Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-09-14
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be same. together with tho necessary election
.i,,ts Al tbe officers Of the election in said Nardi
6orourh iownship or precinct on or before siN
,'e,ogi IN ihe morning of the second Tuesday Of Z
oe,oher and no man shah he permitted 10 vote Al
lho eleeiion on that day whose name i not on said
l,si unless ho shall make proof OF hs flght 70 vote
as hereinafter required
src 4 On the day Of election any person
whose name Is not on The said list, and claiming
the right to vote NJ said election. shall proiu'e
a, least ono qualified voter Of the district In
,,bi,b he claims TO be voter for N period If
At least ten days next preceding said election,
vbieh witness shall take and subscribe writ
tan and purtly printed. affidavit to the facts
stated by him, which affidavit shall dehoe clear
lv where the residence is Of the person claiming
10 be a voter and the person 80 claiming the
right to vote shall also take and subscribe
written, or partly written and partly printed
Affidavit stating. 70 the best OF MS knowledge
and belief where and when he was born that
he Is citizen Of the Commonwealth Of Pennsyl- \
yania and Of the United States that he has /
resided in the Commonwealth one year, or II
form Y citizen therein and has removed there /
from. that he has resided therein six months
next preceding said election that be has not
moved nto the district for the purpose Of voting
theroin that he has paid State or County tax
within two years, which was assessed at least ]
ized eitEen, shall also state when, where and
by what court be was naiuralizcd, and shall al
so produce his certificate OF naturalization for
examination the said affidavit shall also state
when and where the tax claimed to be paid by
tho alant was assessed, and when, where and TO
whom paid and the tax receipt therefor shall
be produced for examination, unless the aihant
shall state 10 bis affidavit that 1t has been lost
or des'royed, or that he never received any
a 10 al. a1a nfru fha Ffnlf "a rafa
shall take and subscribe an aliiayit. that. he
is a native born citizen Of the United States,
Tor II born olsewherc shall state that fact IN his
affidavit, and shall prodSce evidence that he has
been naturalzed, or that he is entitled to eli
zenship Ny reason Of his fathers naturalization
and shall further state In his affidavit that he Is,
at the time Of taking the affidavit between the
ages Of twenty ore and twenty two years that
he has reFided in the State one year and in the
election district ten DAYS next preceding such
/ election, he shall be entitled to vote, although
/ he shall not have paid taxes the said afidavits
| Of all persons making such claims, and tue az
hdavits Of the witnesses 10 their residence, SHAH
| be preserved by the election board and at the
close Of the election they shall b, enclosed with
the list Of voters tally list and other papers re-
quired by law to be fled by the return judge
! with the Prothonotary. and shall remain on tle
1 Herewith In the Prothopotary's Office, subject
! 10 examination as other election papers are II
the election officers shall fnd that the applicant
or applicants possess all the legal qualifications
Of voters be or they shall be permitted to vote
I and the name or names shall be added to the
list Of taxables BY the election officers the word
"tnx" being added whore the claimant claims to
vote on tax and word cage" whore he claims to
vote on age the same words being added by
the clerks in each case respectively, on the list
Of persons voting at such election.
SEC. g. II shall be lawful forsny qualified eiti.
ren Of the district, Notwithstanding tho name 9i
the proposed voter IL contained on the list Of
resiient taxables. 10 challenge the vote Of such
persons; vhereupon the same proof Of the right
4 Of suffrage rs is nov re- uirod 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 70 be
naturaiiled citizen shall be requireC to produce
his naturalization certificate at tbs election be-
fore voting, except where be has been for ten
wears, csnsecutively, voter 10 the district In
which be offers his vote and on the vote Of such
person being received, Il shall be the duty Of
The election officers to write or stamp on such
certificate the word "voted, with the month and
year, and " any election officer or officers shall
receive a second vote on the same day, BY virtue
OF the snme certificate, excepting whore sons are
entitled 10 vote by virtue Of the naturalization
Of their fathers, they aud the person who shall
offer such second vote, upon ofending shall
be guilty Of high misdemtanor. aHd on convie-
ton thereof. be fined or Imprisoned or both, at
the discretion Of the court; but the hne shall not
exceed one hundred dollars In each case, nor the
imprisonment one yeari The like nishmsnt
sAAl be inflicted on conviction on the officers Of
el, eton who shall neglect or refuse to make, or
cause to be made the indorssment required a.
aforesaid on said naturalization certificate
sro. G. II any election officer shall refuse or
neglect to require srch proof Of the right Of suf
frage as Is described by this law or the Laws 10
which this 10 a supplement, from soy pGtsiea
assefsed voters. or whose right to vote is ebal.
G lenged by any qualified voter present, and shall
admit iueh person to vote without requiring such
b proof, every person 20 offending shalt upon con
victior, be guilty Of high IN sdemeanor, and
I shal be sentenced, for every such offence TO pay
B tine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to
: undergo an imprisonment not more than one
year, either or both, at Tie discretion Of the
court.
} SIC Z. Ten days preceding every election for
) electors of President and Vice President Of the
United States. II shall be the duty Of the Asses
J sor to attend at the place h1ed by law for hold
, ing the election in each election district and
then and there hear all applications Of persons
whose names have been omitted from the ,ist Of
assessed voters, and who claim 'he right 20 vote
or whose rights have originated since the same
; was made cut. and shall add the names o such
persons thereto shall show that they a.c enti.
tied to the right Of suffrage in such district. on
the personal appl' cation Of the claimant only.
and forthwith assets them with proper tax
Antr completing the li,t copy thoreef shall
be placed on the door Of the house where the
election IS to be held at least eight days lel,r,
the electioni and AZ the election "a . same course
shall be pursued, 10 all respects, a. Is required
by this aut and the acts TO which it Is q supple.
meni, at The general elections in October The
Assessor shall also make The same returns 10 the
County Commissioners Of al assessments made
by virtue Of this section, aud the County Com
missioners shall furnish copies ther Of 10 the
election ticcrs in each district, in like manner
in all respects as Is required at the general tlec
tons In October.
Sac. S. The same rules and regulations shall
apply al every special election, aud al everv sen
arnte city, borough or ward election, IN ali fe.
specis, a. Al the general elections IN October.
SIC. 3. The respective Assessors, Inspectors
and Judges of the elections shall each have the
power 10 administer oaths 20 any person claim
ing the right 10 be assessed or the rirht Of suf
irage, or In regard to any Of said officers under
this act and any wiliu false swearing by any
pelFon IN relation % nny matter or thinr con
cernng which they shall be lawiuily interrors
ted by any of smd Chicers, shall be punished as
pedury.
src TO- The Assessors shall receive ihe sams
compensation lNl lie AllnN necessarily spent
performing the duties hcrehy euioined ss IL pro. /
ridcd by law for the performance of their other
duties, 20 be paid by the County Commissioner,
as In other cases aud It shall not be lawful for /
any Assessor T. asgess tax against any person I
whitevtr within ten days next preceding The /
election TO be held on the ID Tuesday Of October |
I 10 ary year, or within ten days next before any
election iur electors OF President and Vice Prcd .
I dent q the United States suy violation u this
J Hrorisiuu shall he q misiemoanor. and subject
lne oueefs 80 offending to q nne. ou conviction
not exceeding one uunureu collars, or 20 imrits'
onmeut NOT exceeding three months, or both nt
the discretion uf the court
/ Sac. u. On The petition Of frO or more citi
1ens Of the county, stating under oath that thoy
verify believe that frauds win be -rracticed Al
the election about TO be held In any district. II
shall be the duty Of the court Of common pleas
of said county if in session, or Il not, Judge
thereof IN vacation. to appoint two juiicions.
sober and intelligent citizens Of tho coantv 10
act as Oversetrs at said election said Overscers
shall be selected from different parties and
whore both Of taid Inspectors belong to the same
political party beth Of the ovcrstcrs shall be IA
s'n from the orpoiitc political party said Over
seers ihnll have the right to b. present with he
cil,cfi Of he election, during the whole time
The sane Is held, and the votes are heinr