Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-11-02

year and by fine not exceeding five hundred dcf-
or either or both IN the discretion of the co,,r
SIC. 81. Any person who shall wilflIly am, .nrr,
make and subscribe any false affidavit or mai
false oath, touching any matter thing provided y
perjury, and upon conviction thereof shall bc ,I'
ished by imprisonment in the State penitentiarv s, %
Thousand dollars by either, both, IN the dis o
tiun of the court. o'e'
SEc IS. That it shall be the duty Of the Seeres,v
the Commonwealth 70, prepare the necessary Li,i.
forms TO carry out the provisions Of this act AMI "a,
furnish the same for the Of the persons So " 70
gagged IN the military service aforesaid "
SEC SO. In any qualified cector in military Gov
vice aforesaid may be any hospital military 5r w.
val. or III aly vessel or navy ward the ,
aidavlts IN this act mentioned. may he witnessed I
and made before any officer Of the vessel navy yar
or other place, in which said vessel is tor the tIrr
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty of every assessor wf.
this Commonwealth, annually. TO assess and retlr,, =,
the manner now required by law county tax Of ti
cen's tPeh e''ch ana every noncOnmlsSluned officer
ana private aud the usual taxes upon every cutnis
stoned ofneer' known by them to be in the military
service OF the United States, of this State. in n a
army and when any omission shall occur the omttS
names shall be added by such assessors TO the asses
lchtS ana lists OF voters, the application of a,,
citizen OF the election district or preeinct yier
such soldier might or would have right To vote =
not IN such service aforesaid. and sncL nan, 81
missIoned officers and priVates shall be exernrt .
all other personal taxes during their contiutiar,.t
such service; and said assessors shall nm ea.I We @ ~
every case of such assessed soldiers or officers ,i,
out fee reward therefor give "a certificate of "i
regular or addinona assessment to any citizen Of The
mand the same; and upon the presentation tbereof
the tax collector of said district or the traasnr 70
OF the SAID county, IL shall be the DUTY of snc nfs
to receive said tax of and from any person otf,ri,
pay the same for the soldier officer therein nar
anu TO endorse upon such certificate RECENT the
for; and shall also be the duty of said collector nv
county treasurer TO receive said assessed tax from, @
person who may offer to pay the same for anv Of a
officers or soldiers, without requiring certiiicat -
assessment when the such parsnns s,.u
have been duly entered upon the assessment bo1L
ant tax duplicates, and give receipt there TO snHb
person, specially stating therein the name of Tho I
dler or officer whose tax il thus paid the vror w.,
which II was assessed, and the date of the navmet
thereof; which said certificate and receipt or T4c
only shall be pTHG Jace evidence to election En.ri
provided for 10y this act before which the same nra
De oHeTed OF the due assessment of said tax against
ana The payment thereof by, the soldier or oficar
therein named, offering the same as aforesaid hrt
said election board shall not be thereby precud,sS
fr"in requiring other proof of the right TO vote -
specified by this act the general election Iaws -
TINS Commonwealth; and if any of said assessors
coectOrs or reasurerS shall Neglect or refnse 10 con-
ply with the provisions Of this section or TO nerfrn
any oi the dutles therein en0ined upon them or g.;
ther OF them he, or they, offending shall he con
sldered and adIudged guilty of a misdemeanor in Of
nee, ana shall on conviction, be fined in any sum not
less than twenty more than two hundred dollar
fT0raed That the additional assessments reunreG -
oe mace sy the above section. the city of PhiIgd
Phl| shaii De made on application of any citizen NJ
The election district or precinct thereof upon oath o
animation OF such citizen, be administered NV tJ
election district precinct wherein such assese,a7
Is required by such citizen to be made
SEC I'll. Tins act shall not apply 10 the eI.c+;o, e
lehoerS OF council or 10 ward and division otfcer
in the city of Philadelphia 'eIs
APPRoVED-Ihe 18th day of August, A. D. 1864