Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-04-23

W iolloWlnR u VVffVNa 'NNN VI
(& IVY election law. passed at the
I111 <cssion Of the Legislature, and
1udef which the next election will be
he|d. Assessors and election officers
wIII do well TO study and learn their
dul|ee nnder II, and il win result in
no h4fm il voters acquaint themselves
with its provisions too. The proper
{I<Io cf the act should be, "an act to
rI>ysnt the laboring white man from
xcttIng a VOTE" because this was the
o1icct aimed at by its trainers:
a 11<ther supplement TO an act relating 20
(1e elections Of this Commonwealth.
NEcrIoN /. Be il enacted dc. That
from and after the passage of this act
N ahall be the duty Of the several as
seesors within this Commonwealth, Oh
receiving their transcripts from the
county commissioners, TO proceed to
make out list in alphabetical order
OF The white freemen above twenty
one wears of age whom they shall
knoW, or who shall make claim to
eaId assessors to be qualified voters
within their respective townships,
boroughs, wards or other election dis
tricts, and opposite said names state
Whcther said freeman is or is not a
h0usekeeper, and, if he is, the number
of his residence, in towns where the
sa,Ae are numbered, with the street,
alley or court in which situated, and
IL III d town where there are no num-
ter9. the name of the street alley or
ooust on which said house fronts; al
50 tke occupation of the party, and,
Thtre be is not housekeeper, the
oouQpntion, place of boarding and
with whom and, if working for
anQther, the name Of the employer /;
and write opposite said name the
word 'yoter;" and where said party
claims 20 vote by reason of naturali-
zation, be shall exhibit his certificate
ther&of TO the assessor, unless be shall
have roted 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 when the
party has merely declared his inten-
ti0n 10 become citizen and designs
70 be naturalized before the next elec-
ton the name shall be marked ID | /;
where the claim is to vote by reason
Of being between the ages of twenty
ono AID twenty-five, as provided by
law, the word cage" shall be entered,
and II the party has moved into the
election district TO reside since the
last general election, the letter X shall
b9 pIaced opposite the name; and in
al of the cases enumerated a tax shall
forthwith be assessed against the per-
son. And in order TO carry this law
into effect for the present yearit shall
be The duty Of the commissioners of
The respective counties OF this Com
l1apnwealth within sixty days alter
The passage Of this act, TO cause alpha
betical lists Of .he persons returned
hy The assessors as having been as
scssed in the several districts for the
present year, to be made out and pla-
ced In the hands of the respective as.
SCISSORS, whose duty it shall be, on or
bc1o1e the first of September, to ascer-
tain the qualifications of the persons
10 Named and their claims to vote as
before mentioned and performed, in
regard to such persons, all Of the du-
ties enjoined by this act, and furnish
s4Id list TO the commissioners and
election board as hereinafter directed;
fropided, That the names of all per-
sohs who were duly registered and
purnitted to vote at the next proceed
i've general election ia October, shall,
without further proof or application,
be placed on the list or registry direc-
TED TO be prepared for the election in
Hogember, but they and all others
sAuil be subject to challenge and their
r'ebt to vote be passed on as prescri-
lsod by the fourth section of this act.
SEc. 2. On the list being completed
and assessments made as aforesaid,
lhe same shall forthwith be returned
TO the county commissioners, who
shall cause duplicate copies of said
lists. with the observations and expla-
|nAiious required 10 be noted as afore-
<aid, 10 be made out as soon as prac-
ticable and PLACED in the hands OF the
assessor, who shall, prior TO the first
|of August next ensuing said assess
a'ents, put one copy thereof on the
door OF the house where the election
81 Me respective district is required
~ be held, and retain the other in his
pQssession for the inspection, free of
titrge, of any person resident within
'|Ie said election district who shall de-
esre 10 see the same, and it shall be
tle duty of the said assessor to add,
'rvn time to time, on the personal APP
i>''eallon of any one claiming the
|ri<ht to vote, the name of such claim
|ant, and mark opposite the name c V,
land Immediately assess him with a
TAX On the tenth day preceding
Che general election in October next
.hereafter, it shall be the duty of the
assessor to produce the list in his pos
s4>sion to the inspectors and judges
pf The election Of the proper district
81 \ meeting to be held by them as
|',trcinafter mentioned.
SEc. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
inspector and judge of the election.
o4pthcr with the assessor, TO attend
4. the place of holding the general
|e|teiions for the respective election
I'-ircts on Saturday, the tenth day
|nett preceding the second Tuesday
pa t'ctober, and on the other days
tereinaiter mentioned, and continue
|in 0Den session at said place from 8