Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-04-29

lowance TO be judged of by the said COM
missioners for the expense of making the
list of registries hereby required to be
made out and it shall not be lawful for
any assessor to assess a tax against any
person whatever within ten days next pre-
cedlng the election to be held on the sec
ond Tuesday in October, in any year or
within ten days next before any election
for electors of President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, and any viola
ton Of this provision shall be misdemean-
or, and subjecting the officer so offending
10 fine, on conviction, of not less than
ten nor exceeding one hundred dollars, or
to Imprisonment not exceeding three
months, or both, at the discretion of the
court
Sec. 9. On the petition of five or n ore
: citizens of the county, stating under oath
that they verify believe that frauds will be
practiced at the election about to be held
in any district it shall be the duty of the
court of common pleas of said county, if
in session, or if not, Judge thereof in va
cation, to appoint two persons, Judicious,
sober and intelligent citizens of the county
to act as overseers at said election. Said
persons shall be selected from different
political parties, where the inspectors be-
long to different parties, and where both of
said inspectors belong to the same political
party, both of the overseers shall be taken
from the opposite political party. Said
oversears shall have the right to be pres
eut with the officers of the election during
the whole time the same is held, the votes
counted, and returns made out and signed
| bY the election officers to keep list of
the voters. if they see proper; TO challenge
any person offering to vote and interrogate
| him and his witnesses under oath IN regard
to the right of suffrage at said election -
to examine his papers produced and the
officers of said election are required to at
| ford to said overseers, so selected and ap-
pointed, every convenience and facility for
the discharge of their duty, and if said Of
ficers shall refuse to permit said overseers
to be present and perform their duty as
aforesaid,or they shall be driven away from
the polls by violence or Intimidation, all
the votes polIed at such election district
shall be rejected by any tribunal trying
contest ur.der said election.
Sec. 10. If any prothonotary, clerk, or
the deputy of either, or any other person
shall affix the seal of Office to any natural
ization paper and give out the same in
blank, whereby it may be fraudulently
used, or furnish naturalization certificate
to any person who shall not have been du-
ly examined and sworn in open court, in
presence Of some of the Judges thereof ac-
cordlng TO the act Of Congress, he shall be
guilty Of a high misdemeanor or if any
person shall fraudulently use any such GER
tifcate of naturalization, knowing that it
was frauduleatly used, and shall vote or
attempt to vote thereon, he shall be guilty
of high misdemeanor, and either or any
of the persons, their aiders or abettors,
guilty of either of the misdemeanors afore-
said, shall, on conviction, be fined in sum
not exceeding one thousand dollars, and
imprisoned in the proper penitentiary for
period not exceeding three years.
Sec, IL. ANY assessor, election officer,
or person appointed as an overseer. who
shall neglect or refuse to perform any duty
enjoined by this ac, without reasonable le-
gal cause, shall be subject to a penalty of
one hundred dollars and il any assessor
or election officer shall enroll any person
as voter whom he shall know is not quail
flied, or refuse to enroll any one whom he
shall know Is qualified, he shall be guilty
of misdemeanor in office, and, on con-
viction, be punished by fine and impriSon-
| M ha fn
damages by the party agrleVed and II
any person shall fraudulentlyalter, add TO-,
deface, or destroy any registry of voters,
made out as directed by this act, or tear
down or remove the same from the place
where it has been fixed by or under the
direction of the election officers, with like
fraudulent or mischievous intent, or for
any improper purpose, the person offend
ing shall be guilty of high misdemeanor
and, on conviction, shall be punished BY
a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars,
and Imprisonment not exceeding two years.
SEC. II. That for all elections hereafter
holden under this act, the polls shall be open
ed between the hours of six and seven o.
clock A. NJ, and be closed'at six o'clock P. NJ.
None of the foregoing provisions Of this act
shall apply to the city of Philadelphia, but
the aldermen for the respective wards OF
said city shall constitute board for the ap>-
D continent Of canvassers of election in said
CITY. The said beard shall meet on the first
Monday Of June of each year, at place to be
provided for them by the councils of said
city. land it is hereby made the duty of the
select and common councils of said city tc
provide the same, J and at said meeting or
ganizc said board by electing one Of theil
number president, and they shall also elect
clerk and messenger. The said board
may adjourn their meeting from time to time
as their business inay require. 1t shall be
the duty of the said board, on or before tht
fest Monday Of August in each and every
ever7 year, to appoint three reputable citi-
zens for each election division of said city AL
of whom shall not be of the same polilica
party and who shall de residents of the ware
of which the said division for which they arr
appointed is a part, TO be canvassers OF cleo