The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-04-17

and the reception of the vote of any
person not SO registered shall constitute
a misdemeanor in the election officers so
receiving it, and, on conviction thereof,
the election officers SO offending shall lie
subject to fine or lmprisonment.o or both,
at the discretion Of the court.
4. 1t shall be lawful for any qualified
citizen of the district, Notwithstanding
the name of the proposed voter Is con.
tanned in the registry, and the right to
vote has been passed on by the election
board, to challenge the vote of such per-
sor, whereupon the same proof Of the
right Of suffrage ~ Is now required by
law shall be publicly made and again
acted on by the election board, and the
vote admitted or rejected according to the
evidence. Every person claiming to be
naturalized citizen shall be required to
produce his naturalization certificate at
the election before voting, as required
by existing 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 supplement, although
the same may have been exhibited to
the election board before registry and,
on the vote of such persons being re-
ceived, it shall be the duty of the cleo
ton officers to cause tn ho distinctly
written there on the word .svoted rvitb
the month and year, and ifany election
officers at tho Same mr. onv otbar d;str;ot
shall receive n second voto an ,hn Same
dav nv yirtuo of sucb certificate and tho
person who shall offer s,cb aocond voto
tbc noreons so of,r,,;,,, .bo,i ho ,,,i,,,,
of q biyh nisdaroopor and -, oon,,i..
tion thnraof ho arod ord ;,,,ri.o,o5o+ ~
the discretion or ,bo count. p.ori,3ey
Soid fiuo sb,,, NOT oxoool o,,o b,nsr,d
dollars and .ho o;,,nr;oor,no,, ai,,1 no.
exceed ono veo, ond liko ,,,rishr,ont
shall no inflicted nm IN, officors ~ tho
eIeotior u.bo obo,I ,o,,,o,, ou ro,,,so %
mako or couso to ho n,,1a tho ordorso-
mont ro,u;rod a., ,f,ro.,,,, s,,, ,o,
uro,;yotinn oorticnota
~, ,ho,,,,o
LIST nm which IN. .,nor,orn,dr,n 20 tha
vo,i,y bo. hoor toot -. hn,orn 1irao.os
sinai, h. soo,od IN ,,,th ord ,ro.orroa;, t.,
tbn .,,,a m.,nor nou. rn,,;r,.t Ia. low,
a. to ,bot,I,,. ,,rnr. o,j no+ ,o,,ar o,.
untI, oftnr the nov, ,noot;nu of tho Iou-
;slatura un,o.s ro,uirel on tbo bo,r;ro
NJ a contested e,oction or for tho nurnn.o
of ho;r, rsod ,t ,hn ,Ioot;o, ~ .n,;ao,
tiol electors or nro,arotor,. ,borotn n.
| horeinofyor rroridad of,o- vh;oh :,
sbs,, oro;, ho so.loa mn o,J o,rorulv
nrescrvod .s hefnrs diractad
Il Ton diva nrecodinyoynrv n,.,,iou
fnr oIcctors of President and \-icn Pro-,
idrnt of tbn I-nited st,tos if .h,ll he
tho du,v of tho ,lnrtio, hoard ora IN.
proner ns.cssor to moot ot thn p,,.n -
bo,d;nu tho .,.rer,I o,oot;o,, II, ,bo ai.
trict for the same lcngth of time and /,
the manner directed in thcthird soctio,
ofthis act. and tbon and There boor 81 /
applicatiOns of persors whose name
have been omitted from tbo roristr,
and who claim the rioht to votc ~
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on the pprsonal auplicatior ofthr claim
ant only. md. If thp pcrsou shall M
have been previously a.ses-ed. II sbol
he the duty of tine assessor forthwith I,
ASSESS him with thc uroncr ,.y Ane
completing the list a conv ther.,f sbuI
be placed on the door of thc hon.
where the election i, to be- held. ot len,
eight DAYS prior 10 holding tha ,,me
, when the same course shall be pursue
in every particular in regard to reeeiy
ing or rejecting the votes. marking tn
same on the registry list, endorsing tn
naturalization papers with the prope
| month and year, preserving the papc
and all other things as are required b.
this act at the general elections in Octo
her.
I. At every special election directe
by law, an d at every city, ward. bo
, ough or township election, the rcgistr
, required to be kept rs aforesaid may |
used by the proper officers ~ cVidenc
; of the persons entitled to vote thcrea
1 and said officers shall require all pc
q sOns whose names are not ON the iegi
4; try, whether challenged or not, 10 sho
t that they possess the right of oulIrae
t at said election; but nothing hcrei
r contained shall make the want OF sa
+ registry conclusive against the rigl
; of the person to vote at such election
g but the same shall he judged of and Il
: cided Us in other cnsc,.
/ 5. Before em tcrine on the duties
: their offices under this act, the rcspc
!; tive assessors and inspcctor, and iudp
II of the election. shall take mn oath. h
y fore some competent authority. in u
!, dition 10 the oaths now rruulrcd bv Ia
X "to parrorm the several dntlc> rnIoin
:. by this with fidelity and according