Excerpt from Practical Directions for the Holding of Elections, and the Canvassing of Votes, Under the New Election Law: Principally Applicable to the City of New York, and Designed for the Use of Inspectors of Election and District Canvassers in That City It should be borne in mind, that the person Who is to receive the soldier's vote or ballot, and east the same for him, must be a legal voter on the day of election and sol diers should be cautious to send their votes or ballots to none others. Great care also should be taken in directing these letters, to write, in a legible hand, the name, town, and county, in order to prevent their miscarriage. By reading section 2 of said act carefully, the soldier will be able more clearly to see the course he is to pursue. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.