New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-23
THIS Is HOW YOU REGISTER.
TO-DAY rs THE LAST DAY But ONE.
READ THESE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY AND YOU
WILL HAVE NO TROUBLE.


WILL HAVE NO TROUBLE
The last two days OF registration in this city this year
are today and tomorrow, and all Republican voters
should be careful to register before p m. to-day. II
they have not already registered. because
business engagements sickness may make that duty
impossible tomorrow. 1t makes differ
ence how many years a voter has lived In one
house and has voted every year lis cannot vote this
year unless ne has registered this year. On each day
OF registration the registry places open from m
unt r. m and the boards OF registry required 10
be in constant attendance To be entitled to register
and vote one must appear in person before the in
spectois Of election both dag Of registration and
on election day There is registration or voting by
proxy. voter also must be twenty-One years Of age
on or before election day cbzen. native natural
lied his naturalization have occurred at least ten
days before the election inhlbant OF the state
year before election resident Of the county for the
last four months resident of the election district for
thirty days before election he must not have been con
vcted Of bribery or felony If convicted he must
have been pardoned and restored to the rights of
citizen be must not have made be interested in any
bet depending upon the result of tie election.
voter who has changed his residence after he has
registered In election district to house within the
same election district may apply to the Board Of In
spectors for reentry of his under his new resi-
dence and have his former registry erased that he
may be enabled TO vote at the election.
Voters who have not registered yet may not be
aware that the boundaries of nearly all Of TIE election
districts In the city changed BY the Police Board
this yesr in order equalZe the numbers of voters
in the various districts and thus prevent overcrowd
ing at some Of the polling places. One effect Of the
changes is reduction in the whole number of cleo
ton districts from 946 last year 10 5S7 this year,
because In the lower wards many districts made
larger, three districts being merged into two
districts. A general change in the numbering of the
districts necessary also, and many districts whose
boundaries the same they were last year have
different numbers this year. For instance, the
twentieth election district Of the With Assembly
District is the solid block bounded By Stanton, Rivng
ton, Chrystie and Forsyth SITS. Last year the number
OF the district thirty. At present there only
twenty-five election districts In the With Assembly
District. In the XXIst Assembly District where
there twenty eight election districts now, one
than last year the changes IN the numbers might
easily confuse q voter. Men who voted from houses
in Madison ave. between Fifty third and Fifyfourth
sts year in the twelfth election district. the
boundaries OF which Fifth-ave., Fifty secondst
Lexington ave- and Fifty fourth-St. II they have not
changed their residences the men are In the six
tenth election district, which is boundd by Fifth
ave-, Fifty third-st. Le1dngO and Fifty fth-st
If any reader of The Tribune has a doubt whore he
should 20 to register. he need only examine the cleo
ton notice which Is Published In The Trbune's
advertising columns to-day. Although the notice
occupies seventeen columns Of print Its ar
rangemen enables the voter to find the information de
sired IN few minutes The first portion contains the
boundaries Of all election districts In the city, ar
ranged by Assembly Districts In numerical order The
boundary lines through the middle Of each street
and avenue named voter who lives in a house on
the west side Of seventhave., between Forty fourth
and Forty sts therefore will that he Is the
district described In the election notice as all that
part of the city bounded by and lying within West
Forthwith street. Seventh avenue, West Forty"thro
street and Eighth avenue" That Is the hfueth cleo
tion district of the XvIIth Assembly District and by
reference 10 the second part of the election notice II
will be seen that the polling place Is the music store al
M $40 EiRhthave The voters living on the east
side Of severthave. between Fortyfourh and Forty
fifth sts are in the second election district OF the
XXIst Assembly District, which Is described as
bounded by and lying within West Fory-sixth street.
xth avenue West Forty third street and Seventh ave
nue. and the poin place for that dstrict Is booth
In mont of No. 1o1 West Forty fifth ST.
1t is the duty of election inspectors TO give proper
directions to voters who go the wrong polling place
by mistake but voters easily avoid such mlstaEes
by examining the published election noce IN Inc IT'D
une before they go 10 register