The New York herald., 1878-10-08
REGISTRATION DAY.

TO-DAY THE FIRST REGISTRATION DAY-QUALI-
iICATIoNs NECESSARY TO ENTITLE A CITIZEN
TO kEGrsTER-A FEW HINTS TO FOREIGN
BORN VOTERS
The days for registration Of voters IN this city this
year arc as foliows:-
Tuesday, October 8.
Wednesday, October 10.
Friday, October rs.
Saturday, October 20.
To-day H. therefore, the Hrst registration day. The
registration will commence each day at eight
O'Clock morning and close at nine O'Clock In
the evening. AS porson vote the 5th OF
unless he has becn duly registered accord.
Ing to law voters should remember tho dates given
above.
VINO ENTITLED REGISTER
II is hardly necessary TO state that TO entitlo
person to at the ensuing election he must be,
1rst and foremost twantyons years OF age; citizen,
either native or naturalized. Ii naturalized mis-
naturalization must havo taken place at least days
previous to The election. The would be voter BE-
sides, must have inhaoitant OF tue State
for year preceding the election, q resident
OF tho county Tor AZ least the four months
previous and o resident Of the eIecti on
district In which no offers HIS voto for thirty
days previous 10 The election IL should borne Ia
mind by those persons who may have changed their
places Of residence since last election that they Will
save themselves considerable trouble before attempt
ing register the election they reside
in they 10 1t tnat tneir names are erased from
registry lists OF the election district wnich tncy
voted last November In all Cases the inspectors OF
election who each election dstrict The Board OF
Registry Tor tnat disric are required, on application
oil a have erased from the list oil
voters district he has removed from and to fur
nisu him with written certIncate showing that his
has been erased. BY showing this certificate to
the nspectorso the dsrct In wuicn nc at present re-
sides tue registration OF his name becomes, the
saying 10, las easy as rolling OIL log."
QUESTION
Young gentlemen, qualified according to law IN oil
other respects 10 vote, tut WHO are net twenty one
years OF age ut dato oil their application 10
registered, hut WHO viii be tweny-oac years oi ago
on or before tue day vi eicciio. arc entitled ~ DO
registered.
FOREIGN
votors OF foreign Dtn shoula be very careful TO re-
memUer that the production OF their naturaliZ. .tion
papers when they Apply 10 be registered Is not sine
qua non. although many people, having their own
voters just tue con.ra,. wnis 1t Is true that
tue production and exhibition oi the certificate oi
naturalization, properly executed ana ticated
tue proper evidence III sucn case, 'and no other
proof OF his beng shall be received" tho
tiuctoBs TO inspectors compiled IRON inc la have
III unless he shall hrst show 10 tno nspectors' sats-
factoa tnat he rs unable to produce his naturalization
papers. he must also DO aoio 10 give good reason
why he Is unable to produce H. In such an Instance
evidence than the certificate OF NATURALIZATION
be received by tne inspectors.
In the foreign born elector who claims
czsLship by operation oi Ito naturalization papers
of one oI mis- parents, Issued whie he Was minor,
tho examination OF the claimant proceeds upon tho
papers prccisciy II the parent himself were apply
iug registration. 1t 10 ws tuo Tor the Inspectors
OF election 10 remcmDer that the tpse drn oi the
chairman, oil any ono OF them, Is not legal de-
oi any point raised coucernn. the Ii2nt of
elector to rcgIster Tue law requires tnat every de-
cision arrived ut by the concurrent vote OF
miuoriL o tho Board. This piece OF , advice will
save great many Chairneu oi Doards OF registry
from great deal VI trouble Al properly lcedad.