The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-09-15

housekecper; II = bo rider, with whom he board
and whether naturslised or desiyning to be-
marking In all such cates the letters opposite the
name, IN, or ID. L. as the case may be n the
person claiming TO 10 assessed lie naturaillcd
lie shal exhibit TO the assessor his certificate oi
naturalization and " he claims that lie design.
TO be naturaliycd before the next enSniny cleo.
ton, he shall exhibit the certificate oi his derin.
ration OF intention, In all cases where any ward,
borough. township or election district IL divided
Into iva or more pfecinrts, N. rsro-sor shall
note in all his assessniuns tho election precinct
In which each elector resides, nd shaIl make n
separate return Tor for each to the county com
missioners, In ali cases In which n return IL re.
duired from him by the provisions OF this act ,
and thc conuty commis rioners, In making du'
pllcate copies Of all such return, shall ma du
pllcaie copies of the names of the voters 10 cac
precinct, separately, aud shafl intnish the same
10 ths assessor ,and ho copies reqniNrd 10y the
places, on or bciof, the let of August In each
year. shall he placed on She door OF, or on III,
erection place In each Of said precincts
SfCItuN Aiicr the asstssmrets have been
completed on the touth day preceding tLes.,und
Tuosdayfn October OF .acL year the s,.e.s p
snail, On the Monday Immediately follow tss.
make n return to the county commissioner, =,
the names of all persons assessed by him siae,
the return required tn bo mad. by him by the "a
.eeticn OF this act. noting opposite cacA nam-
tie ubsctNntlung nnd explanations T,qaife et g. N.
noted rs aioi esnhi and the county con mission.
ers shsn theteupph causc IT, snue 10 No added
~ the return required by the and serthn " this
act, and n iull aud correct cory thrfeof TO h,
made, containing tho names OF all pefsnn. 20 re-
turned ne resident taknbles IN sasd ward N,roi
t0vnfhip 0r precinct. and furnvh she ~ ne, g..
gether with the neev-ssry rl-stlor banks to the
omctrs Of the election .sn ssN ward, borongh,
township or precinct, at OF befUre II, n'oIoct in
the mvr nlny Of the and se,dny VI october nd
NJ fDan shall bc perni,,st W vote at the .loctiu
On 'hs, lay ~hc.e nss,e snot "n said III, up
less Ne shail make proof oi hh rssht to vote ns
hereinafter provided.
srcriUs Tn the day Of eieetS> any person
wht-e hsme {. hot 0p the said iiSt, and claiming
the rpht 10 vote At ,ah election hall pfodocs
at least cne pualined voter ot the sS,rie, ns n
witness 10 the Residence OF the sia,nast N the
district In which lie claims tO be voter, tor the
period Of at least ten days next preceding snId
election, which witness shnii take and snb.err,.
awrltten or partly printed sindayit to the f,cts
stated hy him. which sfniayit shall define cIrnr
W where the residence " cftho pei son 20 claim.
ing TO Us E'feT ANA tho person So ella lining The
,iahi " Sote shsil asso tase and subscribe rlt
ten. or parttT written and Iqrrl1 printed sfnds
W.T. stating to the best Of III, knowls.4s ,nd le.
Nef, here nd When he was born tuatle is N
ciilien oi ths commonwealth OF rennsylvnia q nd
~ the thitei states that he hAs resided In the
commonwealth one year, or ~ fOrmerlya cItIgrn
therein, nnd has moved thereirom, that he hns
resided therein sh months next preceding said
election that Ne has not moved Into tho District
for the purpose OF voting thorein that h. hs,
paid a state OF tosntT tar within two sss..
which was asse,..i at iesst ten ss7s Lsfore sa "A
election and. u natsraliyed cI, Ken shsl also
state when, whsre and - What csurt he VA,
naturalized, AMI shSU Aiso prsdeee stp ep rtih
cate OF natutslizatlon fer et t'nirstlus :th. said
n
ella ell 20 be paid by ID. athAsi wa ns,rsso,l
and when, where, nd 10 whom pRid n nd the tax
receipt therefor shall 10 Produced for etaminA
tlun, uuess the ofaut shH u state In his f.,a n
that II has boen lost or destroyed Of that he ney
or received any, but II the person 30 claim IN th
right to vote shall take and subscribe m sf.da.
VT, that he Il q native born citizen Of the United
States, Tor II born elsewhere. shall state that
fact In his affidavit, and shall produce evidence
that he has been haturaliTei, or that he Il entI.
tied TO eitfenship " reason Of his tather's batu
\. rata IL In
vat that he IL, at the time Of taking the afidayit
between the ayes Of twenty. one and TWENTY-FIVE
years That he has residcd IN the state one year
Ing such election, he shall 10 entitled TO vote nj
though ho thAll not have paid tsAos the said
amdayits oiall persons making such claims, and
and the afhdayits OF the witnesses to their resi-.
dence, khAll 10 preserved by the election bard
and At the close OF the election they shall be en-
closed with the list OF voters tally lst and other
papers required by law to he nled by the return
judge with the prothonotary, and shall remain
on uie herewith In tho prothosotary', uiIce
subject 70 eismination, es other election papers
are u the election officers shall hnd that The an
plicant or applicants possess all the legal quail.
ncAtiOns Of voters he or they shall be psrinItted
10 vote, and the maine Or names shall 10 added
TO the lst Of taSables ~ the election Officers the
word taS' Ieipx Addsd where the oIaiman nj
claims TO vote ou tax, srd the word age whore
he claims 70 vote on age the satnc words being
the Lists Of psrsons waiting at such election.
SECTIONS II shall he Ia ful foo any at.Ii
fcd citizen OF the district, Ict~iihstandins the
name OF the proposed voter 10 contained Oh The
list Of resident taIsbles to challenge the vote of
such person whereupon the same proof VI ths
right Of suffrage az Il nov required by Law shall
be publicly made and acted on ty the electon
board AMI the vote admitted or re octed, accurd
ing to tho evidence every person claiming to te
nnturaliT-d citizen shall lie require, To rluduce
his nature ligatlon certificate At the election 10
fore voting, EXCEPT where no has teen for ten
years consecutively, voter in the district In
which he oh"rs ia vote and On the vote Oi such
person being recsivci, IL shall 10 the duty II the
election Othcets To w'itc Or stanp on such cCrtlt
icate tho woId voted with the month aud YEAR
and ifaUy election ofhcer or uiiicers shAl receive
= second vote on tina same day, by virtue OF the
same certificate, excepting where sons are enti.
lied TO vote hy virtue ui the naturalization or
their fathers. they and the person who shall offer
sucs second vote, upon 50 Offending shall be guil.
" of a high mlsielncanor, AMI on conviction
n hereof, lie nned or In prisonei. or both at tie
4 discretion of the court, but the Hne shal not ex.
coed ono hundred dollars IN each case, uur the
imprisonment one year; the like pgnl.Lu cut
shall be Inflicted, on convection. H., utlcers II
election Who shall neglect - reuse 90 make or
cause TO 10 made, the !udorsement required a.
aforesaid on said naturalization certificate.
SECTIONS. Itany election oiicer shall reuse
or neglect 10 require such Ir 0i ~ tho tisbt %
suiirage a. IL prescribed by THIS law, or tine law,
Offering ~ vote whose name i not on tue list Of
assessed voters, or whose right O. vote Is chsl,
lengei by any qualified vote present., and shall
admit such person TO vote without requiring such
viction, be guilty oI hish misiemeanor. and
shall be sentenced, for every such o1cuce, to paw
a nne not exceeding one hundred dollars, or 10
undergo an impti.ornent not more than on ne yaer
or ethor or both, at the discretion Of the court,
SsCTius s. The zane rules and regulation.
shah apply ateyery special election, ard a, ev.
cry separate city, borough or ward election. 10
all respects as At the general elections in ue,o.
Der.
SECTION .. tn. respective assessors. insrec.
tor. and Judges OF tie election shall each have
the power TO administer oaths TO any person
claiming the right TO he assessed or the right Of
suffrage, or In regard 10 Eny other matter or
sny ot said offccr. under this act and suy will,
ful false swearing BY any person In relation o.
Any matter or thing concerning which they shalt
be lawfully interToyatcd by any OF said Otleers
shall he punished az perjury.
SECTloS 10. lhs assessors shall each receive
the same compensation for the time nscs,sat.ly
spent In performing the duties hereby snIoined
as l. provided by Law for the ps rforms co their
othes duties, to be paid BY the eounty commits
siopers as In other eases and u shall not te law
ful tor any As.essOr to Assess . tar against any
person whatever within ten days next preceding
the election to te held on the 2i Tuesday Of Oe-
teber, IN any year or within ten days nsst Before
Any election for electors Of President aud Wee
President Of the United staiss any violation Of
this provision shall De a misd ernea nor. ard Sub
ject the otheers 80 Offending to = One, on cuatic
tIOu, not exceeding enc hundred iVllsTs, or to
i'm prisonment not eIessdinx three months, or
10th, at the discretion o. the court.
SECrtos u. On the peti.0n of i've or more
citizens Of thee unity stating. under cath, that
they verify belieye that frauds y IN 10 praetieeJ
at the election about 20 10 held ia auy distTist
IL shall be the duty of the court OF eopr on pl,,
Of said county, u IN session, or II not . ~. 20
thereof In vacation, to appoint two is.ls "a :, b.
Ter aud intelltisent etirens OF the souaty L. act
az over.eers OF said election all evsr~eers shan
be selected from different political parties, ssd
who're 10th Of said inspectors sslosg ~ ,hs ,sm
politicsi PARTY, both cf the ovsrsssrs sASi be
tAksn from the oPpc-hs psrty; ssbi overseers
shan have the right to be lrsssot With the ON
GERS OF the electies, dat irx the whole tinss the
same 10 held. tss votes eOrns srd and sss return,
made osi spS stxned ey the election snnests to