New-York tribune., 1899-06-08
CHANGES IN ELECTION CODE.
AMENDMENTS EXTENDING REGISTRA-
TION LAWS TO SMALL CITIES.
QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO PROSPECTIVE
VOTERS-MORE WORK FOR Mr.. MDON-
OCGHS DEPARTMENT.

Albany, June (SpeciaD-Secretary Of State Nc
Donough finds that some important amendments
made recently to the Election Code Of the State at
the suggestion of Senator Raines have imposed
good deal OF labor upon his department. Registra-
tion books to the number OF 1900 must be issued
by him.
The amenda tory act extends certain features OF
the registration which apply only 10 the
cities OF NewYork and Buffalo 10 all the other
cities of the State and to all villages above 1900
In population which have Personal Registration
law. Certain questions. fifteen in number. which
are asked voters in New-York and Buffalo under
the new law will be addressed TO the voters OF the
second and third class cities and also TO the voters
of the villages 10 which allusion has been made
Voters in New-York and Buffalo also will be re-
qured on registering 10 answer four more ques-
tions, the most important Of which are as 10 the
place where they last voted and the date OF their
naturalization certificate. II they are naturalized
citizens Election officers 10 be named on Sep
tember instead of October /.
The nature Of the questions to be asked the
voters on seeking personally to register their names
be discerned by the following extract from tho
new law:
In all election districts in which. personal reg
leaves thereof shall be ndexed from 10 z. In the
al the time Of the completion OF the registration on
the last day for registration number opposite he
Il opposite the first name entered on the page m
dexed A, and continuing In numerical order 10 and
including the last name entered upon the last page
OF such register On each day OF registration there
shall be entered In the second column thereof the
surname OF such persons In the alpha betical order
or the first letter thereof. the page bearing the
index letter OF such surname. and In the third
column the Christian name or names OF such per
sons respectively In the fourth column shall be
entered the residence number or other designation.
and IN the NTH column the name OF the street or
avenue OF such residence. or brief description OF
the locality thereof. In the sixth column shall be
entered the number of the floor or room occupied
by the elector a: the residence given by him. and In
the seventh column shall be entered his age; In the
eighth. ninth and tenth columns shall be entered
his length Of residence by years months or days as
the may be- the State, county and election
district. respectively; and in the eleventh column
shall be entered the country Of his nativity In the
twelfth column. If he be naturalzed citizen shall
be entered the date Of the naturalization certificate
thirteenth column shall be entered the designation
OF the court issuing such naturalization certificate.
In the fourteenth fifteenth and sixteenth columns
shall be entered. respectively the name OF tho
State. the city or town and the number and name
OF the street avenue Of the residence OF sucn
person from which he last registered or voted In
the teenth column shall be entered the date OF
the registration Of the elector. The eighteenth
column shall be reserved for entering the cons'cu-
tive number on the stub Of the official ballot voted
BY the elector election day. In the nineteenth
column shall be entered opposite the name OF each
e;Nctor under the heading Remarks" the facts re-
cardng challenges. oaths and other facts affecting
such elector required 20 he recorded.