Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-10-19

3 3eai aa og hne not exceedng five hundred dollars
o' S,s'i5r' or both IA the discretion Of the court
- o.. ANY person who shall wfuv aud corruptly
make and subscribe any fse affidavit ar make any
oati, t1uchlng any matter thing provided in
S act snail he deemed guilty of wllfai and corrupt
iJJi y % "hu upon convection thereof shall be pan
lslled oy imprisonment in the State pepitentary nor
eNNeeel1S nve Years, and by fine not exceeding enc
ton Of the court. ''- - '''e ~
SEC s. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of
ee commonwealth To prepare the necessary blank
forms TO carry out the provisions ~ fbis at ana t
IurhSh the same for the OF the persons so en-
gagrd " the military service aforesaid
SEC 81 In case any qualified electnr in military SER
wee aforesaid may be IN any hospital military or ma
Va OF ~ any vessel or navy yard the statements and
and made before any officer of the vessel navy yay
o o'hef place. IN which said vessel is tor the time be-
SEC TO- 1t shall be the duty Of every assessor within
tilS commonwealth annually. to assess and return in
tie manner now required by law. a county tax of ten
all -. 80 et9 tiu every non-commSSioned officer
ana private aud the usual taxes upon every commits
SS OlllcSf known 10y them to be in the military
army: an i when any omission shall occur the omitted
hahes shall be added by such assessors 10 the assess
.'S aIu iislS OF voters on the application of anv
cltIlen OF the election district or preclnnt Wherein
Such soldier might would have a right 10 vote II
not In Such service aforesaid: and sch non -aop
hlssoned officers ana prVates shall be eyenpf from,
az other personal taxes during their eont,nliance in
such service and SAID assessors SHAH i'm e"cb a,ij
every case Of such assessed soldiers or officers with
OUT lee or reward therefor give certificate Of sunb
regular additional assessment 10 any ci1iza, f -
q
l!hd me same and upon the presentation thereof to
tlle tax collector of said district or the treasurer Of
OF tue SAID county snail be the duty of such officer
10 receive SAID tax of and from auy person Offering f
pay the same tor the soldier officer therein named
suh % endorse upon such certificate receipt there
o anu u s!dlI also 0e the duty OF said collector or
county treasurer to receive said assessed IA from any
person VINO may offer paw the. same for any ri s.i
oceFs or soldiers. without recurring A certifcat of
assessment When the names OF such persons shall
nave beeh duly entered upon the assessment books
aId TAX duplicates and give receipt therefor to such
sl,'Iiiy Statlng therein the name Of the sol
deT OF oihcer whose tax is thus paid the wear for
which II was assessed and the date of the payment
1htreoI whch SAID certificate and receipt or receipt
ohiy. sha be pTtalG fdce evidence to election hoard
PoNlutu Ior by tins act before which the same NAV
ot VHTTed OF the due assessment said tax against
t" tue payment thereof by, the soldier or officer
therein named, offering the same As aforesaid lint
s'ad election board shall not be thereby precluded
Hoh requiring other proof of the right TO vote as
speclneu 10y this act the general election laws of
tuiS commonwealth; and if any Of said assessors
cVectoFs or easurers shall neglect or rese to com
Pi! WIN the provisions of this ection or to perform
any OF the dunes therein enjoined upon them or ell
eF oI thcln he. or they, offending shall be con
st1ered and adjudged guilty uf a misdelneanor in Of
hce and shall, on conviction be fined in any sum not
less man twenty nor more than two hundred dolars
hrorusf That the additional assessments required to
pt MADE ~ the above section. in the city Of Phade-
Phla shah be made application of any citizen of
Le election district or precinct thereof upon oath or
Hfmaton OF such citizen to be administered bv the
election district precinct wherein such assessment
Is required by such citizen to be made
SEC IL TINS act shall not apply to the election of
members OF council. or to ward and division officers
in the city of Pinladelphla
AFFEoFED-Ihe 18th day OF August, A. D. 1864.