The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-05-28

| NlIbue vi IulS SeCblOu; anu Une county COm~
missiorers shall furnish copies thereof to the
election officers in each district, in like man.
ner in all respects as is required at the gener-
al elections in October.
SEC. 8. The same rules and regulations
shall apply at every special, and at every
seperate city, borough or ward election, in
all respects, as at the general elections in 0c-
| tober.
| SEQ 9. The respective assessors, inspec-
tors ahd judges of the elections shall each
have the power to administer oaths to any
person claiming the right to be assessed or
the right OF suffrage, or in regard to any 9th
er matter or thing required to be done or in
| quired into by any of said officers under this
act; aud any willful false swearing by any
person in relation to any matter or thing con.
cerping which they shall be lawfully interro-
gated by any of said officers shall be pun
| ished as perjury.
! SEC. 10. The assessors shall each receive
the same compensation for the time necess-
arily sept in perporming the duties hereby
enjoned as is provided by law for the perfor-
nance O. their other duties, to be paid by
the County Commissioners as in other cases;
| and it shall not be lawful for any Assessor
to assess tax against any person whatever
within ten days next preceding the election
to be held on the second Tuesday of October,
in any year, or within ten days next before
any election Of President and Vice President
of the United States; any violation of this
provision shall be misdemeanor, and subject
the officers so offending to fine on convic-
tion, not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
| TO Imprisonment not exceeding thee months
or both at the discretion of the court.
SEC. IL. On the petition of
five or more citizens of the
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verify believe that frauds will be practiced
at the election about to be held, in any dis
trict, it shall be the duty of the Court of
Common Pleas of said county, if in session
or if not, a Judge thereof in vacation, to ap-
point two judiciOus, sober and intelligent
citizens of the county to act as overseers at
said election; said oversecrs shall be selected
! from different political parties, where the in
j spectors belong to different parties, and
where both OF said inspectors belong to the
same political party, both of the overseers
| shall be taken from the opposite political par
| ty; said overseers shall have the right to be
present with the officers of the election, dur
ing the whole time the same is held, the votes
counted, and the returnes made out and sign
ed by the election officers; to keep list of
voters, If they see proper; to challenge any
| person Offering to vote, and interrogate him
and his witnesses, under oath, in regard to
his right of suffrage at said election, and toex
anime his papers produced; and the officers of
said election are required to afford to said
oyerseers so selected and appointed every con-
duties; and if said election oceffss afai ire re
fuse to permit aaidbverseers to be present and
perform their duties as aforesaid, or if they
shall be driven away from the polls by vio-
lence or intimidation, all the votes polled at
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tribunal trying q contest under said election:
PROVIDED, That no person signing the petit
tion shall be appointed an overseer.
SEC. II IF any prothonotary, clerk, or the
deputy of either, or any other person, shall
afiix the seal Of foiliCe to any naturalization pa
per, or perrait the same to be affixed, or give
out in blank whereby it may be fraudulently
used, or furnish naturalization certificate to
any person who shall not have been duly ex-
amined and sworn in open court, in presence
of some of the Judges thereof, according to the
act of Congress, or shall aid in, connive at, or
in any way permit the issue of any fraudulent
naturalization certificate, he shall be guilty OF
a high misdemean0r; Or if any one shall fraud
ulently use any such certificate Of naturaliza-
ton, knowing that it was fraudulently issued,
or shall vote, or attempt to vote thereon, or if
any one shall vote, or attempt 10 vote on any
certificate of naturalization not issued to him
he shall be guilty ofa high misdemeauor; and
either or any Of the persons, their aiders or
abettors, guilty of either Of the misdemeanora
aforesaid, shall, on conviction, be fined in a
sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and
imprisoned in e'proper penitentiary for Pc
riod not exceeding three years.
Sec. l3. Any person who on oath or Affirm
alton, in or before any Court in this State, OIL
officer authorized to administer oaths, shall,
to procure certificate Of naturalization, fol
himself or any other person, wiliully depose,
declare or affirm any matter to be fact, know
Iipg the same to be false, or shall in like man
ner denv any matter to be fact, knowing the
same to be true, shall be deemed guilty ofpur
! Jury; and any certificate of naturalization issu
ed in pursuance of any such deposition, decla
ration or affirmation, shall be null and void
and it shall be the duty Of the Court issuing
the same, upon proof being made before i
. that it was frauduleutly obtained, to make i'm
mediate measures for recalling the same fo
cancellation; and any person who shall vote
or attempt to vote, on any paper SO obtainet
7 or shall in any way aid in, connive at, or hav
l any agency whatever in the issue, circlatioi
} or use of any fraudulent naturalization certif
r cate, shall be deemed guilty Of e misdemeanor
3 and, upon conviction thereof, shall undergo al
D imprisonment in tie peniteutiary for not NOR
f than two years, ard pay fine, not more tha
, one thousand dollars, for every such offense
: or either or both, at the discretion of tn
0 Court.
r SEC. II. Any assessor, election officer o
person appointed as an oyerseer, who sha
n neglect or refnse TO perform any duty eujoine
{ by this act, without reasonable or legal cause
f shall be subject to a penalty of one hundre
? dollars; and if any assessor shall assess an
u person 90 a voter who is not qualified, or sha
= refuse to assess any, one who is qualified, b
n shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor in office
d and on conviction be punished by fine or in
s prisonment, and also be subject to an actio
!, for damages by the party agrieved; and if al
s person shall fraudulently alter, add to defaC
o or destroy any list of voters, made out as d
g rected by this act, or tear down or remoy
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