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FRIDAY,~ AUGUST , Of tne polling plucs exgopt the Insido of the bouthe, «hoff bu In, pluin view of the election uflleefs ond the persona just outside the guned «itl Savit booths hall be so arranged. that thore stall bo no neccoss to intending votors or to tlpr booths through any door, window, or 'nponitig, oxcept by tho door in front of said bootlie M 8eo, 18. Paymont of colection oxponses-The of providing polling places, voting booths, supplice thorvefor, guard rails and oth or furimituro of the polling placo, and distance markers, nnd the compensation of the election 'ofticers fm oncly clection district, shall be a chargo upon tho towit or olty in which such élsation district ts situated, oxcopt that such oxponses inowrred: for tho purpose of conduct: hut n village cloobion, mot held at the samd timo as a gonorat oleotion, shalt be a charge | upon tho villago. The exponso of printing and dolivortig the officiant ballots, sample ballots and cards of fustrugblon,; poll books, taily shoots, roburn shoots for Tnspootors and ballot clorks, and distance markers to be used at a town meating, oity or villuge oloctions not hold at the same thmig as a gonoral election, and of printing the list of nominations therefor, shall bo a charge upon the town, city or vik lago tn which tho clootlon is hold. 'The ex: pougo 6f printing aud. delivering the offleial ballets, snmplo ballots and cards of instruc tlon, poll books, tally shoots, roturn shoots for Anspootork and bullob clorks, and distance markers, to bo used inm any county at any «other olection, If no fown nicating, olty or vil« lago clootion bo held ab the samo tima thore with, and of printing the Hats of nominations thoerofor, shall bo a chargo upon stich county, Tho oxponso of printing and delivering the ofticlat ballots, sample ballots and curds of instruction, poll-books; tally shoots, return shoots for inspootors and ballot clerks aud distance markots, to bo used in ny county #6 (ny such othor election, and of printing tha lists of nominations therefor, if tho town moadting, olty or village olection bo held in such county at tho somo: tlme thorowith, shall bo apportioned by the county clorle botween such. town, clty or village and #uch county, in the proportion of tho numbor of candidates form town, olby or village officors on: such bal lots, rospoctively, to the wholo number of on- didate thereon, ind the amount of such ex- ponko so apporvioned: to onch such munloipali« ty ahall bo n 'chargo therdon. All exponsos lawfully Incurred by tho board of: police com- amlaslonors of the city of Now York, and by the board of olectlions of tho city of Brooklyn; ghallt bo a chargo on. such respective citics, and aftor being nudited by the proper officer, shall bo paid by the comptrollor of said ree #wpoctive oltles upon the cortificate of such bosrds, respootivoly, 'The: county clork of ouch county, not. salariod, shall be paid by such county a. roasonable compensation for his sorvices {m carrying out tho provisions of this ghaptor, to: bo fixod by the board of supervise ork of the county, or the board acting as such board of The town clerk of onch town shall bo paid. by such town a reasonable compensation for his sorvices in carrying out tho provistons of this chapter, to: be fixed by the othor mombors of the town board of the towne Ballot clorks, and persons acting ns such, #hall recotvo tho samo compensation for their abtondanco at un. elootton, as inapoctors 6€ elootlon: for the oleation,. and bo paid in like: mannor,. An Inspeotor of eloction. lawfully réqulred to file pmper# in tho county shall, unless he rosides in tho city or town iin which such office Is situated, be on- 'biblad to recoivo as componsation therefor five dollirs, und also four conts n milo for every milo actually and: necessarily traveled botweon hig residence and such county clerk's offlco in going to ind returning from such office. In cities of tho firat alass, tho. persons appointed and sorving as infpootors of election shall ro- goive fiyo dollars for tho hours fixed by law tor cach day of registration, and of roviston 0t registration for a. special oloction, and five «foils for the hours flxod by lmy for tho oleg tlon, and five dollars for the canvass and ro- turn of the votos, The poll clerks in such shall encle roceivo the same. compansa- tion as inspectors for the olootion and for the annmvass of tho votog, and tho ballot clerks ghall racaivo five dollars ench, Such officers shall bo.paid by the comptrotlor of their re- apootive cltlee upon tho certificate of the board appoliuiting them. - Heo. 10, Delivory of cleotion Inws to clarks, bourds and cleatfon officors.--Tho secrotary of state shinil-ontuo: to: bo prepared. n compilation Of all tho Jaws relating to- olections. in clties, towns, and villagos in foreo on the fifteenth day of May, in the year elghteon hundred and minoty-six,. togothor with subsequent amend- ments thoreto, with annotations and explana- tory notow and blank forms, properly indexed, and shall procuro tho same to be printed wrherovor ho dooma it dosirable for the bost Anterostw of the stato, and shall, at lonst sixty days botors euch gonoral cleotion held nftor thia chaptortaicos offeot, transm16 to the coun- ty. clork of each county, oxcopt New York and Kings) mnd to tho board of police commisston« ark of tho: olty of Now York, and tho board of eleationd of: the city of Brooklyn, a aufficiont number of copies thereof, to furnish one such copy to the county olorlk nnd members of such boards, ind one to ench town, villago and city oletk, and to onch colection officer in such mounty and: said cltlos. ~The: county clerk of' each qounty, excopt Now York and Kings, and tho board of polfoo commissioners of the ofty of Now York and tho board of glectlons of the olty of Brooklyn, shall forthwitly transmit ong of cach such copies to onch such, officer in such county or city. Ench copy so, recoived by ench such officer shall belong to. the office of the porkon recotving it: Every incumbent «of. the office shalt prosorve such copy during: hi@ form of office, und upon the expiration: of hlirtorm, 16 to his sugcestior.. ARTICLE I1. REGISTRATION Of ®LECTORE®, Hootion 00. Moostings for reglatration. SL, Adding and orasing names on rogiater. $2; Forms for rogiatrstion. ' 80. Mothod of registration. 84. Gonaral provisions. h $6. Cortificabion and custody of rogistor. 80. Delivery of blank books for registration, sortifiontos nnd instructions, Baation $0, Moostings: for rogistration.-Bo- fore avery gonoral dlootion, the board of in- spootors for ench claction district in every city,; and in villages having five. thousand in- habitints or more, shall hold four meothigs for the rogistrntion of the clectors thereof, at ithe place designated thorefor, on: the: fourth Eriday, fourth Saturday and tho third Friday ind: third Eaturday before such election, to be known rospootively ns. the first, socond, third aud fourth mootinigs for registration. Each moating; It tix oftion of tho first olnsy, shail begin at seven o'clock, If olsowhere, ub eight d'elook im tho foroncon, and continue, if in oltlon of the first class, untll ton ofclook; if elsowhero, unttl ning o'clock In the ovening. In all olootion. distiiats other | thin in cltios or villages hnving five thousand inlinbitants or morg, the board of Inspectors of oleoton for enol stuok elcctlion districh shail hold two mootings for the vogistration of oloctors there- of, ub the plucos designated therefor, before | Sach gonoral olootion, viz., on the fourth and third Huturdny hetoro tho eluction, to bo kuowit rospectivoly as the first and sccond mootings for registration, which meotings alall bogin at ning o'cloolk In tho forencon and continug untill nine o'clock in the even: Aug. (The bonrd of inspectors of clootion shall also, If orderod so to do by tho supromo court, or i fustico thoroof, or a county judge, as provided in: section thirt3-ono of tho oleotion law,; moot on the second Saturday botore cach gonornl oloutlon for the purpose of correcting tho rogintors by adding to or «trilking off thu name of ny person as divested by such ordor. I¢ shail bo tlio duty of ouch Inspector of eloc- tlon to make a noto on tho registory opposite the of ouch person so enrolled, or so gbrtolon off, of the dute of such ordor, mid tho court, Justice or Judgo dissing the samo. If any spocinl olection Shull bo ordered in any alty or village, tho inspoeotors of election of the various olection districts in which such spoolnl elootion ds to be hold, shall met in tlioht regpootive districts at the plnco desig- nutod thorofor, on the sccond Saturday pro- cading Such speciat cleotion, from eight o'clock In tho foro noon to tom o'clock fn: thoe overing Lor the purpose of rovising and correating tho roglator of clootors as horuinnufftor provided. Nodnupastor shall on ny day for registration bo absont during the hours fixed for onrolling thio names of cleotore, | Boo, OL, Adding and orastng names on rogis- tom=«If tho board of inspectors ab any meeting Aor the roglegration: of clootors shall have nog wae oly n > . tu . registration is made, Shall appear upon suck, - and continuing in numerical order. ' firat lotter thereof, and in the third colum: | ralized citizon; in the thirteenth column shall ' and in the third column the Chirstian name 'the official ballot voted by the elector on eleo ' numbers thereof which list shall be signed ' print and. distributé, in pamphlet form, for . place upon such register the names of all per- | _de retained by the person to whom it is issued loctel ut retesedl to nince upon the register ol choot ss tae unme of any person who is en: title? fo Pay < fis numa placed thereon, applt cation r ny be made to the supreme court, of auy justice thereof in the judicial district it which such election district is located, or of s connty adjoluaug such Judicial district, or tc a county judge of the county in which suck blection district is located, on a day at least two days prior to the second Saturday befort any clection, for an order to place such name pon the register of olectors; and such court tustlce or judgo may, upon sufficient evidence. and upon such notico of not less than twonty four hours to the board of Inspectors, and suck »thor person interested of such application at the court, Justice or judge may require, order such inspeotoys to convene as a board of regis tration on the sccond Saturday before suct election, and to add the name of such persor to such register of electors, and such register shall bo corrected accordingly; but mo court, justice or judge shall order the name of any porson to be added. to the register of electort anloss {b shall have been omitted. therefrom through the fult, orror or negligence of the election officers, In caso the name of any por son who will not be qualified to vote in suck eloction district, at the election for which suck register, application may be made in like manner by uny olector of the town or city it which such election district is located to any court, Justice or Judge hereinbefore designat 2d, for an order striking such name from the rogister, and such court, justice or judge may, upon sufficient evidence, und upon suck notice of not loss than twenty-four hours tc tho person interested of such spplication a: the court, justice or judge may requiro, sorved either personally or by depositing the same it the post-office addressed to said person by bit namo, and at the address which appearsin the roglstor certified by the inspectors of election. procéod to convene thd board of inspectors at provided horein for adding a name, and may order such board to strike such name from such rogister of olectors, and such register shall be corrected accordingly. Bec. 82. Forms for registhation.-Subdivisior 1. The board of inspectors of cach election dis trict in tho state shall, at their meetings foi rogistration for the general election in enck year, male a quadrupHentoregister-one copy by euch inspector-of tho names and resi donees of thoso persons, and none othor, wht aro or will bo qualified to vote in such district at such olection, which register, when finally completed, shall bo. the register of electors o: the district for such election. Such rogister shall also be used at all othor elections held it such district during the year succeeding thi eloction for which it is mado, except for towr meotings and village elections for which nc rogistration is required. In cities of the first class, the registor shall be arranged in fifteer columns. In the first column of such registos, thore shall be entercd at the time of the com pletion of the registration on the last day fos registration, a number opposite tho name of each person so enrolled, beginning with \1' On enct day of registration there shall 'be entered it the second column thereof the surnames of such persons in the alphabetical order of the the Christian names of such persons respec tively. In tho fourth column shall be entered the residence number or other designation, aud in the fifth colunin the name of the stroel or avenue of such residence or a brief doscrip tion of tho locality thereof. -In the sixth col umn shall be entered the number of the floor or room occupied by the clector at the rest donee given by pim, in the. seventh colum: shall be entered\ hiss ago, in the eighth, ninth and tenth columns his length of residence is the state, county and olection district, re spectively; in the eleventh column shall be entered. the fact, if he bo a native citizen. In the twelfth column the fuot, if he be a natu bo entered the date of the registration of the elector. Tho fourteenth column shall be re sorved for entering the consecutive number on the stub of the official ballot voted by the elector on clection day. In the fiffeenth col umi shall be entered, opposite the name of each alector, under the heading \remarks the facts regarding challenges, ouths and othe: fucts affecting such elector required to be re corded. Bubdivision 2. In all election districts other than in cities of the first class, the register shall be arranged in cight columns. In the first column of such registor there shall be en: tered at the time of the completion of the reg- istration on the last day thereof, a number opposite the name of each person so enrolled, commencing with \1\ and continuing in nw merical order. On each duy of registration thore shall be entored in the second colum» thoreof the surnames of such persous in the alphabetical order of the first letter thereof, of such persons respectively. In the fourt column shall be entored the residence number or other designation, and. in the fifth column the name of the street or avenue of such resi dence, and a brief description of the locality thereof. In the sixth column shall bo entered the date on which the ¢lector was registered. 'The seventh column shull be resorved for on toring the consecutive number on the stub of tion day. In the eighth column shall be enter- ed opposite the name of each elector, under the heading \romarks the facts regarding challenges, oaths and other facts affecting such elector required to be recorded. Subdivision 8. In citi¢s of the first cluss, the board of inspectors of each election district shall, immediately after the closo of each day of registration, make and complete one list of all porsons enrolled in their respective dis tricts, in the numerical order of the street and certified by the board of inspectors. Such lst shall be delivered by the chairman of the board of inspectors to the police captain of the prociuct in which the election district is lo- cated, or an officer thereof, who shall forth with deliver the same, if in the city of New York, to the supervisor of the City Record, i in the city of Brooklyn, to the board of elec-, tions, and if in the city of Buffalo, to the city clerk. In the city of New York such list, com- piled by assembly districts, shall be published in the City Record within three onlondar days after the last duy of registration and before the.clection.* In the:city of Brooklyn the board of elections, and in the city of Buffalo the city clerk shall, as soon as possible after the deliv- 'ery of guch list, and before the day of election, each ward, not loss than fifty times as many copies of said list as there are election districts in such ward, so that each ward pamphlet hall contain the lists of the several election districts in such ward. Such lists shall be mado in the following form, to wit: * GRAND STREET. Residence number & or other designation. Name of voter. 14. Smith, John 3 15. Jones, Charles M. Sec. 8%. Method of registration.-Subdivision 1, In cities nnd in vilinges having five thousand inhabitants or more, the names of such person: only as personally appear bofore the inspect- ors, ind who are or who willsbe at the elec- tion for which the registration is made, quali- fled electors, shall be enrolled upon the regis- ter nt n meeting for registration for a genoral election, except that whenever any election district in a- villago having five thousand in- habitants or more shall embrace within its boundaries, territory without the limits of such villngo, the inspectors shall, at their first mooting for registration for a general election, sons appenring on tho register of the last pre- ceding genoral election, who resided without the limits of such village, but within the elec tion district, who voted at such last preceding general election, except the namas of such elect ors who aro proven to the satisfaction of such inspactors to have cosed to be cleators since auch general election, or have moved within tho limits of such village. They shall alsc placo upon such register, at their first and subsequent meetings, the numes of all other persons known or proven to their satisfaction, who are or will be entitled to vote at the elec- tion, who reside within such election district, but without the Himits of such city or village. . Subdivision #. In cities of tho first class the board of inspectors shall issue to evary person enrolled upon tho register, a certificate in which shall by writton the nume and addross yiven by such person, and the date of such on- try upon the registor. Such certificate shall * v 16\ : « aa evidence of the fret that such name and ad dress were entered upon the register, Subdivision #. At the first meeting for regis tration in all olection districts where only two mectings for the enrollment of electors art held for iny general election, as provided it sectiou thirty of the election law, the inspect ors shall at such first meeting, place upon the register the names of all persons who voted a' the last preceding goneral election, as show1 by the register or poll book of such election except the numas of such electors as are prover to the satisfaction of such inspectors to hav{ ceased to be electors in such district sine such general clection, and also at said firs meeting und at the second meeting, they shal . place on the register the names of all person known or proven to the satisfaction of the in spectors who aro, or will be, entitled to vot at the election for which such registration ii made. Subdivision 4. At the meeting of the boart of inspectors in a city or village having five thousand inhabitants or more, for revising and correcting the register for any electior other than a general election, the inspector shall retain upon the register of their respec tive districts, the names of all persons qualifiec to vote nt such election in such district, whict appear upon the register of electors for thi lust preceding general election in such elec tion district, except the names of such elector: as are proven to the satisfaction of the in spectors to have ceased to be electors of suct district since their names were placed upor such register, and shall, at such meeting, ade only to such register the names of the person! qualified as electors, who shall personally ap pear before the board. If, however, suck elector resides within such election district but without the limits of such village, hit mame shall be placed upon such register, if it is shown to the satisfaction of such board that he is entitled to vote therein. In cities of tht first class any elector who was enrolled upor the register in an election district of such city at the lust preceding general election, and who since that time shall have removed intc another election district in the same city, and who is otherwise qualified to vote at such spe ciul election, shall, upon demand, receive from the board of inspectors of the district in whick his name was enrolled for such last preceding general election, a certificate duly signed by the said board of the fact that his name wat upon such register, and has been erased there from because of such removal, and his name shall thereupon ba erased from such register. Upon presentation of such certificate by the elector to the board of inspectors of the elec tion district in which he resides, his nume shall be placed upon the register for such dis trict. 'The inspectors must note upon the reg: ister opposite the name of such elector, the fact of such certificate of removal, specifying the election district from which he has re moved. They shall carefully attach such cer- tificato to the register. No elector shall cause his name to be placed upon the register of an election district for any election other than s general election, while his name shall appear upon the register of another district to be used at such election. Any person who shall vio lite this provision is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished by onment in a state prison for not less than two or more than five years. In all election dis tricts other than in cities or in villages of five thousand inhabitants or more, the board of in- spectors in propuring for an election other than a general clection shall add to the regis ter for the last preceding general election, the names of such electors as they know are or are satisfied by proof will be, on the day of such election, entitled to vote thereat, and shall strike therefrom the name of all persons whom they know or are satisfied by proof have ceased to be qualified electors of such election district. No registration of electors shall be required for town or village elections. Sec. 34. General provisions.-Bubdivision 1. -Qualification of elector.-A person is a quali- fied elector in any election district for the purpose of having his name placed on the rog: ister if he is or will be, on the day of the election, qualified to vote at the election for which such registration is made. A qualified clector is a mfile citizen who is or will be on the day of election twenty-one yoars of age, who has been an inhabitant of the state for one year next preceding the election, and for the last four months a resident of the county, and for the last thirty days a resident of the election district in which he may offer his vote. If n naturalized citizen, he must, in ad- dition to the foregoing provisions, have been naturalized at least ninety days prior to the day of election. Subdivision 2. For the purpose of register ing and voting no person shall be deemed 'to have gained or lost a residence, by reason of his presence or absence while employed in the service of the United States, nor while engag- ed in the nevigation of the waters of this state, or of the United States, or of the high sens; nor while a student of any seminary of learning; nor while kept ab any almshouse or other asylum, or institution wholly or partly supported at public expense, or by charity; nor while confined in any public prison. Any person claiming to belong to ary class of per- sons mentioned and referred to in this subdi- vision shall file with the board of inspectors ab the time of registration a written statement showing whore he is actually domiciled, lis business or occupation, his business uddrass, and to which class be claims to belong.. Such statement shall be attached to the register, and be open for public inspection, and the fact thereof shall bo noted in the register opposite the name of the person so enrolled. Subdivision i. Hliterate and disabled elect: ors.-If, at uny meeting for the registration of electors, any person entitled to be regis tered and of whom personal registration is re- quired, shall declare to the bourd of inspectors at the time he applies for registration, that he is unable to write by of illiteracy, or that he will be unable to prepare his ballot without assistance by reason of blindness, or of such degree of blindness as will prevent him, with the aid of glasses, from seeing the names printed upon the official ballot, loss of both hands, or such total inability of both hands that be cannot use either hand for or- dinary purposes, or that he willbe unable to enter the voting booth without assistance by reason of disease or crippled condition, the na- ture of which he must specify, it shall be the duty of the said board of inspectors to admin- ister an outh to such person in the followiny language, namely: \You do solemnly swear (ur affirm) that you will bo unable to prepare your ballot without assistance, because,\ and after the word. \because continuing with a state- ment of the specific disease or crippled condi- tion assigned by the person as the cause of his alleged disability, and the said inspectors and each of them shall muke a note upon the reg- ister of each instance in which such oath is administered, and of the cause or reason so us- signed. Subdivision 4. If any elector after being en- rolled, shall chauge his place of residence within the same election district, he may ap- pear before the board of inspectors of such dis- trict on any day of registration, or on the day of election, and state under oath that he has so changed his residence, and the board of in- spectors sHall thereupon make the proper cor- rection upon the register of such district. Subdivision 5. No part of a day fixed for the registration of electors shall be deemed a holi- day so as to affect any meeting or proceeding of the board of inspectors for registration. Subdivision 6, Challenges to applicants for registration.-Any person who applies per- sonally tony bourd of inspectors for registra- tion for any election may 'be challenged. by any qualified elector present. If such spplicant be so challenged, or if auy member of the board of inspectors shall have reason to sus- pest that such applicant is not entitled to havo his name enrolled on such register, the chair- man of the bourd shall administer to such ap- plicant the preliminary oath which is required by law to be administered to a challenged por- son offering to vote at a general elcction, and may thereupon examine him as to his quali- fications as un elector, and may require him to state under onth his age, residence by street and number, if it have a street number, and, otherwise, to describe the locality thereof, and if he is not a householder, to state the name of the householder with whom he resides, and in like manner to describe the residence of such householder. - If the applicant shall by his an- swers satisfy tho inspectors of his right to be registered, they shall enroll his name; if not, they shall tender to him the generdl otith pre- geribed by law in the case of\ an elector ati tempting to vote under challenge. . If such ap- plicant shall muke such oath, his ame shall 'he. nlaced upun the registo fuse to make such oath, his name shall not be placed upon the register. Subdivision 7. Record of challenges.-If, al a meeting of the board of inspectors for regis- tration, any elector shall, upon oath, declare that he has reason to believe that any person on the register of electors will not be qualified to vote at the election for which the registra- tion is made, the board of inspectors shall place the words \to be challenged\' opposite the name of such person, and when such per son shall offer his vote at such election, the general oath as to qualifications shall be ad: ministered to him. and if be shall refuse to take such oath he shall not be permitted to vote. Subdivision 8. Production of naturalization papers.-It shall be the duty of every natural ized citizen before being registered to produce to the inspectors, if any inspector shall re: quire, his naturalization papers or a certified copy thereof for their inspection, and to make oath before them that he is the person pur porting to have been naturalized by the pa pers so produced, unless such citizen was naturalized previous to the year eighteen hun: dred and sixty-seven. If however such natu- ralized citizen can not for any reason produce his naturalization papers, or a certified copy thereof, the board of inspectors, or a majority of such board may place the name of suck naturalized citizen upon the register of elect ors upon his furnishing to such board evi dence which shall satisfy such board of hi: right to be registered. Subdivision 9. Any person knowingly taking a false oath before the board of inspectors, shall upon conviction thereof be punished at for willful and corrupt perjury. Sec. 95. Subdivision 1. Certification and cus tody of register.-At the close of each meeting for the registration of electors, for a general or other election in a city, or in an election district wholly within a village having five thousand inhabitants or more, the inspector: shall append to each book of registration their certificate, to the effect that such register as it now is comprising (here insert the number} names, is a true and correct register of the names and residences .of. all the electors quali fied to vote at such election 'in such district, who have personally appeared before the board of registration, and such register so cer- tifled shall be presumptive evidence that the names and places of residence contained there- in are the names and places of residence given by the persons registered respectively. Ab the close of each meeting for the registration of electors for a general or other election else where than in s city, or in a district wholly within a village having five thousand inhabit ants or more, the inspectors shall append tc each book of registration a certificate to the effect that such register as it now is, compris ing (bere insert the number) names, is a true and correct register of all electors qualified to vote at such election in such district, who have personaliy applied for registration, or whose names the board was required by law to place thereon. Each such certification shall be signed by all the inspectors, but in case one inspector required to sign such certificate shall fail for any reason so to do, he may be required by the officer with whom such regis- ter is filed to sign such register at a subse quent date. In all cases a majority of the in spectors must sign such certificate at the close of each day of registration. Subdivision 2. The register of electors made by the chairman of the board of inspectors shall be, and shall be known, as the public copy of registration. Such public copy shall be left in a prominent position in the place of registration from the first day of registration until election day, and shall at all reasonable times be open to public inspection and for making copies thereof. Each other inspector shall carefully preserve his register of electors and shall be responsible therefor, until the close of the canvass of the votes on election day, except as hereinafter provided for in cities of the first class. At the close of each day of registration, the inspectors shall draw a line in ink immediately below the name of the elector last entered upon each page of each such register. . Upon the succeeding day of registration, they shall enter the names of electors in the alphabetical order of the first letter of the surname below the line so drawn upon the proper page after the close of the previous day of registration.. Upon the close of the last day of registration, the inspectors shall again carefully compare all the books of registration, to see that they are identical as to their contents, and (after making and com- pleting the separate list of the electors in cities of the first class, as provided in subdivision three of section thirty-two of the election law), shall certify as a board in the proper place provided therefor upon each such regis- ter that such register is a true and correct register of the persons enrolled by them in such district for the next ensuing election, f and shall state the whole number of such per- sons so enrolled. In cities of the first class, ab the close of the last day of registration, the chairman of the board of inspectors shall take from an inspector of opposite political faith from himself, the register of electors made by such inspector and shall file the same on the Monday after the last day of registration, if in the city of New York with the chief of the - bureau of elections, if in the city of Brooklyn with the board of elections, and if in the city of Buffalo with the city clerk. Such register so filed, shall be a part of the record of the offices in which ib is filed. 'The two other in- spectors of opposite political faith from each Other shall each retain their respective regis- ters of electors for use on election day. All registers of electors shall at all reasonable hours be accessible for public examinations and making copies thereof, and no charge of any kind shall be made for such examination or for any elector making a copy thereof. In cities of the first class the public copy of reg- istration shall be used, if necessary, on elec- tion day by the inspector whose register was filed as herein provided by said chairman. Any person who shall alter, mutilate, destroy or remove from the place of registration the public copy of such registration, shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be punished upon con- viction thereof by. imprisonment in a state prison for not less than two nor more than five years, unless otherwise provided by law. If, in cities of the first class, the board of in- spectors shall meet on the second Saturday before the election for the purpose of revising and correcting the register of electors in pur- suance of an order of the supreme court, a justice thereof or a county judge, as provided in section thirty-one of the election law, the inspectors shall certify forthwith to the officer or board with whom the copy of the register is filed, the change or changes made upon such register in pursuance of such order. At any revision of registration for an election other than a general election, the quadruplicate reg- ister of electors for the last preceding general election shall be furnished to the inspectors of election by the officer or board baying the, custody thereof, and the inspectors shall cer- tify to the officer or board in cities of the first class with whom the registers are filed, the changes, additions or alterations made in such registers for such election. In the cities of the first class at the close of the canvass of the votes of any election, or within twenty-four hours thereafter the two copies of the register of electors used by the inspectors.and the pub- lic copy thereof shall be filed respectively with the chief of the bureau of elections in the city uf New York, and with the board of elections in the city of Brooklyn, and with the city clerk of Buffalo. In all election districts other than in cities of the first class, one copy of the register used on election day by the inspectors shall within twenty-four hours after the close of the election be filed in the office of the town or city clerk of the town or city in which such election district is, and the other copies with the county clerk. Such register of electors shall be carefully preserved for use nt uny election which may be ordered or held in either of such counties or cities, respectively, prior to the next ensuing general election, at which they may be required. Subdivision 8. At the close of, registration on the fourth day in the election districts in cities and villages of five thousand inhabitants or more, and at the close of registration on the second day in other districts, the board of inspectors shall forthwith certify to the officer ur board charged with the duty of furnishing ballots to such district, the total number of Hectors enrolled in such district. In cities of the first class the inspectors of cach district shall also furnish to the police at the close of sach day of registration, the total number of electors enrolled on such day, in their respac- tive districts. , . * Sec. 84. Subdivision 1. Delivery of blank books for r ) registration, certifibuteé and instruc-. s i . 29m . . tions.-The secretary of state shall purchase wherever he deems it desirable for the besa! interests of the state a suitable number ofy blank books for register of electors, with plank certificates and brief instructions for register ing the names of electors therein, in the form: respectively provided in subdivisions one and two of section thirty-two of the election law, at least four of such books for each board of Inspectors in the state, and such number of extra copies thereof as in his judgment may be necessary for each county or city to replace lost or damaged registers before delivery tc the inspectors. Such register of electors shall have the leaves thereof indexed with the let- ters of the alphabet, beginning with the letter SA\ for the first leaf, and so on. He shall transmit such registers, certificates and. in- structions to the county clerk of each county, except New York and Kings, and to the board of police commissioners of.the city of New York, and to the board of elections of the city of Brooklyn, at least twenty days prior to the first day of registration for a general.election in each year. The county clerk shall) deliver such books to the town clerks of each town, and to the city clerk of each city in such county, by mail or otherwise, at least five days prior to the first day of registration, and > such town clerks and city clerks, and the said boards in New York and Brooklyn, shall de- liver such books to the inspectors before the hour set for registering the names of electors on the first day for registration. On the last day of registration, the board of polics com- missioners of the city of New York, the board of elections of the city of Brooklyn, and the city clerk of Buffalo shall furnish to each board of inspectors in their respective cities, blanks for the list of electors provided for in subdivision three of section thirty-two of the election law. Subdivision 2. Delivery of previous registers and poll books to inspectors.-Each town clerk with whom the register of the last preceding general election in any election district, else- where than in a city or wholly within a village having five thousand inhabitants or more, shall have been filed, shall cause such register and one of the pool-books to be delivered to the board of inspectors of such district at the opening of its first meeting for the registration for any election. Jf a new election district shall have been formed'in a town since such general election, the clerk of such town shall, before the first meeting for registration there- after in such new election district, make a certified copy of each register for such general election of each election district out of which such new district shall have been formed, and shall cause such certified copy to be delivered to the board of inspectors of such new election district at the opening of such mesting for registration. Such board, ab such meeting, shall place upon the register of electors all persons whose names are upon such copies who ave qualified to vote in such election dis trict at the election for which such meeting is held, except the names of persons who are re- quired to personally appear for registration. If a new election district shall have been formed in a city since Such general election, the clerk or board with whom the register of electors for such last preceding general elec- tion shall have been filed shall, before the meeting of the inspectors of election of such new district for registration for any other election, make a certified copy of each register of electors for such last preceding general election of each election district out of which such new election district is formed, and the inspectors of such new election district shall, at such meeting for registration for such elec- tion, place upon the register of electors the names of all persons upon such copies who are qualified to vote in such election district at the election for which such meeting is held. ARTICLE IH. PRIMARIES, CONVENTIONS AND NOMINATIONS. Section 50. Definitions of primary andcon- vention. 51. Notice of primary. 82. Organization and conduct of primaries. 58. Qualifications of voters at primaries. 54. Duties of chairman of primary. 55. Watchers and canvass of votes at prima- ries. 56. Party nominations.. 67. Independent nominations. 58. Places of filing certificates of nomina- tions. 59. Times of filing certificates 'of nomina~ tions. 60. Certification of nominations by secretary of state. - 61. Publication of nominations. 62. Lists for town clerks and aldermen. 63. Posting town and village nominations. 64. Declination of nomination. ~ 65. Objections to certificates of nominations. 66. Filling vacancies in nominations. Section 50. Definitions of primary: and con- vention.-As used in this article, a convention is an nssembluge of delegates representing a political party or independent body, duly con- vened for the purpose of nominating candi- dates for office, electing delegates to conven- tions, electing officers for party organizations, or for the transaction of any other business relating to the affairs or conduct of the party or independent body; and' a primary is any other assemblage of voters of a political party or independent body duly convened for -any such purpose. . Bec, 51. Notice of primary.-No primary shall be held in a city or village having a pop- ulation of over five thousand, as shown by the last state or federal enumeraiton, unless at least two days' notice thereof shall be publish ed in a daily newspaper in such city or village, of the same politics with the political party giving the notice atleast twice; but if no such newspaper is published in the same city or village where such primary is to be held, such notice shall be published in a weekly newspa- per, if any, in such city or village of the same politics of the political party giving the notice before such primary is held. if no such? daily or weekly newspaper be so; published in such city or village, such notice shall be posted in ab least six public places in such city or vil- lage at least two: days prior to the holding of such primary. Such primary shall be opened at such hour between nine o'clock in the fore- noon and nine o'clock in the afternoon, as may be prescribed by the political party or inde- pendent body holding the same. Elsewhere than in such a city or village, every primary :| shall be called and held pursuant .to notice given according to the regulations and usages of the political party or independent body holding it. ° a ' See. 52. Organization and conduct of prima- ries.-Every primary held by any political party or independent. body for the purpose of choosing candidates for office, or the election of delegates to conventions,, or for the purpose of electing officers of any political party or in- dépendent body, shall be presided over and conducted by officers-to be selected in. the manner prescribed by the rules or regulations of the political party or independent body holding such primary. - If the rules and regu- lations of the politicai party ' or independent body calling it so require, or if it shall be, by a vote of-the electors present, so resolved, or, if it be in a city or village having a population of over five thousand according to, the last preceding federal or state enumeration, and tive qualified electors of, the district where it is held, belonging to the political party calling it, shall serve upon the secretary or chairman of the general committee of the purty, or of its organization in such city . or village, or upon the chairman of the district committee, a written demand, stating that they so require it, the following additional requirements, or - such of them sis may be specified in such de- mand, shall be complied with: ° 1. The chairman and other officefs shall fake the constitutional oath of office. - 2. Candidates and delegates and officers of the organization or committee shall be chosen sy ballot. . ikd 8, The meeting shall be held open not less | than one hour for voting thereat. 4. The tellers shall keep a poll list of the Lume and residence of each person voting, and resist the secretary in tho canvass of the votes. 5. An elector shall be appointed watcher for sach candidate or sct of candidates or dele- gates requesting the same. 6. The chairman shall publicly announce the number of votes cast for each candidate, and the result of the canvass ut the completion thereof, and shall, if the primary be held in a city or village having a population of more than five thousand, as shown by the last pre ceding. federal or state enumeration, file a statement of such results and the oath. taken at such primary, and the poll list kept thereat in the office of the county clerk, if located: in J| such city or village, and, otherwise, in the of- fice of the city or village clerk, and the papers so filed shall be public records and open to in .spection und. examination by any elector the state. - toy mal, Bec. 58. Qualifications of voters at primarie® -No person shall be entitled to vote at an primary. unless he may be qualified to vote fo: the officers to be nominated thereat on th day of election, . They shall possess such othe qualifications as shall 'be. authorized by th regulations and msages of the political part: or independent body holding the same. Sec. 54. Duties: of chairman 'of primary. The chairman may administer any path re quired to be administered at any primary. He shall decide 'all qusstions that arise relating to the qualifications of voters when the voter: is challenged by an elector and shall reject such vote, unless the person offering\ the vot is willing to be, and shall be. sworn, that he will truly answer all. questions put to him touching his qualification as such voter, an shall state under oath that he is qualified'ts voté at such primary. ~ a Sec. 55..Watchers and canvass of . votes.; primary.-The ballot box used at any primary shall be examined by the secretary and by th tellers, if any, in the presence of the watchers, . if any, before any ballots are received to set that there are no ballots therein.. Buch watch ers are entitled to be prefent from the com: mencement of the primary to the close.of th canvass, and the signing of the: certificatet' 'At the close of the 'canvass of. th ballots cast for each candidate, the secretary shall publicly announce the vote and the re: sult of the canvass, § 7 Bec. 56. Party nominations; choice-of 'em« blems for ballot.-Nominations made fis- pr.. vided by this section shall be known as party. nominations, and the certificate by which such: nominations are certificd shall be known as party certificate of nomination. Party nomi mations of candidates for public office can only be made by a convention, or by a duly author ized committee of such convention of a politic - cal party which at the last preceding gene election before the holding of such conventio at which a governor was elected, cast ten thousand votes in the state for such 'officers provided,; however, that party nominations candidates for public office to be voted* fo only in a town, or ward of a city, or a village or subdivision thereof, can only be made bya: convention or primary or by a duly authorized committee of such convention or primary of political party, which, at the last preceding general election before the holding of 'such. convention or primary at which a governor was elected cast ten thousand votes in the': state for such officer. The party certificate, whereby such party nominations are certified shall contain the title of the office for whic each person is nominated, the name and re dence of: each such person, and, if in a city, the street number of the residence of each: such candidate and his place of business, if: any. It shall also designate, in not more than five words, the name of the political party which the convention, primary or. committee making such nomination represents. It shall be signed by the presiding officer and a seore tary of such convention or primary, or, made by a committee, by a majority of the members thereof, who shall add to their sig- ! natures their respective places of revidence, and shall make oath before an officer qualified to take affidavits that the affants were suc officers of such convention or primary, or that i - they are members and constitute a majority. of such committee, and that such certificates . and the statements therein contained are true _ to the best of their information and (belief, A certificate that such cath has been adminis tered shall be made and signed by the officer before whom the same was taken, and attached to such certificate bf nomination. . When the nomination is made by a committes, the cer-\: tificate of nomination shall also contain a copy of the resolution passed at, the convention or primary which authorized such committee to: make such nomination. A certificate of nom ination filed pursuant to this section may upon its face appoint a committee of one or more; persons for the purposes specified in section - six'ty-six of this act. When a party nominag- tion is made by a state convention: of a candi-. date or candidates to be voted for by the elect». ors of the entire state, it shall be the duty of. such convention to select some simple device or emblem to designate and distinguish the candidates of 'the political party making such - nominations or, nomination, Such device 'or | emblem shall be shown by a\ representation: thereof upon a certificate signed arid duly ex- ecuted by the presiding officer and a secretary - of said convention; which certificate shall: be- filed with the secretary of state, and such -de- vice or emblem, when so filed, shall in no case be used by any other party: or Andependent f\ body. When any independent body shall make a like nomination, as provided by the fifty- seventh section of this act, it shall be the duty of the persons who shall sign and execute the - certificate of nomination of. such candidate or candidates, to likewise select: some simple de- vice or emblem to designate and distinguish the candidate of 'such independent body mak- ing.such nomination, and such device or em-\ > blem shall be shown by the representation thereof upon:a certificate signed. and duly ex- ecuted by the proper parties authorized for 'that purpose. The device'or emblem so chosen, :; 'when filed as aforesaid, shall be used to desig-. nate and distinguish all the candidates of the same political party or independent body nom inated. by such political party - or independent body, ¢ y authorized committes, or pri- . mary thereof, in alldistricts of the state. The: device or'emblem 'chosen, as aforesaid, may be- 'the representation of 'a star, an animal, an anchor or any other appropriate symbol, but neither the coat of arms nor seal of -any state, nor of the. United States, the national flag, nor any religious emblem, or symbol, nor the portrait of. any \ erson, nor a representation of a'ccin or of the 'currency of 'the United . States shall be choson as such distinguishing device or emblem. Ifthe certificate of nomi- .uation 'of 'two or more: different | political par- - ties or independent bodies 'shall designate the same, or'-substaqt§_nlly 'the same, device or - emblem or party name, the officer with whi the certificate i decide whith of said political parties or inde- pendent bodiés is entitled to the use\ of 'such device, or emblem, or party name,sbsing gov- as far as maybe, in his decision by pris. > ority. of designation. in the case of the device or emblem, an name. If, the present £.use in the case of the party ther nominating body shall other devico or party name after C ; such officer shall himself select. for suck other body another device or party name, so that no:two 'different par- | ties shall be designated by the same device or * party name. 'If there be a division within a party, and two or. more factions claim the: same,, or substantially the same device or uame, the <officer aforesaid shall decide be- ~- bween such conflicting clainis, giving prefer: ~ ence of device and name to the convention or primary, or committee thereof, recognized by She regularly constituted party authorities; . and if the other faction or factions shall pre- sent no other device or party name, the said. ~> officer shall select a different device andparty came for each such other faction, which shall be nsed upon the ballots to distinguish its ticket. If two or more conventions are called by dif-} ferent authorities, each claiming to represent _ She same party for that purpose, the said offi- zer shall select a suitable device and' party' 'name to distinguish the candidates of one fac- lon from those of the other, and' the ballots shall be printed. accordingly.. Any questions arising with reference to any device, or to the political party or 'other name designated in any certificate of nomination filed pursuant. so the provisions of this section, or of section, ©. Afty-seven of this article, or with reference to- the construction, validity .or. legality of any. .. such certificate, shall 'be determined in the' first instance by the officer with whom such .~ sertificate of nomination is filed. Buch de- : sision shall be in writing, and a copy thereof shall be sent forthwith by mail by Such officer zo the committee, if any, named upon 'the face ~. of: such certificate, and also to each candidate - - rominated by any certificate of nomination: iffected by such decision. 'The supreme court,. - ir any -justice thereof, within the judicial dis- © trict, or any county judge within his county, .- thall have summary: jurisdiction upon com- plaint of any citizen, to review the determina- tion and acts of such officer, and to make such ; »rder in the premises as justice may require, ~. but such order must be made on or before the last day fixed for filing certificates of nomina- - Mons to fll vacancies with such officer as pro- > rided in subdivision gne of section sixty-six of [ this article. Such a complaint shall be hem-d} *pon such notice to such
