The sun., 1873-11-19
THE TW0 NEW Wards,


The Vote 10 he Cnuvassrd In New York
kinesbtidgc, West Farms, and Norris
amin view cd as Already Part of the city.
At the meeting of the County Canvassers
Yesterday the opinion " Corporation Counsel T..
Delaneld Smith as to the power of the board 10
canvass the returns from the towns Of Morri-
sana, Wcst Farms, aud Kings bridge was read.
Mr. Smith holds that those towns were the
Twcnty-thlrd and Twenty fourth Wards Of
New York on election day. and that their am
ncXatiou to New York dated from the day ON
which the act pto,iding therefor became law.
lie thinks that under the second scction of the
act. which provides that the returns for all
Offices hut tho 50 of Senator, Assembyman,
Justice Of the Supreme Court. aud representa-
tive in tongrc must bc made to the New
YORK County CanVaSscrs IL IL clearly the duty
OF the bonrd 60 canvass the returns from the
annexed towns. A. to- the duty Of the board In
relation 60 the returns for the Civil Justlccshlp
IN the new judicial district (which was the par
+ "a.
1t VIII be observed that the votes given In both
win sccon y are In terms rc4n'rc 10 Hc ce9vhs1ed
90 sD manner as votes given Tor Ststc officers
Sn feqSfcs m ee';on Ton fu'f fSF Cyl Jnscs G %
Ni.lenas to Whcn the canvass shall take place But /
,'iis tl9i ;ic,i9n =. ia the words, other onccrs,
,o,. E ~, ONO. must gccorlns 10, the terms Of e
tttl'pIs NC ftiN trth IN NtW urk. 30 not forget
ic . .iC ~ ~ January, is'i csccrt to such parts
nan az ca,c a. Dc lne IN ,9. act specided and
t.n, s,co ..ciioa il ,iaii iaLc cr n%ciiateG
Gj ataEe ee a. ,nc @ ne * II eSnSra2 Sgy,Y" itg Sr
Va , , ..a, ln ,lIy iy II,1,n, HS s,g , ins
fr i, WW',,i ~ ii "a , ,l &C., ,'i,9n Y no. n, linh 1 th1
'N- 900 a' ttDut 10 td,u 'fhtHss hai been thus pro
.",n John. c'.hrnnc ou behalf Of Mr.. jane
l N.."h thr kcpupiCan cludtdtC for the
tttu Iu.u,c.liu iu the Icuth Judicial District.
r' r-'td l-m1-t ne can'.ss "i the returns.
hc q pmi 90 NrW Noth upon hc passage nt
f.c lH h1t lc claimed that thc election for
ih' lNu ,Ju-Ih - ~ ih"'c towns hdd not
'',h ht'd "a, '"i"hs 10 "a" provisions oi the
.tu' u'Na't"n a,t. After quoting that portion
in. Pc. .ld SECTION Of tnc act winch rro-
Ndc- that cNctF election except elections for
-ctitpr- A--cmhliW'n. supreme Court
Ju-'IcD- aud unsrc--mcu shall he held under
hfd trutuiu- tu the prov. IONS of such Laws a.
~ ,,ur NAV hereafter tr ia force in relation e.
i.rtrr,rIl-1iJ "thc N.w Vn,t r,,rttnn i,n
rtrt'S. tue dp4uittmrut hS the Police Com
n -sioueis oi four INSPECTORS ana two poll clcrss
iu 'arh 't those districts. aud the rogistrutiuu
Nl 'NrtN 'i'r' the General asserted that nom,
II ihc-r conditions had hc,n complied with la
"Wete not divided into election districts, ~
ret's.rl oi ihe voters was mndo previous tu The
ti''il"n, ami ne legally alu"iutcd inspc,turr
li''ueu az we lnll. IA consequence OF th.~
iNihc c'nipiy with the law, hold said he,
ihHt tNrre wis no election in those towns I
Size Offices iur which the NV requires the cleo
{ Us 10 vote IA electors II thc city and county of
.,cw y r. Therefore ! ltot,-i against the eau
va-s ~ q e rctirs from those towns"
tX.JustI,e Albert tardu2u replied fur Mr.. John
Flanagan, the Civil Justice elect, ln tho new dts
tu"t lie thought that the opinion of tho Cor
pNtutlo u Counsel wut re good an Argument az Ie
'ould make IN favor ot the boards cauVassing
the returns from the Wc~trhe-ter towns. he
ed his thtut s. case On that portion of that
oiinuu which sats, The Legislature having
ttlrd to extend to those towns the election
laws specially relating to the city of New York,
can hardly have Intended that the election fur
% & NIl Iu-tl.c -hNul be- fulihcd by the failure
a. t'ltu- Co. comply with the regulations relating
g. tuc els, ~ NcW Y, rk. many of which are
t. tniN md not On audaturN.'
iuc ictlrus from Morris mia and King-hridso
Ntrc ctuta--,d and tho tlp. wa- directed t.
&C. clruult tho supervisor Il Mcsf Farms 20 send
TO the board the returns from that toNn.