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

officers so otiendidg shall be subject
to fine or Imprisonment, or both, at
the discretion of the court.
i SEC. 4. 1t shall be lawful for any
qualified citizen of the district, not
withstanding the name ofthe proposed
voter is contained in the registry, and
the right to vote has been passed on
by the election board, TO challenge the
vote of such person, whereupon the
same proof Of the right Of suffrage as
is now required by law shall be pub
lciy made and again acted on by the
election board, and the vote admitted
ar rejected according to the evidence.
Every person claiming to be natur-
allied citizen shall be required 20 pro-
duce 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-ninc, to which this is a supple
ment, although the same may have
been exhibited TO the election board be.
fore the registry and, on the vote of
such person being received, it shall be
the DUTY Of the election officers to
cause TO be distinctly written thereon
the word "voted, with the menth
and year, and if any election officer
at the same or any other district shall
receive a second vote on the same
day by virtue of such. certificate, they
and the person who shall offer such
second vote, upon so offending, shall
be guilty Of a high misdemeanor, and,
on conviction thereof be fined and
imprisoned at the discretion of the
court: Provided, said fine shall not
exceed one hundred dollars and the
Imprisonment shall not exceed one
year, and like punishment shall be in
flicted on the officers of tho election
who shall neglect or refuse TO make,
or cause TO be made, the endorsement
reqired as aforesaid on said naturaliza-
tion certificate.
SEC 5. On the close of the polls
the registry list, on which the memo
randum of the voting mas been kept
as before directed, shall be sealed up
With and preserved in the same man
ner now required by law as to the tai
ly papers, aud not taken out until after
the next meeting of the Legislature,
unless required on the hearing of con-
tested election or for the purpose of
being used at the election of Presiden-
tial electors, or preparatory thereto,
as hereinafter provided, after which il
shall again be sealed up and carefully
preserved as before directed.
SEC. g. Ten days preceding every
election for electors of President and
Vice President Of the United States,
it shall be the duty of the election
board and the proper assessor TO moet
at theplace ofholdipg the general elec-
ton in the district for the same length
of time and in the manner directed in
the third section of this act, and then
and there hear all applications of per-
sons whose names have been omitted
from the registry and who claim the
right TO vote, or whose rights have
originated since the same was made
ut,and add thereto the names of such
persons as shall show that they are
entitled the right of suffrage in such
district, on the personal application of
the claimant only, and, it the person
shall not have been previously assessed
it shall be the duty of the assessor
TO assess him with the proper tax.
After completing the list, a copy there
of shall be placed on the door of or on
the house where the election is to be
held, at least eight days prior to hol-
ding the same, when the same course
shall be pursued in every particular in
regard to receivcing or rejecting the
votes, marking the same on the regis
try list, endorsing the naturalization
papers with the proper month and
year, preserving the paper, and all 9TH
er things as are required by this act
at the general elections in October.
SIC. Z. At every special election
directed by law, and at every separate
city, ward, borough or township cleo
ton, the registry required TO be kept
as aforesaid may be used by the prop
er officers as evidence of the persons
entitled TO vote thereat, and said OFF,
GERS shall require all persons whose
names are not on the registry, wetber
challenged or not, 10 show that they
possess the right of suffrage at said
election; but nothing herein contained
shall make the want of said registry
conclusive against the right of the per-
son 10 vote at such election, but the
same shall be judged of and decided
as in other cases.
SEC. s. Before entering on the du-
ties of their offices under this act, the
respective assessors and inspectors
and judges of the elections shall take
an oat. before some competentauthor-
ity, in addition TO the oaths now re-
quired by law, "to perform the sever
al duties enjoined by this act with
fidelity, and according to the require
ments thereof in every particular, to
the best Of their ability" They shall
each have the power TO administer
oaths TO every person claiming the
right to be assessed or enrolled or the
right of suffrage, or in regard to any
other matter or thing required to be
done or inquired into by said officers
under this act, and any wi!ful false
swearing by any person in relation to
any matter or thing concerning which
they shall be lawfully interogated by
any of said officers under this act, shall
be punished asperjury- Said assessors
inspectors and judges shall each re-
ceive the same compensation for the
time necessarily spent in performing