
qualified. In election districts where the vote last
preceding was over four hundred they can IN their
discretion sit the following day as Well Inc LAW law
the registry on tile Wednesday preceding the
election and continue In = session Wednes'
may fraay ana Gsc ro% secoaa nhe messing
tneS @ shall ali revise Correct, ada to ana subtract from
ana 81 a ss s a s1a T. % ea
Der are entitled TO exercise the right OF suffrage.
THE LISTS TO BE POSTED
The law provides that when the registry Is CON-
pleted cory Is to be posted In the room IN which
the registration and elections take place, 80 tnat
any voter may examine or make copies OF 1t. This
Is provision OF the law that Is violated every cleo
.~1- OMITTED NAMES TO BE ADDED. t
In the event OF the name Of quall1ed voter being
left on the Inst he appear on or before Saturday
and require the register TO place 1t upon the roll Dy
complying with the act.
PENALTIES FOR FALSE REGISTRATION AND VOTING.
The offence registering twice, or when the voter
or % oS eas ANY ander @
law, and false swearing IS made perjury, A parry
VINO refuses TO give his residence loses mis- right to
the registry Of q district from winch he has re-
moved may have 1t changed TO The one in which ne
resides y proving that II has been erased from the
isE4N ABSENTING INSPECTORS. Cal
While the law makes 1t q misdemeau0r, punisha-
bic by inc not exceeding 500 nor less than So,
for an inspector to absent himself from his duties,
leaving less than majority Of the board present. t
has Deen IN the past common occurrence. NO
inspector Is qualified unless he be voter or the dis
trict In which he acts
WHO MAY REGISTER AND VOTE. ta
The qualifications for voter are-Frst twenty
one years OF age second citizen by birth or natu-
ralzaiiOn, and, II naturazed t must have been &C
compl1shed ten days before election: third, Q resi-
dent OF the election district where tho vote Is ten
dered; fourth, for the preceding four months
resident OF the county, tn, resident OF the district
where he oilers his vote for thirty days pre-
ceding The next election; sixth, ne must not have
been convicted Of bribery or OF an infamous CRIME
deemed felony by the state laws, or II convicted,
must have been pardoned and restored 10 citizcn.
ship; seventh persons born out or the territory OF
the United States whose fathers, having been resi-
dents OF the United States were, at the time
OF the birth OF such persons, citizens Of the
United States; eighth, children born out OF the
United States. but residing here aud being under
age when their fathers were naturazed are citizens
by virtue Of the fathers NATURALIZATION with all
foreigners who have served two or more years IN
the army and navy Of the United states ana can
produce an honorable discharge.
The registry opens this morn .ng at ninc, and az
the inspectors must remain on duty until ten at
night no citizen can have reasonable excuse for
not having his name placed upon the list