Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-05-01
miscellaneous.
THE REGISTRY BILL.

4 further supplement to the act relating
tn the elections Of this Commonwealth.
SECTION l. Be It enacted By the Senate
and House Of Representa- Of the Com
naOngealh Of PsRRsy' 'Ddaia IN General As
se7lbly met, and It is hereby enacted By 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 Com
monwealth, on receiving their transcripts
from the county commissioners, to proceed
to make out list in alphabetical order OF
the white freemen above twenty-one years
Of age who they shall know or who shall
make claim to said assessors TO be qualified
voters within their respective townships,
borougbs, wards or other election districts,
and opposite said names, state whether the
said freeman is or is not a housekeeper, and
if he Is, the number OF his residence, in
towns where the same are numbered, with
the street. alley OF court IN which situated,
and if in a town where there are no num-
bers, the name of the street, alley OF court
on which said house fronts; also the oceupa-
ton OF the party, and where be Is not a
housekeeper, the occupation, place of board
ing and with whom; aud, If working for an
other, the name Of the employer; and write
opposite said name the word voter; and,
where said party claims to vote by reason of
naturalization, he shall exhibit his certificate
thereof to the assessor, unless he shall have
voted in the township borough, ward or
district at FIVE preceding general elections;
and, on exhibition Of the certificate, the
name shall be marked with the letter N;
where the party has merely declared his in
tention 10 become citizen and designs to
be naturalized before the next election the
name shall be marked ID j; where the claim
is to vote BY reason of being between the
ages of twenty-on and two, as provided by
law, the word age" shall be entered, and if
the party has moved into the election dis
trict 70 reside since the last general election
the letter r shall be placed opposite the
name; and in all of the cases enumerated q
tax shall forthwith be assessed against the
person And in order to carry this law into
effect for the present year, it shall be the duty
of the commissioners ofthe respective coun-
ties of this Commonwealth, and Of the city
Of Philadelphia, within sixty days after the
passage of this act, TO cause alphabetical
lists of the persons returned by the assessors
as having been assessed 10 the several dis
lricts for the present year, TO be made out
and placed Inc the hands Of the respective
assessors. whose duty it shall be, on or be-
fore the first Of September, to ascertain the
qualifications OF the persons so named and
their claims to ;vote as before mentioned,
and performed, in regard 10 such persons,
all of the duties enjoined by this act and
furnish said list to the commissioners and
election board, as hereinafter directed: Pro.
ruled, That the names of all persons who
we're duly registered and permitted to vote
at the next proceeding general election 10
October, shall, without further proof or ap
plication, be placed on the list or registry
directed to be prepared for the election in
November, but they and all others shall be
subject to challenge and their right to vote
be passed on as prescribed by the fourth sec
ton Of this act.
2. On the list being completed and assess
ments made as aforesaid, the same shall
forthwith be returned TO the county com
missioners, who shall cause duplicate copies
OF said lists, with the observations and ex-
plantations required TO be noted as aforesaid,
to be made out as soon as practicable and
placed in the hands of the assessor, who
shall, prior to the first Of August next ensu-
ing SAID as-essm meUts put one copy thereof
on the door of the house where the election
Of the respective district is required TO be
held and retain the other in his possession
for the inspection, free of charge. of any
person resident within the said election dis.
trict who shall desire to see the same, and il
shall be the duty Of said assessor to add,
from time TO time, on the personal applica-
ton Of any claiming the right to vote,
the name of such claimant aud mark oppo-
,ite the name &C V, and Immediately
assess him with tax On the tenth day
preceding the general election in October
next thereafter, it shall be the duty OF the
assessor TO produce the list in his possession
to the inspectors and judges of the election /
1f the proper district at a meeting to be held |!