Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-05-26

been completed on the tenth day pre-
ceding the second Tuesday in October
of each year, the assessor shall, on the
Monday Immediately following, make
q return 10 tho county commissioners
of the names of all persons assessed
by 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 re.
quircd TO be noted AS aforesaid and
the county commissioners shall there
upon cause the same to bo added TO
the return required by the second
section OF this act and full and cor.
rect copy thereof to be made, contain.
ing the names Of all persons 80
returned as resident taxables in said
ward, borough, township, or precinct
and furnish the same, together with
the necessary election blanks, to the
officers OF election in said ward, bor-
ough, 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 on said list, unless he
shall make proof of his right TO vote,
as hereinafter required.
SEC. 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
witness TO the residence of the claim
ant in the district 10 which he claims
10 be voter, for the period of at least
ten days next preceding said election,
which witness shall take and subscribe
written or partly written and partly
printed affidavit 10 the facts stated by
him, which affidavit shall define
clearly where the residence is of the
person so claiming to be a voter and
the person SO claiming tho right to
vote shall also take and subscribe
written, or partly written and partly
printed affidavit, stating, TO the best
of his knowledge and belief, where
and when be was born that he is
citizen of the Commonwealth Of Penn
sylvania and of the United States
that be has resided in the Common
wealth one year, or if formerly n
citizen therein and has removed there
from, that he has resided therein six
months next preceding said election
that he has not moved into the dis
trict for the purpose Of voting therein;
that he has paid State or county tax
within two years, which was assessed
at least ten days before said election
and, il a naturalized citizen, shall also
state when, where and by what court
he was naturalized, and shall also pro-
duce his certificate of naturalization
for examination the said affidavit
shall also state when and where the
tax claimed TO be paid by the afliant
was assessed, aud when, where aud TO
whom paid and the tax receipt
therefor shall be produced for cxami-
nation, unless the afIlant shall state in
his Affidavit that il has been lost or
destroyed, or that he meyer received
any; but if the person so claiming The
right TO vote shall take and subscribe
an affidavit, that he is native born
citizen of the United States, Tor il
born elsewhere, shall state that fact
in his affidavit, and shall produce evil
dence that he has boen naturalizcd, or
that he is entitled to citizenship by
reason Of his fathers naturalization
and shall further state in his afiidavit
that he is, at the time of taking the
affidavit, between tho ages Of twenty
one 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 be
entitled to vote, although he shall not
have paid taxes, the said afiidavits Of
all persons making such claims and
the aflidavits 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 list of voters. tally list and other
papers required by law to be flied by
the return Judge with the proihouo.
tary, and shall remain on file there
with in the prothonotary's Office,
subject to examination as other cleo
ton papers are If the election officers
shall find that the applicant or appli-
cants possess all the legal qualifca-
tons Of voters, he or they shall be
permitted to vote, and tho name or
names shall be added TO the list Of
taxables by the election officers, the
word "tax' being added where the
claimant claims TO vote on tax, and
the word cage" where ho claims to
vote on age, the same words being
added by tho clerks in each case re-
spectively, on the lists Of persons
voting at such election.
SEc g. 1t shall bo lawful for any
qualified citizen of the district, not
withstanding the name of the proposed
voter is contained on the list of resi-
dent taxablcs, 10 challenge the vote Of
such persons, whcrcupon the same
proof Of the right of suffrage as is now
required by law shall be publicly
made and acted on by the election
board, and the vote admitted or re-
iected according to the evidence
every person claiming to be natu-
ralized citizen shall be required to pro
duce his naturalization certificate at
the election before voting, except where
he has beon for ten years consecutive.
" a voter in the district in which he
offers 10 vote; and on the vote of such !
person being received, it shall be the
duty Of the election officers to write
Dr stamp on such certificate tho word /
'voted,' with the month and year
md if any election officer or officers
shall receive second vote on the same
lay, by virtue of the same certificate,
excepting where sons are entitled to
'otc by virtue Of the naturalization Of
heir fathers, they and the person who
'hall offer such second vote, upon 80
shall be guilty Of a high |
and, upon conviction
hereof, be fined or imprisoned, or
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