Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-04-23
NEW SERIES--V0L. s, NO. 80.

ton divisions at ten o'clock in th
forenoon Of the first Monday in Sep
tember, Of each year, and proceed upo
that aud the two days next ensuing
to make out an alphabetical list of al
such persons as they shall know to b
qualified electors, who have voted a
any preceding general election therein
and shall state opposite said name
whether said elector is or is not
housekeeper, and if he be, the numbe
OF hisresidence and also his occupation
and where he is not a housekeeper
his occupation, place Of boarding, an,
with whom. Said list when compile
ted shall be signed by said canvassers
or a majority Of them, who shall takl
and subscribe an oath or affirmation
before an alderman Of said city, tha
said list is true list of the voters il
the sald election division who hav,
heretofore voted in SAID election divi
sion, so far as the same are known L
them; and said canvassers shall tLer
prepare three copies Of said lists, on,
of which shall be left with the city
commissioners, one with the board O
aldermen and the other they shall re
tain. The city commissioners, imme
diately upon the receipt of the same
shall cause to be printed and posteC
at least ten places in each election di
vision a copy Of the said list, with tn,
oaths of the canvassers appended
thereto, together with notice that
the board of canvassers will meet a.
the place Of holding the general cleo
tion in said division on the 18th day
Immediately preceding the day of The
general election and for two days the1
ensuing, for the purpose of revising
correcting, adding to, subtracting
from, and completing the list
SIC. IA. 1t shall be the duty of the
said cahvassers of each division, or q
majority Of them, to meet at the place
for holding the general election in said
division on the 18th day Immediately
preceding the day Of general election
and for two days next ensuing, and
they shall then and there proceed to
revise said list, and correct the same
by striking from it the name of any
person whom they shall know or re-
ceive satisfactory proof of being de-
ceased, or who shall have removed
from said election division, and by
adding thereto the name, residence
and occupation Of any person who
shall TO their satisfaction, in conform
ity with the provisions of this act,
prove himself to be a qualified elcctor
of said election division, aud for this
purpose the said canvassers shall re.
main in session from ten o'clock in the
forenoon until ten o'clock in the after.
noon of said days. Each person so
claiming TO be entitled 10 vote therein
shall produce at least one qualified
voter of the said division as witness
of the residence of said claimant in
said division for the period of at least
ten days preceding the general elec-
tion then next ensuing, which witness
shall take and subscribe to an affidavit
to the fact stated by him, which affi-
davit shall define clearly the residence
of the person so claiming to be a voter
and the person so claiming the right
TO be registered shall also take and
subscribe an affidavit, stating where
and when he was born, that he is a
citizen OF the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, and Of the United States
and If a naturalized citizen, he shall
also state when, where, and by what
court he was naturalized, and also
present his certificate of naturalization
for examination, unless be has been a
voter in said election division for five
years preceding the general election
then nextensuing; that he has resided
in this Commonwealth one year, or il
formerly a citizen therein and has re-
moved therefrom, that he has resided
therein six months preceding the gen
eral election then next following; that
he has not moved into the division for
the purpose Of voting therein and
that he has not been registered as n
voter elsewhere. Which said afiida
Wits, both of the claimant and his
witness, shall be preserved by the can
vassers.
SEC. Is. Immediately upon the com
pletion of said lists of voters by revi-
sion, correction and addition thereto.
the canvassers shall make four copies
of the same; one of which they shall
retain; one of which copies they shall
deposit with the said board of alder
men, together with the written affi-
davits Of the claimants and their wit
nesses, taken as hcreinbcfore provided I;
one Of which copies they shall furnish
TO the assessors of the ward, who
thereupon shall Immediately assess n
tax, according TO law, upon every per-
son whose name is contained in said
list, and deliver the same Immediately
TO the city commissioners, who shall
cause a sufficient number 10 be printed
for the use of tho receiver Of taxes,
and one of which copies they shall de-
liver to the inspectors and judges of
election of theproper election division
on the morning Of the general election,
before the opening Of the polls at said
election; and the only evidence that
such person has resided in such cleo
tion division for ten days next pre-
ceding such election shall be the fact
that his name is found thereon, as
hereinbefore provided, and the recep-
tion Of the vote of any person not so
proved shall constitute misdemeanor
in the election officers so Receiving it,
and on conviction thereof the election
officers SC offending shall be subject to
fine not exceeding three hundred