The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1869-05-07

him since the return required to be
made by him by the second section of
this act, noting opposite each name the
observations and explanations required
to be noted as aforesaid; the county
commissioners shall thereupon cause
the same to be added to the return re.
quired by the second section of this act
and full and correct copy thereof to
be made, containing the names of all
persons 50 returned as resident taxabes
in said ward, borough, township, or
precinct, and furnish the same, togeth-
er with the necessary election blanks,
to the officers of election in said ward,
borough, township or precinct, on or
before six o'clock in the morning of the
second Tuesday of October, and no
man shall be permitted to vote at the
election on that day whose name is not
of his right to vote, rs hereinafter re-
quired.
See. 4. On the day of election any
person whose name is not on the said
list, and claiming the right to vote at
said election, shall produce at least one
qualified voter of the district as a wit
ness to the residence of the claimant in
the district in which he claims to be o
voter, for the period Of at least ten
days next preceding said election which
witness shall take and subscribe writ
ten, or partly written and partly print
ed affidavit to the facts stated by him,
which affidavit shall define clearly
where the residence is of the person so
claiming to be- voter;md the person so
claiming the right to vote shall also
take and subscribe written or part
y written and partly printed affidavit,
stating, to the best of his knowledge
and belief, where and when he was
born; that he is n citizen of the Com
mOnwealth of Pennsylvania and of the
United States; that he has resided in
the Commonwealth one year, or if for
merly II citizen therein and has moved
thercfrOm, that he has resided therein
six months next preceding said elec-
ton; that he has not moved into the
district for the purpose of voting there.
in; that he has paid State and county
tax within two years, which was as
sessed at least ten days before said elec-
ton; and, il IL naturaliZed citizen, shall
also state when, where and by what
court he was naturalized, and shall al
so produce his certificate of naturaliza-
ton for examination; the said affidavit
shall state when and where the tax
claimed to be paid by the aliiant was
assessed, ana when, where and to
whom paid; and the tax receipt there
for shall be produced for examination,
unless the atliant shall state in his afli-
davit that it has been lost or destroyed,
or that he never received any; but if
the person so claiming the right TO vote
shall take and subscribe an affidavit,
that he is a native born citizen of the
shall state that fact in his affidavit, and
shall produce evidence that he has been
naturalized, or that he is entitled to cit
izenship by reason of his fathers natu-
ralization); and shall further state in
his affidavit that he is, at the time of
taking the affidavit, between the ages
of tWenty-onc and twenty-five years;
that he has resided in the State one
year and in the election district ten
days next preceding such election, he
shall not have paid taxes; the said afli-
davits Of all persons making such claims
and the uflidavitS of the witnesses to
their residence, shall be preserved by
the election board, and at the close OF
the election they shall be enclosed with
the lit of voters, tally list and other
papers required by law to be filed by
the return judge with the prothonotary
and shall remain on file Herewith in
the prothonotary's Office, subject to eX-
election officers shall find that the APP
plicant or applicants possess all the lie.
gal qualifications of voters, he or they
shall be permitted to vote, and the
name or uames shall be added to the
list Of taXables by the election officers,
the word "taX" being added where the
claimant claims to vo,e on tax, and the
word "age" where he claims to vote on
age; the same words bcirg added by
the clerks in each case respectively, on
the list of persons voting at such elec-
ton.
Sec. .. 1t shalt be lawful for any quail
flied citizen of the district, notwith-
standing the hume of the proposed vo-
ter is contained on the list of resident
taXables, to challenge the vote of such
person; where upon the same proof OF
tile right of suffrage rs is now required
by law shall be publicly made and act
ed on by the election board, and the
vote admitted or rejected according to
the evidence; every person claiming to
be naturalized citizen shall be requi-
red to produce his naturalization certi
| iicate at the election before voting, ex-
cept where he has been for ten years,
consccutively, II voter in the district in
| which he offers his vote; and on the
vote of such person being received, it
shall be the duty of the election officers
to write or stamp on such certificate the
word "voted," with the month and
year, and il any election officer or Off
GERS shall receive second vote on the
same day, by virtue Of the same certi-
ficate, excepting where sons are enH-
tied 80 vote by virtue of tho naturaliza-
tlon of their fathers, they and the por-
son who shall offer such second vote,
upon 80 offending, shall be guilty of a
high misdemeanor. and, on conviction
thereof, be fined or imprisoned, or both
at tho discretion of the court; but the
fine shall not exceed one hundred dol
lors in each case, nor the imprisonment
one year; the like punishment shall be
inflicted on conviction of the officers of