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toto wman tney may aiaoovar, or trtdeb ahall be brought to their attantion. and whloh oan tie oorraeted without Intorfor- big arlth the timely dlatributlon of the ballots to the Inapectora for oae at aoch election.
I 41. gecUon three hundred and flfty- flve of auoli chaptar, aa amended by cbap¬ tor alx hundred and forty-nine of the lawa af nineteen hundrod and eleven and ohap¬ tar eight hundre,d and twenty-one of ttie lawa of nineteen hundred and thirteen, la hereby amended tu load as fullowa:
I'M Oeneral duties of poll riarka. L Poll clerka ahall koep a record of the p«a>- aona voting or offering to vote, and tally ttie Tutea during the canvaaa thereof.
2. Kac'* poll clerk ut each polling plaoa for which offlclal ballota are re<iulred to be provided shall have a poll-book for keeping the list of electora voting ur ot¬ tering to vote thereat at the election. Such book shall have eight columns bead¬ ed resliectlvcly: "Number of elector," •"Names of electors," "rteaidenoe of elec¬ tors," "Signature or utatcment number ot eloctor," "Slgnaturea compared by tn- apectur," "Number ou ballots delivered to eluctors," "Nuniber un ballots voted," and "1 ,<;iriarkji;" provided, huwover, that tho c lurrins fur "Signature or stotement num¬ ber uf elector" and "Signatures compared by the Inspetitor," when the poll-book ta preiiarod for use In ao election district wliully uutakle of a city or village having five thousand inhabltanta or more, may In the dtacretlon of tli« tioard or offlcer aupplying such iiookn be omitted there¬ frum. Pravkiua to each dellvary of an oflicial ballot or set of offlclal balloU by the ballot clerk to au oioctor, each poll clerk shall enter upon hia poll-liook In the appruprtate oolurim the numtier of tho eliictur. In tho si#<-;eHi:ivo order of tho de¬ livery of ballula to elecioi-a. tbe name of Uie elector In U.e alpbabettcal order of the Or.st lettnr of his aumanie. his real- deuon by streot and nur.ber or If he has no otmut nuniber, a b.-lef description of the locality thereof. T!i> column headed ~tUguature or statomont number of eleo- tor," aliall liave printed a'xiva each huri- aoutsj linu tlio wurda "tne .'ur,:gulng stote- maiitu ar^ truo." and any elector whoaa ragbstration was req^d.'«xl to tie peraonal i aball, prnvluus to the roeeipt of an official . ballot, sign hta iiaiiin by tita own band (Uid wlUiout OBnistance^ usic^ an indelible ' pencil or l.ik, below the said worda in ; the pcll-book kept by the poll clerk wtio | gtiall bo donlgnated by the ctiairman of tbe tiotird uf liuipoctora Nu nuch slgna- | tore aliaU be re<]uired uf an eleotor whoaa ' paglatMitlou warn not required to lie pei^ I •onal. {
After an eleotor, whoae reglatratlon waa ; required to bo personal, .^hall have ao i atgoed. and before aa odSdal ballot shall i ba gtran to blm. one of the InHpeotors ' atber than the tiiBiie<it«r who rucoives the boUoto from tho elei.-uit« shall compar'i ttia siKnoiuru made to the poll-book with tbo si.i/iature theretofo/e mode by the alaotor Iti the laarlotraoi^n tiook oo regla¬ tratlon day, and If aald siguatMre ta the ganMi, ur imtToCuiUy sixudar to the signa¬ ture wriltiin un roglaumtion day, as to IdonUfy It as li«4iix written by the soae paraon who vfTooo ctia «lgnatara on regio- bnaitloii duy, aatd tospeofor ohaU thereupon gartlfy tbat faot by vrttlog hta Uiltia^ after audi algnatura. %i tlim oolumn head- pd "(llgnatarea coaip*j-ed by Inspector." tThe Inspector wbo sh^l ao certify shall lie oboaen by lot by tlsB boArd proTious to tbe opening of th.*) pclta on etootlon day, and if said inspnutor ao etioaen ahaU ab-
Ft liimaolf during tha day, tha board of lectors shall flll (,1a plaoe by obooetng Wt from the lospaotora preaont anoth- lar of the lu^peotoru other than the In- miector who reootraa the balloto from the glee to ra.
If. on reglstraticB day, an elector whoae peglntratton wtiM I'v^ulred to be pei-aonal bad u'leged lita tnuBlIity to so sign, then one of ttie poll clerka dealgnated by th« ChniriMitu ot the 'coarA ot inspectors shall read the sauio Itat of questions to tbe el uct or as werw required to be read on reirlstration days from a book to be pru¬ vl.led fur election day, ajid to bo known as ' iilcntltlcattiin statsmonta for election d;i:.," and satd jioll olerk shall write the ans..er-ii of tho elector thereto. Slaob of tl; . • v,:.-,rt:ttiita ahall he numbered and I her correniiotidlng to the number on h.at«rnenf sheat shall be entered In 1. lurth column opposlto tbe name of ¦i-Itflltyr a'oawO'iT.j uie queations. The H'i .li lis aoBwior^ on ro„l,stiation day by tlm ,i»;<'ior Bball not bo turned to or In- Bpuc (.<] unUl all the answers to said qoea- ti.'iia (CinU have boon wriiton down on oiection day by tho poll clerk. Any jier- Hon iiliM shaU prompt an olecior to an- BV/orli..,-{ any qutMHioim proviCeJ In thta Buhclivldton s.-iHll bj guilly ot u felony.
y.t Uie bovtom uf each such list uf qiies- tiona uhaU be printed thu following stute- toent: "I oortlfy thai I have le.vd to Uia above niLraed elector e,n b of ttio torftjo- liiig qLBBtions and tl.<\l 1 tiuve duly r»- Oor<l>,d bU onawerB ua utuve to each ot aaii q.4.jdtloiis," and Mill p, 11 clork (vho has made Uo Kiyi-vo :..•.. rd shall sign Uia Xmoie tu aald oerc'tlcuin and date tha ] ma^iaa, ai.d tute tbe tl:iio of day of moJt- bag aiKi^ i«ci)M\.
Tbe oooipafioeia of the siguature of aa abactor iua<ie on regiBtruUon and einotioa daya, and a outniMnlBcn uf the unswora mode by an elaotor cn regis tratlon and aleotlon days, shall be had In lull riew of the watohors, and the "iglH to ohiU- lenge electors ahall oxlst until the ballot aball have been deiiositod tn the tiatlvl . box. If the aignaturo ot the elector or tha answera to the questions made by the elector do not correspond, than It ahall ba the prIvQeyo of the watohera and Ohailengern to challenge ar.d tho duty of aaoh luspectiir to i hailenge^ unless aome Other authorised person shall challenge.
Sach poll clerk In every election district of tha atata aliall entnr u.^v>ii his poll- book in the appropr^te column tha printed number up n tb4i o.ub of the bal¬ lots delivered to each olociur, and tha tiumbar ou the ballots vcted by hlra. If the ballot or aet ot ballots delivered to any elector ahall ha rotumid by him to the ballot clerk, anA he shall obtain a new ballot or set of ballota, tho poll olerk ahall wrHo oppostte hta name un the poll-tiookB, In Uie proper column, the prlntod number on tho otiib of auch ballot or additional aat of balloto. Each poll olerk shall make a memorandum upon bis poll-hook oppoaite ths name of each persou who shall have bean ohallensed and taken <alther of tha oaths prescribed npon such challenge, or who shall have received assistance In preparing hta baUot and shall also enter upon the poll-book opposite the name of such person the namoe of the election offloars or persona who render sucb asulstance. and the cause or reason for auub assielaoce by the eleo¬ tor oaalated. Aa each elector ofterB hla ballot or set of ballota which he Intend.^ to vote to the Inapoctor, eaoh poll olark ahall report to the Inapector whether tho pumbar entered on the poll-book kept by blm us the number on the tiallot or set of ballots last delivered tu such elector to the same as the number on the stub of the liullots or set uf balluta so offered, Aa each elactor votes, each poll clerk ahall enter In the proper column on hta p<ill-bouk the number on tho detached atub of tho ballota voted.
I 43. Section three hundred and flfty- eiglit of such chapter, aa iimeiulBd by oliupter two hundred and nlnoty-slx of the laws of ninoteen hun.Ired and eleven and chapter eight hundred and twanty- uiio of tha lawa of nlnetoon hundred and thirteen, ta hareby amended to read aa follnwB: I
i srs. Preparation of ballots by votera; ' Intent of voterB. On receiving bla ballot the voter shall forthwith and without leaving the Inclosed apaoe retire alona.
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nuote a Rvaa X marc m tha voting aquara abffi Tsa pf%Kraaa mvToikto tor itx IT abgirtia pt wai IM — ttmiWl aWa» at the left of tbe candidate's nama montba after tha electlun, except that auch election, aad may-ba afeaad and Ha 1. To rato for any candidate not oa tba they may be opened and tbelr contenu contaou ezamtoad aaly upon order of tba tiallot he aliall write the candldato'a ] examtoed upon the order of aay court supreme court or a luotice tliereof. ar a ! nama on a line taft blank In tbe appro- of competent juriadiction or may tie open- oounty Judga of au<ih oounty. or by di¬ ed by direction of a committee ot the re<:Uon of aucb committee ot the aenate aenato or aasembly to Investigate and re- and aaaembly tf the balloU relato to tha port upon conteated elections of members election under InTestlgatlon by each oom- of the legtalature voted for at such eleo- mittee. and at the expiration of auob Uon and their contents examined by such
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board or ootnrty eanvbaaaro. Ib a aohnty ' tent Juriadlotkia or unleaa ouch commlttaa '*««rWTa»P»cnJW ^am^ttm WRb a, M
whoHy Included within the limits of tha examination be Dendmg "•"' °° * '»'*"^ '""». *» •»• (vnlttmA
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prtato place.
(. To voto for an entire grotip of preol- denUal electors, nominated by any party, he ahall make a croaa X mark In the circle above the party eolumn. If. an a
tiallot for presidential electora. tha yoter oommlttae In tha preaenca of the offlcer ahall maka auob mark i:a tha circle above having the custody of such tioxas. Un-
a party column and also before the name of a candidato In aucb oolumn, or to tha voting squares befora the namea of two or mora candidatea in auch column, wtthoot making a voting naark lo any
leaa ordered to be preaerved by such a
tlmo, such ballota roay ba dlcpoaad of In the discretion of the offlcar or board hav¬ ing charge Of thera. I 61. Section four hundred and flfteen of
dty of New Tork and tn a county. If any. In wtiloh the general powere and dutle« of a county board o*. elecUona la devolved upon the ootmty clerk by thta 'Chapter. uie county clerk, or If he be abBent or unable to act. a deputy county cl«rk designated by the dark, thall bo secre¬ tory of the board of county canvasnars In every otber county of the atate tti« president ot the board of elections ah,ill be the aecretary of the board of co-.
oourt. or unleas an examination by such such chapler, as amended by chapter four canvasaers. or If he ba absent or unabie
commlUSB bo pending, they Bhull be opened and their contenta destroyed after six nionths, except, that In u %ear In
voting square of another column and which a president of the 'L'nIted Htataa ta without writing tn any namo, such todl- to be elected. In countlee In which no vldual vottog marka ahall be treated aa conteat haa been noted, auch boxes may surpluaoge and his vote ahall tie deamod be opened and their contants destroyed to have been coat for all of tbe candidatea after four months and the tioxes prepared whose names appear In the party column for luie at the primary election as pro- below Buoh circle. If, however, a ballot vlded In aection saventy-nlne ot this tor preeldentlal electors shall ba ao mark- chapter. Tha protested, void aid wh.iliy ed In a party circle and In one or more blank ballou shall be preaerved as pro- voting aquarea In the column under auoh vlded In section four hundred and thirty. circle and also In any voting aquare er ««v«n of this chaptar. Any candidate aquarea In another column or ooiumna or ''''^" l"* entitled aa of right to an exam-
name or names be also written to, the vote on a ballot ao marked shall only be counted for the oondidates so ajieclally Indicated.
4. If, on a ballot for preoldeaUal elec¬ tors, the rotor aball make a cross X mark lo the clroto above a vrnxty oolumn. and no voting mark In any voting square of the aame oolumn, and shall also make a cross X mark In the voting square before tbo name of a candidate In another party column, or In such aquarea befora the namea of two or more <::andldates In ona or more of such other party columna, or writes In a name or names, he shall be deemed to have voted for the oandldatea whoso names are thua specially Indicated and also (or all of the candidates whoae namea appaar In the oolumn below tbe circle contolnlng auch mark, except those whose namea are printed In the latter col¬ umn on a hortxontal fine with the names so opeelaUy Indicated; provided, however, Uiat If the voter shall make a crosa X rnurk In the circle above a party column and also croaa X marks In voting aquarea before any two or more names on the samo hortaontal Une or write a name In a blank apaca on a hortaontal line with one or more namea ao Individually marked, hta vote shall be counted only for candi¬ dates tor the offloe of presidential elector which, by todlvldual voting marka or by writing, he shall have upeclally indicated, though theire be no such marka In the column under such circle. B. To rote on any constitutional anoand-
Inatlun In person or by authorized aganta of any ballots upon which hta name law¬ fully appeared as that of a candldata; but the oourt shall preacriba such condl- tlona aa of notice to other candidatea or otherwiae aa It ahaUl deem nacesaary and proper
I Kl. Section three bundrad and aeventy- sevan of aucb chapter, as amended by chapter six hundred and forty-nine of tha l.awa of nineteen hundred and eleven and chapter eight hundred and twenty-one o( the laws of nineteen hundred and tliir- taan, Ib hareby amended to read aa fol¬ lowa:
i 3T7. Delivery and tiling of paper* relating to tha election: general provi¬ sions. If the election be other than an election of town. city, village or achool rfflcera, held at a different time from a general election, the chairman ot ths board of inspectors of each election district, Bxcept In the city of New York, ahall forthwith upon tba comple¬ tion of the trtpllcate statoment of the roBUlt. deliver ono set of returns to the aupervlsor of the town in which tha election district. If ou'.si.le ot a city. Is situated, and If In a city, to one of tha supervisors ot said city. If tliere be no suporvlaor, or be be absent or unable to attend the meeting of the county board of canvaa.sers. It shall be forthwith de¬ livered to an asBesBor o/ bucIi town or city. Ono Bet of returns with tally sheets annexed, together with the poll books of the election, shall bo forthwith filed hy such itiflpoTtoca, or by one of them deput-
hundred and sixty-flve of the laws of nineteen hundred and nine, ta bereby amended to read as follows:
I US. Dlspoaition of ke;.3; opening coun¬ ter c-ompartaieiit The keya of the ma¬ chine shall be enclosed tn an envelope which shall be S'lpplled by the offlclals, Gi: which shall be written the number of tbe machine and the district and ward where It tias been uaed, which shall be securely sealed and Indorsed by the elec¬ tion offlcers, and shall be ao refame.J to the offlcer from whom they were receiv¬ ed. The number on the seal and the number ragtatered on the protective coun¬ ter. If BO provided, Bhall ba written on the envelope containing tba keya. All keys for voting machinea shall be kept eecuroly locked by the offlclals having thom In charge. A public officer wbo, by any provtalon of law, la entlUed to the cu.Htody of a machine for any period of time, shall be entitled to the keys there¬ for whjle such machine Is In hla charga. It shall be unlawful tor any unauthorized person to have In his poaaesslon any key or UevB of any voting machine; and all election offlcera, or persona entrusted with anoh keys for election purposes, or In the preparation of tbe machine theretor. ahall uot retatu them longer than necessary to use them for auch legal purpoae. All ma¬ chinea aball be boxed and collected as aooii after the eloso of the elecUun as posslbla and tha machinea and the buxes fur the maohlnes, shall at all times be stored In a suitable ptace.
1 %%. Section four hundred and sixteen of such chapter ta hareby amended to read aa followa:
J 118. Provlaion for re-canvass of vote. Whetiever tt ahall appear .^^a^liero ta a discrepancy In the returns ui'T.>j election dl.strlct, tne county board ut cuiivasbors sliall summon the Inspectors of elecUon thereof and eald luBpecturs slia^, In tha
to act, the BC-retar-. t f ?u.h board shcli be the 8e<:ratary of tho board cf count;- canvaasora. When a cliilrmun ot th« lioard of rounty canvas'i-ors shall have been chosen, os above pnividcd the sec¬ retary of Buch buard jihail thereupon ad- "iinister the constitutional oath of ofIl.'« to the ctiairman. who shall tb^n ad- mlni»ter such oath t.j each member, and to the secretary of the bo-..rd. A .iia- Jorlty of the niembers ot any board ot canvasaers shall ccns*..t'...;!j a quuru.'u thereof. If, on the Jay liiwod fur 5„i.h meeting^ a majority of any sach board shal! n^.t atteiiJ. the n.ciiibera of ttio board then preuenl silj... elect Ui« chair¬ man of tho board aii.i aujoiirn tu sume convenient hour of t;.e i,. :vt day. It such board, or a niaj irity tlie-jof. shall tull or Tiag.ect to meet within t*o daya after tho time flxed for orKani,i;..g such bnard. tho ¦ uprama cuurt, or un.. Justice tliereof, or county Judse will..;, such county, may compel tha momhe:* therecf by writ ot mandamus to meet and organtae forth¬ with.
I 68. Section four hundred and thirty- one of such chapter, as amen.led by chap¬ ter elgf.t hundrod hi,.! twenty-oi.o ot tlio laws of nineteen handred and thiriean. ta hereby, amended to riru.j as ful.uAB
I in. Productlu.i of rei'irns and tally fhoets. As soon as »uch board of cuunty ciinvaaaers shall hav- been urgaiiiri-d the ...'Tlcar with whom ihoy wer«< tiled sliall deliver to such buucd of cauvasBois ull the ratuma with i.tUy sheets ann.!xe<l ixintalnlng the original statoments of can¬ vas* received frum Inspe-tors of ele. t:un tor districts wthln the county for which Bald board aro couniy or cl'y canvotoers. The original statementB which have boon delivered to nitiiil.eia of tie.- bourd cf caiivaosors shall then he d«ii'.ored to the bourd. If any member of Iho c unty board of canvuasers sball bi
\ i,'.. Section (our hundred and thirty- eight uf aucb chapter ta hereby amonded to read aa follow«.
I i3S. DeclBions of county boards aa to peraons aiecird. L'pj:. toe cumpletiun ot the stutcniei.ts regu.ieU by the prv<.ed- iiig aection the b..iru of cai.ias.^ers (or eucn count) aaail dBterinii:« wiiat parson hua by t.:o greatvsi iicnibcr 'jf voles been so e.ected tu e;.ch olilitr ot member ot Ubbuinbly to be lilled by the voters uf e„.-ri I. .sn'^ jor Maich the}- ,,re county c.inv.i.v:era if cun«',itu:ir.g uiie uasembiy diitiict. or In e;.cii aasembly district therein, if tliuie bu nicie than one, and ea ;h pviti II eiectcd by i: e gtcaluiii num¬ ber of V'jtes to ea..li ci>u.'ity otr.ce of such county tl le filled at SJch election and if llioti. .e m.ire ti..iii une scliool cummis- eiui.er ..li.tii.t ni «: li cuutiti, euch pcr-
E.j(i t e. ie I L.l Ilie grci-leBl number ot
Vijics t.. t..c ottice ..f school comrnlBsioner ~
tola li.ed at such electlun in each dis- LAWS OF NEW YORK—ly AuthglHyw
CHAP. US.
the state aupertntandant of oloctloti^ tbe carda delivered contain a corraot aonf ot all the namea regtatared aad iiifaiiiigi ttiin given aa required by aaid oarO, tP the polK'o department cf said dty at i offlce as Bhall lie designated by lice dcpartnient.
I ijo. Tiita act ahan taka aOaol Btaly. btu^c uf New Tork. Offioe of tha I
uf State, us.
I h,i\e compared the preceding wttb original iun on lila In this mOiam. aad hereby certify that tho same transcript therefrum and of tha wbato mt said original law
FRANCIS M. HTXKX Becreiary mt i
* So In original.
presence of said board of canvassers, or tend tho tlrst nineting of sc li b' MVd. he
ment ur queatlon submitted, he shull make ed fur that pi«rpobe. with the town clerk a cross X mark In the appropriate voting of Buch town, or tlie city clerk ot such square at the left of the question oa print- t-lty, on the oase aiuy bu. Tho package ed on the tiallot. of protested, void and wholly bUnl; bal- A cross X mark shall constat of any ; lots and the third net of returns with straight line crossing any other straight tally aheeta anne.\od shall, within twenty- line, at any angia within a circle or vot- four hours after the compel ion uf such
I Ing square. Any mark otbur than a ' cro.iB X tnark or any eraaure of any kind • ahall make tbe whole ballot void; but no
ballot shall be declared void because' a i cross X mark thereon Is Irregular In form.
Any ballot which Is defaced or torn by tho hlod as preecribed in s
vuter shall bo void, if a vuter shall do any act extriiialc to the ballot Itself, such as Inoloiiing any paper ur other article In the folduJ ballot, auih ballot shall be void. It the elector marks more names than there are person.^ tu be elected to un oflico, or tf for any other rea.ion It is iiiipos- aible to detormlna the elector's choice ot a candldata for an offloe to be flilod. his role anall no;, De couiited for BUOh of¬ floe bul shall be returned us a blank voto for such ofllce. Where, In the case of a cund'dute for govamur or member of aa- aenibly, tbe candidato Is nominated by two or more political orKunlzatlons, an^ tbo votor makes a crosa X mark In two or more voting' spucos or s.iuares, his voto for suoti candidate shall 1 e counted, but he shall not bo recorded In the tally sheet or returns ad voting with any particular Iiarty or independent body fur such oan- dl.lala: I 13. Section three bundled and sixty-
canvaaa, be fllod by tho ci.airman uf the board of iuapoclors, with the board of olectlona of tho gouiity in wliich the eluc- tlon district l8 situated. Tiie rt:;.i-t«r of electuru and jiublic cu^.y thoreof shull be liuii uno hundred and eighty of this i^iai.ier. Euch poll book containing alfcimSires of eloctura re¬ quired by this chupter lu sign liio poll biiok and all "Idontillcatiori siatcjineiilN tor election day" recelve.l tliere,it a.'iall with¬ in forty-eight hours after the ¦ Iobo of the canvaaa bs flled In iiersun u'r^.y mall by tho poll clerk of each election diatrict having charge of such bo.ik, with the stale ouperlntondcnt of «lciction» In BUch "UO of his offlces aa he may In writing destgiiuta
3 47. Such chapter Is horeby umendeil by adding at the end of article len a new '' recllun to be Bectiuii three liundred and eighty-two, to lead as follows:
5 S.'iZ. Destructlua of books, recorda otid papera relating to tho elections. The olll¬ cor or bu.ird with wlium tlie i'..it.-'ment of tho result, lliu rctuniB with tally Biieetn annoxed logettier wllli tho poll bouka of tbe election, tlio "iiiuiilillcatlon statemonts for election day, " the i.:sisi*r uf elec-
a bi-partisan committee thoreof, make racord of the number on the seal and tbe number on tho protective counter, if una Ib provided, open the counter com¬ partment of aaid machine, and without unlocking sold machine against voting, shall re-canvusB the voto uaat thereon.
Before making such re-canvass the coun- produced shall nut bo produ' i ty board of canvasaers shall give notlca board. It shall adjourn tu k. In writing to tha oustodlun and to tha ent hour ot the same or il, county cliairmun of each pulltical party and tho oecretary of nn li h... or nominating body ttiut shull havo nomi- special moaaenser or ..tl.er nated candidates for the election, ot the "uth nilssing returns, if po:
hall, at or boloru to be delivered to the ?• , et; board any original .-aii _:.¦,. :i have coiiio Into hia pu..--.-j..::":i first meotliig ot a co.u.t, bo vaeaere of ai y coiii,iy, all i tally sheets annexed bo ru.;'
t,ii(!. cause ,ry of Bjch that may If, nt tlio ird of .jan- jti.rns with ';:;rd to be I btfuro the u.e co.ivenl- e n.-xt day, i:d shall, by V Uo. obtain ilbio, other- i« and plaoe wh«re eald re-canvuaa la wise he ehall procure tho other set of re- be made; and each of auch political turns with tally sheets annoxed, or, fuH-
trict. The tv.ird of clectiui-.s of the coun¬ ty of H.'i.r.i,t.jn Bliull forthwith transmit t'l tno board .f e:e. tioiis ot tl.e county of F iltuii a certllled fuiiy ut the state- mtiit BJ tiled ai.d rocurded lu it» cthce uf the CO.inly bnard uf caniiii'- -s uf Ilurall- ton c';uiity I'B tu ail the '. * o. so cast in Hamilton county (or aM t:.e cnnd'dates and fur eaca of the cu.. ;iuate« tor thu olfl.'o uf me:iil'er of uBBOiv.u.y i,f the a«- simblv dibtii.t cunipu^c•d .t Ki.ituii una 11.-1 uiitoii cu;.nt;»ii: and the board of eiec- ttonu ot Kuiton cuunty i.n,.;i furthwlth deliver the »sr,ie to U.e r;.ltui, cu'^nty board uf eaniu,ser». ivi.o shull lii..ni t.'.::li ceriilied coi'v, and from ti.ci.- own Matv nient as tu the voien so c.isl (or such '.fflce In Fulton county, do..-mine what person »,t« at auch e.eclii... clei tci by the uraiiiest number 'f \ tos t.i Bucti ofllce. Such board of e-ach .'Oiinty shiul Oetermina wlutUor na..- prop ^^lioii ur iicosu. Il Bubmiited t" tlie vute.^ uf »uch county inly has by the gieaii>>;i number uf votea been adopted or reje ted
All bucli determu.at: i;;. ^..;^ll be re- du..-eJ tl wiui:;^- uu.J aigi.cd b\ the nie.Ti- l.ers ot Biicti board, or a inuj..inty of thom, and died and rec rdod in tne ofTioo .f the l.c.ird uf flccti.'i.s ..f s .ch county. e.x.e,.t :n the c.-.!iiitieii %. i.'.iily within tbe cily uf .N'ew I'urk, und in such i ountieB tlie cui.niy cltrk. ti ho or which th.ill each cause u c ,.y there f, and of ttio st ite- nient t!:...l and recc:';e.I l.i his or It.-- cttl -e, upon which such d»leriiiinat.uii was bas¬ ed, to be iiut.li.-.'iej lu uccurdaiice with tho pruViSi..:i» of Ihe laws of eltlhtecii hundred lUid i:in«.t.-tiio. . hiiptcr six huii- Urel nn.l ci,.;!ity-i>lx. secti.jiia iwenty-ono
ind tl
eiity-twi
ti: to
paiUes or noiniiiallng bodlea may send twu reprosentuUvtis to be ptcBeiiaat such re-cunvasi. If, upon auch re-cahvasa. It Bhull be found that the original canvass of the rutunia has been correctly moUa from tho machine, and Uiat the discrep¬ ancy still romaliiB uiiiiccuunted fur, tha county board of can\uaBorB, or said com¬ mittee thereof, with tl.e a3Sl8tan.:o of tha custodian of aald machine, Bhujl^ In tha presence of the Inspectors of electlun and authorized reprasen tall von
Ing that, the third .Met of tally aheets. In time to be pr-idiic-d be¬ fore such board at Its next meeting. At surh first meeting, or as aoi.ii «» an original statement ot the resuii of tho canvaiu of the votea east at sucli el.-vtion in every election riistri.'t of hid cuunty shall lio produced before such board, the board shall proceed to cunva.-,s Uio votaa ciiBt In Biicli ctuniy at 6i;. h tileiciun.
9 W. Section tour buiulied and thirty- seven of such chapter, as amendod by oral Buld political partlos or nominating chapter eight liuiulrol anil iweiity-une of bodies, unloclc the voting and counting the laws of nineteen hundred and thlr-
oiia ot BUCh cliapter, i-..s aiiieiiijed by chap- lurs and the public copy thefVif are filed
th..« th" Bdt 1
ter four hundred a,rl tw eiity-ci(jlu uf the lawa of nliiotceii iiuiicired and icr; and chiipter alx hunUic.j and furty-iilue.*f tho law.H ut ninetei.Ji l:Ui:d:od and eleven, la hereby amende.1 to rtad as follows:
{ 301. i^i^holleiigua. A puraun- uiay be chaHonged either when ho applies to the ballot clerk fur oflflclal ballot.-i, or when ho ufforB to ail Inapector tho baJIot ho In¬ tends to voto, or previously by nutb o to that etYect to on Inspector by any elector. It shall be tho duty uf oach liiKpector to ch:illcii«b ovury persun offerini; to vote whom ho Bhall kiiuiv ur iiuspect not tu bo duly qualltled ns an eleciur. and every por.son w-liijee rlijht tu rosislor as an eleo- tur was challciigod ul the tiiii..« of regis¬ tration, provided such clialleiigo has not provluuoly been withd,-awn. In aililltion to the furegoitig uny i>ersun iii.ty bu cliol- longed by a^y duly opp.uiitod watcher or uhullaiiger oltbor when tio iiiiplics to tha ballut clerk for ofTiclal ballots or when lie cftcra to an Inapectur the ballot be in- toncis to voto or previously by notice lo that eftect to on Inspector.
Whenever a par.son bIiuII apply to tho board of intpectors on olcctiuii day to vote opon tbo iiurno of u person whose rUht to regl3t»r as an elocLor was chal¬ lenged. It shall bo the duty of the chair¬ man of the board oi' Inspuctora or Borno rr.eiut/er of ouch board to administer to siich applicant tbe preltiiilnary uath pre¬ scribed In the neJtt section, und to read to such applicant each question upon the oopy of tho challenge affldavit sigiiud at the tlmo ot reglMiration by tho person upun whoae name the applicant doslrea to vote, and the Inspmitors and watchers ahuU compare the an«wors ttivun to such quostlona with the aiiBwers recorded thoreto upon tha copy ot said cliallenge affldavit. and shail curofully compiro the desoriptloi of the person challeiigod iwt the tlmo of roclstratlou recorded upon the copy of tlie challenge affldavit with that uf the applicant. If tl.oro shall be any nialorlol dltfuroiice or contlict batw>.en the answers given by the applicant and the answers rocurdtrd upon the copy of the chuUenga affldavit tu the quueUona print¬ ed theroon, or In the Uescrlptlon ot tha liorson cliiillen.iiad und the applicant, or if tha uppllcaiit shall refuse to anawer any question put to him, ur shall refuse tij make such oath. Ills vote shall not ba received and the tacts thereof shall be recorded In oach such case In the chat- ' lenge record provided for In section threa hvindreU and slxti-tuur
i M. Bectlon tlireo bundred and alxty^ fuur of Buih chapter, as unionded by chapter six hundred and soventy-eight of the luws of nineteen hundrod and lifteen, la hareby amended to reud us follows;
i JKl. Record of persons cliallengod. 1. The Inapectora of election Bhull keep a
after an election sluiIl pre.ierve llio auu for at least two years after the receipt thereof and until all auila or procecdinga before any cuurt or JuiIko tou. liliig tbe same shall have been determiiie.i At the expiration ot such time su.h books, rec¬ ords and papers, except a poll tMiuk con¬ taining Btgnulurea of electors, may be destroyed by such ofllcer. This Bectlon shnll not apply to a city of over ono mil¬ lion liilialiitants.
9 4S. Section three hundred nnd ninety- seven of sucli e'laiiter, as anion l,;d by chapter six hundred and furty-nino ot the lawa of nineteen liundred and eb-'Ven and chapter eight hundred and twenty-oiio of the laws of nlnct. .-n liundrod ami thirteen. Is hereby ameii'lcd to reud as follows:
{ 3S7. Form ..f ballots. All ballots shoU bo printed In black ink on clear, wliile maturiul, ot Midi El:.:e as will fit liio bal¬ lot fciiiiie, and In as plain, clear typo us tho Bp.ice win rensonubly permit. The )iarty t-niblem for each political party rop- r«iieiited on the inachliio. wliicli haa been duly adopted by such party In uccordance with tins chapter, nnd tho party name or other desib'natlon Bliull bo tifUxed lo the iianioa. or, in case of preskleritl il cli'ctors, to the list of candldatos of such p;irty. l'.;;icli Iiarty may be further distinKUlsbod be a stripe of color below the puriy em- li'ein. which sliall bo adopted in the same munner us tho party emblem. Tho or.ler uf the llsta or names of candidates of the several purtieB or organizations shall be arranged as provided by this chapler fur blanket ballots, except that tlioy may b« arranged either vertically or horl'ion- tally. When the suino punjon has been nominated for the same offloo to bo filled at the election by inure than ono party or Independent budy, all the provisions relating to the ollicial ballot In thta chap¬ ter Bliall apply und tbo voting machine Bhall be so adjusted that his name shall appear but once on thu buliut. Uut tn the case of a persori so nomliKited. the nume and emblem of the party casting the lilgh¬ est number ot votea tor i;>ivt:rnor at the last preceding election of a g.ivornor BtiatI bo at the left or above thu names and oniblejTui of other partiea an.l independent bodloH uniting In the baii.e iiomlnatioa. and the names and emblonis ot llio hitter parlit'.i Bhull follow in iirdor ut priority based on the relative party vole for gov- «frnor at suoh election, counting from lett lo right If tho culumn bo horlrxintal and downward If the column bo VBrllcal.
i 49. Section fuur hundred and eleven of Buch chapter Is bore|u- amended to read as follows:
I ill. Instructing voters. In case any votor after entering tho voting machine booth, and before the cloaij.g of such booth, ahall usk for turtiier Inatructlona concerning the uiaiuiar of voting, two In-
nie.'lianlam of inld machine and shall pr.Koed to thoroughly exarnino and test tho machine to delermlne and reveal the truo cause or Cannes, If any. of tho dis¬ crepancy in the returns from Maid ma¬ chine. Before testlrig the counters tliey shall be reset at zero (O-iO) after which e«'h counter shall be operated at loa.st ono hundred times. After the completion if said examination and t«;«t, the cus¬ todian shall then an'l there prepare a Mtat'-mont In writing giving In detail tha result thereof, and said statement shall b« witnessed by the persons pre.seiit nnd ."hall be tiled with the secretary ot the county tioard of canvassers. Uut nothing coiitaltiud In this section shall uuthorlza any change In the returns filed by Inspec¬ tors of election In any election districi nur authorize any biard of canvassers in any wlae to ounsider or act upon any recanvasa ef votes made purnuant thereto.
{ M. Seetton four hundrod and nineteen if such chapter, as amended by chapter
teen und chapter two hundrel and fony- tour of tiio laws of nineteen boiidreil und fourteen, ta heraby amended tu read as lolluwu:
i 137. Statements uf canvuss by county boards; preservutlou of protested, void ;ind wholly blank liallots. L'pon tbe com- plotion by a county b.-'uid of cuir, iia.sera uf the canvas* of votes uf which urUlnal stutBinoiits of cam ara are by luw rcjulr- od to be dellierml lo tlium, by li;-i buanta or otllcera wllh wlium t'..« bkuic mny nave been Hied by tlio lii.-p.. ti.is of ei'e.tiun, they Bliall make Separate at.ileinentH theroof as fullowB:
1. One Btateiuent of ull such votea cost for each ulllce of elect..r uf p: e..-i.ler.t and vlco-proBlUciil of Uio I iiiiK.l .'^tatu*
H. Ouo sUiloinent of all bl li vutoj cast tor each stale otflce, to iii.:ludo. In tho cose uf a cuiiuldaio for go. einur who w.ia iioiiilnatud by two or in.no parties or In- depuudent buJloa. u scpaiule Blaieinent of the number ot votes cast for him oa the oandl'Jalo ut ea.'h pany or lniiep':nd-
tU© hundred and forty-two ot the luws ot ent bo.ly by which he wa
minute of their proceedings In respect to
the challenging und administering oatha epectora of oppoaite pollUcal parties ahall or alteration of an
to persons offering to vote. In which shall Kl'^* such InaUuctlons to bim: but no In- bo made and shall
be entered by ono of them the nania of specior or other election offlcar or por-
every peraon who shall be challenged or aon asslating a voter eluUl In any nian-
take altUer ot such oatlis. specifying lu nor request, suggoat or ceek to persuade
each cuae wl.ether the preliminary oath or InUuco any such voter to vote any par-
or the seneral oath, or both, were taken, tlcular ticket, or for any particutar candl-
At the close ot the election, tho luspoctora date, or for or against any particular
shall add to such minutes a certitlcate to amemiinent, question or proposition.
the ettect that tha aame aro all auch mln- After giving such Inatructloua, tha In-
utes aa to all persons challenged at auob specturs shall retire and Buch voter atiali
electlou ip such dislrict. then close the buuth and voto ae lu tha
2. In cities and viliugea having a pop- case o( an uriaasliilod volar,
ulutlon of five tbou.saiid or more. In addl- • &«. Bectlon four hundred and fourteea
lion to tho foregoing record, the chair- °' »"^'*> cliapter Is hereby amended la man ot each board of Inapectora shall. Ininiedlately aftar uny election or pri¬ mary, return to every public ofllcer who haa tiled wilh him or a member of his board a Hat uf voters to be challenged, such challenge ll.st with u v, rittoii state-
read respectively aa follows:
i 414. Dlijposition of Irregular ballota; and preser\-iiig the record o( tho machine. The Inspectora uf olociioii shall, us suon as the count is completed and fully ascer¬ tained us In thl.i chapter required, lock
unlas.i be be one that ta entlUed to
sistance tn the preparation of hta ballot. ''°"' '' **•• "*">« *»" "^o'** ""• why the to one of the voting booths and wttl»- board permitted any persun to vote there¬ out undue delay unfold and mark hta ""• o'- '' "O"'" Pei^o" applied to vote ballot aa hereafter prescribed. No votor '"•'"eon and was challenged and did not
ment upposito each name, giving the rea- the machlno against voiing, and It shAll
reniiiiii so tor tho period of three inuiitlis, except as provided by section (our huu¬ dred and sixteen u( this chapter aud o.<c-
ahall tie allowed to occupy a tiooth ready occupied by another, or to occupy a booth more than live minutes In caae all the bootha are in uae and votera wait¬ ing to occupy the aame.
It ahall be unlawtul to deface ar tear an offlctal ballot In any tnanner; or to araae any printed Ilne, letter or word therefrom; or to erase any name or mark written thereon by a voter. It a voter wrongly mark, deface, or tear a ballot or one of a aet of tiallota. he may aucceoalvely obtain others, one aet at a time, not exceeding In alL three aeta. upon returning to the ballot clarka eacb aat of ballots already received.
The voter shall mark hta baUot with a pantill having black lead ag followa ana not otharwiae:
1. To vote for any candidate on aay ballot, except for an entire group of prea- IdanUal electora by means ot a aloglo
vota the words "challenged und did not
cept that It may be oi^ied and all tha data and ligures tiicreiii exai^ined upun
imined up
vote;" or If no iierson applied to vote on the ordor ot any oourt ot cuinjWtent juris-
such name, the words "no appllcution." diction or may l>e upaned by dlrectlun of
Before making such return such chair- a cumrnlttee of the senate or assembly to
man shall sign his name at the foot of Investigate and ruport upon contested
each page uf such challenge list ele^nions ot members of the legislature
I 16. Section throe hundred and seven- voted for by the use ot such machine and
ty-four of such chapter, ns amended by chapter eight hundred and twenty-one of the laws of iiuietecii hundred and tliir- toen and chapter thirty-ono ot the laws uf ninateen liundrrd and elxteeii. Is her«- by amended to read as follows:
1374. Preservation of ballots. After the lost tally aheeta and returns are com¬ pleted, ami all the Btiibs and balluto, ex-
Buch duta und flgurca cianiiiiod by such committee in tbe prehcnee of the oftlcer having tho custody ut such machine. Any caiiilldata shull be eiititle.i on applicatiou to the supieino court and un ruusonabla grounds bhown tu havo any machine Ui or upon which be wua named ua a candl¬ data opened and all the dalu and tlgurea therein examined by him or hla uuih.jrls-
cpt the protested, void and wholly blank ed e.gentB. but the court shail prescribe
ballots, are replaced in the b .ea,from auch conditions aa uf notice to other can-
which they were taken, each ' x shall lie iidatea or otherwiae aa it ahull deem nec-
securely locktd and sealed, and deposit- o.ssary and proper. tVheiiever Irregular
. d by an Inspector designated for that ballots have been voted, the inspectora purpose, with the officer or board fur- , ahall return all of auch ballots In a prop-
nlshlng it. together with the aoparata erly aecured sealed package Indorsed "Ir-
niiieloen hundred and eleven and chapter two hundred and forty-four of the laws of nineteen hundred and fuurteen. Ii hereli.v amended to road as f'llows:
{ 419. Number of votrrs In eioctlon dta- trictH. For any election In any rity, town or vlllase In which voting machines are to bo u.ied, the election districts In which su( ll machUiea ore to bo u.seri muy bo created li.v the offlcers charpod with tha duty of creating election districts, so as lo contain aa near as may bo tour hun¬ dred and fifty voters each. Such rodU- trlctlng or rudlrlaion may be mado at uny tlmo after any November election and on or before Auguat fifteenth follow¬ ing, to take eflect on the Bl.tth Wednes¬ day before the next ganerai clec-tiun. Whore such redtatrictlng or redlvlsion shall be made In aj.\y town, the board making the aaine shall, on or befora Soptenibor first following, appoint from tli« Inspiectora of elecUun then In offlce <1( suincleut therefor uje then In offlce. and, if not. from peraons not In offlce, sufll¬ clont to make up the requibite number), to taka eftect on or beforo tlie first day uf reglstrallon Uioreatler und not earlier than tlio second Wednesday following the next fall primary, four liispectura of elec¬ tlun tur oach clecliun diatrict thus creat¬ ed, who shall be ei^uaUy divldwd between the two paitles eutitled to reprosentallon ull said boards of Lnspecturs. Thareattor uu rudlvlalon of such eioctlon dLstrtct shall bo iua.de for elections by such ma. ciiinoa until at some general election tha number of votes cast In one or moro ot such districta sliull excuod five hundred. Llut tho toivn board of a town In which auch machines ura used may alter tha boundaries of tho election districts at any tliiib after a general elc*ctlon and on or lieforo August fifteenth following, to take effect on tlio sixth Wednesday beforo the i.ext general election, provided that tha iminber of such olactlun districts In auch town shall not be Incroasod or reduced, anl ths number of votes to bo cast In any ilii.trict wboae boundaries are oo altered lihali not exceed flve hundred.
If the creation, division or alteration of an election district ta rendered nec^^ssory by the creation, divtalon or ultaraiiun ot a town, ward or city or rendered necea¬ sary or occaaloned by Uie division of a county Into aaaembly dlBtrlcta after a ra- apportionment by the legialature or niero- bera of asaembly, auch creation, dlrtaloo election district aball take eftect Immediate¬ ly; und Inspectora of e.ectlon (or the new election dtatricta. aa so created, di¬ vided or altered, shall be appointed, to the manner provided by law, a reasonable time be(ore the next official primary ar luaeting for regtstraUon and aucb a^ polntmenta ahall take etfect linmedtotaly. I (4. Section four bundrad and thirty of Nuch chapter, as amended by chapter fuur hundred and thirty-two of the lawa uf nineiBon hundred and ten. la baraby amended to read as foUowa:
i 4S0. Organisation of oounty board o( canvassers. Tho board of suprevlsora of earn county ahaH be the county board ot canvassaro of such county. The coun¬ ty board of oanvaBsera of each count}* wllbin the city of Naw York shall con¬ sist uf Uie members of the board of alder- 1 men of the city of New Tork elei^ted oa such within the county. The Bald county IioardB nf canvaaeera ahall also wtthtal Uielr respective counties be the city board of canvassers of such city. The oounty board of canvassers of a county oontaln- ing a city or cities shall be the city board ot canvasaers uf such city or cities, ex¬ cept that the board of aldermen mt the city of Buffalo shall be the city board of canvassers for such city. Tha county boar.l of canvaasera of the reapectlve louiities sKali meet on the "Tuesday next after each election ot public offlcera held In such countv other than an election ot town. city, village or district a<^ool oW- rer.s held at a difterent time fron* a gan¬ erai election. The board of coianty can- vassoiu shall meet at the usual ^ln«e ot meeting of the board of supervisofak ex¬ cept that In a county wholly Included In
nom ii. uted.
&, One stiteinoiit of ull ..uch votes cast for each ofllco of i tpi u.eutatlvo In con- gress. exofpt tliut the bu.ird uf canvass¬ ers lu Die cuunty .if >,ev.- V.irk shall not niako a statonii nt of tha m ti-a cast In uny electlun dlatrl.-t In saM roaiity. fur any candidato for the cifllce >ii' ubmoiuM.,-- man, soiiator or rop.-e»ciitatlve In ...i grese, tho candldati-s for which weio ,a so votod for by voters In ele, tion dh-itiins in ajiy oounty not wittiln the city of .N'ow York.
4. One atatement as to ail euch v.'tes cast upun ovury propuso'l cjn.^illiitlu.ial amandiiient or utter prop, sitl.ju or ques¬ tion rtuJy submitted to all tho voters of the Blute.
h. One Bttttement as tu all the vute.B cast tor all and each uf tiio candidates for aa.li oflico of iiifciiitier of usseinbly for which tlie v.iters of nu.-h count I ur uny porlion therouf, oxcepi uh provided In para,jr,iph nnmberod iiiieo In thta Bectlon. wera entitled tu voto ut sccli electlun.
8. One Btulumenl as tu uli il.o vuiou cast fur eiicli county uiTlco, ami (irlica of school coiuruiosloncr, for whi. :i iho voters of such county, ur any porli..:i H.eroof, «t:u enlitied to v.jio ut Buch election, and tu be cunvaased by them.
7. One staLcmeiit uu to all the vutos. If any, upon uny piun.j:,Ui .n or quea¬ tlon upon which uiily tno vuiers uf iiuoti county ivare entitled to vote at such elec¬ tion.
8. In the counties wholly or partly with¬ in the city 01' New 'Von:, tlio rwspective cuunty buuriis blmll make a sepunite Blaieinent as to tho v.ins. If any, so cast upon any propusiilon or queaiiun upon which only Uie voters of such city were entltlod tu vot« ut such ole.tion lu such county or purtion Uiuruof.
Each BUCh s.-ueiiieut shall But forth. In worda written uUt ut lenjfth. .i.l votes cast for all tho ciuidldat.s for e.u h sOch otllco. And If uny such <ittl..« was to be flilod at SU' h election I.v ihu voter.- of a portlau only of u uouuty. ail the votes cast ior ull tbe condl.iatos for e..ch otllco In aii.v Buch portion of u co'.iut:., ileMg- nating It by Its proper .li.-,trict umber ur ether approprata do-iiRiiation: tue nai!i.> ut each such candidal*; the iiuiubor of votes so c:ist for euch, and. in tiio i iso of a. candidate fur govornor who ¦vi:i3 nomi¬ nated by two or iii.ira parties or lii'te- pendent bodlos, tbo nu:iibor toparalclj staled of votes cu»t for him us tbe cuiiai- dnto uf each party or Indepeiulfai:! budv by which he was lomlnated. and the wtiolo number of viLis so cast up.m uny proposed constitutional amoiidnuiit or olher proposition u- (;ueatlon, and ull tne votea so cast In favor of and Bi;ninst the same respectively. In U.o count ies wholly or partly within the cuy of .New Vork. ths r«Bp«ctivfi county boards shall make a separate Btateiuoat uf the vuten oast for all tbe city offlcea voted f'jr by the voters of such city or any portion there¬ at, within such countlea.
The statements renuirad by this section shall each be certifloil as correct over the tlgnaturss cf tha meoiberB of t.ie board, or a majority of them, and si.oil be tlied und re<-orded In tho uftlce of tbo board of electiuns of oach cuiitj. except In the oounties wholly within the city of New i'ork, Olid In such counties they ahall be flled In the ofllce ot the county clerk. When tho whoio canvasn snull be complet¬ ed, all orlt¦i^.al !ita*enie:it,i of canvaan iisied thereat shall be tiled In the ofHce of the secretary of tha b.,urd. who siiall tile a report of auch canvaaa with the board nf Kupsrvteora except In cuuiuen w'.oli.,' within a city of tho first class. The orlgi- r.al atotomont of cBnvasB not uaed at t.-.o canvaaa and the packages of prot.'-ated, void and wholly blank baiiots shall be re¬ tained In tho offi.e In whi.li or by tee offlcer with whom thoy were llled. ex- 'ept aa otherwise expreBsly provided by law. Tha packages of pro: jil.:.-!. void snd wholly blank baiiots shnll ba retained In¬ violate in tha offlce In wr.Ich they are filed subject to tho order and examlnaiion of a court ot compatant Jurisdlctlun. or to ex¬ amination by a commlttea of tho senate
TI.B board of e.tcUuiiB of euch county. e.\ .-pt In tnu cuuiitios viiici;) within tlio :r.;. ol New 'i'.jrk, and In aj'h counties t..e co'iity clerk, shall pici'ure as many c,rt:rl.'«l collies of each oe:;;:icale of tlm .loL.ji ::iii::ition of the co-t.i* board of caii- vaiae.e« ut bucli county as there aro pi r- i ina ..leciared electo.l ui .lucli ci rtilicale, i.nd uli.-iU, withuut il.l:..c tu.ii.snut si^ ii cop.ea to tha pers.i.f t:.i lein .lei lured lo be el£>;tod. respective I.v
i CS. tioctl.ni four ii'jiidred und tlilrty- .I llie of such cbuj'ter. us uiiieiiued by cfiupter two hiiiiured uiel f.n ty-fi..iir of •;,M l.iws of riiiuieeii li,.ii.ire i and tu;ir- XiiW, Is hereby amended tu read us ful- hiwn:
I 43:1. TmnRnlI^.^ioI^ uf Hatements ot couiiiy boards to .>ir. :ctai y uf state and board of elcc:i..iiB. I'pun tuo tiling In tha I'tllco 01' tile county clerii or tioanl of elec¬ tions of u statement of the county board of caiiva.-Sers ub to Ibo voii.s cast tnr lan.ii.iuiob f.ir the otl'.es ut elei'tors of I'rc^iileiit and vi.,-e-piesi lent, or as lo tlio
.(.-s ^¦.i^t for canili.ialea for atiite ofti- . erh. excepi nie:",i..erB of a.s..)ei.itiiy, and f'.ir reiireBentatlves In (¦uIl^;l'^J. or as to I :ie voles mi>t on any pr ip.'Se.i constitu- iionul anionUinant or olii.r piopomtbin or ':i..oiitlon Bubiniltod tu all the v..ters of tne Btato, such county cierk or buard of olectlunB bhall furilmith make two certl- :'ed copies of euch sucb st.i lenient, mid. iviUiin live uiiyB after the tiliii!; tiieroof in ills or Its olll.;e. Uuii-liiiit by mall ono of ^.ich cuiies to tho b. .'rot.irv of slate, und ine 1.1 tl.e cornptr..'ller i.f tlie slate. Tbe ' i..iptru:ler Bhall f'.rthwith rpuii the re- ' e:;,i tlKiouf uoiivci sv.cli c< 1 tin,.! coi'y ;.) U.e secret.Ir:, uf .si.ite. if ciiiy . ei iitleil copy shail not be ii.'ein-.l 1.;, tho uciro- tiiry ut stato on ur hct-jic tno lost day of -VoiBiiil.or 1...XI utter u ger.eial election, T wlliilii tii.:lj da;,s i.: ter u Bpeclal i.etiiuii, he .1-1.:i.I di..<piitcli u npi'ctal nioa- .T.-iifier lo ol.ti.i.i su.:ii cerlitiod copy from tl.o ounty i-leik ur l.'.-iird of ele. mms re- ..Jiriid tu tii.:is:i,.i the »iin,e. und such ' .>:inty clci i: or l.uinJ o' electiuns shall iniuiodiately upon demand of such mos- .-fi.^ier at his ur its .illico make and ile-
AN ACT to amend the prison taw, to ra> lution tu exempu.ig certain atata Inot^ tuiiuns trom ttio requirem*nta of auek law us to the purciiuBo ot certain pra4* ucis of prtsua labor.
Daoauie a luw May 12. 1816 with the a^
p:uiai of tha Governor. Pasaed, thraa-
nfitiB bei: g p:-esent
I The Fauple ot the State of New Yortl,
I represoiiied m tjeiiuio and Aaaembly, da
«,iuct US fuiluWB:
! Section 1 Section one hundred aod
; eighty-tvvo of chapter forty-Beven of the
la Ila uf n:iiot«en hundred aiid uloe, en-
'. t:i:ed "An uct relating to prisons, conetl-
: lilting chapier (ort.i-tnrto of the coneoli-
d.itod luv«'s, " ia hereby umendad to read
ua follewB"
I UiJ. Articles munufuctured to ba fur- nlsliod tu i.-ie state or division thereof The auperln; jiidcnt of st.ite prisons, aud tbe BUi'ei-liuendeiits of rttormatoriea and Pentter.iicr.oi. respcctlveii-. ure autborta¬ ed and dim tod to cuuse to be inanufae- tured by tl.o con\ ic.a In the prlBuns, re- fcrniatori.'i and penlteiiLlr.rieB, such arti- clcB as are needed and used therein, and also audi uk uie required by the atate or political Jlvi.iiuna t.^eroof, and In the buildiiigu. uitlces und public InBtltutlona owned or niaii..ged and conirc^od by ttlO Mule. Includiiiij arti. lea und muteriata to Le used In th.e erection of the buildlnga. All BJch auiolcs manufact'..red In th« i-iate prisons, lofurmatorlaB and peniten¬ tiaries, and nut lequired fur use theroin, shall bo of the Miles. pHttarns, deaigna uliJ qualities fixed by tho tiourd Of claael- tkatlun, and ni,iy be furnished to tha st.ite, cr to uny political division Uiereuf, or for or to any public insututlon owned or managed and controlled by the state, ur any pulitl.al divlslun thereof, nt and for ^ucll pricea aB shull bo fixed and de¬ termined UB h.reliiwifier provided, upon the roiiiiisltUiiiB of the proper offlclals. trublBOB or m.iiiiit-irs thereof. Xo article -o inaiuifuctur.'d shull be purchased (rom . ny ottier Buurco. for the state or public instltutiona of the Btate, or tho political dhisioiia thereut, except iiiiltornis for tha liiiiiutcB of tl.o .N'ew Yoik State Soldlera and Sallum' Home or uf tho New York L'liito W'uiiien's Uelief I'ori'B Home, un- lep.s sahf state i-u.-riinis»ion of prisons fhull certify ttiut the same can not be furiii»hi-d upon such reiiiil.sltlon. and na chiim theittor shall be audited or paid wit:,out BU. ll certtflcite
\ '2. Thin act shall take effect Immedl- iitely
ritute Of N.;w York. Offlce o( the Saora> tary o( Htate, ss:
1 liuvo compared the preceding with the orlHiMiil law on Ilio In this offlce, and do lieiel.y col itl'v that tho aamo is a c.'.irrect iruiiB. Hrit il.-refrora and of the whola of saiU uiiKinul luw.
i''RANL'l8 M. Hl'GO.
Secretary of Stuto
liver a ccrtlti..d c..u<.. \.,, su- '.vlio stiall, ab uo..:i .is p.'ucti It t.l tbo socrotary of bt;ae.
Tiio b.iard uf «i.. 1...1. except a ciunty wh.lij New VuiK, and in ii:..v su. county corli. shull tiiip.Hiiiii tarv of st.ite n'ltmn lU' i.ii gui.i..ral oil'tlnn, an.l wiih.ii er a bpeiial uiuctiui:, u iifct iLiid rc.iiuoi.. .'a ot all pers.. by tho b'luiii of ci'iiiitj ¦urli oounty to be eln.'tod I ba...lily. or to ony cmnty or Ijefuro tha llflee:ith duy
of each county,
libin thn I uy ut
.11. h . uunty tho
lit tu liio hecro.
IV ihiiH iitlor u
t. 11 ii.lys uft-
ol tl.e i.uiiieB
IS detei'iiiineil
III.. a.'she I B of
eu.hcr llf as-
fll. . : an.l un
..f He. ember
In each yea.- a . ertlllod lain I.ile.I Btalo- moiit of tho uin.'iiil cmiVttsb uf ihe v.itos tu.'lt In e.-cli ci,.'li cuiinl.i by e,oct ion .lislricia f.ir candiriiii.'h fur j.;uvei icr. Ii.-u- tenant-Kiiveriiur, seeiet.uy uf >l;it« coiiip- troiler. treiiMircr, atlurrei .Keneral. Bt.ilo ermhi.'er und Biirvevor un.l rnile-i Klates .sonuiur, or any luupuK'-'l cunstliutlonal aroeiidinent or otner iinjiiusili..n, at tho :a»t precuuiiijf general elei'^luii, lo Include, in Ihe cii-,- ,.f u .¦:.ii.iu:alM fur K'lVernor w:io was iiu'iiiiiHtod li,,- tu.j ur muro par- ties IIT in.lepeiiilent budie.s, a seiiarate slntement ..f tiio niinil.cr uf voles cust tur hini as the iainliilj:o uf each party or lii- ilepeiident b'ldy \ty which he was nomi¬ nated.
utfice ot th whuliy UI Vork <if u
t.'p.in 'the ilinig in t!ie ty cie-fv uf a countv within tlio city ut .Ne-* inciit nt tho cuuiit.s bu iiB tu tne v.jtes ciu-t fui city olflco williiii mull clerk Bhull furlhiMlh cupy of eu.-h .iu' li 8t.it tiio duiM after Li.e llli ofli'o, doiivci In a se.i.cd cm icrliliid cupy to iho boar.l uf ti-tions of the . itj of .Ne.v Voik. un ur L.tore tlio tlfle,er.th day of Decemlier in aii^ yeur In which t;.e;e ^h,Jl l.avu b. cn an election fur a lit) uilioo fur wlil. h lute^ n.'re cant III a cu.irity wUhin ttie city of .Sew Vork
coun- pa r 11.1- Ktule- ciid uf cunvassera • tandi.]m«H for a city, such county m.iko a certltled emeiil an.I, within ng tiienuf In Ijli,, ed ciiveiupe such
tl.o c t!
clerk
ity . ieriv of b lo ofli' lul c:ii ih c.jiuu .U»trlct;i
It.,
r p
I! flle with
rtlllod copy
. ' f-.e V uteb cast
n thereof by elec-
lity I ftlce, und
HOun
!,» b; \i p.
II dist, I eafter
H sliall, pub-
bo
1 eighty- a.s aiii.-iido.J by turty-1,1110 uf the J and I leicii ami
tho city of New Tork auch board of voiin- c aaaembly to Inveatigato and report on
tv cunvaaaera ahalt meet at tho offlBO o( » conteated election of member if the
the county clerk. Vpon Buch meowing leglslBtiira where Biich ballots werp cast thty shall choose one of their nunrber
chairman of such board. In a couney having a single eommtaaioner of elections, Instead of a board ot alactiona, aucb coaa-
-M*. taaaaBUt ..volvjuw. as ouom „^^ package of unuaad offlciai ballota. regular ballou." and llie such package mVinilfWtenar'-JhbU. lULUMJHSgtgJXflttte
=i
Bt auch olectlon. nnd may be d'•:ltro^ «d at the end of six months from tha tlma of the completion of Much ranvasa, upIbw other artae ordered by a court of oompa-
iistled In the Clly liccuid. ] 03 Sectiun fuur hunJr five of such chapt ciiapt,.r BIX hundrod , laws .if nlr.eteen hji
chapter bW hun ire.; aiul .-e% out;.-eit'it "f tho luws of nineteen ir.i..lrud u..d lifteen, la hereby amended to ie„d aa full'.iws:
i VS>. Card lists of re..iintoi«d electors. Tl.o l.',ur.l of in.speilurs uf ea. h election dlBtnct Slmll on .ach day ol reglstrati'.n irunsfor to cu.rds, to be p.'O'.ioed tor that purpose by the secreta: v uf stats, vvhicli cards bliall be In turiii and style approved by tl n stale suporliiter,de;it ( f elc Uon«, a coin,1*10 copy of th* naitne uf each per¬ son registeieii In their rfc3;i-'t'.e dis¬ tricts, togettier Willi a.! Of tin- answers .'nude and lr.furm0.i,'jn given t y the per- Mon roglsterod. at tha, time of reg;f:tra- tlon, and such ear-is inciused and se-oiled in a cover to be provPloii tur that pur¬ pose by the Beeretiiry ot stnte shall U« delivered pcrsoi.ah'y or by mall forth¬ with by the 'h.ilrniun ot th« board of In- si fctors todeiner with a s'.ittrnent on a 'j'ank form, tu be f';rnl»hed by rhe secro- tarv uf Ktate after appr'V.,-il by tha Btata Buperintendent of tlHtloiiB. that the cai.U deilV'ired contain a e./:.t. t :opy uf all the naineii rogiatered ai.'l ii.f.ii rnullun given by t.'.e perbuiiB bo rc;r. jt<=: . i, lu tli.- statu Buperi.,tendoiit of e... :i'^iis at ona of hta uttlces to bo Uesiguuttiii by lum
In '.lti-_» i-f the hr/at uiie.-. tii..- boiiid o( ir.spoc.luib of eucn c.oul.u.-i .li.tiict >nall aib.i cn ojcii day uf 1 egi.'iiu;.on transfer tu tliu cur.is. to be pro .mod fur tli.ii pur¬ pose by tl.'; :-v itiii, uf slit. ul.li-.l carda s.iail be 1.1 form u,i<l st;. .e .-.pprovod b., tlie hiulo S'apermteii.loJit of ...u. .lu.ib. a cuinpletB copy of tbo name ci ;i po;-
« Il regi.storod In Ibeu- i ,' !r. e dis- tiiitif, to.;i.:ner with u..> i 1 u ii.iiWo.-B mudo und inforrnutio,. g.. .1 i..e per-
sui.s ley,, le.-ud, at tbo t: f r.o'al'.i-,
tion und Soil; olnor und lur>:,er iii;onnu- i iiMii OB may Ihi roqJirei i . ro..i card si.d - B .. h care. Ir.. losed an i at...- 1 In a covor 1 to lie proviUoU for that p..iipube by tbe I aecreiary of stale, atiall be delivered per-1 gMXi
jtyyOiT iwtt
LAWS OF NEW YO«K—By Authority.
CHAl' 1.31 -l.'V AiT to amend ct::ipter eeven hundred uiiil tweiity-llvi. uf the iuws of nlnsteoo liundrod und tiitcoii. entitled An act making apprupriaiiuiiB fur the support of governiiient. " in relaliun to sularita and ciiiiipoiibatiuii .if toucliers In the stato nui'in:>l cuiie^e and Btute uornial Bcliuola
Uocainu a law Mny lii, ISlu, with the ap- 11 oval ..f till} tle.crtior, Puubed. three- lift bs belliy prtsoiit.
The People of Ui.i btate of Now Turk, r..'pi'o.<ienti'd In Seiiato tnd Assembly, do eiiucl Uj luilow.^:
Socliun 1 .So.-tlun two of chapter aeven bundled and tweiily-n.B uf the laws nt ninetoen liundred ami .Ifleoii, oiitltle.! ".\n' a.l iiiakliii; iippropriul lulls fur tl,« support of guvei iiment, " ik boreliy aiaaiid- ed lo reuil uh foiiows.
ll ;:. The btv.riil uniounts herein appro- lihited iii;all be dceineil tu l.o only ior au luui'li tli«,-iuf ,iH hli.ill I'u Biitllrlelit to ac- . uliiplish ill I'.II the piirpi'SoH dBSltimlod Lv tne appropiiiiliuns nnd sliull bo paid h.l- the tnawurer fi'Tii Iho resiie' tlve sums ,is Npeclhe.l, i.iii-Huiint to the legulramenlB .f the Htfit.- Iil.an. B l,iw. and it shall bn tbo duly of the trta.snrer lu report uri- niuilly to the legi.^liitiiro Ihe .letall of ths several oxpe'iinuris. Tlm suliiry or cura- lunMatirin uf i.n. ofhcor or employaa when nut pie. iiUe.l by law, for which an iipproiJi lation is in ute b.i this act, may Ixi fi.vd bv .,h« .Jei.irtmeiit ottl.lal or ciltl- ciiils iipp..inuiig h'l.li uMlc.-i ur employing Mich empiuyoe. at a ies.J but nut ii great¬ er sum thun the iiinuuiit herein api'roprl- iited fur the siilary ur cumpen.iiillun ot inch ottlcer "ir omiiluyeo No ufiproprta- ilnii tieri'ln contained bIiuH be uvnlluble for the Slimy or cuiiipensiiluii ot any rii.'ul,.r offl. 1 r ur emplu.vce u huse employ- moiil 01 uHiiu Is not herein siiucihtid uu- lon.'i his appuinttiiunl or oiiiplovnieiil In ox- l.roM..,ly uutliui i.:ed; and ex. opt as other- ivibo lioroln oxpicssiy piuvldod tho up- Piupri itiun.s 111:1.le 111 Iliin ucl for travel. mg KXpeniioo ol ulljciis or ernpluyeeB ure for 11. t III iii.l no. es6ury exjiensus only, i;i the perluniiaii.;*! of olli. uil duties and 10 1.0 i>.iid up ill pioper proof thereof, as ii..r.iirod by section twelve ot the state tliiuiice law and nu .itlior er further or llxo'l ulluv, uii.e fur e\peiibeB Bhull ba l^iiuitfcd ur paid, ainlhii.K in any other st I'lito to the i-oiitrarv le t ivlllistunding
Tbu upiu.jpriiiti.iiiH riuLlo In this act fur ilie saliiiies uf iniplu.cea by grades are intendad tu r.l.r to su. h Kra.lcb as ostuli- iishc'I bv. uii'l In accurdun-e with, cliup- I'.r tlfteen uf tin laws uf nirieieen hiiii- lirinl and nine beiiiu tiie civil Bervice luw, and ijiich Htyirupri,/ti.Jii« bliall be uvull- .ibla for Iho salaiiei of emploveos In any grade luiver than the oii'i speiifiod in the apprul.liuti.jii a.' bul nu ap|.r..prlatlO« sh.ill be uVBilalile tor the Bnluii.-s or com- peiisatiiui in wtiuie or 111 purl uf a great¬ er ii'iinlier of eiiipluy es thnn th'jbe re- ferre.l to in u tl-. c ill.- .ipi'M,pnut luii un.l :.u empluvfjo shall lec. i-..: salary ..r com¬ pel...<ati .n fiuiii iii'.rii than one grnde at •in" one time
Any Miiprof'i iKti.'ii nude by this act for :,;ilary, cumpei,.-;.: i.-i. 'ir exponses riiulI be the saikrv .;iimpeii»oil'r-i or expisuBoa f'ir 01 o year of the of.'l. or. employee, ufflco board departnionL commIeK on er bureau lui whuin tiie aui:,o la uppropr^ ut-.d, nutivutiBlaii.iing eiinilng piovi»liina u( uay uther stu'.uto llxing the u'.nual balury, cuinpehMUliuii ur cipe.ises uf »ucb oth'er or oiniiiuyeo ur Ui» oxp>-.oe» ol bucti uftlcer, buurd uepui tmont, P.,iiiinls- Bluii or bureau at u di.'iero.il uJnuuiil, I^ruvidod ihttt ii'j iiiUiioiB upprupnattd by tiiiii uct Hhall bo aiuiiuble tur aaiaty ur coii.pousuti'jn of any olUcui ui ci.ipiuyee of the siuio 1:1 OX' oHB .if tlie salary ut coroijoi.sailuii ull'vv.o.l 1., iiio jcur uf iilno: leen ii'ji.drod foLiil«-o;i ;:..:¦ lu Novfcfnt.i.* tli;.t, (or ruch olhr.-i ur po.<iUon oicapt us expressly provido.i 1./ luw ur In case BU'll uUi. or or fciii.i'.'- ' « bball rlnce that dato have heen apji vit.i. .1 to or employed 111 a dirfi runt uttue or eini.ioymunt or In a diHoreut g.u o. ui.u pi>/V,dod further thut nuch l::i.il.Uiun Bhall not apply to l' u tier* in lu« aV. te normal coIlcKe and -t.-te iioriu.-il sciiuuiii. ui.d such t.M iieia >-i,ail be paid fioni tha rnuiieyB bo ".i ally iii/i>ruprlated fur niaintenuni •• ut such . i.liugu and k. hu.iia. lur their servlcea reiiJcred on und hlnue October lirnt, ulna- t«bii hun.lrvl und fifteen, uni ti. be ran- .lurud, t,.o saiurivB or cuiripitnBUtlun flxtid at uny timo In i.'.i ordante with other l:iivB, not'A'lUiktundiiig tbe provisiuna of thib boctiuii
A niiiiiaKtr, tru.iite or ofUcsr o( any Btute rhar:tab!e or othar institution re¬ ceiving rr,uni.yB under th:h net from tba btat<i tri-aaury, (or roalnienatice and aup- jiurt. shall bo entitled lo actual and na^ essary traveling expenpcii wb>n attendtng meetlnija ut Ihe iKiard at U.a offlca of tbc Institution or In the pirrfurtuttncv of othaf ofllclal duties undui taken purnusnt to a
uttnc'
I rcbolution of th« buard cf munagara of which he l> a memlmr snd with tbe ap¬ proval of the flotal aupervlsor of atoto (haritles. I -l. Thta act ahall take aOaot Iwinia
