Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-05-21

copy thereof to be maGe containing TUG
names Of all persons 50 il tugnea as resident
tlzablcs III said ward, borough township,
or precinct, aud furnish the same, together
with the necessary election blanks, to the
officers Of the election in said ward, bor-
ough, township, or precinct, on or before SIX
clock in the morning Of the second Tues
day Of October aud no man shall be per-
ufi,tcd to vote al the election on that dag
whose name Is not on said list, unless he
shall make proof Of bis light 10 vote, as
hereinafter required,
SEC A. On the day Of election any person
whose name is not on the said list, aud
claiming the right 10 vote at said election,
shall produce at least one qualified voter Of
the district as witness TO the residence Of
the claimant ia lhe district in which he
claims to be voter, for the period Of at
least ten days next proceeding said election,
which witness shall take aud subscribe q
written, or partly written and partly printed,
affidavit TO the fasts stated BY him, which
affidavit shall define clearly where the resi-
deuce j. Of the person claiming to be a vo-
ter; and the person SO claiming the right to
vote shall also take and subscribe a written
or partly written aud partly printed afida
VII stating. to the best of bis knowledge and
b5lief whore aud when he was born that
he is citizen Of the Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania and Of the United States that
he has resided in the Commonwealth one
year, OF it formerly a citizen therein and has
moved tberefrom, that he has resided there
10 six months next proceeding said election;
that he has not moved into the district for
4 the purpose OF voting thern that he has
! paid a State or county tax within two years,
+ which, was assessed at least ten days before
said election and if a naturalized citizen,
+ shall also state when, where, and by what
court he was uaturalized, and shall also pro-
I duce bis certificate OF naturalization for ex-
animation the said affidavit shall also state
/ when and where the tax claimed to Be paid
i by the atfant was assessed and when. where,
and to whom paid and the tax receipt
thereof shall he produced for examination
unless the afBant shall state 10 hi, affidavit
+ that it has been lost or destroyed, or that
+ he never received any but if the person 30
claiming the right to vote shall take aud
subscribe an affidavit, that he Is a native
born citizen Of the United States, Tor if born
elsewhere. shall state the facts in his atfida-
/ vit, and shall produce evidence that he has
been na,uraizad. OF that he Is entitled to
( citizenship By reason Of his father natu
raHzation and shall further state in his
affidavit, that he is, at the time OF his tax
i ing the affidavit, between the ages Of TWEEN
] ty one and twenty two years; that he has
resided IN the State one year and in the e'cc-
ticn district ten days next preceding such
election, he shall be entitled to vote, al
though be shall not have paid taxes the
said affidavit Of all persons making such
claims- and The siiidayits of the witness to
+ their residences, shall be preserved by the
election board, and at the close Of the cleo
ton they shall be enclosed with the list Of
voters, tally list, and other papers, required
by law to be filed by the return Judge with
+ the prothouolary, and shall remain on file
. Herewith in the prothonoJary's office sub
ioct TO examination, as other election papers
are if tie election officers shall iud that
i the applicant or applicants possess al the
legal qualifications Of voters. he or they
shall be permitted to vote. and the name or
+ names shall be addei to the list Of taxabes
+ BY the election officers, the woId tax be
ing added where the claimant claims to vote
on tax, and the word age where he claims
+ to vote on acc: the same words being add
ed by lLe clerks iu each case respectively.
on the list Of persons voting at such cleo
ton.
SEC ). It shall be lawful for any qualified
citizen OF the district. notwithstanding the
name of the proposed voter is contained on
/ the list Of resident taEables, to challenge the
vote Of such persons whcreupon the SANE
proof of the right Of suffrage a. is now re
quircl by law shall be publicly made and
acted on by he election board, and the vote
admitted or rejected, according to the evi-
+ dence every person claiming TO be natr
allied citizen shall be required to produce
bis naturalization certificate at the election
before voting, except where be has been for
/ ten years consecutively, a voter in the dis
trict in which be offers his vote and on the
I vote OF such person being received, it shall
be the duty Of the election officers to write
or stamp on such certificate the word vo
led, with the month and year and if any
election officer or officers shall receive a see
ond vote on the same day, by virtue Of the
same certificate, excepting where sons are
entitled to vote By virtue Of the naturaliza-
ton Of their fathers, they and the person
who shall offer such second vote, upon so
offending shall be guilty Of a high misde-
naeauor, and on conviction thereof be fined
or imprisoned, or both, at the discretion Of
the court but the fne shall not exceed one
hundred dollars in each case, nor Il e impris-
+ onment one year, the Ike punishment shall
be inflicted on conviction, on the officers Of
election who shall neglect orrefuse to make.
or cause 70 be made, the endorsement re
quired as aforesaid on said naturalization
/ certificate.
SIC 6. If any election oficer shall refuse
+ or neglect to require such proof Of the right
Of suffrage as Is prescribed BY this law or the
laws to which this is a supplement. from
any person offering to vote whose name Is
+ not on the list Of assessed voters, or whose
right to vote is challenged by any qualified
/ voter present, and shall admit such person
to vote without requiring such proof every
/ person SO offending shall. upon conyi. ion.
be guilty Of high misdemeanor, and shall
/ be sentenced for every such offence TO pay a
+ fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or