The New York herald., 1876-10-10
Preparing for the Coming Election in
This State.
TO-DAY THE FIRST DAY FOR REGISTRATION
Who Are Entitled to Register and
Who Are Not.
BALLOTS AND BALLOT BOXES

According to the election law OF this State general
registration place OF the qualified voters resident
in each election district OF this city on Tuesday four
weeks the Wednesday OF tho third and The Fri
day and Saturday OF the second week., preceding the
day OF every November election To-day viii conse
quently be tho drst day Tor registration in this city
Mr.. b. Hasbrouck chief OF The Bureau Of Election,
had busy day of 1t yesterday swearing IN inspectors
recently appointed TO I'LL the vacancies made by
declared incompetent set aside for other and
valid reasons Although the services of poll clerks
Will not be required until tho day OF cleo
tion a large number OF them were also sworn in.
All the poll clerk vacancies now filed II any occur
between now and she day OF election there will be
trouble about nllng them, the applications from
gentlemen who want to get out OF jury duty through
the poll clerk very A few OF the
poll clerks who have already been may, in all
probability, be removed some OF them do not quite
come up the standard OF excellence in the matter
OF intelligence good penmanshp fixed by the rigid
chief OF the bureau.
FACTS WORTH REMEMBERING.
1t may DO OF interest ior tho voter ell as the
inspectors, many Of whom have served
such before, to know just what the law requires
of them The law provides tha, the INSPECTORS shall
remain in session registration days between
tho hours OF eight O'Clock tho morning and nine
O'Clock the evening Last year several inspectors
sshut up shop before nine In the evening and may
be well fer the officials to bear mind that 10 do
anything OF the kind is misdcmcanor. Some inspec-
tors TO h NIX that the law requires that natural
certificates should be produced by foreign
citizens This is error; and to make the matter
clear aud prevent the annoyances that might be given
TO naturaiized citizens by inspectors who labor under
this error Mr. Hasbrorck in special notice to n
spectors says-"lnspectors viii observe that whiIc
sha ~
best evidence they could have the law does
not peremptorily require IT, In
It being impossible 10 produce the papor,
1t remains for the eecor to show the satisfaction
OF the Board OF Inspectors that he has been natural
zcd ana that his papers lost destroyed the
may be.' This is the law OF the matter and the
common sense OF IL too. strange II may seem. II
may be mentioned that person is entitled to regis
trAton, and Is, oI course, therefore not entitled to
vote al the November election who shall not have
sided on election day ono year III the state, four
mouths IN the county and az least thirty DAYS the
election district OF his Assembly district Ihorc
voters who think that the different perlos OF residence
In the State, county and eecton district must be
complete before registration day Ahis is erroneous
impression. man Is entitled 10 have his reg
tered as voter tomorrow, although he viii not have
resided in The Stale u the county month aud
the election thirty days until before
election Persons OF foreign blrtn not ssariy
entitled TO have their names registered by virtue OF
having undergone a term OF service the army. They
must procure their naturalization papers IN the same
manner as other persons who are not natives All
persons otherwise qu.tifed 10 votc
twentyone OF AT the cate o their application
10 DO registered but VINO Will be twenty-one
fore the day OF election, entitled to be
registered No person who has made
bet wager depending upon the result OF the
election Is entitled 10 vote, and the inspectors
tain that any person who applies tor registration has
made such n they empowered 10 enter him on
the registers as disqualified The vote OF person
who has duly registered, whose vote may bc cha-
lcngcd election day Tor amy legal cause, DO
received by the inspectors II The elec,or = the
prescribed oath, even though tn. CnaiTulA ~ the
Board should Immediately order policeman 10 take
him in custody Tor peJury which is made the DUTY
OF the Chairman TO 10 when the Board satisfied
that the voter not entitled to or 1t
voter when challenged does not take the oath bal
lot cannot be lawfully received
THE BALLo,s AND BALLOT goxEa
Al the coming election seven ballot boxes 10 be
used in each election district indorscd as iollows-
President. No l; General. No. .; Congress, No. 81
Senator, No. tin the Filth Senatorial dstrIct) AS
scmbIy. No 5; city, No q; Aidermen-at-Large, Con-
The ballot box No l Will read on the inside "For
Electors OF President aud Vice President OF tho United
Statcs' The ballots General, No. - viii each
tain the OF the pec,vc candidates ior Cover
nor, Lieutenant Governor, Canal Commissioner, In
spector ol State Prisons. Associate Judge the Court
Of Appeals, Mayor, sheriff, County Clerk, Coroners
tthree Justice OF tue Marine Court Judge OF the Su
pcror Court, Surrogate.
The box tnird IN order, Congress, No 3" will be
for the ballots Tor Congressman; that marked Senate
No ~ Tor ballots for tue Fifth Senatorial
district, and that marked Assembly, No. s. for AS
scmbymen. The box nith in order and marked ''Ciiy
No. o. Will be ior ballots cast Tor Aldermen tho
Fourth, Fth sixth aud seventh Senate districts
two names ouy ballot For the
Eighth senate district with the Twenty
third and Twepiy-louftu waros included, the bal
lot will read, 'For Aldermen Tor the Eighth Senate
district and Twenty third and Iwcntytourth wards,
and must have only three names it, The box sixth
in order Will DO marked "Adermen-at Large the bal
lots TO contain not more than four names
The seventh box VIII be tor ballots cast for against
Two constitutional amendments OF which abuiishes
The elective oiicc OF Canal Comm ana creates
Ia ts stead the Office oil superintendent OF Public
Works, TO DO nled by the Governor; the other
abolishes the elective Office OF Inspector or State
Prisons and gives the Governor power to appoint an
oilciai IN lieu oil the Board OF Inspectors, be known
the Inspector of state PRISONS.
The ballots Tor these amendments are TO be SO
printed that the voter cancel with INK pencil
any proposition ic either he does not favor, thus
showing that he votes Tor all the propositions
eelled.
IL may be OF interest 10 mention tha, on the first
day OF tho registration last year 81 oil regis
tered.