The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-04-23

Wit that he is citizen of the United
States, that he is at the time of making
the affidavit or will be on or before the
day of the next election ensuing between
the ages of twenty-o one and twenty-five
years, that he has resided in the State
one year and in the election district ten
days next preceding such election, he
shall be entitled to be registered as a
voter although he shall have not paid
taxes; the said affidavits of all persons
making such claims, and the affidavit of
the witnesses to their residence, shall be
preserved by the said board until the day
of election, and shall, at the close thereof,
be placed in the ballot-box along with the
other papers now required by law to be
preserved therein; if said board shall
find that the applicant or applicants pos
sess all the legal qualifications of voters,
the name or names shall be added to the
list alphabetically with like effect as if
done ten days before the election, and
that they shall forthwith be placed with
the other names at the foot of the list on
the door or house of the place of the elec-
ton, and, as such person whose name is
enrolled votes at said election, one of the
clerks thereof shall mark Oh or opposite
to the name Z" VOTE" and it shall not be
lawful for the officers of the election to
receive the vote of any person whose
name was not contained in said registry
made out and put up at least eight days
before the election as aforesaid, or in the
registry made on Thursday next preced-
ing the election, and the reception of the
vote OF any person not so registered shall
constitute z misdemeanor in the election
officers so receiving it, and on conviction
thereof the election officers so offending
shall be subject to fine or Imprisonment
or both at the discretion of the court.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be lawful for any quail
fed citizen of the district, notwithstand-
ing the name of the proposed voter is
contained in the'registry and the right
to vote has been passed on by the election
board, to challenge the vote of such per-
son, whereupon the same proof of the
right of suffrage as is now required by
law shall be publicly made and again act
ed on by the election board, and the vote
admitted or rejected according to the evil
dence every person claiming to be a ma
turalized citizen shall be required to pro-
duce his naturalization certificate at the
election before voting, as required by ex
isting laws, except where his case comes
within the fifth provision Of the sixty
fourth section of the act of one thousand
eight hundred and thirty nine, to which
this is a supplement, although the same
may have been exhibited to the election
board before registry and, on the vote
of such persous being received, it shall
be the duty the election officers to cause
to be distinctly written therein the word
'voted," with the month and year, and
if any election officer at the same or any
other district shall receive second vote
on the same day by virtue of such certifi-
cate, they and the person who shall offer
such second vote upon so offending shall
be guilty Of high misdemeanor and, on
thereof, be fined and impris-
oned at the discretion Of the court Pro-
oided, Said fine shall not exceed one hun
dred dollars and the Imprisonment shall
not exceed one year; and like punish
ment shall be inflicted on the officers of
the election who shall neglect or refuse
to make or cause to be made the endorse
ment required as aforesaid on said ma
certificate.
SEC. 5. On the close of the polls, the
registry list, on which the memorandum
of the voting has been kept as before di-
rectcd, shall be sealed up with and pre-
served in the same manner now required
by law as the tally papers, and not taken
out until after the next meeting of the
Legislature, unless required on the hear
ing Of contested election, or for the pur-
pose of being used at the election of pre-
sidential electors or preparatory thereto
as hereinafter provided, after which it
shall again be sealed up and carefully
preserved as before directed. 'o
SEC. 6. Ten days preceding every
election for electors of President and
Vice President of the United States, it
shall be the duty of the election board
and the proper assessor to meet at the
place of holding the general election in
the district, for the same length of time
and in the manner directed in the third
section of this act, and then and there
hear all applications of persons whose
names have been omitted from the regis
try, and who claim the right to vote, or
whose rights have originated since the
same was made out, and add thereto the
names of such persons as shall show that
they are entitled to the right of suffrage
in such district, on the personal applica
tion of the claimant only, and, if the per-
son shall not have been previously asses
sed, it shall be the duty of the assessor
forwith to assess him withthe proper tax
after completing the list copy thereof
shall be placed on the door of or on the
house where the election is to be held at
least eight days prior to holding the same,
when the same course shall be pursued
in every particular in regard to receiving
or rejecting the votes, marking the same
on the registry list, endorsing the natural
ization papers with the proper month and
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