Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-09-14
SPECIAL NOTICE.

SPECIAL NOTICE.
The following provision of the Registr
| Law passed al the late session of the Legi.
lature applicable to elections and eleclio
officers, is published for the information
of all concerned.
Sec 4, On the day of election anv persol
whose name is not on the said list and claim
ing the right to vote at said election, sha
produce at least one qualified voter of tn
district as a witness to the residence of til
claimant in the district in which he cluims t
be voter, for the period of at least ten day
next preceding said election, which witnes
shall take and subscribe writted, or partl,
written and partly printed affidavit to tn
facts stated by him which affidavit shall de
fine clearly where the residence is of tn
person so claiming to be voter; and tn
person so claiming the right to vote shaI
also take and subscribe written, or partly
written and partly printed affidavit, stating
the best of his knowldge and belief, wher,
and when he was born; than he is citizer
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, anC
of The United States that he has resided in
the Commonwealth one year, or If formerly
a citizen therein aud has moved iherefron
that he has resided therein six months next
preceding said election; that he has moi
moved into the district for the purpose o
voting therein; thot he has paid State OF
county tax within two years, which was as
sessed at least ten days before said election,
and. if a uaturalized citizen. shall also state
when and where and by what court he was
naturalized, and shall also produce his certi-
cate Of naturalization REORGANIZATION; the
said affidavit, shall state when and where the
tax claimed TO be paid by the afiant was as
sessed, and when. where and to whom paid
and the tax receipt therefor shall be pro .
duced for examination, unless the afiant
shalt state in his affidavit that it has been
lost or destoy.d or that he never received
any: but if the person so claiming the right
=, vote shall take and subscribe to SAID aft
iavit. that he is n native born citizen of the
United States. Tor if horn elsewhere. shall
state that fact in his affidavit, and shall pro-
duce evidence that he has heen naturalized.
or that he is entitled 10 citizenship hy reason
Of his fathers naturalization y and shall
fu,her state in his affidavit that he is nj the
time of taking the affidavit, between the ages
OF twenty -one and twenty-five years that
he has resided in the State one year and in
the election district ten days next preceding
such election. he shall be entitled 10 vote,
although he shall not have paid taxes; the
said affidavits Of all persons making such
claims, and the affidavite of the witnesses to
their residences, shall be preserved By the
election board. and at the close Of the cleo
tion they shall be enclosed with the list of
voters, tally list and other papers required
by law 10 be fled BY the return judges with
the prothonotary, snd shall remain on file
Herewith in the protoonotary's Office, sub
ject 10 examination. as other election papers
are, if the election officers. shall find that the
applicant or applicants possess all the legal
qualifications of voters, he or they shall be
permitted TO vote. and the name or names
shall he added to the list Of taxables by the
election officers, the word "tax" being
added where the claimant claims TO vote on
tax, and the word "age" where he claims
to vote on age; the same words being ADDED
by the clerks in each case respectively on the
lists of persons voting at such election.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be lawful for any qualified
citizen of the district, notwithstanding the
name of the proposed voter is contained on
the list of resilient iaxables, to challenge the
vote cf such persons: whereupon the same
proof of the right of suffrage as is now re-
guired by law shall be publicly made and
aced on by the election board. and the vote
or rejected, according to the evil
ience; every person claiming to be natural
zed citizen shall be required to produce his
certificate at the election be.
lore voting, excepr where he has been for
.en years, consecutively voter in the district
in which he offers his vote and on the vote
Of such person being received, it shall be the
r a. off. tN, ,rr;ta cto
IN such certificate the word voted" with
month and year; and if any election officers
shall receive a second vote on the same day
Dy virture of the same certificate, excepting
where sons are entitled TO vote by virture of
heir fathers, they and the person who shall
,ffer such scconi vote, upon so offending,
,hall be guilty of high misdemeanor, and
,n conviction thereof, be fined or imprisoned,
,r, both at the discretion of the court; but
he fine shall not cvceed one hundred dollars
n each case, nor the Imprisonment one year
he like punishment shall be inflicted on con-
,iclion of the officers of election who shall
neglect or refuse TO make, or cause to be
node, the endorsement required, as atore-
aid naturalization certificate.
Sec, G. If any election officer shall refuse
,r neglect to require such proof OF the right
If suffrage as is prescribed by this law, or
be laws to which this is supplement, from
my person offering to vote whose name is
,ot on the list of assessed voters, or whose
light to vote is challenged by any qualified
7oter present, and shall admit such person to
,ote without requiring such proof, every per-
on so offending shall, upon conviction, be
,uity of high misdemeanor, and shall be
tor every such offence, to pay a
inc not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
O undergo an Imprisonment not more than
me wear, or either or both. at the discretion
# the court
SEC. IL. On the petition of five or more
itizens of the county, stating under oath
hat they verify believe that frauds will be
,racticed at the election about to be held, in
nv district, it shall be the duty of the court
# common pleas of said county, if in session,
n if not, a Judge thereof in vacation, to ap-
,oint two judicious, sober and intelligent citl-
ems of the county to act as overseers, Shall
,e selected from different political parties,
nd where both of said inspectors belong to
he same political party, both OF Overseers
hall be taken from the opposite political
arty; said overseers shall have the right to
e present with the officers of the election
uring the whole time the same is held, the
otes counted, and the returns made out and
igned by the election officers; to keep list
voters, il they see proper; to challenge any