Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-10-26

year, and by hne net exceeding eve hundred dr.-
or either or both. the discretion of lie corr, Afs
SEC. 81. Any person who shall wiifully an corr,.
make and subscribe any false affidavit or u,stePy
false oath. touching matter or thlDp pr,,iIS
this act. shall be deemed guilty Of wlfa and eoy,,r, "a
perjury. and upon conviction thereof shall bs H r
lshed by imprisonment IN the State peri;entiaryF % ~
exceeding fEe years, and by fine not exceedingr S 10y
thousand dollars, or by either, or both, the ssr
tion of the court
Sac Ss. Tha, il shall be the duty of the Secrs,s..
the Commonwealth 20 prepare the necessary bss,G
forms 10 carry the provisions Of this sct snS
furnish the same for the use Of the persons so au
gagged in the military service aforesaid.
SEC 3d. In case any qualified eiectoT in military se-
vice aforesaid. may be in any hos pital. military ~ -
val or in any vessel navy ward the staten,en, Ia "a
afhdayiis IN this act mentioned. may be witnessed b
and made before any officer Of the vessel nsvy ys
other place, in which said vessel is tor the time H.
, ing engaged,
this COmmonBe ath annually, TO assess and re,r,I -
The manner now required by law county tax of ter
cents upon each and every non-commlsSoned ofScsr
and private, and the usual taxes upon every Somn,
stoned officer, known by them to be in the military
army and when any omission shall occur the oni,tsg
names shall be added by such assessors. to the asses
ments and lists of voters on the application nf IS @
citizen OF the election district precinct wherei;
such soldier might would have right 10 vote u
not in such service as aforesaid: and such non.con
mlsSlaned officers and pryates shah be exempt rom
all other personal taxes during their conunianf IN
such service; and said assessors shall in each or5
every of such assessed soldiers or officers Will
out tee or reward therefor give certificate Of such
regular or additional assessment 10 any citizen of ,h
election district or precinct who NAV al suy time -
mand the same and upon the presentation thereof 10
the tax collector of said district or the treasr
of the said county shall be the duty of such Officer
to receive said of and from any person ofernrtc
pay the for the soldier or officer therein named
and TO endorse upon such certificate receipt there
for: and shalt also be rhe duty of said collector or
treasurer receive said assessed from ary
person who may offer pay the same, for any of SAID
officers soldiers without requiring certificate ~
4 esSnent, when the names of such persons shsN
have been duly entered upon the assessment books
and duplicates and give receipt therefor to such
person, specially staring therein the of the SOL
dier officer whose tax is thus paid the wear for
which il assessed. and the date of Ihe psyment
thereof: which said certificate and receipt or recent
only shall be ffHld faeie evidence 10 election board
provided for by this before which the same NAV
be offered. of the due assessment OF said tax against
and the payment thereof by, the soldier or officer
therein named, offering the same as aforesaid but
said election board shall not be thereby precluded
from requiring other proof of the right 10 vote as
specified py tins the general election Of
this commemorative and If any of said assessors
collectors treaSurers shall neglect refnse com
ply with the provisions of this ecton, perform
OF the duties therein enioned upon them, or ei
ther OF them, he, they. offending. shall be con
Sldered and adjudged guilty of misdemesnor in Of
6ce and shall on conviction be fined in any sum no
less than twenty nor more than two hundred dollars
FSorifed That the additional assessments required
be made by the above section, in the city Of Phade
phia. shall be made on application of any citizen o.
TIE election district precinct thereof upon oath
affirmation of such citizen, be administered hy bl
assessor, that such absent soldier citizen Of The
election district precinct wherein such assessment
/ is required by such citizen to be made
SEC. Al. This shall not apply the election Of
members OF council or to ward and division officer.
! in the city Of Philadelphia.
/ APPRoyED-The 25th day of August, A. u. 1854.