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

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whom, and. If working for another, the
name of the employer.
d. Opposite each name write the word
"votcr.u
G. If the person claims the right to
vote by reason of naturalization, he
must exhibit bis certificate to the asses
sor, unless he has been for five consecu-
tive years next preceding voter insaid
district, and in all cases where the per-
son has been naturalized his name shall
be marked with the letter Nj" where
he has merely declared his intention to
become citizen his name is to be mark
ed sd. L." where the claim is to vote
between the ages Of twenty-one and
twenty-five, the word "agc' is to be
added to his name, and II he has re.
moved into tho district since the last
general election the letter "R." il to be
placed opposite his name.
f. A separate list of all new assess
ments, and the amounts assessed upon
each person, Is to be Immediately fur
nished to the county commissioners, to-
gether with the general list revised and
corrected, as aforesaid. ..
g. On receiving back from the county
commissioners duplicate copies of said
list. with the observations and explana.
tions noted as aforesaid, the assessor,
prior to the first day OF August, is to
place one copy on the door, or other con.
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election is required by law to be held,
and to retain tho other in his possession,
for the inspection, free OF charge, of any
resident of the district.
h. Tho assessor is to add, from time to
time, to his list the names of any one
claiming the right to vote, mark Oppo-
| site the name the letters "C.V.," assess
IL tax and note as in other cases, his occu-
patton, residence, whether housekeep-
cr or u boarder, and with whom he
boards, and whether naturalized, or de-
signing to be, marking In all such cases
the letter an" or sd. L." opposite his
name. If the person claiming to be as
sessed be naturalized, he must exhibit
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signs to be naturalized before the next
election, he must exhibit his certificate
of declaration.
i. In all cases where any ward, bor-
ough, township, or election district Is
divided into two or more precincts, the
assessor shall note in all his assessments,
the precinct in which each elector re.
sides, and make a separate return for
each precinct to the county commission
ers, and when he receives back the du-
plicate copies, one of them Is to be put
up on the election house of the precinct.
]. On the tenth day preceding the Sec
ond Tuesday of October, the assessor
shall "on the Monday Immediately fol.
lowing" return to the county commits.
sioners the names of all persons assessed
by him since his former return, noting
the observations and explanations be
fore specified, and 1t shall not be Lawful
ten days next preceding the second Tues
day of October.
k. Assessors have power to admins
ter oaths, and are to be paid by tht
county commissioners for the time ne
cessarily spent in performing the dutie.
imposed by the act.
III. The county commissioners have
various duties to perform under the
Registry law, but as they have counsel
to advise them it is not necessary to sci
forth their duties in this exposition.
III. AS to the election officers. They
are to open the polls between the hour
of six and seven, am, on the day o
election. Before six O'Clock in the morn
ing of second Tuesday of October the,
are to receive from the county commits
sioners the registered list of voters ant
all necessary election blanks, and they
are TO permit no man to vote whose
name is not on said list, unless ht
shall make proof OF his right to vote a.
follows:
l. The person whose name il not on
the list, claiming the right to vote, must
produce II qualified voter OF the district
to swear in written or printed aflida
Wit to the residence OF the claimant il
the district for ut least ten days mex
preceding said election, defining clear
ly where the residence OF the persOl
was.
2. The party claiming tho right to vOt'
shall also make an affidavit, stating t.
the best of his knowledge and belle
where and when he was born, that he il
citizen of Pennsylvania and of the
United States, that he has resided II
the State one year, or, If formerly citi
zen therein and removed therefrom
that he has resided therein six months
next preceding said election, that III
has not moved into the district for tn,
purpose of voting therein, that he ha!
paid State or county tax within TIVE
years, which was assessed at least ter
days before the election, and the afiida
dayit shall state when and where tn,
tax was assessed and paid, and the Ia,
receipt must be produced unless the af
fiant shall state that it has been lost o
destroyed, or that he received none.
3. If the applicant be naturalizet
citizen he must in addition to the fore
going proofs state in his affidavit when
where, and by what court he was natur
allied, and produce his certificate Of ma
, turalization.
, 4. Every person, claiming to be nat
uralized citizen, whether on the regis
try list, or producing afiidavits as afore
said, shall be required to produce hi
, naturalization certificate at the electivl
before voting, except where he has beer
for ten years consecutively voter il
the district where he offers to vote; ant
on the vote Of such person being receiv
, ed, the election officers are to write o
stamp the word "voted" on his certifi
cate with the month and year, and n
other vote ga hp east that day in ylrtu