Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-09-29

irage at said election, and to examine his papers
produced and the officers of said election are
required to afford to said overseers so selected
and appointed every cony enience and facility for
the dischsrye of their duties and if said elee
ton officers shall refuse TO permit said overseers
TO be present aud perform their duties as afore-
said, or if they shall be driven away fiom the
polls by violence or Intimidation, all the votes
polied at snch election district may be rejected
by any tribunal trying contest under said eec
ton: ProUsded, That no per on signing the Pc
ttion shall be appointed an overseer.
SEC. II If any prethonotary. clerk, or the
deputy Of either, any other person. shall ati K
the seal of Office to any naturalization paper, or
permit the same affixed, give out or cause or
permit the to be given out in b ank where
by II may be fraudulentiy used or furnish nat
nrallsation certificate to any poison wbo shall
not nave been duly examined and sworn in open
coartin The presence of some of the jud ges there
OF, according TO the act of Congress. or shall aid
IN, connIve at, or in any way permit tbs issue of
any fraudulent naturalization certificate he shall
be guIlty Of high misdemeanor or if any one
shall fraud uentiy use any such certificate nt nat
uralization, knowing that il was fraudulently is
sued, or shall vote. attempt 20 vote on any
ceruhcate of naturalization not issued TO him, he
shall be guilty of high misde,aeah0r; and ei
ther or any of the pereons, their aiiers or abet-
tors guilty of either of the IN sfeneanors afore-
SAID, shall, o. conviction be fined in a not
exceeding one thcusand dollars end imprisoned
in the proper penitentiaYy for period not ex-
ceeding three years.
SEC l5. any person who on oath or affirm alton
IN or before any court in this State, officer
thoized to administer oaths. shall. to procure n
certificate of naturalization, for himself any
other person, riifully depose- declare. or affirm
any matter to be fact knowing the same TO be
false or shall in ike manner deny amp IN after to
be fact knowing the same to be true shall be gull
ty of perjury and any certificate Of naturaliza-
ton issued in pursuance of any such deposition
declaration or aft rma non shall be null and VOID
and 1t shall be the duty of the court issuing the
k.S, do
fra uduiently obtained TO take immediate mes-
sures for recalling the same for cancellation, and
any person who shall vote, or attempt to vote
any paper so obtained. who shah in any way
AID in or have any agency whatever in the issue
circulation or of any fraudulent naturdlZa
ton certificate, shall be deemed guilty of Il mis-
demeaHor and upon conviction thereof. shall
dergo an imprisonment in the penitentiary for
not more than two years, and pay fine of not
more than one housand dollars. for every such
ofence OF either or both at the discretion of the
court.
SEC. IA Any assessor election officer or person
appointed as an overseer, who shall neglect
refuse 10 perform any duty enjoined by this ac.
without reasonable legal cause shall be snbjecr
to penalty of one hundred dollars, and if any
assessor shaif assess any persOn as voter who Is
not qualified, or shall refuse any who
is qualified, he shall be guilty of misdemeanor
IN office an on conviction be punished by dne or
Imprisonment and also be subject TO action
for damages by the party aggrieycd (; and lf any
person sh all fraudulently alter, add deface
destroy any list of voters made out directed by
this act, or tear down or remove the same from
the place where il has been fixed, with fraudu-
lent or m schevious intent, or for any improper
purpose, the person offending shall be guilty
of high misdeme amor and on conviction shall
be runished by fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars OF ln prisonrnent not exceeding two years
or both, at the discretion OF the court.
SEC 10. All elections for city. ward, borough,
township and election officers shall hereafter be
held on the second Tuesday of October, subject to
Tho aln.v= h.aa
ton of such officers not inconsistent with this act;
the persons elected to such offices at that time shall
take their places at the expiration of the terms
Of the pc sons holding the same at the time of
such election: but election for the office of
SCISSOR assistant assessor shall be held under
this act until the year one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy
SEC, Ia. At all elections herea held under
the laws of this commonwealth. the polls shall DO
opened between the hours kof six and seven O.
cionk, a. m, and closed at seven p IN.
SEC. II. 1t shall be the duty of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth to prepare forms for all
the blanks made necessary by this act, and fur
nsh copies of tba same 10 the county con- MISSION
ers of the several counties of the commonwealth;
and tho county commissioners of each county
sh all, soon may be necessary after receipt of
the same. at the proper expense of the county.
procure and furnish all the election districts of
their respective counties copies OF such bisnksin
such quantities as mry be rendered necessary for
the discharge of their duties under this net.
SIC 10 That citizens of this State Temporal
rily in the service of the State or of the United
States governments on clerical or other duty and
who do not vote where thus employed shall not
be thereby deprived of the ght 10 vote in their
several election districts if otherwise duly quail
fed.
NOTICE Is FURTHER HEREBY GIVEN, That
all persons, except Justices of the Peace, who
shall hold any Office appointme ent of trust,
der the government of the United States or of
til is State, of any Incorporated district wheth-
er a mmissioned officer otherwIsa spbOr
dinate officer or agent, who IS shall be en-
p Dyed under the Legislative, Executive, or Judi
cial Departments Of this State United States.
or any city incorporated district. and also that
every member Of Congress and Of the State Legis-
lature, of the common select council of any
city, or commissioner of any Incorporated dis
trict, are by law incapable of holding or exer-
csing, at the time, the office or apoint
ment of Judge. Inspector. or CLERK Of any elee-
lion of this Commonwealth
And the Retnrn Judges Of the respective dis
tricts aforesaid requested to meet at the Court
House in the Borough of Clearfeld, on the FIRST
Friday next after the said Second Tuesday of De-
tober then and there to do th ose things required
GIVEN under my hand and seal. at Clearheid,
this Fifteenth day of Septemberin the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine,
and of the Independence of the United States the