The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1869-08-27

To tie Voters of L,izeyne County.
For the purpose of showing you what
you will have to do this fall in order to
vote, we have had tho following cXposi-
ton of the new election law, Tor as 1T is
called the Registry Law,) prepared for
your use. We call the special attention
of naturalized voters to the provisions
concerning them. They are picked out
to be specially worried before they can
vote and finally, when they are allowed
to be marked on the back, like a store
due bill, every time it is traded on, with
the word "voted" and the date The
same party that passed this law, passed
one similar last year, (lSGG) which the
Supreme Court declared unconstitu-
tional. The law is in spirit unconstitu-
tional no doubt, too, inasmuch as it
necessarily obstructs the freedom of vO-
ting and worries the voter in yielding
up his franchise, particularly in this
county, where separate ticket for every
candidate for all the township, county
and State officers must now be voted.
Will itprevent and Obstruct the exercise
of the right of suffrage guaranteed by
our constitution? But read the expo
sition Of the law for yourselves:
/. On the first Monday of June the
assessOrs are to begin II revision of the
transcripts of names furnished them by
the county commissioners. This duty
consists Of the several particulars follow
ing:
/. Strike out the name of every per-
son whom the assessor knows, personal
ly or by reliable information, to have
died, or removed from the district since
the last previous assessment.
2. Add the name of any qualified voter
whom the eassessorshall know personally
or by reliable information, to have re-
moved into the district since the last pre-
viOus assessment.
Q. Add the names of all persons who
shall claim to be qualified voters in your
district; assess them with tax, and as
certain by inquiry upon what ground
the person 80 assessed claims to be vo-
ter. This duty involves no discretion
upon the part of the assessor. He is not
to decide upon the claimants right to
vote, but only to report his name and
the grounds of his claim.
4. The assessor is next to visit every
dwelling. house in his district, and make
careful inquiry If any person whose
name is on his list has died, or removed
from the district, and, if so, to take his
name from the list or whether any
qualified voter resides therein whose
name is not on his list, and, If so, to add
the same thereto, and assess him with a
tax. In this instance the assessor Is to
Judge OF the claimants right TO vote, for
he is only to add "qualifed voters"
whom he discovers by visiting each
dwelling.
8. Upon the completion OF this work
the assessor Is to make out list, in
alphabetical order, OF the white freemen
above twenty-one years OF age claiming
to be qualified voters in the ward,
borough, or district of which he isasses-
sor, and opposite each OF said names
state the following particulars;
n. Housekeeper or not housekeeper.
b. If n housekeeper, the number of his
residence, with the street, alley, lane OF
court, If in II town where houses are
numbered; If not, then the street, alley,
lane or court on which the house fronts.
! C. The occupation of the person, and,