Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-04-08
a Registry Law.


A bill providing for the registration of
voters throughout the State has passed
both branches of the Legislature and now
become law. The subjoined is a synop-
sis of its principal provisions
Section THAT the assessors shall make
lists ofvoters annually, with their residence,
whether housekeepers or boarders the
occupation and name of employer, if work.
inc for another whether native citizens
voting on age, naturalized, or having de-
clared intentions, expecting to vote upon
full papers, to be procured before cleo
tion.
During the present year such lists to be
made out sixty six days after the passage
of the act qualification to be then inquir
ed into before the 1st of September .
meeting for the rectifcation and placing
additional names on the registry, to be
held by the assessors during four days, if
necessary, and ten days before the cleo
ton.
Section 2-DupIicate copies of the re-
gistrv lists to be made out j; one copy to 60
to the County Commissioners, the other
to be posted on the door of the house
where the election is to be held prior TO
August 1st in each year.
Section 3-Assessors, inspectors and
iudges of election to attend at places for
holding elections on Saturday, the tenth
day preceding the second Tuesday OF Oc-
tober, to place names on the registry not
thereon, upon due proof Of the right of the
voter.
At the election no person to be allowed
to vote whose name is not on the list.
Where a person has been omitted he
may request special meeting of the of
ficers to decide on his case &; and all such
claims may be heard at the election house
on the Saturday before the election.
Section 4.-Voters may be challenged
and put to proof Notwithstanding the fact
that their names are not on the registry,
and the matter be decided according to
law. Naturalized voters must produce
their certificates of naturalization, the cleo
ton officers to place the word voted,
with date and place Of election.
Section 5.-Registry papers to be sealed
up after the election with other election
papers.
Section 6.-Registry to be re-opened in
years when there are Presidential elections
ton days before the election, and n"nnoo of
voters omitted to he placed thereon.
Section AT special elections the reg
istry to govern, but not to exclude citizens
not registered who have the right to vote
according to law
Section s prescribes the oath of office
for assessors, inspectors and judges of cleo
tions.
Section 9.-On the petition of five or
more cstizens, under oath, setting forth
reasons for believing that frauds will be
practiced at an election, the Court Of Com
mon Pleas may appoint two persons as
overseers of elections, one from each polit-
ical party, if the inspectors belong to diff
fereRt political parties but where these
officers are both of the same party, the
overseers to be both of the opposite party.
The oversecrs to have a right to be present
at the election and to see what is done keep
lists of voters, &c. If said ovcrseers are
not allowed to perform their duties, or
are driven away by intimidation, the whole
poll of that election district or division to
be thrown out, if the election is contested.
Section 10.-lf district polls more
votes than are registered, it shall be prina
fGcia evidence of fraud, and the whole
vote may be rejected upon contested cleo
tion.
Section 1l.-No court of the State to
naturalize any foreigner within ten days Of
an election under penalty of misdemeanor
in the officer issuing the naturalization
certificate. Voting, or attempting to vote
on fraudulent certificate of naturalization.
subjects the party to Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding three years, and fine not exceed
ing one thousand dollars.
Section I2.-Issuing false receipts by a
tax collector, fine not less than on e hundred
dollars, imprisonment not less than three
months.
Section I3.-At elections hereafter polls
to open between and o'clock A, III.
and close at 7. M,