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

one of the inspectors thereof shall mark op-
posite to the name, "voted." 1t shall be
lawful for any qualified citizen of the divis-
ion, notwithstanding the name of the pro-
posed voter is contained in the said list and
the right to vote has been passed on, by the
said eanvassers, to challenge the vote of such
person. whereupon the same proof of the
right Of suffrage as is now required by law
shall be publicly made and again acted on by
the election board, and the vote admitted or
rejected according to the evidence. Every
person claiming to be naturalized citizen
shall be required to produce his naturaliza-
tion certificate at the election before voting,
rs required by existing laws, (except where
his case comes within the fifth provision OF
the sixty-fourth section Of the act Of eighteen
hundred and thirty >nine, to which this is q
supplement.) although the same may have
been exhibited to the said canvassers before
the completion of said list.
SEC. 16. On the close Of the polls the said
list on which the memoranda of the voting
have bsen kept as before directed shall be
sealed up with and deposited in one of the
ballot boxes as now required by law.
SEC. II. On the tenth day preceding every
election for electors for President and Vice
President of the United States, and on the
tenth day preceding any special election
within said city, the said canvassers shall
meet at the place Of holding the general elec-
ton in the election division at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, and shall proceed to hear the
application Of all persons whose names are
omitted from the said list who claim the
right to vote and shall proceed to add the
names Of qualified persons upon their person
al application and they shall perform the like
duties with regard to said claimant. The
copies Of lists and the affidaSi its of the CLAIM
ants and their witnesses as they are herein
before directed to proceed previous to any
general election, and the assessors Of each
ward are hereby required to assess the tax
against all persons so added and Immediately
return said list to the Office of the city COM
missioners.
of their offices, under this act, the canvassers
and election officers of the elections shall
take an oath before some competent authori-
ty in addition to the oaths required by law
to perform the several duties enjoined by
this act with fidelity according to the re-
quiremcnts thereof in every particular to the
best of their ability. They shall each have
the power TO administer Uaths to every per-
son claiming the right to vote or in regard TO
any other matter or thing required to be
done or inquired into by said officers under
this act and any wilful false swearing by
any person in violation to any matter or
thing concerning which they shall be lawful,
ly interrogated by any Of said officers under
this act, shall be punished as perjury. Said
canvassers shall receive, for every day en-
ploved, the sum of five dollars each the
said clerk of the board of Aldermen shall re-
ceive five dollars per day for every day en-
ployed and the said messengers of said
Board the sum of three dollars for every day
employed, and warrants for the same shall
be drawn by the city commissioners of said
city and be paid by the city treasurer.
Sec. 10. And it shall be the duty of the
councils of said city to make the necessary
appropriations, from time to time, for pro-
viding such stationery as may be necessary
for use under the provisions of this act.
SEC. 20, That the county commissioner
shall, at the proper expense Of the county
procure and furnish all the blanks mad,
necessary by this act.
Sec. 81. All laws inconsistent with any o
the provisions of this act be and the same ar,
hereby repealed.
ELISHA W. DAVIS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives..
JAMES l., GRAHAM