New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28

AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS foi'
VIOLATIONS or THE LAw-MEN WHO
DID CROOKED WORK LAST
YEAR ARE NOW IN PRISON.
Alfred r. Conklng has issued HahooooN "
~nwyork Voters" which contains IN compact 'o' III
a,d convenient for reference the Information VIM
.,,erv citizen should have for iawiui!y caSt"s ''
houn, The book presents extracts from the cV'i
~, .,,,,ino, s,atutes so that challensers ana
.,oh.rs can easily obtain correct and thoFouei
L,o,y,odse Of their rights and duties. For sum e.
necia,lv tho manual will be an invaiuape anu
week from next Tuesday al least twenty pal
,o,~ viii be handed to each elector at the poh's-
800 81 .bs city. from which to make his selec-
ion 7, Is OF vital importance that inc .,
know how TO prepare and fold his paho.s a''S ha,.
-. 49,, ,.ooo,or in charg, Of the ballot-poN III" '
jo,s he means 10 vote - >o,
The law requires that there shail oe al ~ rf,,
ing Mace at least one voting pooth io' -. 10
voters OF the election district Inc poo'''
at least three feet square ana SIX no' IA
r, sidcs inclosed the in front 10 open '
80. - soor swinging outward and e%'On"'"e
" .,.h,, two feet of the floor Each pooth S""i'
oo,,o,n a shelf which shall be one 1901 "'u'' -
tending across one side OF the poo'n q.
vcnscnt he ght for writing ana sia'' "e ,,,,i,
Nth such supplies and convenience, nv
she,ves mems ink blo;tinG paper pencils anu "'-
..rara ,be,r ballots for voting. Each booth shH''
he kent clearly lighted while the polls are ope"' ''
artificial lights If necessary! $1,000,
ouard-reu shall be constructed ana p'a'e"
~ each polling place that only sucn persons IS t
,ns,ds snch rail can approach within SIX feet oil
the ballot boxes and of the booths Inc a'ra"se
ment of the polling-place shall be such 'na' ','e
hoo,he can only be reached by passing WHEN the
crnrd-rai and that the booths. belio'-oo%es' eiec
ton officers and every part OF the Poi'ns-
except the inside of the booths. shall De IN pam
view of the election officers and OF persons just
outside the guardraii
FORM OF OFFICIAL BALLOTS FOR CANDi-
DATES.
Each official ballot for candidates for pubic once
shall be six inches wide; shall have perlora'el
line running across It. parallel with and one men
distant from the top thereof; ana snail DE- OIL SUN
length that below such perforated line there sha"
be one fourth of an inch in the length OF the oaiot
for the name OF each office, and the same space
for the name of each candidate to he printed tnere
on The space above the perforated line shali pe
known the stub
The stubs of such ballots of each kind, for each
election district shall be numbered conseoutNe!Y
by printed numbers on the backs thereof. and moth
ing else shall be printed on the backs OF the STUDS
On the face of each stub shall be printed IN UNI
form type the words official ballots for. and
after the word for shall follow the designation
of the polling place Tor when the pailot l. pre-
pared.
On the back Of each official ballot below the stub
shall be printed IN great primer Roman condensn al
capitals the Endorsement official ballot for,
and after the word for shall follow the da;> OF
the election and fac-simile OF the signature Of
the officer, clerk of the board providing the bal
lots.
Each official ballot shall be OF such form, and 50
printed that when the ballot is properly folded for
voting the whole of the Endorsement and the print
ed number the back of the stub shall be visible
and SO that the stub be removed without un-
folding the ballot exposing removing any por-
ton of the face thereof below the perforated line All
Official ballots prepared by the officer or board
for the election district and the same cleo
ton. containing the names Of the same Offices shall
be Of precisely the quality and tint OF paper,
kind of type and quality and tint of plain black
Ink. and of uniform length.
REGULATIONS WITHIN THE GUARD-RAIL.
From the time Of the meeting of the election off,
GERS for the purpose Of conducting election. IN
Ill the announcement OF the result Of the canvass
Of the votes cast tnereai. and the signing Of the
certificates thereof by the inspectors the boxes
and all the official ballots shall be kept within the
guard-rail
No person shall be admitted within the guard
rail during such period except such inspectors. poll
clerks. ballot clerks. duly authorized watchers.
persons admitted by inspectors 10 preserve order
purpose OF voting, and persons duly admitted as
sist disabled voters. and in the city OF
New-York, persons lawfully designated by caldi-
dates to be present at the canvass OF the vo,es.
After such boxes are re,ocked. while empty at
the opening Of the polls they shall not be unlocked
opened until the closing of ;he polls end except
as authorized by law ballots other matter
shall be placed IN them after they are relocked
and before the announcement Of the result Of such
canvass and the signing Of such certificate
No person snail deliver to any voter within such
guard-ra paser paster ballot or any other ballot
than such the ballot clerks lawfully author
tied to deliver TO a voter
WATCHERS, CHALLENGERS, ELECTIONEER-
Each political party duly filing certificates OF NOM
nation OF candidates for offices be filled at any
such election may, by writing signed by the com
m!ttee or other similar representative of such or
gariza;on. or by the chairman thereof. and de-
livered Of the inspectors OF election, appoint
not more than two watchers to attend each polling
place thereof. . Such watchers may be present
at such pong-place. and within the guard-ra
from a. least fifteen minutes before the unlocking
and examination of any ballot-box at the opening
OF the polls Of such election until after the an
nonncement OF the result - the OF the
votes hereat and the signing Of the certihcs te
thereof by the inspectors
a reasonable number OF chaengers. at least one
person or each such party. shall be permitted to re-
main just outside the guard-ra Of each such polling
place and where they can plainly see what is done
within such rail outside the voting booths, from the
opening to the close of the polls thereat.
No person SHALL while the polls open at any
polling-placc. do any electioneering within sucf
polling place. within $50 feet therefrom. In any
public room. or in a public manner
DELIVERY OF BALLOTS TO VOTERS.
While the polls OF the election open tho
nal,
voted thereat, may enter within the guard-rail Of
the polling place Of such election for the purpose OF
voting. In such order that there shall not at any
time be within such guard-rail more than twice a.
many voters as there voting booths thereat. be
sides the persons lawfully wi'hin such guard-rai
han