Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-10-05

u.iaifr. and n0 man shall ho permitted 60 fpir ny
ihs election au that Day whose name s noi on saia
i. uniels BE- shil make proof Of his right o. vote
a. hereinafter required
Sac 4. on The day of election any pertou
whose name q noi on The said list ant claiming
the riaht 10 vote "a faid election, shal pfodu,e
AT least one qualified voter of The district IN
whieh ne claims 10 be a voter Tor the per oi ot
A least ten DAYS next preceding said election,
which witness thall take aad iubicuhe vnt'
ten and rafily printed. aGidavit 20 the iaen
stated by him. which addavit shall dohne clear
lv where the residence Is OF the person claiming
4. he a voter ard the person 30 claiming toe
Hgbt 10 vote shall also take and subscribe
written. or partly written and partly printed
aBdavit stating. o. the best Of bis kno"leese
and belief. uhcfo and when be was born thsi
he g. A eitircn Of the Commonwealth Of Ptnnsyl-
vania and Of the United States that he has
resided in the Commonwealth one year, or II
o,r,p'v A citizen therein and has removed there
rom. that he has resided therein six months
next preceding said election that be has not
moved nto the district for the purpose Of voting
therein that he has paid a State or County tax
withia two years, which was assessed az least
ten davs before saii election and Il natural
ired citi1en, shall also state when, where and
bv what court he was naiuralited and shall al
/ 30 produce his certificate Of naturalization for
examination the said afidayit shall also state
when and where the tax claimed to be paid by
tho q ant was assessed, and when, where and to
whom paid and the tax receipt therefor shall
I no produced for examination, unless the amant
shall state in his afidayit that Il has been lost
or des royed, or that be never received any
but II the person claiming the right to vote
shall take and subscribe an affidavit, that ne
is native born citizen Of the United States
Tor if born elsewhere, shall state that fact in bis
] - n N rrnduep avidrnra that he has
been naturnlired. or that he is entitled to cii-
renship BY reason Of his fathers naiuraliEation,l
and shall further state Ia bis affidavit that he is,
at the time of taking the affidavit, between the
ages of twenty ore and twenty two years that
he has resided in the State one year and Ia the
election district ten days next preceding snoh
election, he shall be entitled to vote, although
be shall not have paid taxes the said athdaWis
Of all persons making such claims, and the al
fdavits Of tn Witnesses 70 thcr residence shaii
be presetyad by the election board, aud at the
close Of the election they shall b, enclosed with
tbe list of voters tally list and other papers re-
quired by law 10 be fled by the return judge
With tse Prothonotary. and shall remain on die
Herewith in the Proihonotary's Office, subject
to examination as other election papers are II
the election officers shall mud that the applicant
or applicants possess all the legal qualihoauons
Of voters, ho or they shall be permitted to vote
list Of taxables by the election officers the word
tax" being added where the claimant claims to
vote on tax. and word cage" where be claims to
vote on age the same words being aided by
the clerks in each ease respectively, on the hss
Of persons voting at such election.
SIC. 5. It shall be lawful for any qualified citi-
zen Of the district. notwithstanding the name 81
the proposed voter is contained Oh the list OF
resident taxables, to challenge the vote OF such
persons; whereupon the same proof Of the right
Of suffrage rs is nov reC uired 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 a
naturali1ed citizen shall be requireO to produce
his naturalization certificate at the election be-
fore voting. except where he has been for ten
years, cJnsecutiyoy, a voter In The district IN
which be offers his vote and on the vote OF such
person being received, il shall bo the duty Of
the election officers TO write or stamp on such
certificate the word "yoted, with the month and
year and II any election officer or officers shall
receive a second vote on the same day, by virtue
OF the same certificate, excepting where sons are
entitled to vote by virtue Of the naturalization
Of their fathers, they and the person who shall
offer such second vote, upon so offending shall
be guilty Of a high misdemeanor, nAd on convic-
tion thereof, be fined or Imprisoned, or both, at
the discretion Of the court; bat tbs fno shall not
exceed one hundred dollars in each case, nor the
Imprisonment one year; the like nishment
sAall be inflicted on conviction on the officers OF
elt elton who shall neglect or refuse TO make, OF
cause to be made the Endorsement required as
aforesaid on said naturalization certificate
SIC 6. II any election officer shall refuse OF
neglect to require such proof Of the right Of suf
fraee as is described by this law or The laws to
which this is supplement, from any person
offering to vote whose name is not on the list Of
p assessed voters, or whose right to vote Il cbal-
lengcd by Bny qualified voter present, and shall
admit tuch person 10 vote without requiring such
Troof, every person 20 offending shall, upon con
yictior, be guilty Of high m sdemeanor, and
shall be sentenced, for every such offence. TO pay
2 a hne not exceeding one hundred dollars, or 4
: undergo an imprisonment not moIe than one
year, or either or both, at tie discretion Of the
e court.
e STc I. Ten days preceding every election foi
o electors Of President and Vice President Of tn,
United States, Il shall be the duty Of the Asses
soT to attend at the place fxed by law for bold
o ing the election in each election district, and
then and there hear all applications Of person.
| whose names have been omitted from the list o.
assessed voters, and who claim 'he right TO vote
or whose rights have originated since the sam,
was made ,ut, and shall add the names o. such
persons thereto az shall show that they afe enti
tied to the right Of suffrage in such district, OF
the personal appl' cation Of the claimant only
and forthwith assess them with proper tax
! AFTER completing the list, copy thereof shall
! be placed on the door Of the house where tn,
election is to be held at least eight days before
" the election and at the election th same cours,
shall be pursued in al respects as is required
by this act and the acts to which II Is a supple
ment, at the general elections in October. Th,
Assessor shall also make the same returns to thj
County Commissioners Of all assessments mad,
by virtue Of this section; and the Csunty Com
missiouefs shall furnish copies Thereof to The
election Ulcers in each district, 10 like mannei
In all respects as is required at the general tlce
tons in October
/ SEC s. The same rules and regulations shall
apply at every special election, and at every sep
. afate city, borough or ward election, In all re
I spccts, as at the general elections In October
E Sac. 2. The respective Assessors, Inspector
and Judges o. the elections shall each have The
power to administer oaths to any person claim
o Ing the right 10 be assessed or the right Of suf
rage, or In regard TO any Of said officers undei
: this act and any wilful false swearing BY any
person in relation to any matter or thing con
. cerning which they shall be lawfully interroga
ted by any Of said tficers, shall be punished al
perjury.
sEo 10. The Assessors shall receive the sam,
. compensation for the time necessarily spent ia
! performing the duties hereby onjoined rs is pro
vided by law for the performances Of their othei
T, duties, to be paid by the County Commissioner.
as in other eases and il shall not be lawful for
any Assessor tr assess a tax against nny person
whatever within ten days next preceding the
election to be held on the "a Tuesday Of October
In any year, or within ten days next before any
election for electors Of President aud Vice Presi.
dent Of the United States; any violation OF this
q provision shall be a misdemeanor, and suhjco
the officers 50 offending to a dne, on conviction,
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to impris-
onment not exceeding three months, or both, At
e. the discretion Of the court
sro. II. On the petition Of Eve or more citi.
, lens Of the county stating under oath that they
I verify believe that frauds will be practiced al
the election about 60 be held, IN any district, Il
shall be tho duty Of the court Of common pleas
Of said county, if in sefs.on, or II not, Judge
thereof In vacation, 10 appoint two iudicious,
sober and intelligent citizens Of the county to
act a. 0yerseers at said election said 0yerseers
shall bo selected from different parties. and
whore both Of said Inspectors belong TO the same
political party beth Of the Ovorseers shall be ia
ken from the opposite political party said Over
seers shall have the right TO b. present with the
officers Of the election, during the whole time
the sane Is held, and The votes are being
counted and the returns made out and signed
by the election officers to keep list Of voters