The New York herald., 1876-10-10
Resistr.tion or Voters.

By wise and wholesome law Of the State
no citizen can vote who has not previously
registered and submitted his title to inspec-
ton and challenge. No matter how long
man may have resided in the city, he must
make new registration every year. He may
have owned aud occupied the same dwelling
continuously ever since General Jackson
retired from the Presidency, but unless he
registers this year he cannot vote this year,
although every citizen of his election pre-
cinct can swear that he is a qualified voter.
In order to prevent dishonest voting the rule
must be uniform, and good citizens will
cheerfully submit to inconvenience when
relaxation of the rule would open the door to
frauds which might nullify his vote.
The qualifications for voting are that
man shall be of the full age of twenty-one
years on the day of the election, that he
shall have been citizen of the United
States for ten days, that he shall have re-
sided one year in the State, four months in
the county and for the last thirty days in
the election district where he offers his vote.
He is required to swear to these particulars
which the officers of registration are required
by law to put to him.
We will attempt to solve in advance such
questions as may arise in the minds of per-
sons desiring to vote. First, as to age. It is
not necessary that citizen be twenty-one
years old at the date Of registration, but
only that he will have fully attained
his majority on the day of election.
The election will be held on the 7th OF
November. Ifhe was born on the 7th of No
vember, 1855, or on any previous day, he is
entitled to register and vote, and the fact
that he is not quite twenty-one when he
offers to register makes no difference. Next.
as to citizenship. If foreign born inhabi-
tant, having the requisite qualifications Of
age and residence. has already taken out his
naturalization papers he may register to-day
or on any day when tho Board of Registra-
tion is in session. But if he has not already
got his papers he must wait until he has re-
ceived them before attempting to register.
The intention goes for nothing; the fact Of
citizenship must be complete. If he gets
his naturalization papers ten days before the
election he can register on some intermedi-
ate day, but he cannot swear that he is
citizen until he has actually become one.
The Boards of Registration in the several
election districts Of this city meet for the
first time to-day, and will be in session
from eight A. M. to nine P. NJ, and the
same hours will be observed on the three
subsequent days, which are Wednesday,
October IS, and Friday and Saturday, Octo-
Der 27 and 2S Intending voters who ara
already citizens will do we'll to register to-
day. On the first day there will be no
crowd, and citizens will not be subjected to
the annoyance and delay of putting them
selves at the tail of long line and awaiting
their turn. Besides, they will have secured
themselves against the loss of their privilege
by unforeseen calls of business which may
take them out of the city, or by illness on
the subsequent days of registration. We
therefore counsel oil citizens who can to
make sure of their right to vote by regis
terino TODAY