The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-01
LEGAL TNTMLLTGENCH.

The Election Onlcers-ActiOn of the Court of
Common Pleas on the InterrOgatOries Pro-
pounded Yesterday i'll Relation TO the Regis
try Law.
Judge Peirce sat this morning in the Common
Pleas Court, in relation to the controversy between
the political parties on the Registry law The hear
ing in the matter was postponed until 12 M. At that
hour Judge Peirce delivered the opinion of the
Court as follows, upon the interrogatories pro-
pounded yesterday by William L. Hirst counsel for
the petitioners
l. May either canvasser, at the request of a Citizen
issue subpoena while in session?
TO the first question we answer Yes, but not
Q. May either canyasser direct an arrest for dis
orderly conduct before the canyassers while in
sion at their place of meeting?
To the second question: Yes.
B. Shall the two books, the "diyision transcript
and the "eXtra assessment book" be kept during the
meeting as folows one by majority canvasser and
one by minority canvasser? And shall they be
sealed, and by whom kept between Saturday and
To the third question THE act does not say which
of the shall have the custody of or keep
the books but the suggestion contained in the ques-
ton would seem TO be fair and just. Each book
ought to be sealed with the seal of each canvasser
and remain in the custody directed by the majority
Of the canvassers between Saturday and Monday.
The same custody would be proper of the copy
which Is to be retained until the morning OF the cleo
ton.
4. May naturalization certificates, under the seal
of the Court, be disregarded because they are
attested by q clerk OF the Prothonotary or by the
clerk OF the Court?
TO the fourth question:-Yes; they must be
atCsted by the proper handW writing of the Prothono
tary Clerk OF the Court, as the case may be- This
applies only to certificates issued since the approval
Of the acts, to wit, 18th of April, 1863.
5. Can the canvassers act unless "while in ses-
siOn," or otherwise than as semi-judical officers
and "upon due inquiry and investigation" and not
aCcusers or partiSans, but as Judges aud if the
wrongs mentioned in the seth section come to the
notice Of either of them, must they not State it on
oath while IN session. and proceed to due inquiry
| and investigation thereof?
| TO the NTH question THE canvassers are to act
upon testimony prescribed by the act and in manner
as therein directed; and If either OF them know of
any TACT material to the inquiry, they should be
| sworn TO the truth OF any statement which they
may make, like any other witness.
6. Does not the power vested in the canyassers to
strike or or draw red lines through names extend to
| BOTH and the power to add names only to the first
| day?
10 the sixth question, the cinvasSers may add the
names to the lists or strike names from the lists on
either Of the days OF their sessions
| Does not the power 10 draw red lines through
names Apply only to names on the division tran
| scripts, ana does not the power to strike oil names
for residence the eighth day before the cleo
books?
/ To the seventh question: we answer, No. The
power to revise implies authority to strike names
lrom both lists for any cause of disqualification to
S. Are citizens who have paid a tax within two
years OF the election required to pay the tax of hfy
| cents mentioned in the registry law? a
shall the majority canVassers alone have power oi
issuing subp9nas or shall the mino ll1ycanyassefs
| nave equalpowers?
To the eighth question The payment of State
or county tax within two years is all that is required
| upon this ground of qualification TO vote.
| After the presentation OF few unmportant peti
lions, the hearing was closed.
Court OF Quarter ScssiOns-AllisOn, z. j.
| THE HAWK.
In the case of Edward Hawk, who was yesterda,
convicted OF the larceny OF gold watch and chain
belonging TO DR. William H. Bunn before reported
motion for new trial fled and sentence de
THE PIdEoN-HoLE BROKER
This morning the court was engaged with the tra
OF j. Nj. Barnard, alias Chris Wooster upon tn
charge OF the larceny OF United States BOND