The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-05-13


other cases and it shall not be lawful for L
any assessor to assess a tax against any |
person Whatever within ten days next pre- {
ceding the election to be held on the sec i
ond Tuesday Of October, in any year, or t
within ten days next before any election
for electors Of President and Vice Pres-
dent OF the United States any violation :
Of this provision shall be misdemeanor,
and subject the officers SO offending to a
fine on conviction, not exceeding one hun
dred dollars, or to imprisonment not ex-
ceeding three months, or both, at the dis
eretion Of the court.
SEC. II. On the petition of five ormore
citizens Of the county, stating under oath |
that tney verify peHGve That frauds VIII be I
practiced at the election about to be held, /
IN any district, 1t shall be the duty Of the /
court Of common pleas Of said county, if /
IN session, or if not, judge thereof in Va,
cation, to appoint two judicious, sober and |
intelligent citizens Of the county to act as i
overseers of said election; said overseers /
shall be selected from different political /
parties, where the inspectors belong to dif5- {;
! ierent parties, and where both Of said in !
spectors belonging to the same political
/ party, both of the overseers shall be taken
from the opposite political party; said
! cverseers shall have the right to be pres
ent with the cticers Of the election, during
the whole time the same is held, the votes
counted, and the returns made out and
| signed by the election officers; to keep
list Of voters, il they see proper; to chal-
lenge any person Offering to vote, and in
terrogate him and his witnesses, under oath
in regard to his right Of suffrage ut said
election and to examine his papers pro
duced and the officers Of said election are
required to afford to said overseers 50 Sc
lected and appointed every convenience
and facility for the discharge Of their du-
ties and if said election officers shall re-
! fuse to permit said oyerseers to be present
and perforn their duties as aforesaid, or if
they shall be driven away from the polls
by violence or intimidation, all the votes
p1lIed at such election district may be re-
ioctcd by any tribunal trying a contest
under said election: P-0Ctded That no
person signing the petition shall be ap
, pointed an overseer.
SEC. y. II any prothonatory, clerk, or
the deputy Of either, or any other person
! shall atfx the seal Of Office 10 any natural
zation paper or permit the same to be af-
} fixed, or give out, or cause or permit
the same to be given out, in blank,
whereby it may be fFaudulently used, or
furnish naturalization certificate to any
person who shall not have been duly exam
ined and sworn in open court, in the pres
: ence Of some Of the Judges thereof, accord
. ing to the act OF Congress, or shall aid IN,
} connive at, or in any way permit the issue
of any fraudulent naturalization certificate,
he shall be guilty Of high misdemeanor;
or if any one shall trauduently use any
: such certificate Of naturalization, knowing
that it was fraudulently issued, or shall
: vote, or attempt to vote thereon, or If any
= one shall vote, or attempt to vote, on any
2 certificate of naturalization not issued to
, him, he shall be guilty of a high misde-
1 mcanOr and either or any OF the persons,
: their aider5 or abettors, guilty OF either OF
the lnisdemeanors aforesaid, shall on con-
, vic;ion, be fined in a sum not exceeding
9 one thousand dollars, and imprisoned in
G the proper penitentiary for a period not
9 exceeding three years.
J SEC. l3. Any person who on oath or
affirmation. in or before any court in this
? State. OF, Office authorized to administer
+ oaths shall, to procure certificate of nat
, uralizatiou, for himself or any other person,
, wil1ulIv dispose, declare or affirm any mat
: ter to be fact, knowing the same to be
: false or shall in like manner deny any
: matter to be fact knowing the same t. be
: true, shall be deemed guilty OF perjury ;
: aud any certificate of naturalization issued
: in pursuance Of any such deposition, dec
f laration or affirmation, shall be null and
G void and it shall be the duty Of the court
t issuing the same, upon proof being made
: 1J4ttfG IL IL l,at i II ,gs j!aGUIa1tiy ntte5'ed,
to take immediate measures for recalling
5 the same for cancellation and any person
: who shall vote, or attempt to vote, on any
nsner so obtained, or who shall in any way
: aid in. conniye at, or have any agency
| whatever In the issue, circulation or use
; of any fraudulent naturalization certificate,
! shall be deemed guilty Of misdemean IT,
/ and. upon conviction thereof, shall under
90 an imprisonment In the penitentiary
! ior not more than two years, and pay a
fine, not more than one thousand dollars,
) for every such otfense, or either or both,
at the discretion OF the court.
SEC. II. ANY assessor, election officer
! or person appointed as an oyersecr, who
shall neglect or refuse to perform any duty
: enioined By this act, without reasonable
/ or legal cause. shall be subject to penalty
Y of one hundred dolicas and if any assessor
r shall assess any person as voter who IS
Y not oualifed. or shall refuse to assess any
2 one who is qualified, he shall be guilty OF
n a misdemeanor in Office, and on conviction
h be punished by fine or imprisonment, and
Y also be subject to an action for damages
: by the party aggrieyed; and if any person
shall fraudulently alter, add to, detace OF