Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-10-05
SPECIAL NOTICE.

SPECIAL NOTICE.
The following provision of the Registr,
Law passed at the late session OF the Legis
lature applicable TO elections and election
officers, is published for the information
of all concerned. .. ....
Sec. 4, On the day of election any person
whose name is not on the said list, and claim
! ing the right to vote at said election, shal
produce at least one qualified voter OF tn,
district as a witness TO the residence OF tb'
Claimant in the district in which he claims Il
be voter, for the period of at least ten day!
next proceeding said election, which witness
shall take and subscribe writted, or partly
written and partly printed affidavit TO The
facts stated by him which affidavit shall de
! tiue clearly where the residence is OF the
person so claiming to be "a voter; and tht
person so claiming the right to vote shal
also take and subscribe written, or partly
written and partly printed affidavit, stating
The best of his knowledge and belief, where
and when he was born; than he is citizen
/ of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and
of lhe United States that he has resided in
the Commonwealth one year, or if formerly
a citizen therein and has moved therclrom
that he has resided therein six months next
preceding said election; that he has not
moved into the district for .he purpose OF
voting therein; thnt he has paid a State or
county tax within two years, which was as
sessed at least ten days before said election,
aud, if a naturalized citizen, shall also state
when and where and by what court he was
naturalized, and shall also produce his certifi-
cate of naturalization for examination; the
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tax claimed to be paid by the affiant was
sessed, and when, where and to whom paid
aud the tax receipt therefor shall be pro.
ducei for examination, unless the afiiant
shall 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
to vote shall take and subscribe 10 sad atfi
davt. that he is a native born citizen of the
United States. tor if born elsewhere. shall
state that fact in his affidavit, and shall pro-
duce evidence that he has been naturalized,
or that he is entitled to citizenship by reason
of his fathers naturalization J and shall
futher state in his affidavit that he is at 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
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 ei.c
ton they shall be enclosed with the list Of
voters, tally list and other papers required
by law to be filed by the return judges with
the prothonotary, and shall remain on file
H. -, ha off
iect TO 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 be 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 resident taxables, to challenge the
vote cf such persons; whercupon the same
proof of the right of suffrage as is now re-
ouired by law shall be publicly made and
aci ed on by the election board. and the vote
admitted or rejected, according to the evil
dence; every person claiming to be natural
lied citizen shall he required to produce his
naturalization certificate at the election be.
fore voting, excepr where he has been for
len years, consecutively voter in the district
in which he offers his vote and on the vote
of such person being received, it shall he the
duty of the election officers to write OF stamp
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month and year; and if any election officers
shall receive second vote on the same day
Inv yirture of the same certificate, excepting
where sons are entitled tOvote by vriure OF
their fathers, they and the person who shall
offer such secon1 vote, upon so offending,
shall be guilty of high misdemeanor, and
ON conviction thereof. be fined or imprisoned,
or. both, at the discretion of the couit; but
he fine shall not cvceed one hundred dollars
in each case, nor the Imprisonment one year;
The ike punishment shall be inflicted on con-
viclion of the officers of election who shall
NEGLECT or refuse 10 make, or cause to be
mode. the endorsement required, as afore-
said naturalization certificate.
SEC. G. If any election, officer shall refuse
or neglect TO require such PROOF o. Inc fi2ht
of suffrage as is prescribed by this law, or
I, ne laws 10 which his is supplement, from
auy person offering 10 vote whose name is
not on the list of assessed voters, or whose
right 10 vote is challenged by any qualified
voter present, and Shall admit such person 20
vote without requiring such proof, every per
son so offending shall, upon CONVICTION, be
ruilty of high misdemeanor, and shall be
Sentenced. ior every such offence, to pay u.
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, OF
TO undergo an Imprisonment not more Imam
one wear, or either or both. at the discretion
of the court. IT,.
SEC II. On the petition of five or more
citizens OF the county. stating under oath
that they verify believe that frauds WI oe
nracticed at the election about to be held, IN
anv district, it shall be the duly OF the court
of common pleas of said county, IL III session.
or if not Judge thereof in vacation, to ap-
noint two iudicious, sober and intelligent citl,
zens of lhe county 10 act as overseers. snail
he selected from different po.tical parties,
and where both of said inspectors belong to
tbe % same political party, both OF overseers
sha,l he taken from the opposite political
nartv. said overseers shall have the right to
ba t,a nyesent with the officers Of the election
Su ling the whole time the same is held, the
votes counted, and the returns made out ana
s;Tned by the election officers; to keep list
Of voters, if they see proper; to challenge any