The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-04-17
State Of the Country.
THE REGISTRY BILL,


gag of the previous question with the
exception ofThorn's amendment, which
applies only TO Philadelphia. This
amendment was concurrcd in by the
Senate on Friday. The bill will now
90 to the Governor, and, without doubt
receive his approval. The amendment
empowers the Philadelphia aldermen
to appoint a board of canvasscrs in each
election division to make registry of
voters, by which majority of every
board will necessarily be composed of
Radicals. Other equally obnoxious and
partisan provisions are embraced with
in the amendment, which will undoubt-
edly meet the disapprobaton Of the
people Of that city. The balance of the
bill, as follows, applying to the whole
of the state, except Philadelphia, we
hope will be widely published and
studied in anticipation of its becoming
II law very soon:
y further supplement TO the act rela-
ting to The elections Of this Common
wealth.
SECTION /. BE II eadcted by tie Sen
ate 0d House W Representatives. Of
tie Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania in
GenerU ISsembD met, dnd il il hereby
eHdctcd hy the authority Of the same,
That from and after the passage of this
act it shall be the duty of the several
assessors within this Commonwealth,
on receiving their transcripts from the
County Commissioners, to proceed to
make out list in alphabetical order Of
the white frccmcn above twcnty-onc
years of age who they shall know or
who shall make claim to said assessors
to be qualified voters within their re-
spcctive townships, boroughs, wards or
other election districts, and opposite
said names state whether the said free
man is or is not n house-kecpcr, and if
he j., the number Of his residence, in
towns where the same are numbered
with the street, alley or court in which
situated, and il in n town where there
are no numbers, the name of the
street, alley or court on which said
house fronts; also the occupation of
the party, and where he isnot Il
housc-keeper, the occupation, place
of boarding, and with whom; and
if working for another, the name of the
employer; and write opposite said
name the word voter and where said
party claims to vote by reason of natu.
ralizatiun, he shall exhibit his certii
cato thereof to the assessor, unless he
shall have voted in the township, Dor
Ough, ward or district, at five prcced
ton of the certificate, the name shall
be marked with the letter \ ; wher
the party has merely declared his in
tention to become q citizen and design
to be naturalized before the next elcc
tiOn the name shall be marked ID. ].
where the claim il to vote by reason o
being between the ages Of tWcnty-Onl
and two, As provided by law, the wore
''age' shall be entered, and ifthc party
has moved into the election district tC
reside since the last general election til,
letter r shall be placed opposite tn,
name: and in all of the cases cnumcrh
ted tax shall forthwith be asSesseC
against the person, and in order to car
ry this law into effect for the presen
year it-hall be the duty Of the commits
siOncrS Of the respective cOmunities o
this Commonwealth, and of the city o
Philadelphia, within sixty days after tn
passage Of this act,tO cause Alphabetical
| lists Of the persons returned by the aS
SCISSORS rs having been assessed in tn
several districts for the present year, f
be made out and placed in the hand
Of the respective asscssOrs, whose dut.
| tcmbcr, to ascertain the qualification
| of the persons 30 named and thci
| claims to vote, as before mentioned an
/ performed, in regard 10 such person.
all Of the duties rnjoincd by this &c
and furnish said list to the commission
cr3 and election board, as hcreinaitC
directed: PrOridcd, that the names {
oll prrsous who were duly registere
and pcrnittpl to vote at the next pr,
ceding general election in October. sha
without further proof or application
be placed on the lit or registry dircc
ed to be prepared for the election /
November, but they and all Others ,hn
be subject to challenge and their rigi
TO vote be passed on rs pro-rNocd u
the fourth -,rtl"n OF TINS nrt' .,.
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soon aa practicable ana placed III u
Ilhhd7 ol the assessor, VINO siaIi, pre-
to the first ol August next ensuing ~
assessments, pat one copy 1hereo' c