Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-09-14

At the house of 1. Bloom, decd, for the Bor-
ough of Curwensville
AtCentre school house for the town p of Decatur
At the house of John Gregory, formerly occu-
pied by Thos. Robson, broadway for the town
ship of Ferguson.
At Congress Hill school house for the township
of Girard.
At the public school house for oshen township
At the house of Jacob Huber for the township
Of Graham.
At the school house in Janesville for the town
ship of Gueiich.
At the house of J. W iIson for the twn'p of Huston
At the school house in Ansonville for the town
ship of Jordan.
At Bridgen's school house for the township of
Karth aus.
At the Turkey Hill School house for the town
ship of Knox.
Att the court house in the Borough of Clearfied
for Lawrence township
At the public school house for the borough Of
Lumb ber-c city.
At the house formerly occupied by Thomas KY
! Ter for the township Of Morris.
At the public school house for the Borough Of
New w Washington.
At the public House Of Milo Hoyt for the Bor-
ough of Osceoia-
At the house formerly of VIM. W. Anderson for
the township of Penn
AT the house of 1. Bloom. dec d. in the Borough
of Curwensvile for Pike township
At the house Of ~. E Brubak sr for Union tow p,
At the house of Thomas henderson for the town
ship of Woodward.
MANNER OF voTIse.
AN hCF regulating the mode of voting at all
elections in the several counties of this Com
SECTION l. Be IL enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met and
it Is hereby enacted by the authority of the same
That the qualified voters of the several election
districts of this Commonwealth. at all general
township. boroug and special electons,are here
by, hereafter Authorized and required to yote,by
tickets, printed, or written or partly printed and
partly written. seyerally classified follows :
One ticket shall brace tie names of all judges
of courts voted for, and to be labelled outside
judiciary" one ticket shall embrace the names
of the State officers voted for and be labelled
state :" one ticket shall embrace the names of
all county officers voted for. including office OF
Senator, member and members of assembly, II
voted for, and members Of Congress, if voted for
brace the names of all township officers voted
for. and be labelled township; one ticket shall
embrace the names OF all borough officers voted
for, and be labelled borough ~ and each class
shall be deposited in separate ballot boxes:
REGISTRY LAW.
also give official notice to the electors of Clear
field county that. by act entitled An act fur
ther supplemental to the act relative TO the cleo
tons Of this commonwealth, approved April 18th
A D 1869, it is provided as follows:
SECTION | Beu uenacted 6y the SeHat, and House
Of Representatives. If The Commonwealth OF Penn
syiUanta GensyGl assembly met and IL rs hrrrby
sHactet By the authority of the same, That 1t SHAH
be the duty of each of the assessors within this
commons wealth on tn first Msnda yof June in each
year. to take up the transcript he has received
from the county commissioners under the 9th sec
ton of the act of 9TH April, 1884 and proceed to
an i'm N ad late revision OF the same by Striking
tn erefrom tho name of every person who is known
by him to have died removed since the last
previous assessme Mt from the district OF winch he
is the assessor 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 to him to have moved into the
district sincs the last previous assessment and
vh.s ,n,z Oh I f,en shall haV re
been m ads known to hi Ii, and also the names OF
all who shall make claim to him to DO qualified
voters therein. AS soon as this revision Is com
pleted be sh all vi,it every dwelling house In his
district and make careful inquiry If any person
whose name is on his list has died or removed
frsm the district and if soto take the same there
from or whether any qualified voter resides there.
In whose name is not on the list ana III SO 10 aud
the same thereto; and in all cases whore name
is added to the list tax shall be forthwith as
sessed against the person; and the assessor shaii
in all cases ascertain by inquiry upon "nat
ground the person SO assessed claims to be voter
Upon the comp ton OIL this work is shall be the
duty of each assessor as aforesaid to proceed to
make out listi alphabetical order OF the white
freemen above twenty one years OF age. claiming
to be qualified voters in the ward borou town
ship or district of which he is the assessor. and
opposite each of said names state whether saiu
freeman is or Is not a houseSeepet ard il he s
the number of his residence, in towns where the
same numb bsred with the street alley or court
in which situated; and if in a town where there
are numt ers, the name of the street. alley or
Lurt On which said hOu; fronts also. the occu-
patton Of the person and where he is not q house
keeper, the occupation place Of boarding and with
whom. and if working tor another, the name of
the employer and write opposits each of said
names th word voter" where any person claims
to vete by reason of naturalization he shall ex-
fibt his ertifcate thereof to the unless
he has been for five consecutive years next prece
ding = voter in said district; and in all cases
where the person has been naturalized the name
shall be marked with the letter N :" where tho
person has merely declared his intention to be
come n citizen and designs to be naturalized be-
fore the next election the name shall bem arked D
- where the lain is to vote by reason of being
between the ages of 81 and 22,ss provided by law
the word age shall be entered and If the per-
son has moved into the election district to reside
since the last general election, the letter r. sh II
be placed opposite the name. 1t sha be the fur
ther duty OF each assessor as aforesaid upon the
| completion of the duties herein imposed TO make
out separate list Of all new assessf1 ents made by
! him and the amount, assessed upon each nd fur
ni,h the same INN ediatelt to the county coffin
sioners, who shall imme lately add thu names to
the tax duplicate of tho ward borough. township
| or district in which they have been assessed
SEC q On the list being Completed and the as
sessments made afor osaid, shall forth.
with be returned to the county com ssioners o
shall cause duplicate copies of said lists with the
| observations and explanations required to be no
ted aforesaid, to be made out soon as practi-
cable and plas ed in the hands of the assessor
shall prior the first of August in each year put
| one copy thereof on the door OF or on the house
! where tho election of the respective district is
REQ uirsd 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 sh all desire the same and IL shall he
the duty of the said essor to add from time to
time th personal application of any one claim
ing the right to vote. the name of such claim ant
and mark opposite the name &C. W and imme
diatey him with tax netting in all 9th or
cases, his occupation, residence whether a board
er or housekesper; if 4 boarder with whom he
boards and whether naturalized OF designing to
be, marking in all such cases the letters opposite
| the name, M or ID. J. As the case may be: IL
the person claiming to be assessed be naturalz cd
he sh all exhibit to the bis certificate of
naturalization; and if he claims that he design.
to be naturalized before the next ensuing election
he shall exhibit the certificate of his declaration
| of inteutisn in all cases whore any ward. bor-
ough, township election district is divided into
two or more precincts, the assessor shall note in
all his It's the election precinct in which
| each elsctsr resides, and shall make separate
return for each to the county commissioners ali
cases in which a return is required from him BY
| the provisions of this act and the county COM
missoners In making duplicate copies Of all such
returns, shall make duplicate copies of he names
| of the voters in each precinct, separately, and
| shall furnish the same to the assessor; and the
| copies required by this act 10 be placed on the
doors of on the election places en- or before the
|, 6rst day of August in each year shall be placed
\ on the door of the election place in each o
| said precincts.
| SEC. 3. After the assessments have been com.
! pl sted the tenth day preceding the second