Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-02-07

| A Coon MovE.-We would call the att.n.;o.
Of our readers to the following act of Asxs,n
bly,, proposed by the Hon. D. J.. Smith In n,
| House OF Representatives. There are, almo..
every year, hundreds Of forged nstur aiizsiio,
papers issued, which arc used over and oxo-
again to protect Illegal voters. The uass.na
| Of this act will efectually prevent such abuse
| in future, and lead to the detection of such A.
attempt their preparation.
Az Acr for the Detection and Prevention .,
Frauds in the Naturalization OF Foreicners.-
Be enacted, &c, that il shall be the duty of
the Prothenotary or Clerk Of every Court OF
Record established by the Constitution or Laws
of this Commonwealth, on or within three dars
after the first day of June, after the passage of
this act, to furnish 10 the Commissioners IF
the county in which said ccrticatei OF natu
raiization were granted. complete and accu-
rate list of all persons to whom certificates of
naturalization have been granted, during the
twelve months ending on the last day of Nav
next, with the name of the voucher in each
case, and the date when each certificate was
granted; and every such clerk or protlronctary
shall furnish to said Commissioners similar
list for each subsequent month. within two days
after it shall have expired. And for FURNISHING
said lists said clerk prothonotary shall receive
one cent for each person whose name shall ap-
pear on said lists as having been naturalizei.
Sect. 2. The Commissioners of any county
in which any Court of the United States may
hold its session, shall procure from the CIer., Of
such Court certified lists similar to those Feori-
red to be filed by Clerks of State and County
Courts, at the expense of the proper county
Sect. 3. The Commissioners OF each count,
shall prepare alphabetical list of all persons
naturalized in the county, whose names are
contained in said lists, with the dates name,
Of vouchers, and Court naturalizing them and
publish the same hy three insertions in two or
more newspapers IN the county, Zone of which
shall be the paper having the greatest bona
fide circulation therein,) during the month Of
September annually; and also make siulilar
publication, one time, previous to the sixth
day Of October in each year, of all naturali-
zed during the month of September: Prori-
ded, That no such published list shall contain
the names Of those previously published ac-
cording 10 law, by said Commissioners
Sect. 4. No person claiming TO vote, who
shall produce evidence of his naturalization
certificate purporting TO be issued by any
Court Of record, whose name shall not appear
in the published list for the period embracing
the date of said certiticat shall be allowed 10
vote until he shall make oath that said ccrtif-
cate is genuine, that he is the person designa-
ted therein,and that the same was granted him
according to law; and at the request OF any
voter, the Judge of such election shall retain
said certificate, note thereon the residence Of
the person so Offering TO vote. and the name
and residence OF the person at whose desire ha
retains it, and within two days deliver the same
TO the nearest Justice or Alderman in his cleo
tion district. If, within five days thereafter.
any one appears before said Magistrate, and
proves that said certificate is forged, or has
been fraudulcntly issued, or that there is good
reason 50 to believe, he shall nrestiga:s the
matter, and imprison or hold TO bail for trial,
such as he shall consider guilty of any viola
tion of law; otherwise he shall return the cer-
tificate 20 the person claiming to vote upon it.