Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-04-15
A Rekistry Law.


A bill providing for tho registration Of
voters throughout tho State has passed
both branches Of the Legislature and now
become law. The subjoined is asynopsis
Of its principal provisions:
Section THAT the assessors shall mako
lists Of voters annually, with their residence,
whether housekeepers or boarders; the oc-
cupation and name Of employer, If working
for another whether native citizens voting on
age, naturalized, or having declared inten-
tions, expecting to vote upon full papers,
to be procured before election.
During tho present year such lists to DO
made out sixty days after the passage Of
the act qualification to be then inquired in-
to before tho LIST Of September; meeting
for tho recti6cation and placing additional
names on the Registry, to be held by the
assessors during four Days, if necessary, and
ten days before the election. '
Section 2-Duplicate copies Of the regis
try lists to be made out one copy to 60 to
the County Commissioners, tho other to be
posted on the door Of the house where the
election is to be held prior to August lst in
each year.
Section 3-Assessors, inspectors and judg.
es of election to attend at places for holding
elections on Saturday, thetenth day preced.
ing the Second Tuesday Of October, to
place names on the registry not thereon, up.
on due proof Of the right Of the voter.
At the election no person to be allowed to
vote whose name is not on the list
Where person has been omitted he may
request a special meeting of the officers to
decide on his case and all such claims may
be heard at the election house on the Satur-
day before the election. .. ,.
Section 4.-Voters may be challenged
and put to proof, Notwithstanding the fact
that their names arc not on the registry,
and the matter be decided according to law.
Naturalizcd voters must produce their GER
tifcates of naturalization, the election Off
GERS to place the word "voted," with date
and place of election.
Section 5.-Rcgistry papers to be scaled
up after the election with other election pa
pers.
Section 6.-Registry to be re-opened in
years when there are Presidential elections
ten days before the election, and names Of
voters omitted to be placed thereon.
Section AT special elections the regis.
try to govern, but not to exclude citizens
not registered who have the right to vote
according to law.
Section prescribes the oath Of Office fol
assessors, inspectors and judges Of elections
Section 9.-On the petition Of five ol
more citizens, under oath, setting forth rea
sous for believing that frauds will be prac
ticcd at an elections, the Court Of Common
Pleas may appoint two persons as overseer'
of elections, one from each political party
if the inspectors belong to different politica
parties but where these officers are both o.
Ihc SAME party, the overseers to be both O
the opposite party. The overscers to hav'
: right to be present at the election aud Il
see what is done, keep list of voters, &c
If said ovcrsecrs are not allowed to perform
their duties, Or are driven away by intimida
ton, the whole poll Of that election distric
or division to be thrown out, if the election
is contested. .... % ...
Section lO.--If district polls more vote
than are registered, it shall be prima Jaci
evidence Of fraud, and the whole vote ma
be rejected upon q contested election.
: Section ll.-No court Of the State t
naturalize any foreigner within ten days q
an election under penalty Of misdemeano
in the officer issuing the naturalization Gel
ti6cate Voting, or attempting to vote o
fraudulent certificate Of naturalization
subjects the party to Imprisonment not e,
cecding three years, and fine not exceedin
!. one thousand dollars
Section 12.-Issuing false receipts by
tax collector, fine not less than one hundre
dollars, imprisonment not less than thre
: months.
Section l3.-At elections hereafter, pol
). to be open between and o'clock A. NJ
q and close at P. NJ.