New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-02
THE NEW BALLOT-REFORM La ".
OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL On
SOME QUESTIONS ARISING UNDER H.
HOLDING THAT DIVISIONS or ELECTION DIS
rR1crs MUST TAKE EFFECT IMMEDlAIhAi
,,,rp THEY HAVE BEEN MADE

AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN MADE
Albany. Iulv l.-Attorney General Tabor to-day sem
70 The secretary Of state. communication III P''
follows. concerning the new Ballot law .,.,., IN.
Dear Sir; Your communlcail@n o. ' nnr the follow
ing questions arising under CIH@PT'Tt p@frrnT Inv:
l7Yo, commonly known a. Ic i rc9uird by tie law
bo made 20 take effect in towns at oar eec"o" IVA
ia the authorize whose duty it. to G[ d
ccrIion district. rCSrictct to the h"uocr VI vi
'Is ,e The law prohibit the holding OF elections
in pllres where liquor Is sold .o,o ne follow. .
In repH y yc rfct,,d 10 viii take effect on the hr
day Of july aud after that dat - II'' .I Mi
1e % 6 NV Section 20 provide Nattcr paru ilal
or before the frS day Of Scptenoet ~. ' M, charged
ana III TaI ibS alteration or division Of election a
ircis shall alter divide me eN,i- mai carn election
G,Strict shall contain no more than 800 voter
Ancr ouoting certain extracts from the Laws VI
1s42. referring to the division OF election o'''''''
Attorney General continues .,.....,, i,di.
Tho act Of 1880 a. the general dpph, !,.pn l bc
c,a" was ua,,oA Tor the purpose u reloiI'"r u ~
oiccton law. and of rcmcdylng certain ~ n IN ~,
too many Voteie III 4 dIs,!d,, % ,bn remedy for d
Good reason ASSIGNED for ded\ lie "a. ,L eat,,r,,
yc:,r and it i, 10 be presumed lhat IN ii,i'd 10
rrrne1,,zuc The evil existing one ~ I
delay thc remedy which II hats aiI.c". vi W ANY,
p,ch ,,tootIon on the part of the N-I>!atue' ln'
whole act is one harmonious ana 'o"P'-'N
aa sce mamie l Of voHS provided for by the act J.,
motcriaiIT changed. ana (, necessarily slower than
under The old system, aud IT Wa L. ADAPT uc NM
Ser Of voter in district 10 the ne" manner Oh Ng,me
~, .nGrestcd and required the provision dppNV
Quoted I'M reference DIVISION 81 tie nm 4
hat suggested and required INC provision ann i'D
tisioi,, of The statute indicate ms me ''IV4' n
peris,,7,tlon act Chapter ~, ptN,cu AZ wv "'l
session forming as IL does pa1 oi inc "hnlo
may lcgtmately be taken INTO C"h,iu,, 49,, -,
,ili1p what the intention OF the Lrtisldtuc
and hero we find IN section I, express ana ahP'
nr0yfsion for registration in Tire ne" detHc' M n,o
= II .een, To- Inc that COusidriauVii % w .''
ecncuc and system. and study OF the Nir'pt, j.
yieinuS of the legislation above referred t'' Ii"c
connection with the positive ana uhe'lu I,
-, that uortion of section % above quottu' nv 49,,
- Ihe conclusion that all divisions ol cI', uVu
d"u must take effect Immediately after they nave
been made. ...-.to,, ,rb.,e seems tn De no
-. iced ,,ton the authorities concerning tht u"
her 81 election DISTRICTS they may cHtdDi'o'' - .'f
as no district contains more 'It,n n" tb,n 400
thoucb miles, a district contains Ih"e u'ttt.,t',c
, +I,crc should be some good reason Tor "iN''inH
!, Ina eurh division should not depe"d upon u,I
rhim ar fancy of the authorizes. Obt upon ''' e'''
convenience ana nccctH g " scon & Of Chapter So.
otre - $50 prohibits the sale oil all Minus "l N.Y."
on election day in any room used lV' q'c' Wv, I-n0
and section Of Chapter o. w ,H, All m.ctlncs
WV nv Toa M Rrc,stry In each eS"ton district sEtu
bc held a, places designated Tor hodl'E ~" p' ,idre
next ensuing general clccu0i, 49,, i'm any
rr mart u a building shall u" 50 H''Is' 10.
or Pt' ,gtbu .iyfy day5 .forc such designation" Il
toXicating liquors, ale or Deer hh''i nay .Iau he
I'm any part Of such building anu ~" ' In, here n
50 80 days before SUI designation, Intoxicating
liGnor, alo or beer shall have been SOFA III sur W
or i'm any room adjoining lhe.'N,, ", i'to Nica,il =
y,,.a onycay between the rooms ana no llVH.'' -
i',,,,s .o or bc.r shall be- odd I'm such bu"lir I"
a div or in such room or adlohiht r'"' do, -
After such designation and before such ce''"H'