Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-09-08
THE REGISTRY LAW,


County;
for the purpose of showing va
what you will have to do this f,lI I
. enable you TO vote, the follow,p
exposition Of tho new election lav
Tor, as it is called, tho Registry law.
is prepared for your use. The specia
? attention Of naturalized voters is call
ca to its provisions-they are pickle,
out to DO especially worried beior
they can vote, Read the exposition
OF the law for yourselves
!. On tho first Monday of June tho
assessors are 10 begin revision OF
lhe transcripts Of names furnished
lnem by The County Commissioners
ihis duty consists of the several pnr..
tienlars following.
1. Strike out the name of every nor.
son whom the Assessor knows. p.rson.
ally or by reliable information TO have
aled, or removed from the district
since the last previous assessment
= Add the name Of any qualified
voter whom the Assessor shall know
personally or by reliable Information.
10 have removed into the district
since The last previous assessment.
o, Add the names Of all persons who
Sh"ii claim TO be qualified voters in
your district; assess them with a lax.
ana ascertain by inquiry upon what
ground the person SO assessed claims
TO be voter. This duty involves no
discretion on the part of the Assessor
he Is not TO decide upon the claim.
ants right TO vote, but only TO report
has name and the grounds Of his claim
D. Ihe Assessor is next TO visit ev.
cry dwelling house in his district. und
make careful inquiry it any person
whose pame is on his list has died. or
'emoved from the district, and. il SO.
@ take his name from the list, or
whether any qualified voter resides
hcrsln whose name Is not on his list
ma, II so, 10 add the same thereto. =
nd assess him with a tax. In tbis !
Instance ,he Assessor is 10 iudye Of 9
ne claimants right TO vote. for he is ,
ny 10 add "nnal;s...i ---.-- --'.---.s - q
Iphabetioal order, OF the white free :,
zen above twenty-one years Of age q
laiming to be qualified voters in the !. =
iard. borough, or district Of which he \
Assessor, and opposite each Of said :,
ames state the following particulars: '
n Housekeeper or not house :,
eeper.
b. IT housekoeper, the number OF !"
is residence, with the street, alley, !,
lne or court, it in q town where !,
ouses are numbered if not, then the 4
trect, alley, lane or court on which e
he house fronts. 4
c. The occupation of the person, !,
nd, where he is not honsekeeper, !,
he occupation, place Of boarding, and 4
With whom, and, il working for an :
lher, the name of the employer. !
Opposite each name writo the
word "vOtcr." 6
e. If the person claims the right /,
0 vote by reason Of naturalization, he :,
must exhibit his certificate TO the i
Asressor, unless he has been for five !,
years next preceding n !,
-oter in said district, and in all cases
where the person has been naturalized q
lis name shall be marked with the let !
er "N.;" where he has merely de- i
Jared his intention 20 become a citl- 4
ZEN his name is to be marked I'D. IL" !,
where the claim is TO vote between
he ages of twenty one aud twenty (;
wo, the word "age' is to be added to I
Ms name. and IL be has removed into !
he district since the last general elcc. .
ion the letter "R. is 10 be placed /,
opposite his name. I
/. A separate list Of all new assess
nents, and the amounts assessed upon |,
zach person, is to be Immediately fur !
lished to the County Commissioners, /
ogcther with the general list revised !
md corrected. as aforesaid.
g. On receiving back from the Coun-
" Commissioners duplicate copies Of
,aid list, with the observations and [;
explanations noted us aforesaid, the
Assessor. prior TO the first day OF Au
gust u To place one copy on the door,
Dr. other conspicuous part Of the house
where the election is required 10y law
TO be held, aud 70 retain the other IN
his possession, for the inspection, tree
Of charge, Of any resident Of tho DIS
lrirt
h The Assessor is toadd, from time
10 time. to his list the names Of any
ono claiming the right 20 vote; mark
opposite the name the letters &c, W I,
assess tax, aud note. as in other cases,
his occupation, residence, whether
or boarder, ana win
whom be boards, and whether natur'
allied. or designing to be, making, IN
all such cases, the letter "N, or I'D
/" opposite his namc. II the person
to be assessed be naturalized,
he must exhibit his certificate to the
Assessor; IL he designs to be natural.
lied before the next election, he must
exhibit his certificate Of declaration.
i. In all cases whore any ward, Dor.
ough. township or election district Is
divided into two or more precincts,
tho Assessor shall note in all his assess
monts the precinct in which each cleo
tor resides, and make separate return
for each precinct to tho County Com /
missioners, and when he receives back /
the duplicate copies, ono of them IS to
be nut up on tho election house OF the
precinct.
On the tcnth day preceding the
second Tuesday Of October, tho Asses
sor shall "ou the Monday Immediately
following" return TO the County Com
missioners the names Of all persons
assessed by him since his former re-
turn, noting the observations aud ex,
plantations before specified; and III shall
not be lawful for any Assessor TO assess
any tax within ten days next prece-
ding the second Tuesday Of October
K. Assessors have power I, admin
istsr oa,br, and arc to DO paid ry 'oe