Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-09-15

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ough Of CsceoIa.
St the house formerly of VIM. W Anderson fer
the township Of Penn
AT the mouse Of l. Bloom, decd in the Borough
OF CurwensvilIe for Pike township
At the house of d Z. Brubak er for Union tow'p
At the house of Thomas Henderson for the town
ship Of Woopward
MANNER OF VOTING.
AN ACT regulating the mode of voting at all
elections IN the several counties OF this Com
SECTION /. Be II fgact14 by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assem- bly met. and
it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same
That the qu1l!he1 voters of the several election
districts OF this Comm on wealth. at all general,
township borough and special elections are here
by, hereafter Authorized and required TO vote by
tickets, printed. or written. partly printed and
partly written, scyerally classified follows
One ticket shall embrace the names of all judges
Cf courts voted for, and TO be labelled outside
Judiciary" ticket shall embrace the names
of the State officers voted for and be labelled
state; one ticket shall embrace the names of
all county officers voted for, including office OF
Senator. member and members of assembly, If
voted for, aud mem bers of Congress if voted for
and be labelled county one ticket shall en-
brace the names of all township officers voted
for and be labelled township one ticket shall
embrace the names OF all borough officers voted
for, and be labelled 'bo cough - and each class
shall be deposited in seperate ballet boxes.
REGISTRY LAW
also give official notice to the electors OF Clear
field county that, by an act entitled An act fu =
her suppien entai to the act relative to the elec
tOus Of his commonwealth approved April 9TH
d 1869, 1t Is provid' as follows
SECTIos Beat eRacted bytae ISeRatr Bgd House
Cf Representatives, If tie Commonwealth of Penn
SyUI"ia az GeHsraf AS'eEi5ig met aRd ii Fpysby
egacfst by De aWthorJty Of kte SgBs That it shall
be the duty of each of the assessors within this
onwealth the FIRST Mond ay of une in each
take The transcript he has received from
The ntycommiss under the eighth section
f.f he Of h III 4
thirty four and proc eed to immediate revision
OF tn same by striking thsref ON the of
ry person who Is known by him tohave died r re
moved since the last previous assessment from tn
district If which he is the assessor or whose death
OF removal from the same hall be made known to
l. i'm, and to add to the the na of any quail
ihed voter who shall be known to him 10 have
moved into the district since the last previous as
sessmeDt and whose removal into the same ~sha.
be or shall hare been made known TO him. and
al-o the names Of al who shall make claim to him
10 be qualified voters therein. As soon this re-
vision completed he shall visit eyery DIVE eliing
house IN his district and make careful inquiry if
any person whose Darue is his list has died or
removed from the dlstric.. and II so, 10 take the
same tnersirom, or whether any qualified voter
resides therein whose is not on the list and
# 50. 10 add the same thereto and in all cases
where name is aided TO the list sh n forth
with be assessed against the person, and the as
SCISSOR shall IN all cases ascertain, by inquiry up
On what ground the person assessed claims 10
be Il voter Upon the completion of this work. it
shall be the duty Of each assessor aforesaid to
proceed 10 make out list in alphabetical order
o! the white freemen above twenty-oue wears of
age, claiming 10 be qualified voters in the ward
borough, township or district of which he is the
assessor aud opposite each of said narnes state
whether said freeman is OF is not housekeeper
and If he Is, the number Of lis residence in towns
where the same are numbered with the street al
ley or court in which situated and if in tow II
whers there are no numbers, the name of the
street, alley or court on which said house fronts
aisO, the occupation of the person; and where he
Is not housekeeper. the occupation. place of
boarding and With whom, and il working Fo- an
o,her, me name OF the employer. and write oppo-
site each OF said the word voter where
auy person claims vote by reason of naura!iza-
tIon, ne shall exhibit his certificate thereof 70 The
assessor, unless he has been for FIVE consecutive
years next prece ing voter In said district and
IN all eases where the person has been naturaliz-
ed, the name shall be marked with the letter N;
where the person has merely declared his intsu-
lions to become a citiz and designs to be natu
ralIZed before the next election the name shall
be marked ID / whore the claim is to vote by !
reason of being between the ages of twenty-one
and twenty-five. as provided by law, the word
age sEat be entered; and II the person has
moved into the election district TO reside since
the last general election the let eT r. shall be
pisced opposite the name. 1t shall be the further
duty OF each assessor aforesaid, upon ths com
pietIon of the duties herein imposed to IN axe out
a sepcrate list of all new assessments made by |
him. and the amounts assessed upon each, and |
furnish the same imn ediatey to the county com
HlsstvAeiS VINO snail aud Inc
to the taS iu piicste of the ward. borough town,
ship district in which they have been assessed
SEC > On the list being completed and the as |
ssssmei.ts made aforesaid. the shall forth
with De returned to the county missiouers
who shall duplicate copies of said lists with
The observations and explanations required to be
noted aforesaid. to be made out As soon pras
,icsble and placed in the hands Of the assessor |
who shall prior TO the Erst of August in each year
put one copy thereof on the door of On the (
house where the election of the respective district
is required to te held and retain the other in his
possession. for the inspection, free of charge. Of
any person resident in the said eiee'o district
" no shall desire to the same; and il shall be
the duty of the said assessor add. from time 10
time, the personal application of any claim
ing the night to vote. the name of such claimant
and marx opposite the name &c V - and Immedi /
ately assess him with noting, in all other
cases his occup alton, residence, whether board
er or housekseper; if boardsr, with whom he /
boards and whether naturalized or designing to /
be- marking in all such cases the letters opposite
the name N y or ID L y as the ease may be; if /.
the person claiming 10 be asseSssd d be naturalized
be snail exhibit TO the his certificate of
natu "a alization and if be claims that he designs