The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-04-16
THE REGISTRY LAW.


The following is the text of the bill
passed on Thursday week by the Radici'l1
of the Pennsylvania House under gag
of the previous question-with the excep-
ton of Thorn's amendment, which ap-
plies only to Philadelphia. This amend
nent was Concurred in by the Senate on
| Friday The bill will now go TO the
Governor, and, without doubt, receive his
approval. The amendment empowers the
Philadelphia alderman to appoint board
of canvassers in each election division to
make n registry of voters, by which a
majority of every board will necessarily
be composed of Radicals. Other equally
obnoxious and partisan provision are
embraced within the amendment, which
will undoubtedly meet the decided disap-
probation of the people of that city. The
balance of the bill, as follows, applying to
the VIII lie of the State, except Philadel-
phia, we hope viii be widely pub ished and
studied in anticipation Of its becoming n
law We y soon:
a further supplement to the act rela ing to
the elections of this Commonwealth.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives, Of the Coa-
Daonicealth Of Penny'caua in General As
Sen.6iy met, and 1t rs hereby enacted BY the
authority Of tie same, That from and after
the passage of this act it shall lie 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 freeman above twenty one years
Of age who they shall know or who shall
make claim 20 said assessor to be qualified
voters within their respective townships,
borouGhs, wards or other election districts,
and opposite said names state whether the
said freeman is or is not a housekeeper,
and II he is, the number Of his residence,
in towns where the same are numbered,
with the street, alley or court in which
situated, and it In Il town where there are
no numbers, the name Of the street. alley
or court on which said house fronts also
the occupation of the party, and where he
is not II hOusekeeper, the occupation, place
of boarding and with whom and if work
ing for another, 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 has certificate thereof to the asses
sor, unless he shall have voted in the
township, borough, ward or district at FIVE
preceding general elections and, on ex-
/ hlbiiICn of the certificate, the name shall
be marked with the letter \ were the
party has m4ely declared his intention
TO become a citizen and designs TO be
/ naturalized before the next election the
name shall be marked ID /; where the
claim is 10 vote by reason of being between
! the ages of twenty-one and two, as provi-
ded by law, the word ''age' shall be
| entered, and if the party has moved into
the election district to reside since the last
geucarl election the letter Il shall be
placed opposite the name and in all of
the cases enumerated tax shall forthwith
be assessed against the person, and in
order to carry this law into efietc for the
present year it shall be the duty of the
! commissioners Of the respective counties
/ of this Commonwealth, ard of the city of
Philadelphia, within sixty days after the
passage of this act, TO cause alphabetical
lists Of the persons returned by the assc s.
| sors as having been assessed in the several
districts for the present year, to be made
! out and placed in the hands of the respect
i've assessors, whose duty it shall be, on
or before the first Of September, to ascer-
tain the qualifications of the persons 80
named, and their claims TO vote aS before
mentioned and performed, in regard to
such persons, all of the duties enJoined by
this act and furnish said list to the commits
sioners and election board, as hereinafter
directed ProUdied, That the names of all
persons who were duty registered and
permitted 10 vote at the next preceding
general election in October, shall without
further proof or application, be placed cn
the list or registry directed to be pre- pared
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 section of this
act.
2. On the list being completed and as
sessments made as aforesaid, the same
shall forthwith be returned to the county
commissioners, who shall cause duplicate
copies of said lists, with the observations
and explanations required to be noted as
aforesaid, to 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 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 inspection, free of