Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-01-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
REGISTRY LAW.

Senator Taylor, of Beaver, has presented
a Registry Bill to the Senate for the consid,
Grafton of the Legislature. Among its pro.
visions are the following:
On the written request of fifty voters in
couuty, or of five in a district, with the atfi.
dIvit Of one or more of them, averring their
belief that fraud Is intended ut an approach.
ing election. or that it will not be fairly or
legally conducted, the court or Judge in
variation, shall appoint for the district ap-
piled tor, two sober, discreet, intelligent
citizens thereof, from the opposite political
party of the inspectors respectively, who
shall attend and act as overscers at the elec-
ton, with right to challenge voters, to ex.
anime them and their witnesses, and papers,
and to oversee the counting of the votes and
the making out and signing of the returns
aud if they a,e unlawfully inte-icred with,
go as to prevent the execution of their duties,
and the election is contested, the votes poll,
ed shall be rejected by the board of return
judges or the tribunal passing upon it.
II the return judges, or majority Of them,
are satisfied from sufficient evidence, that
fraud has been committed az an election,
they may reject the entire vote of the dis
trict in which it was committed, but their
action shall not interfere with the rights of
others, to contest the election, as determined
by them. or any Of the election boards, in the
manner now allowed by law.
Ii, in adjusting the revised list of voters,
differences of opinion shall exist among the
memhers of the board, majority shall de.
termine, and the dissenting ones may note
their reasons for dissenting; and if the
overseers, or eitEer of them, are satisfied that
fraudulent votes have been received, or law
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been committed, they may make memOran.
dums thereof; and in either case the election
officers shall enclose and seal the papers
thereof with other election papers, to bo
used in any contest that may arise respecting
the election.
An examination for naturalization shall
be in open court, and under the immediate
cognizance and judgment of its members
as presiding judge.
I Every prothouotary shall keep natura-
( lizatlon docket, in which he shall register,
in alphabetical order, the name of every ap-
/ picant, the time OF filing his declaration of
/ Intention, aud his petitior-the place and
country of his birth-his age, residence,
and time of his arrival In this country-the
names of his vouchers and their residences,
and the date and nature of the courts &C
3 tion /; and the same shall be open for inspec.
tion and for copies, as other records; and #
he or any one under him shall act in viola.
! tion hereof, or shall issue certificate of
naturalization, not duly authorized thereto,
or shall give out blanks, or suffer them to
I've taken from his office. or charge, to be
flied up and used. on conviction thereof, he
shall be hued and imprisoned at the dscre.
tion Of the court, and be deprived of his
oIllce.
Ii any one shall SELL give or use, or shall
vote. or offer tn vote, or encourage another
to vote on "a naturalization certificate which
he knows, or has good reason to know,
! is not genuine, or shall knowingly testify
falsely in any matter relating to the right
OF registering or of voting, ON conviction
| thereof, shall be fined and imprisoned at
the discretion of the court.