Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-04-15
a Registry Law,


The Legislature has passed, and the Governor
signed, "a supplement to election laws, requir-
ing the registration of voters throughout the
State. This is much neel led measure, and cal
culated to accomplish great deal of good IN the
way of preventing frauds at elections. The fol-
lowing is synopsis of the most important fea-
lures of the bill:
Section L. That the assessors shall make lists
of voters annually. with their residence, whether
housekeepers or boarders; the occupation and
name of employer if working for another; wheth-
er native citizen voting on age, naturalized,
having declared intentions, expecting to vote
upon full papers to be procured before election.
During the present year such list to be made
out sixty days after the passage of the act quail
ihcations to be then inquired into before the LIST
OF September; meetings for rectIhcation and
placing additional names on the registry, to be
held by the assessors during four days, if neces
sary, and ten days before the election.
Section 2. Duplicate copies of the registry
lists to be made out one copy to go TO the Coun-
ty Commissioners, the 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 Sd. Assessors. inspectors and judges of
election to attend at places for holding elections
on Saturday, the tenth day preceding the second
Tuesday of October, to place names on the regis
try not thereon, upon due proof of the right of
the voter. At the election no person to be allow
ed to vote whose name is not the list. Where
a person has been omitted he may request spe
ca meeting of the officers to decide on his ;
and all such claims may be heard at the election
house on the Saturday before the election
Section A. Voters may be challenged and
put to proof notwithstanding the fact that their
names are on the registry. and the matter be de
eided according to law Naturalized voters must
produce their certificates of naturalization, the
election officers to place the word voted, with
date and place of election.
Section 5. Registry papers to be sealed up af
ter the election with other election papers.
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when there are Presidential elections ten days be-
fore the election, and names of voters omitted to
be placed thereon
Section Z. At special elections the registry to
govern, but not to exclude citizens not registered
who have the right to vote according to law.
Section 8. prescribes the oath of office tor as
SCISSORS, inspectors and judges of elections.
Section On the petition of five or more cltI-
zens under oath, setting forth for believ
ing that frauds will be practiced at an election
the Court of Common Pleas may appoint two per-
sons overseers of elections, one from each po-
ltical party, if the inspectors belong to different
political parties but where these officers are both
of the party the overseers both to be of the
opposite party. The overseers to have right to
be present at the election and to see what is
done keep lists of voters, dc. If said overseers
are not allowed to perform their duties, or are
driven away by intimidation, tho whole poll of
ts lat election district division to be thrown out
Section 10. II a district polls more votes than
are registered it shall he prina facie evidence of
fraud and the whole vote may be rejected upon
a contested election.
Section IL No court of the State to naturalize
any foreigner within ten days of an election, un
der penalty of misdemeanor in the officer issuing
the naturalization certificate Voting, or attemp-
ting to vote, on fraudulent certificate of nata-
ralization, subjects the party to imprisonment
not exceeding three years, and fine not exceeding
one tn sand dollars
Section L. Issuing false receipts by a tax col
lector fine not less than hundred dollars, I'M
prisonment not less than three months.
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Another excellent bill Is pending before the
State Senate which if passed it assurdly must
will prove most valuable and acceptable adj junct
to the Registry law This bill proposes to com
pei officers of elections to register the names oil
naturalized voters with such facts connected with
their naturalization will prevent fraud.