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

the duty Of the assessor. forthwith, to as.
sess said person with tax as required by
law, on the proof being made to the salts.
faction of the election board, if not already
assessed. On the list of the voters in the
said district being completed, it shall be
the duty ofthe election officers aforesaid to
cause duplicate copies thereof to be made
ont, forthwith, in alphabetical order, one
Of which shall be placed on the door of or
on the house where the elections are to be
held, and the other retained by the judge
of the election, who shall hold the same
subject to the inspection of any citizen of
said district unit! the day of the general
election, aud produce the same thcI eat ;
Procided, That the officers hereinbefore
named, when they shall deem it advisable,
may meet for the purpose named in this
section one or more days not exceeding
four prior to the tenth day next preceding
any general or Presidential election, of
which meeting, and IFS purposes they shall
give due public notice by written or print
cd handbills, posted in at least six of the
most public places in their respective wards
in cities, boronghs, wards in boroughs, or
townships: And prOoidcd FURTHER that
where any ward in a city, borough, or
ward in borough, or township having
but one assessor, is divided into two or
more precincts or districts, the Judge and
! inspectors of such election districts or pre-
cincts, in each ward in city, borough,
ward in borough, or township, rcspec'
/ lively, shall meet at the usual place of
holding the election in the precinct poll
ing the largest number of votes at the last
| preceding election in their respt ctve wards,
borouShs, or townships, and shall give due
public notice as herelubefore provided, of
the time and place of their meeting, and
in all cases where any ward in a city, bor-
ough, ward in a borough, or township, is
/ so divided into two or more election dis
tricts, it shall be the duty of the assessor
10 assess each voter in the election district
to which he belongs, and to furnish separ-
ate duplicate lists to the election officers in
each election districts. 1t shall be the
! further duty of the said inspectors, judges
! and assessor, in each ward, borough and
/ township, TO meet again, at the place fixed
on by the third section of this act, on the
/ Thursday next preceding any general elcc
! ton, between the hours of nine and ten
A. NJ. and remain in session until six P. NJ,
for the purpose of hearing and determin-
! ing any claims that may be presented to
! them by any person or persons claiming to
! be entitled to vote, and whose name or
! name8 have not been entered on the regis
! try of the election district IN which he or
| they claim to be entitled to vote. Each
person so claiming to be entitled to vote
therein, shall produce at least one qualified
voter OF the district as witness to the
residence of the claimant in the district
! in which ne claims to be a voter for the
period Of at least ten days next preceding
! the general election then next ensuing,
which witness shall take and subscribe an
| affidavit to the facts stated by him, which
affidavit shall define clearly where the res
idence is of the person so claiming to be a
voter, and the pIsoa so claiming the
right to be registered shall also take and
subscribe an affidavit stating where and
when he was born that he is citizen of
theCommonwealth of Pennsylvania and of
the United States and, if a natural:zed
citizen, shall also state when, where, and
by what court he was naturalized; ana he
shall also present his certificate of natural
ization for examination, unless he has been
a voter in said election district for five
years then next preceding that he has re-
sided in this Commonwealth one year, or,
if formerly a citizen therein, and has NOV
ed thcrcfrom, that he has resided therein
six months next preceding the general
election then next following that he has
not moved into the district for the pur-
pose Of voting therein that he has paid
a State or county tax within two years,
which was assessed at least ten days be-
fore the election for which he proposes to
be registered, and that he was prevented
: from registering his name 1t the first meet
ing cor that purpose As directed by this
act, The said affidavit shall also state
when and where the tax claimed to be
paid by the atfiant was assessed and when
} where, and to whom paid, and the tax re
ceipt thereof, shall be produced for exami-
| nation, unless the affiant shall make oath
that it has been lost or destroyed, that he
never received any receipt: Provided
That if the person so claiming the right
7 to vote, shall take and subscribe An afli-
: davit that lie is a citizen of the United
{ States that he is, at the time of taking the
affidavit, or will be on or before the day o.
: the next election ensuing, between the ages
of twenty-one and twenty-five; that he
: has resided in the State one year, and II
: the election district ten days next pre-
ceding such election; he shall be entitled
to be registered as a voter, although ht
shall not have paid taxes. The said atfi
: davits of all persons making such claims
r and the affidavit of the witnesses to thell
residence, shall be preserved by the sait
board until the day of the election, and
SHALL at the close thereof, be placed 10 th'
: ballotbox, along with the papers now re
, quired by law to be preserved therein
If said board shall find that the applican
or applicants possesses all the legal quail
, fcatlons of voters, the name or names
shall be added to the list alphabetically
with ike effects as if done ten days be-
fore the election, and they shall forthwith
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