New-York tribune., 1895-10-26
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER.
THIS IS THE FINAL DAY TO QUALIFY FOR
VOTING.
THE DUTY or GOOD CITIzENs-PRovsIoNs OF
THE ELECTION LAW.


THE ELECTION LAW.
Now is the last opportunity to register!
To-day is the last day Of registration In this
city and in Brooklyn In preparation for the cleo
tion on November 8.
The registry books are open to-day from a.
m until D. m, and when they are closed to-
night 1t will be too late for any citizen who has
not registered to qualify himself 10 vote Bet
ter late than never a motto which should De
observed to-day by every friend Of good govern
ment who has not been registered on previous
days Of registration this fall.
A man must be registered each year In order
10 vote II he fails to register this fall he can
not vote. The blanket ballot will make voting
easy and rapid this fall and there will be an
honest election In which each voter VIII De al
lowed to vote only once, and in which he can De
sure that his vote will be counted as 1t Is cast.
To be entitled to register and vote man must
be either a native-born or naturalized citlZen OF
the United States at least twenty-one years old
on or before Election Day. He also must nave
been resident of the State at least one year on
Election Day. a resid ,nt Of the county at least
four months and have lived thirty days in the
election district where he offers mis- vote.
If Young man who has never voted before
ia TO be twenty-one years old on Election Day.
he has the right to register to-day even II to-day
he has not attained his majority. No man VINO
has been convicted of an Infamous crime mas
right to vote unless he has received full pardon
end has been restored by that means to the
rights OF citizenship
II Tammany Is to be defeated again or Novem-
Der the Republicans and other opponents oL
corruption and backmail must make sure OF tnei'
right to vote. A very few votes mey turn 'hc
scale this year. but in any case the defeal Oh
Tammany should be made as crushing as possi-
Bile
Under the present election law It is the duty OF
the inspectors OF election. acting as boards OF
registry to write down description or each voter
registered stating his apparent age. felgnt, col
or Of hair and eyes ana any dlsthgulshins
marks on his face That is to prevent repeat
ing" on Election Day Citizens who wear whls-
kers when they register should not shaVe tnehi
off before Election Day; otherwise they may De
challenged and possibly arrested when they go
to vote. 49,
Another new provision OF the law Is that
persons who are not able to vote without assist
ance, by reason Of physical disability or litter :
acy must declare such disability or liltteracy at
the time OF registration, or they Will not De al
lowed to have aid in voting en- Election Da".
The only exception Is when man has been dis-
abled by an accident illness between the day
OF registration and El ecti IN Day. ana theh ne
would have to make oath 10 All me circumstances
before being allowed to receive aid in voting.
II any Republican Is in doubt as TO the electoii
district In which he lives and the place where ne
is to register and vote, he can get Information oy
turning TO the election notice OF the Police De-
ma artment printed In rhe Tribune to-day He
will observe that the boundaries or all the elec-
ton districts printed, the districts peing ar
ranged in Assembly districts in numerical order
The polling- places Of the election districts are
given in the same order. The boundary lines I
the district are supposed to run through the mid
die OF each street and avenue named