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

Section /. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. of the Common
tre0Lth Of Pennsylvania tn General AssenrbLy
met. and 1t as hereby enGcted by the authority
Of the same, That il shall be the duty of each
of the assessors within this Commonwealth,
on the FIRST MONDAY IN JUNE of each
year, to take up the transcript he has Teceiv-
ed from the county commissioners under the
eighth section of the act of 18th April,
1884, and proceed to an immediate revision
of the same, by striking thsrsfrom the name
OF every person who is known by him to
have died or removed since the last previous
assessment from the district of which he is
the assessor, or whose death or removal from
the same shall be made known to him, and
to add to the same the name of any qualified
voter who shall be known by him to have
moved into the district since the last Frevi-
GUS assessment, or whose removal into the
same shall be or shall have been made
known to him, and also the names of all
who shall make claim to him, to be qualif-
ed voters therein. As soon as this revision
Is completed he shall visit every dwelling
house in the district and make careful in
quiry if any person whose name is on his
list has died or removed from Lhe district.
and if so to take the same therefrom, or
whether any qualified voter resides therein
whose name Is not on his list, and if so to
add the same thereto aud in all cases where
a rame is added to the list tax shall forth
With be assessed against the person and
the assessor shall in all cases ascertain, by
inquiry. upon what ground the pcrson SO
assessed claims to be a voter. Upon the
completion of this work, it shall be the duty
of each assessor as aforesaid to proceed to
make out list, in alphabetical order, of
the white freemen, above twenty one years
of age, claiming to be qualified voters in The
ward. borough, township or district Of which
he is the assessor, and opposite each Of said
names state whether said freeman is or is
not housekeeper /; and if he is, the mum Der
of bis residence, in towns where the same
are numbered, with the street, alley or court
in which situated; AMI if in town where
there are no numbers, the name of the street
alley or court on which said house fronts !;
also, the occupation of the person and
where he is not housekeeper. the occupa-
ton, place of boarding and with whom, and
if working for another, the name of the en-
ployer, and write opposite each of said
names the word ''Voter - where any person
claims to vote by reason Of naturalization,
he shall exhibit his certificate thereof to the
assessor, unless he has been for five consecH-
tive years next preceding a voter in said
district and in all cases where the person
has been naturalized. the name shall bemark-
ed with the letter an - where the person
has merely declared his intentions to become
a citizen aud designs to be naturalized be-
fore the next election, the name shall be
marked I'D. L" where the claim is to vote
by reason of being between the ages Of
tweuty-one and twenty two, as provided by
law. the word ''age" shall be entered aud
if the person has moved into the election
ipf 10 ba 1ay a1
tion, the letter .R" shall be placed oppo-
site the name. 1t shall be the further duty
of each assessor as aforesaid, upon the COM
pletion of the duties herein imposed. to make
out a separate list of all new assessments
made by him and the amounts assessed upon
each, and furnish the same Immediately to
the county commissioners. who shall irnme-
diately add the names to the tax duplicate
Of the ward, borough, township or district
in which they have been assessed.
Sec. ,. On the list being completed and
the assessments made as aforesaid, the same
shall forthwith be returned to the county
commissioners, who shall cause duplica te
copies of said lists, with the observations
and explanations required to be noted as
;ifores aid, to be made out as soon as practi-
cable aud placed in the hands of the assess
or. who shall, prior to the first of August in
each year, put one copy thereof on the door
of or on the house where the election Of the
respective districts is required to be held.
and retain the other in his possession, for
the inspection, free of charge, Of any person
resident in the said election district who
shall dcairc to see the same; and it shall be
the duty of the said assessor to add. from
time to time. on the personal application of
any one claiming the right to VOTE the name
of such claimant, and mark opposite the
name &C. Vs." an d Immediately as
sess him with tax, noting, as in all
other cases, his occupation, residence,
whether a boarder or housekeepcr II board
er. with whom he boards; aud whether nat
uralized or designing to be, marking ia all
such cases the letters, opposite the name,
IN" " or ID. - as the case nay be if the
person claiming to be assessed be naturaliz
ed, he shall exhibit to the assessor his GER
tifcate of naturalization /; and if he cl aims
that he designs to be naturalized before the
next ensuing election, he shall exhibit the
certificate OF his declaration of intention
In all cases where any ward, borough, town
ship or election district is divided into two
or more precincts the assessor shall note in all
his assessments the election precinct in
which each elector resides, and shall make a
separate return for each to the county
commissioners, in all cases in which re urn
is required from him by the provisions ol
this act; and the county commissioners, in
making duplicate copies of all such returns,
shall make duplicate copies Of the names ol
the voters in each precinct. separately, AID
shall furnish the same to the assessor and
the copies acquired by this act to be placed
on the doors of or on election places on or
before the frs! OF August in each year. shall
be placed on the door of or on the election
| place in each of said precincts.
Sec. 3. After the assessments have been
completed on the tenth day preceding tbe
second Tuesday in October Of each year
the assessor shall. on the Monday immedi.
ately following, make = return toIthe county
commissioners of the names of all persons
assessed By him since the return required tc
be made by him by the second section Of
this iact. noting opposite each name the
observations and explanations:rsquired to bt
noted as aforesaid and the county coranis