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

der gag of the previous qaestlon-"ith
| Thorn'S amendment, which applies only TO
Philadelphia. The amendment empowers
the Philadelphia aldermen to appoint
board of canvassers in each election divls =
ion to make registry of voters. 1t is
of great importance that all the provisions
of this bill for obstructirg poor men in
voting should be thoroughly understood.
A further supplement to the act relating
to the elections of this Commonwealth
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted, &cu That
from and after the passage of this act it
shall be the duty of the several assessors
within this Commonwealth, on receiv-
ING their transcripts from the county com
mSsioners, proceed to ma ke out list in
alDhabetical 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, borouehs, wards
OF other election districts, and opposite
said name state whether the said freeman
is or is not a housckecper, and, if he is,
the number of his residence, in towns
where the same are numbered, with the
street, aIlev, or court in which situated,
and if in town where there are no num-
bers, the name of the street, alley, or court
on which said house fronts ; also, the oc-
cupation of the party, and, where he is
not housckccpcr, the occupation, place
of boarding, and with whom and, if work
! lug for another, the name of the employer; :;
and write opposite the said name the word
"voter;' and, when said party claims 20
vote by reason of naturalization, he shall
! exhibit his certificate thereof to the asses
sor, unless he shall have voted in the town
ship, borough, ward, or district, at five
ceding general elections and on eX-
! hibition of the certificate, the name shall
! be marked with the letter n; where the
party has merely declared his intention to
become a citizen and designs to be natu
rallied before the next election the name
shall be marked d | /; where the claim is
to vote by reason Of being between the
| ages of twenty lone and twenty two, as
provided by law, the word age shall be
entered, and if the party has moved into
! the election district to reside since the last
! general election, the letter IL shall be
| placed opposite the name and in all Of
! the cases enumerated tax shall forth
| with 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 of the respective counties
of this Commonwealth within sixty days
after the passage of this act, to cause al
| phabctical lists Of the persons returned by
| the assessors as having beer assessed III
the several districts for the present year,
to be made out aud placed in the hands of
the respective assessors, whose duty il
shall be- on or before the first OF Septem-
Der, to ascertain the qualifications of the
persons SO named and their claims to vote
before mentioned and performed, in re-
gard to such persons, all Of the duties en-
Joined. by this act, and furnish said list to
the commissioners and elcction- board, AS
hereinafter directed; Prorjdtd, That the
names of all persons who were duly reg
istered and permitted to vote at the
preceding general election in October, shall
without further proof or application, 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 he pass
cd on as prescribed by the fourth section
Of this act.
SEC. 2. On the list being completed
and assessments made as aforesaid, the
same shall forthwith be returned to the
county commissioners, who shall cause du-
plicatc copies of said lists, with the obser-
vatons and explanations required TO be
noted as Aforesaid, to be made out as soon
as practical aud placed 10 the hands OF
the assessor, who shall, prior to the first
Of August next ensuing said assessments.
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 inspec-
ton, free of charge, of any person, resi-
dent within the said election district who
shall desire to see the same, and it shall
be the duty of said assessor to aid, from
time to time, on the personal application
of any one claiming the right to vote, tht
name of such claimant, and mark oppO-
site the name C ", and Immediately
assess him with tax. On the tenth day
preceding the general election in October
next thereafter, it shall be the dnty of the
assessor to produce the list in his posses
ion to the inspectors and judges of The
election of the proper district at meet
ing to be held by them as hereinafter di
reeted.
SEC. g. 1t shall be the duty of thc
inspectors and Judge of the election, to-
gethcr with tho assessor, to attend at the
place of holding the general elections fo
) the respective election districts on Satur-
day.. the tenth day next preceding the sec
ond Tuesday in October, and on the otheI
DAYS hereinafter mentioned, and continue
in open session at said place, from nine
o'clock A. NJ. till six o'clock P. NJ. Of said
day, to hear proof of the right of the re-
spectiye persons to vote whose names are
contained in the assessors list, as before
mentioned, or who shall apply to them tc
have their names registered ; and all per