Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-09-08
I'VE REGISTRY LAW.
TO the Democratic Voters of Cleard,

~ Nhe Bei pooV VI phONlnR WI
what you will have to do this fall, t,
enable you 10 vote, the followln!
exposition Of the new election law
Cor, as il is called, the Registry law,
is prepared for your use. The specia
attention of naturalized voters is call
ed to its provisions-they are picked
out 10 be especially worried before
they can vote. Read the exposition
of the law for yourselves
!. On the first Monday of June the
Assessors are TO begin a revision o.
the transcripts of names furnished
them by the County Commissioners
This duty consists of the several par
ticulars following:
/. Strike out the name Of every per.
son whom the Assessor knows, person.
ally or by reliable information, to have
died, or removed from the district
since the last previous assessment.
2. Add the name Of any qualified
voter whom the Assessor shall know,
personally or by reliable information.
to have removed into the district
since the last previous assessment.
.. Add the names Of all pets who
shall claim to be qualified voters il
your district; assess them with tax.
aud ascertain by inquiry upon what
ground the person so rsscsscd claims
10 be voter This duty involves no
discretion on the part of the Assessor.
He is not to decide upon the claim
ants right to vote, but only to report
his name and the grounds Of his claim.
4. The Assessor is next TO visit ev.
cry dwelling house in his district, and
make careful inquiry it any person
whose name is on his list has died, or
removed from the district, aud, II so,
TO take his name from the list; or
whether any qualified voter resides
therein whose name Is not on his list,
and, If so, TO add the same thereto,
and assess him with a tax. In this
instance ,he Assessor is TO Judge OF
the claimants right TO vote, for he is
only TO add "qnalifed voters whom
be discovers by visiting each dwelling.
8. Upon the completion OF this work
tho Assessor is 10 mako out u Hat. 10
alphabetical order, of tho, white free.
men above twenty.one years of age
claiming to be qualified voters in the
ward, borough, or district Of which he
is Assessor, and opposite each of said
names state tho following particulars /;
n. Housekeeper or not house
keeper
b. If housekceper, the number of
his residence, with the street, alley,
lane or court, il in town where
houses are numbered ifnot, then the
street, alley, lane or court on which
the house fronts.
c. The occupation of tho person,
and, where he is not housekoeper,
the occupation, place Of boarding, and
with whom, and, il working for an.
other, the name Of tho employer.
d Opposite each name write the
word "votcr"
e. If the person claims tho right
to vote by reason Of naturalization, be
must exhibit his certificate to the
Assessor, unless he has been for five
consecutive years next preceding n
voter in said district, and ia all cases
where the person has been naturalized
his name shall be marked with the let.
ter an" whore be has merely de-
clared his intention 10 become a citi-
zen his name is to be marked "D H."
where the claim Is TO vote between
the ages Of twenty one aud twenty
two, the word "age' is to be added to
his name, and If he has removed into
the district since the last general elec.
tion tho letter ar is to be placed
opposite his name.
f A separate list Of all new assess
menis, and the amounts assessed upon
each person, is to be Immediately iur
nished to the County Commissioners,
together with the general list revised
and corrected. as aforesaid.
Z. On receiving back from the Coun-
~ Commissioners duplicate copies of
said list, with the observations aud
.explanniicsns noted us aforesaid, tho
Assessor, prior to- the first day OF An.
gust, Is to place one copy on the door,
or other conspicuous part Of the house
there the election is required by law
60 bc held, and to retain the other ia
his possession, for the inspection, free
Of charge, Of any resident Of the dis.
lrict
The Assessor is toadd, from time
TO time to his list the names of any
one claiming the right TO vote; mark
opposite the name the letters &c. VI"
assess a tax, aud note. as in othcrcase
his occupation, residence, whether a
housckceper or boarder, and with
whom be boards, and whether natur.
allied, or designing to be, making, In
al such casrs. tho letter IN" or ID
IT, opposite his name. II the person
claiming to be assessed benaturalized,
he must exhibit his certificate to the
Assessor; IL he designs TO be natural.
lied before the next election, he must
exhibit his certificate Of declaration
/. In all cases whore any ward, Dor.
ough, township or election district is
divided into two or more precincts,
the Assessor shall note in all his ASSESS
monts the precinct in which each elcc-
tor resides, and make separate return
for each precinct to the County Com
missioners, and when he receives back
the duplicate copies, ono Of them is TO
be put up on tho election house Of the
precinct.
j. On tho tenth day preceding the
second Tuesday Of October. the Asses
sor shall "on the Monday Immediately
following" return TO the County Com.
inissioners the names of all persons
asscsscd by him since his former re-
turn, noting the observations aud ex,
plantations bcfure specified; and il shall
not be lawful for any Assessor TO assess
any tax within ten days next prece'
dug The second Tuesday OF October
k, Assessors have power ID admin
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