Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-09-01

6tn-SO soon as the ASsCsooi hNS So"-
pleted the revision of his list in the manner
before stated, it is his duty to take his lists
so revised, and visit every dwelling house
in his district and ascertain by careful In
ouiry if any person whose name still remains
on hi. list has died or removed from the dis
trict, and if so, to strike such name from
the list. He viii also carefully inquire SO
as to ascertain whether any qualified voter
resides in his district whose name is not on
his s.,Iand if SO to add such name to his
list. The Assessor should be careful to add
no name to his list without being fully salts
fed. either from his own personal knowl-
edge, or from satisfactory evidence. that the
person whose name is SO added to the list is
a legal voter and bona fde resident of the
district
THIN all cases of an addition of a
name to his list by the Assessor, he shall
assess tax forthwith to such persons; and
the Assessor shall in all cases ascertain, by
inquiry. upon what ground the person SO
assessed claims to be voter.
From this provision Of the act it will be at
once seen that the duty of the Assessor is
to see personally, in all cases Of additions to
the list, every person whom he registers
within his district. He should register the
name of no person at the instance or request
of a third party, but only at the instance OF
the person to be registered himself, and
| then only on the personal knowledge of the
Assessor of the applicants right to register,
or upon sufficient evidence of such right
Sth-Upon the completion of the regis
| tration, the Assessor is to prepare an alpha
betical list of the frecmen, above twenty
one years of age claiming to be qualified
voters in his district, and opposite each
name he shall state whether such alleged
voter is or is not housekeeper, and if a
housekeeper, he shall note the street and
number OF his house, if lying in town
where the houses are numbered, or the
names OF the streets, alleys, or court, if in
town where the houses are not numbered.
If the person registered be not house
keeper, the Assessor will note upon ais list
of voters the place of boarding of the per
| son registered, and the name of the person
with whom he boards, and in all cases he
will note the occupation of the person regis
tered, and if working for another, the name
of the person for whom he is working. he
will also write opposite the name of each
person registered the word ''voter.
9th-No Assessor should register any per-
son claiming to vote by reason OF his being
naturalized until such person exhibits to
him his certificate of naturally alton, unless
such persons shall have been a voter in such
district for five consecutive years next pre-
cedng such registration.
l0th-The name of every person register
ed by reason of naturalization should bt
marked with the letter IN" But ii the
person has only declared his intention to be
come citizen, intending to be naturalizec
before the next election, the name shall b'
marked ID. l. y
Ilth-When the person registered claims
to vote because of his being between th'
ages of twenty one and twenty-five, the As
SCISSOR, at the time of registering him should
write opposite his name the word age.
l2th-If the person registered has movet
into the district to reside since the last gen
eral election, the Assessor shoul place tn
: letter ''R'' opposite his name.
J l3th-Upon the completion of he list o
registration and assessment by the Assesso
it is made his duty by the second section o
the act, forthwith to return the same to tn
Commissioners of the county, who sha
cause duplicate copies of the said list, will
the observations and explanations, to b.
made out as soon as practicable, which du
plicate copies they are to place in the hand
of the Assessor, whose duty 1t is made to pu
one copy thereof on the door of or on th'
house where the election of the district
required to be held, and to retain the othe
in his possession for the inspection of an
voter of the district who may desire to Sc
the same.
l4th-It is further made the duty of eacl
Assessor, from time to time, to add, on tn
personal application of any one claiming tn
right to vote, the name of such claimant
marking opposite the name &C. "" mean
ing thereby that the per son claims righ
, to vote, and Immediately to assess such pei
) son with tax, noting, as in other cases, hi
: occupation, residence, whether boarder Q
ahousekeeper; if boarder with whom
boards, and whether naturalized or design
ing to be naturalized.
l5,h-Any person so claiming to be as
, sessed and registered who has been, G
: claims to have been naturalized shall, at tn
time he applies to be assessed, exhibit t
the Assessor his certificate of naturalization
t and if he claims that he designs to be natul
, allied before the next election, he shall ez
: hibit the certificates of his declaration of il
tentions.
2 l6th-No assessment or registration {
, any names shall be made within ten day
! next before any election, by any Assesso
t under penalty or fine not exceeding on
hundred dollars or Imprisonment not e,
e ceeding three months, or both such fine an
S imprisonment.
: 17th-After the assessments have bee
| oono nIatad op tha tanth d.v hefora rho set