Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-09-21
SPECIAL NOTICE.

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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 persol
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 th,
claimant in the district in which he claims t.
be Il voter, for the period of at least ten day
next proceeding said election, which witnes
shall take and subscribe writted, or partly
written and partly printed affidavit to the
| facts stated BY him which affidavit shall de
| fine clearly where the residence is OF tn,
| person so claiming to be voter; and th'
I 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 knowldge and belief, where
and when he was horn; THAI 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 therctrom
that he has resided therein six months next
preceding said election; that he has not
moved into the district for the purpose OF
voting therein; thot he has paid State or
county tax within two years, which WAS as
sessed at least ten days before said election,
and, if a naturalized citizen, shall also state
when and where and ny what court he was
naturalized. and shall also produce his certif-
cate Of naturalization for examination; the
said affidavit, shall state when and where the
tax claimed to be paid by the afiiant was as
sessed. and when. where and to whom paid
and the tax recent therefor shall be pro
ducel for examination, unless the afant
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 RI ght
TO vote shall take and subscribe to sad stii
davit that he is native born citizen of the
United States. for if horn 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 y 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 d.ys next preceding
such election, he shall be entitled 10 vote,
although he shall not have paid taxes ; the
said atfidavits of all persons making such
claims, and the afiidavite 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 to be filed by the return judges with
the prothonotary, and shall remain on file
Herewith in the protnonotary's Office, sub
ject to examination rs 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
,hall 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 cage" 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. ). 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 iaxables, to challenge the
vote cf such persons: whereupon the same
proof of the right of suffrage as is now re-
ouired by law shall he publicly made and
acted on by the election board, and the vote
admitted or rejected, according to the evil
ience; every person claiming TO be natural
lied citizen shall he required to produce his
certificate at the election be-
fore voting, eXcepr where he has been for
ten 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
DUTY of the election officers to write or stamp
IN such certificate tine word voted" with
month and year; and if any election officers
shall receive a second vote on the same day
by yirture of the same certificate, excepting
where SONS are entitled to vote by virture of
heir fathers, they ard the person who shall
,ffer such second vote. upon so offending,
shall be guilty of high misdemeanor, and
On conviction thereof be fined or imprisoned,
,r. both at the discretion of the court; but
he fine shall not cvceed one hundred dollars
IN each case, nor the imprisonment one year
he like punishment shall he inflicted on con- |
,iclion of the officers of election who shall
neglect or refuse 10 make, or cause to be |
node, the endorsement required, az 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
he laws to which this is supplement, from
INV person offering to vote whose name is
rot on the list of assessed voters, or whose
.ieht TO vote is challenged by any qualified |
otter present, and shall admit such person to
,ote without requiring such proof, every per
on so offending shall, upon conviction, be |
ruiltv of a high misdemeanor, and shall be
sentenced, for every such offence, to pay
inc not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
0 undergo an imprisonment not more than
me wear, or either or both, at the discretion
IF the court. s-a |
SEC u. 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,
,r if not, a Judge thereof in vacation, to ap-
,oint two iudicious sober and intelligent citl.
ems of ihe county TO act as overseers, shall
,e selected from different political parties,
md where both of said inspectors belong to
he same political party, both OF overseers
hall be taken from the opposite political
,ortv. said overseers shall have the right to
70 nresent with the officers of the election
Inrinp the whole time the same is held, the
.otes counted, and the returns made out and
;ened by the election officers; to keep list
9 voters. il they see proper; to challenge any