The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-30
Police Department
Orders.


S.i 'ueInDer OF their commands WIN n
COPY OF General Orders. No. 40 as soon as
receiVed and will direct each one to read
su , Eeneral Orders, familiarize himself
four hcuas nd Be- prepared; at less ,s se na.
corning It,
l-DUTtBs OF COMMANDING OFF,
GERS PRIOR TO ELECTION DAY.
polling place selected must be available
lot the purposes of the election at noon
on the day before Election Day.
%. Al l p. NJ. Monday, November J, 1919,
commanding officers will notify occupants
OF rooms designated as polling places that
.ne Eity OF New York takes possession.
removed according to agreement. They
VIII forthwith advise the branch of the
boaid OF Elections in their respective bor-
pushs 10 writing that such notihcation has
neen given. and whether the terms OF the
lease have been complied with. Before
~, M, november 3. 1919, they WIN see thas
not required for the use Of the election
onieers have been removed: They Will
cause the voting booths. ballot boxes.
ranged as required BY law. Care will be
taken that the guard rails are at least six
ho from the voting booths ana Ssiiot
thet they can be reached only by passing
within the guard rail; the booths. ballot
except the nsS. S os tho OF BOONE must Ss
plain view of the election officers ana the
persons Just outside the guard ran. Tn TN,
be no access to Intending voters or to tho
booths through any door, window or open.
ing, except by the door in front OF said
l'noth tElsction Law. Sec BID
! 9; Commanding officers will cause all
/ ballots. boxes and other election material
to be checked up and discrepancies re-
ported to the Board Of Elections In time
for correction before delivery at polling
, pll ces.
d. Commanding OFFICERS will be held per-
Ana al NaNr oil n
ballots and stationery to the proper polling
places, In accordance with the designation
OF election district and Assembly district
marked on the printed label thereon. IN
der no circumstances will ballots be de-
llvered at the polling places before elec-
tlor DAY. In cases where polling places
cannot easily be reached by the cars. and
are at too great a distance from the station
house for the men assigned thereto 10
transport the ballots and box OF stationery
, on foot. commanding officers may hire such
ccnveyanccs as in their Judgment are
necessary to enable the patrolmen to reach
due season II: polling places to whies
not more than atty cents pcr election dis
trict. When such conveyaDces have been
rs sn bills for the sane In pTDPsT form
warded to the Board OF Elections
g. The entire force assigned to each COM
msnd will be held subject to duty on ne; sle C.
pstroi%.n h t.mpo o1.G 8staeG eacsp, to
Detective Bureau, Board of Elections or as
| signed to duty In raided premises, will re-
| port to their respective precincts at p.
| N. Monday. November 3, 1919, for orders
relative to their duties on election day.
{. Two patrolmen will be assigned TO
| each Polling place; night batons VIII be
patrolmen included in details will report
on foot. Patro.men not assigned to cleo
tion duty will be assigned to patrol or such
| other duty NAV be necessary.
4 Y officers hiHtriCtH
| forward report TO the chief inspector from
commands In Manhattan. Bronx and Rich
commands In Brooklyn and Queens. with
returns A. NJ. Thursday. october 80, 1919
giving the following information; 90 mum
Der Of polling places In each precinct; 81
number Of patrolmon required to cover
D number OF patrolmen available fol
:nd aet H
short for the district Necessary shortagei
to be filed from the force within the dis
are requested. state precinct to which the,
| will report; 90 list all bulletin boards ant
other places requiring police attention
commanding officer of district assuming
command OF same: 90 specify how muct
Of this detail will be furnished from within
side details will report.
| h. Commanding officers will see that tbs
Signature ., copies Of resis.ers and book,
delivered to polling places.
i.-pUTIEs OF COMMANDING Off
GERS UPON OPENING OF THE POLLS.
a. A sergeant will be assigned to wish
each polling place and collect the receipts
ing places and for any other documents
so delivered for which receipts are re
receipts for ballots show the consecutiv,
| number of ballots delivered. These re
eeiP;s VII be promptly Forwarded to II,
| will promptly forward them to the Dor
| ough Office OF the Board OF Elections
or to the state Superintendent of Elections
| according to the nature Of the document
receipted for,
b. Should a commanding officer be noti
| ned that any OF the election officers ar,
absent from a polling place at the openinI
| thereof he will forthwith notify the Bor
ough onlce OF the Board of Elections b.
ton and Assembly District, and the names
OF the election officers OF the same clas
present.
c. In like manner he will immediatel,
notify the Borough office OF the Board o
| Elections OF the absence for more thar
hfteen minutes OF any OF such officers dur
| ing the ballotinS or canvassing. or of tn
unhtneSs of any of them to perform hi
duties or OF any unusual delay in pollini
seiy,H S'e rspart, w from also RrSime1y on re
| TO polling places as to discrepancies Il
nttings supplies. &c. report same 70 tn
d. II complaint is made to n command
ing officer, or should II otherwise come e
his knowledge. that any officer stationed
at polling place within his precinct is in
| terfering with the lawful rights of citizens
| or conducting himself in an improper man
ner, or neglecting his duty. such complain
| found that the complaint Is jui tICed, tn,
| offending officer will be recalled, anothe
| officer will be assigned In his place and tn
matter reported In writing to the Chief In
| spector.
e. II commanding OFFICER Is notified o
the absence Of patrolman from a pollinI
hA Wtl I'M Noh lie tall AAKa ~
pstrolman TO take his place during sucl
absence.
s-DUTIEs OF COMMANDING OFFICER!
AFTER CLOSE OF POLLS
a. The sealed boxes containing voted bal
lots and stubs and the sealed packages o
inspectors of election at the sta ton hous
| % the precinct by tho Lieutenant IN churg
Tpon r.osSnS wH Hny w t tSsstp tG
| lieutenant will make sure that each 1
marked with election and Assembly dis
tiot numbers They win be preserve
each station house. subject only to the or
ders of a court OF competent Jurisdiction o
Of the Board OF Elections
b. The statements Of number of vote
received. required under Section s72 Of tn
Election law. will be used for the trans
mission, tsbulstion and announcement o
figures. The statements OF the votes OF
the general ballots Will DO placed in on
package. sealed, marked with the precinc
number and addressed to the Board o
Elections, A similar package will be mad
of the statements of votes on the constitu
tional amendments. As soon as any one o
these packages Is completed It will be de
livered forthwith on election night 10 tn
commanding officer of the inspection dis
trict, who will forthwith deliver II 10 tn
general ofiiee OF the Board of Elections
which Will be kept open continuously from
g A, NJ, on November I until p NJ. Of
Novemoer 1919, as Will also the borough
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