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

tion of any citizen of said district un
til the day of the general election, an,
produce the same thereat Provided
That the officers hcreinbefore named
when they shall deem it advisable
may meet for the purposes named il
this section one or more days, not ex
ceedirg four prior TO the tenth day
next proceeding any general or Presi
dental election, Of which meeting anC
its purposes they shall give due pub
lie notice by written or printed hand
bills, posted in at least six Of the mos
public places in their respective wards
in cities, boroughs, wards in borought
or townships: And prOUided further,
That where any ward in a city, Dor
ough, or ward in q borough or town
ship having but one assessor, is divi
ded into two or more election pre-
cincts or districts, the judges and in
spectors of all such election districts
or precincts, in each ward in a city
borough, or ward in a borough o.
township, respectively, shall meet al
the usual place OF holding the election
in the precinct polling the largest
number of votes at the last proceed
ing election in their respective wards
boroughs or townships, and shall give
due public notice as hereinbefore pro.
vide, Of the time and place of Their
meeting, and in all cases where any
ward in the city, borough, ward in q
borough or township, is so divided in.
TO two or more election districts, il
shall be the duty OF the assessor to as
sess each voter in the election dis
trict TO which he belongs, and TO fur.
nish separate duplicate lists to the
election officers in each election dis
trict. 1t shall be the further duty OF
the said inspectors, judges and asses
sor, in each ward, borough or town.
ship, to meet again, at the place fixed
on by the third section Of this act, on
the Thursday next preceding any
general election, between the hours
Of nine and ten, II. m, and remain in
session until six p. m, for the purpose
of hearing and determining any claims
that may be presented to them by
any person or persons claiming TO
be entitled to vote, and whose name
or names have not been entered on
the registry of the election dist ict in
which he or they claim TO be entitled
to vote. Each person so claiming TO
be entitled TO vote therein, shall pro-
duce at least one qualified voter OF
the district as a witness to the resi-
dcnce Of the claimant in the district
in which he claims to be a voter for
the period of at least ten days next
preceding the general election then
next ensuing, which witness shall
take and subscribe an affidavit to the
facts stated by him, which affidavit
shall define clearly whore the resi-
dence is of the person SO claiming to
be Il voter, and the person so claiming
the right to be registered shall also
take and subscribe an affidavit stating
where and when he was born; that
he is citizen of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and of the United
States; and, if u naturalized citizen,
shall also state when, where and by
what court he was naturalized and
he shall also present his certificate of
naturalization for examination, unless
he has been voter in said election
district for five years, then next pre-
ceeding that he has resided in this
Commonwealth one year, or, II for
merly citizen therein, and has moved
therelrom, that he has resided there
in six months next preceding the
general election then next following ;
that he has not moved into the dis.
trict for the purpose ofvoting therein;
thut he has paid State or county tax
within two years, which was assessed
at least ten days before the election
for which he proposes 10 be registered,
and that he was prevented from reg
istering his name at the first meeting
for that purpose, as directed by this
act. The said affidavit shall also state
when and where the tax claimed to
be paid by the afliant was assessed,
and when, where and TO whom paid,
and the tax receipt thereof shall be
produced for examination, unless the
affiant shall make oath that it has
been lost or destroyed or that he new
err received any receipt: Prorided,
That if the person so claiming the
right to vote, shall take and subscribe
an affidavit that he is citizen Of the
United States that he is, at the time
of taking the affidavit, or will be on
or before the day of the next election
ensuing, between the ages of twenty
one and twenty-five years; that he
has resided in the State oneyear, and
in the election district ten days next
preceding such election; he shall be
entitled to be registered as a voter,
although be shall not have paid tax
es. The said aifidavts Of all persons
making such claims, and the affidavit
OF the witnesses to their residence,
shall be preserved by the said board
until the day OF the election, and
shall, at the close thereof, be placed
in the ballot-box, along with the 9TH
er papers now required by law to be
preserved therein. Ifsaid board shall
find that the applicant or applicants
possess all the legal qualifications Of
voters, the name or names shall be
added TO the list alphabetically, with
like effect as if done ten days before
the election, and they spall forthwith
be placed with the other names at
the foot of the list on the door or
house of the plac of election, and as
each person whose name is enrolled
votes at said election, one Of the
clerks thereof shall mark on or oppo-
site to the name "vote," and il shall