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

frage al said election and toexamipa his n,r,erx
proa and the officers Of said election are
required TO afford 10 said oyerseers SO selected
and appointed every convenience and facility for
the discharge of their duties and if said eIee
tion officers shall refuse to permit said oyerseers
10 be present ami perform their duties as afore
siid or II they shall be driven away from the
polls by violence or Intimidation, all the votes
poiled at such election district may be rejected
oy any tribunal trying contest under said elec
ton: PToUtded. That no per on signing the ne
ttion shall be app ointei overseer.
SEC II If any proth honotary. clerk. or the
deputy OF either or any other person, shall atix
the seal Of otice to any naturalization paper or
permit the sam 9 afhxed, or give out Cause or
permit the sap,e 10 be given out, in b ank where
oy 1t may be fraudnlentiy used, or furnish nat
urallzatIon certificate to any person who shall
not nave been duly examined and sworn in open
eoert,ih me presence OF some OF the Judges there
OF, according 10 the act of Congress shall aid
H. conniye at, Or in any way permit the issue OF
any fraudulent naturalization certificate he all
De guilty OF a high misiemednor or if any one
shall fraudulentiy any such certificate Of nat
araIizatIon, knowing that it was fraudulently L.
sued, or shall vote, or attempt to vote, any
certlhcaie OF naturalization not issued to him, he
shaii De guilty of 4 high misdemeanor; and eli
ther or any of the persons, their aiders or abet-
tors, guilty of either of the isdemeanors afore-
sald, shall, Oh conviction, be fined in a not
exceeding one thousand dollars and imprisoned
In the proper penitentiae u for a period not
cecding three years
SEC Is. Any person who on oath or afirm atio on
Ia or before any court il this State, or officer
thoiZed to administer oaths. shall TO procure n
certificate of naturalization, for himself or any
other person wilfuiIy depose. declare. affirm
any matter to be fact, knowing the same to be
iaise OF shall IN like manner deny any matter to
De iact knowing the same to be true shall be gull
tr OF perjury; and any certificate of naturaiza-
lon issued in pursuance Of any such deposition
declaration or irIna Il shall be null and VOID ;
and II shall DC the duty Of the court issuing the
same upon proof beirg made before it that it
irau u!entiy obtained 10 take immediate mea-
sIres Tor recalling the for cancellation, and
any person who shall vote, or attempt to vote.
any paper so obtained, who shall in any way
aid in, or have any agency whatever in the issue.
circulation or use of any fraudulent naturaliza-
ton certificate, shall be deemed guilty Of a mis-
aerleaAor ana upon conviction thereof. shall un-
dergo an Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
hot moro than two years, and pay fine of not
more than one thousand dollars for every such
offence, or either or boh, at the discretion OF the
court.
SEC. II Any assessor. election officer or person
appointed as an overseer, who shall neglect OT
refuse TO perform any duty eujOined by this act,
without reasonable or legal csHse shall be subject
ID penalty of one hundred dollars, and If any
assessor shall assess any person a voter who IL
hot qualified. or shai refuse 10 assess any who
IS qualified, he shall be guilty of "A Eisdemc
IN office. az on conviction be punished by fine or
Imprisonment, and also be subject to action
Tor damages by the party aggrlevet; aud if any
person shall frauduiently alter, add TO, deface
destroy any list,of voters made out directed by
tulS acl, or tear down or remove the same from
the place where it has been fixed, with frandu
lent or ~ scheyiOus intent. for any improper
purpose the person 50 offending shall be guilty
,'t n high misdemeanor, and conviction shall
he rdnished BY fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars. or imprisonment 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 oa the second Tuesday of October, subject 10
all the provisions Of the laws regulating the cleo
tion Of such officers not inconsistent with this act
the persons elected to such offices at that time shall
take their places at tho expiration of the terms
Of the pc sons holding the same at the time os
sach election: but election for the Ofhce of as
SCISSOR or assistant assessor shall be held under
this act until the year one thousand eight hun
drcd and seventy
SEC, l6 At all elections hereafter held under
the laws of this commonwealth, the polls shall be
opened between the hours sof six and seven O.
cionk, m, and closed at seven p. IN.
SEC. II. 1t shall be the duty of the Secretary
of the Commo eaith to prepare forms for all
the blanks made necessary By this act anj fur
nish copies of tha same 10 the cOanty con mission
and the county commissioners of each county
shall as soon may be necessary after receipt OF
the same. at the proper expense of the county.
procure and furnssh to ali the election districts OF
their respective counties copies of such bianksi in
such quantities as mey be rendered necessary for
the discharge Of their duties under this act.
SEC. l9. That citizens of this State Temporal
riiy in the service OF the state or OF the nlted
States governments on clerical or other dury and
do not vote where thus employed, shall not
be thereby deprived of the ri sh TO vote in their
several election districts If otherwise Iuly quail
fed
NOTICE Is FURTHER HEREBY GIVEN, That
all persons, except Justices of the Peace, who
shaI! hold any Office appointIr mt Of trust,
der The government of the United States or OF |
this State Of any incorporated district. whoth
or a commissioned officer otberwiss a subor
dinats officer 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 exer |
cising, at the time, the office apOint |
rent Of Judge. Inspector or Clerk Of any eiec- |
lion of this Commonwealth.
And the Return Judges of the respective dis. |
trcts aforesaid requested TO meet at the Court
House, in the Borough of ClearEcld. or the FIRST
Frjdag next after the said Second Tuesday of 0s-
tober, then and there to do those things required
GIVEN under my hand and seal. at Clearneld. !
this Fifteenth day of Septemberin the year of our
Lord thousand eight undred and sixty mine, |
and of the Indspe ndenco of tho United State. the
ri net ty third. CfkESUS HOW B, skerlA.