In re the Designation of Travis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Eugene M. Travis and others from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of Kings county on the 22d day of August, 1918, striking the name of said Eugene M. Travis from the primary ballot.
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas, J.:
I vote to reverse upon the ground that the office of the Secretary of State is common to the State, and is not limited to the county of Albany; and that when the Secretary of State receives a petition, his function and act are not confined *506within the county of Albany, but operate and extend through the whole State. Hence no authentication by the county clerk of the notary’s certificate is required, nor has it been practiced or regarded as necessary in filing papers with the Secretary of State where certification by a notary public or similar officer is demanded. If the verification…
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