Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-09-08

Registry Law, but as they have co,
sci to advise them, IL is not necessa
= to set forth their duties in this expo
ton.
III. As TO the Election Office
n ihey are TO open the polls betwe
" The hours of six and seven, A. NJ. T,
the day of election. Before six o'clo,
IA IN the morning of the second Tuesd,
70 OF October they are 10 receive from II
o county Commissioners the Register,
= List OF Voters and all necessary ele
> tion blanks, and they are TO permit n
= man TO vote whose name is not on sal
Il list, unless he shall make proof of n
!. right to vote ns follows:
4 l.. The person whose name is nc
on the list, claiming the right TO vot
must produce qualified voter of th
district TO written or printed afiida
VII TO the residence of the claimant il
, The district for at least ten DAYS mex
I preceding said election, defining clear
" where the residence of the person
was.
2. The party claiming the right tc
vote shall also make an affidavit. sta.
ing to the best Of his knowledge and
oellei where and when he was born.
that he is n citizen of Pennsylvania
and Of the United States that bo has
resided in the State one year. or. II
formerlya citizen therein and re owed
therefrom, that be has resided therein
SIX months next preceding said elee
llon, that he has not moved into the
district for the purpose of voting there
IN, that be has paid a State or County
TAX within two years, which was as
Sessed at least ten days before the
election aud the affidavit shall state
when and where the tax was.assesscd
and paid, and the tax receipt must be
produced unless the afiani shall state
that Il had been lost or DESTROYED. or
that he received none
y. If the applicant be naturalized
citizen, he must. in addition TO the
foregoing proofs, state in his affidavit
when, where, and by what court hei
was naturalized, and produce his Ger.
Iiicate Of naturalization.
4 Every person. claiming 10 be n
1aturalized citizen, whether on the
'eglstry list. or producing affidavits as
'ioresaid, shall be required to produce
lls naturalization certificate ut the
lection before voting, except where
10 has been for ten years consecutivelv 1,
voted on his certificate with the :
ionth and year, and no other vote /,
an be cast that day in virtue of said i
ertificate except where sons are enti- a
led TO vote upon tue naturalization Of /,
heir father. /
5. Ii the person claiming 10 vote /,
Tho is not registered shall make an !,
fldavit that he is a native born citi- h
en- of the United States, or, IL born
lsewhere, shall produce evidence of :
is naturalization, or that he is enti- h
led TO citizenship by the reason of bis 4
ather's naturalization, and further, n
hat he is between2l and 22 years OF a
&c, and has resided in the State one a
ear, and 10 the election district ten /,
avs next preceding the election, he i
hall be entitled 10 vote, though he
hall not have paid taxes. q
~. As TO the Voters. Any quail. !,
ed citizen of the district has aight /,
o challenge any voter, though his a
ame be on the Registry List, and the \
Election Board are required to receive .
he proofs publicly, and to admit or I
eject the vote, according to evidence. I
2. On the petition of FIVE or more 5
.itizens Of the county, stating under
,ath that they believe that frauds will ,
70 practiccd at the election about to ;
'e held in any di-trict, il shall be the
Iuty of the Court of Common Pleas, n
" of Judge thereof, to appoint two u
udicious, sober and intelligent citizens \
O act as Ovcrsecrs Of said election, 4
Who are TO belong to different parties, a
Except where both Inspectors belong l
o the same political party, and then i
he Overseers are TO be taken from =
he opposite political party, and then \
lie Overseers are to have the right TO q
,e present with The Officers of the !
Election, TO keep list Of voters, 10 I
voters, and generally TO /
perform the same duties MS Inspectors /;
The act is full of penalties and for. .
e:.ures, but as these are to be enforced '
" courts Of justice, il is not necessary /
o set them forth for the guidance of !
Assessors Election Officers aud Voters.
A popular election will be very dith- |
.uit ii all the provisions of the law bo
,trictly enforced. Indeed, II is not
,asy to see how Election Officers are
10 find time to receive the ballots OF
he qualified voters in some precincts,
n they investigate thoroughly all the
ssues that may be brought before
Ihem aud when Il is considered that
all the elections are thrown upon the
general election. and that separate
tickets are 10 be voted for State, Coun-
ty, Townshipand Municipal officers at
the same tine that judicial questions
are TO be investigated and decided, IT
i apparent that many citizens will be
liable To lose their chance 10 vote unless
they are vigilant and vote early.
Every man should see for himself
that he is registered, taxed, and, # he
is a paturaliEcd foreigner, that he Is
provided with his proper papers. The
law will bear, as il was designed to do,
very heavily on naturalized citizens.
1t creates all possible obstruc,ions 10
their exercise of the right Of suffrage,
and nothing but vigilance and perse.
vcrence on their parts can secure Their
rights. "Tbe price Of liberty is cter-
nal vigilance"
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