New-York tribune., 1872-11-05
PLAIN DIRECTIONS TO VOTERS

/. The polls will open, to-day at 6 o'clock in tie
morning and will close in this city, at o'clock in
the aftemoon elsewhere throughout the State "a,
usual at sundOwn DO not fail 10 vote IN the fore
noon. if possible.
2. There will be seven ballOf-boxes NJ each voting
place. In the box marked president Number
OneD the ballot for Presidential Electors must be
placed. The box marked General Number Two"
is for the ticket for State onicers-for Mayor and
other city and county officers. The box marked
Congress, Number Three is for the ballots for
congressman. The box fourth in order will be-
marked Assembly. Number Fiye,p and viii
be Tor the reception Of ballots for Assem-
blyman. The next box. marked city. Numtcr
Six" VIII be for the ballots for Aldermen
and Assistant Aldermen. Each ticket deposited in
this box should contain the names Of Gfteon candi
dates for Aldermen and one candidate for Assistant
Alderman from the Assembly District in which the
pong-place is situated. The next box will be
marked: "Act in relation to Canal and General Fund
Deficiencies The ballot TO be placed IN thi, box
will read For the Act to create State Debt 10
pay the Canal and General Fund Defcenees;D - or.
Against the Act to create state Debt 20 pay the
Canal and General Fund Deficiencies The last box.
marked Proposed Amendment relative to the Court
of Appeals" will be for ballots reading, For ths
proposed Amendment relative to the Court Of Ap-
peals; " or against the proposed Amendment rcli-
tive to the Court of Appeals"
3. Be sure that your tickets are night. Attempts
will De made to deceive you with fraudulent tickets
of all sorts. In order that reader Of TUE
TRIBUNE need be misled by sued devices, we priIt
elsewhere the regular Liberal and Democratic tct-
cts for Presidential Electors and for State and CiY
officers. Each ticket is numbered on tho back with
the number Of the box in which it should be put
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and voted. They are absolutely corect-on essential
thing of which voters getting their ballots from the
ticket peddlers about the polls cannot be sure We
do not print the several district tickets for Congress
men and Assemblymen.
a. In order to vote, your name must be upon tho
Registry List. If it is not already there it will be
useless for YOU to present yourself at the polls.
Every man is legal voter who is over 81 years of
age, and who has been citizen Of the State for 10
days. and has resided in the State for one year. M
the county for four months and in the Assembly dis
rict where he lives for 30 days prior to the cleo
tion and who is properly registered In case your
right to vote is challenged, you will be required TO
take the oath prescribed by law and after you have
done 80 your vote must be received
s. Every qualified voter has the right to challenge
any person whom he believes to be attempting 10
vote conEary to law. Each political party will have
challenger at each polling place. and such chal.
lengers are authorized by law to occupy positions
Immediately adjoining the Inspectors of Elections.
so that they every man offering TO vote. No
good citizen should. however, fail to challenge a
vote which he believes TO be fraudulent because IT is
the business of his party challenger to do so.
9. The Federal Enforcement Act provides for two
Supervisors of Election TO attend the polls in
election district United States officers. They have
the right to challenge voters and to act privileged
witnesses in case the validity Of the election should
afterward be questioned.
Commissioner Davenport has procured the appoint
ment Of a large number of Deputy Marshals who.
he CLAIMS have the power arrest any person undr
orders from the Supervisors. The law. as amended,
gives them such power and If they attempt 10
interfere with any citizen in the exercise of hls
right to VOTE such citizen should appeal TO the State
authorities for protection.