Year: 1869

To-day, according TO the laws Of the state, is the
nrst day on which the registry inspectors meet to
enter the OF all legal voters OF their respective
districts In the books Of registry prepared for that
purpose. The inspectors meet at nine O'Clock this
morning at the places designated In the list below,
which are aso the polling or voting places at the
ensuing election, at which the registry inspectors
act also as election inspectors. These oficais are
appointed by the Metropolitan Board OF Police Com
misst0ners, as are also two canvassers and two poll
clerks for each election precinct. They are sworn In
by the chief clerk OF the Police Board previous to
their first meeting and take other oatns. Their
duty is thus briefly described by the Legislature to
be Ito ascertain by proper proofs the citizens who
shall be entitled to the right OF suffrage"


THE DUTY OF the CITIZENS.


II should be understood by each legal voter in the
city that to entte him to vote his name must have
been entered the registry lists for the year in the
particular precinct within the limits Of which he
resides. That one has voted for years AT the same
poll that his name Is borne on the poll and registry
list for the last and previous years gives him no
right to at the ensuing election unless he has
his name again registered. To effect this the voter
must appear personally before the Board OF Registry
at their appointed meetings ana procure the entry
of his name on the list


THE DUTIES OF INSPECTORS.


They are to meet for the first time to-day, as
already stated at nine O'Clock in the morning and
elect one OF their number for chairman, whereupon
they organized the Board Of Inspectors Of the
precinct for the year. The law is indefinite as to the
hour OF closing the session the first day. but the
ELECTION Manual" prepared by the Bureau Of
Elections OF the Metropolitan Police Districtn
series Of instructions to the inspectors says that
they 'should sit until nine O'Clock IN the evening
if electors asking registration are until that time in
SUFFICIENT number to occupy their time" This.
again. Is rather Indefinite and leaves good deal
the discretion OF the inspectors, as was seen last
year, when ar some or the precincts the inspec
tors held until nine O'Clock, while at others they
closed registration sunset, and at Others at six
O'Clock p. NJ. As the law s positive in prescribing
the duration OF the session OF inspectors for the
meeting on the Friday and Saturday just preceding
the day OF election, for the "revislon, correc-
tiou, addition and subtraction of the registry
lists, and fixes the close OF the meeting for nine
O'Clock Y. NJ, 1t would seem to be the duty OF the
inspectors to SIT until that hour on the first day aso


In such OF the precincts where at the last election
the number OF votes cast exceeded four hundred the
morrow for the reception ana registry OF the names
OF voters TO ascertain the fact they VIII have TO
consult % tine a sls 81 last ear ana noe oe
But there Is some difficulty about 1t this year.
In several OF the wards the precincts were
changed; in some the number was increased,
in others 1t lessened. The consequence OF this
change by the Common Council is that IN these pre-
cncts the poll list or last election furnishes sure
guide, and hence the inspectors, in some OF those
cases, VIII have to rely upon their own knowledge
OF the numDer Of votes cast within the previous
their duty to give the citizens and voters the benefit
OF any doubt on this subject and arrange Tor another
days session. In districts where no change was
made since last fall the poll books OF the election OF
1865 are decisive.


THE MODE OF REGISTRATION.


A citizen presents himself TO be registered. He
gives hts name and address, the latter being the
he be challenged by one OF the inspectors or by
another eector present IN the room, his name and
address IS received and entered on the book. II the
insist upon being sworn whereupOn the chairman
Of the Board Of Inspectors administers the following


..-s'' fsKLiNlSARa 61ra on dnALifssK.


an .uch questions shall be pa. to sa touching


The chairman then may put the following ques-
tions:-


What your namey What is your age ln the case or
wss % x.. M sn hay.
residence before you came into this ward,
further A you proseeans. an.s S' 1sfA.ss s


here made
depending The resq. Of the ne ps, election How
this election district!


II these questions are satisfactorily answered, the
name is registered. If objections still remain TO be
explained the inspectors should state them To the
citizen Offering TO register, and II he take the fol-
lowing oaln his name must be registered


You do aarml ,ha. have been citizen Of
the United States for days. and Of the OF
twenone that nave been an inhabtani OF this
four months resident this county that been
for thirty days next preceding ,h day resident Of h;
this OF this election District and that have not
Interested any wager depending result the
next election.


In the case OF q colored man the property clause
IL added to the oath, that the person swearing that
for one year preceding he has been and now Is
seized and possessed freehold estate OF The value
0f pnCumbrauces
charged thereon, and has been actually rated and
paid q tax thereon.


NATURALIzED CITIZENS.


II 10 the question given above the person asked
shall answer that he is naturalized citizen, he
lows:-when were you naturalzedP Where'
Before what court or onlcers Where are your
naturalization papers, Ine law law Is s;I expiclt thar
shall be placed on the registry unless he
shall to the personal knowledge or three OF the
inspectors have been duly naturaized or shall
prove his NATURALIZATION by producing a certificate
thereof from q court Of competent jurisdiction
having clerk prothonotary and seal is court OF
competent jurisdiction under the Naturalization law
No other proof or his being cIlzen shan be received
unless he snail first show to the satisfaction OF the
Board OF Registry that he IS unable to produce such
certificate, and having thuse shown his inability to
produce IT, the inspectors may receive other proof
OF his being a citizen. Great latitude is again
allowed TO the inspectors under the Registry law on
this point. The best would appear to be to act
upon the general and well known rules OF evidence
N III TIE COURTS, WHICH HeTeDOlOre
been adopted, except In some special and isolated
cases.


II question be raised upon the naturalization OF
person. the inspectors are further authorized 10
require proof that the person Offering to register is
the same Identical person named IN the certificate
produced In the Instructions issued by the Bureau
OF Elections, they say that satisfaction OF nspec
torsm means undoubtedly convection or belief with
out reasonable or rational doubt, and that name
ought not 10 be rejected eyasivey, nor mere sup
position, and certainly not maliciousy.
FURTHER DUTIES or THE INSPECTORS.


10 lSf. "A fu n a
practicable, at the conclusion OF their first meet
ing, which means tonight az nine O'Clock, In pre-.
cincts where they sit but one day, and 10 morrow
at nine p. NJ, where they sit for two days.
They are then make seven copies and certify the
original, over thor signatures 10 be list OF the
voters the district far as the same are known
10 them. Each OF the inspectors Keeps one copy,
one la TO be posted conspcuously at the place OF
meeting for the inspection OF electors, one copy IL
filed in the police bureau OF elections ana the orig