The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-05-06

with the necessary election blanks, to the |
oiheers OF the election in said ward, borough
township or precinct, on or before six
O'Clock in the morning of the second Tues
day OF October; and no man shall be psr-
mltted 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. A. On the day of election any person
whose name is not On the said list, and
claiming the right 10 vote at said election.
shall produce at least one qualified vo.er of
the district as witness to the residence of
the claimant in the district in which he
claims to be voter, for the period Of at
least ten days next preceding said election,
which. witness shall take and subscribe q
written, or partly written and partly print
ed, athdavit to the facts stated by him,
which affidavit shall define clearly where
the residence is Of the person so claiming to
be voter; and the person so claiming the
right to vote shall also taks and subscribe a
written. or partly written and partly print
ed athdavit, stating. to the best Of his
know ledge and belief, where and when he
was born that be Is a cisizen of the Com
monwealth Of PENNSYLVANIA and of the
United States that he has resided in the
Commonwealth one year, or if formerly q
citizen therein and has moved therefrom.
that he has resided therein six months next
preceding said election that he has not
moved into the district for the purpose of
voting therein that he MS paid State tax
within two years, which was assessed at
least ten days before. said election aud, if
a naturalized citizen, shall also state when.
where and by what court be was natural
lied, and shall also produce his certificate
OF naturalization for examination the
said affidavit shall state when and where the
tax claimed to be paid by the affiant was as
sessed, and when, where and to whom paid
and The tax receipt therefor shall be produced
for examina alton, unless the Affiant shall state
| in his affidavit that it has been lost or de-
stroyed, or that he never 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, Cor if born elsewhere, shall
state that fact in his affidavit, and shall
produce evidence that he has been nat
uralized or that hs is entitled to citi-
zenship by reason of bis fathers natural
ization) and shall further state in his
! affidavit that lie is at the time Of taking
! the affidavit. between the ages IF twenty-one
| and twenty-five years; that he has resided
| in the State one year and IN the election dis
| trict ten days next preceding such election,
| he shall be entitled TO vote, although he
shall not have paid taxes; the said afhia
| Wits of all persons making such claims, and
the alfilavits of the witnesses to their resi-
| dence, shall be preserved by the election
! board. aud at the close of the election they
! shall be enclosed with the list Of voters, tai
| ly list and other papers required by law to
| be filed by the return Judge with the pro-
! thOnotary, and shall remain on file there
with in the prothonotary's Office, subject to
| examination, as other election papers are
! if the election officcTs shall find that the APP
| plicant or applicants possess all the legal
| qualifications of voters, he or they shall be
permitted to vote, and the name or names
! shall be added to the list of taxables by the
! election officers, the word "taX" being add
ei where the claimant claims to vote on
/ tax, and the word ''age" where he claims
to vote on age; the same words being added
| by the clerks in each case respectively, on
! the lists Of persons voting at such election.
Sec. s. 1t shall be lawful for any quail
! fed citizen of the district, notwithstanding
| the name of the proposed voter is contained
on the list Of the resident taxables. to chal
| lenge the vote Of such persons whereupon
| 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 rejected. according
/ to the evidence every person claiming to
| be naturalized citizen shall be .equireI TO
produce his naturalization certificate at the
election befure voting. except where he has
been for ten years, couSecutlyely, voter in
! tie district in which he offers his vote; and
on the vote Of such persons bcing received
it shall be the duty of the election officers to
write or stamp on such certificate the word
voted" with the month and year aud if
any election officer or officers shall receive a
second vote on tie same day, BY virtue Of
| the same certificate. excepting where sons
! are entitled to vote by virtue of the natural
| izAtion Of their fathers, they and the person
who shall offer such second vote, upon so
| offending, shall be guilty of high misde-
/ meanor. and, on conviction thereof, be fined
or imprisoned. or both, at the discretion OF
the court but the fine shall not exceed one
/ hundred dollars IN each case, or the impris-
onment one year the like punishment
shall be inflicted on conviction of tho officers
| of election who shall neglect or refuse to
make, or cause to be made. the Endorsement
required. as aforesaid, on said naturalization
certificate.
Sec. 6. If any election oficer shall refuse
OF neglect to require such proof of the right
/ of Suffrage as is prescribed by this law, or
the laws TO which this is a supplement-,
/ from any person Offering to vote whose
name is not on the list of assessed voters, or
! whose right to vote is challenged by any
! qualified voter present. aud shall admit sEch
person to vote without requiring such proof,
| every person 80 offending shall, upon convic-
tioG. be guilty of high misdemeanor, and
shall be sentenced, for every such offence, to
pay fine not exceediug one hundred dol
lars, or undergo an imprisonnent not more
than one year. or either or both, at the dis
cretion OF the court.
Sec. 7. Ten days preceding every election
for electors Of President or Vice President OF
the United States, it shall be the duty of
the assessor to attend at the place axed by
law for holding the election in each slectioo
district, and then and there hear all apPll-
cations of persons whose names have been
omitted from the list of assessed voters, and
who claim the right to vote, or whose rights