The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-15

nunshin S"s where The said offence was committed |
md not entitled to vote therein then on con ~,
Ion he shall be sentenced to pay line ot NOT
less than one hundred, nor moro thnn one tnpus.
md dollars, and be imprisoned not less IMAM
six months nor moro than two years. 1T,
"If any person, not by law qualified, shall
vote at any election IN ullS coihii ci
or being Otherwise qualineu sar SUI,
vote out of his proper district, or IL any person
knowing the want of such qualifications shaii
mid or procure such person to vote, the person
ann moi eXceedlng two hundred dollars, anu be
imprisoned Tor any term not e&ceeuihB '''oo
months. .,,,.o ,i,o,, ono
election district or otherwise fraudulently Note
more than once on the same day, or sholl lrauu-
ulently fold and deliver to the lhSpeclpr wv
tickets together, with the Intent illegally 10
vote, or shall vote the same, or II any pSISpn
shall advise and procure any person SO 10 uo' he m
or they so offending, shall, on CONVICTION, De
nncd in amy sum not less than iiity nor more ,,
than five hundred dollars aud be imprisoned 10,
any term not less tnah three hoi Ii"i' '
"If any person not qualified to vote in this
commonwealth ngreeably to law except tue
sons OF uuallied citizens shall appear at any
place of election for the purpose OF issu,ng
tickets, or OF influencing the citizens qnailieu 70
vote, he shall on conviction, forfeit ana pay any
sum not exceeding one hundred uolihrS, lor
every such offence, and be Imprisoned LOT 'hrec
AgreeabIy to the provisions of the sixty-hrsi,
section of said acts every General anu 9pec'n,s Nv
Election shall be opened between we ai mPnrs cS,, o.
tinuo Without Interruption or ndiournmeht, IN
til sevA o'clock in the evening, Wheh lhe poHs
-Eelsrfy LAW.
IaI.opl(, qIlalal notice to the electors of Col.
umba county, that, by an act enlltlyu an u, nct ,
further supplemental to the act relative TO the
elect ions of this Commonwsid,.dh ne ioIRows RHIRSse
SECTION |. Be 70 enacted me Snds uHd i,puSc us
NJ Representatives Of the Conmon"eam o. 1.',, henn-
Wlrdnia IN general assembly nict, utm a. ht,tOH
fnGCt"I bw t6c dufIoriby Of he same That IT shall
be the duty of each OF the assessors T,,nim nn ~,
Com monwealth, on the ilrst Monuiy m la %na ro
each year, to take up the transcr,p ne s re ro
ceived of the county commissioner uhus S ,i, ,iie
eighth section Of the act OF hiteem,h nd oi prn
eighteenth hundred and thtrty-lour, anu PIU. 10.
cecd 10 an immediate revision OF the SANE py
striking therefrom the name OF eNory pu,So
who is known by him to have diea OF remoysu 'yt,,
since the last previous assessment from the dls-
trict of which he is the assessor OF W Whps ,, ueu.n
or removal from the same shall pe i'e @ NJ n - !,
to him, and to add to the same tle h"Illc " az
qualified voter who shall be known py nun @ W
have moved into the district since the @ Iast Pre- re
Vlous assessment, or whose removal lnto tio tio
same shall be or shall have been inhue Know u
to him, and also the names OF an VINO snhll
As soon MS this revision is completed he shall
visit every dwelling house in MS district anu
make careful inquiry If any person Wnose u, u
is on his list has died or removed from the us
trict and II so, to take the same thereiIoin, or
whether any qualified voter resides tnereiit,,
whose name is not on his list, and II so, TO auu
the same thereto and in all cases where name
is added to the list tax shali lofthWlth M U.
assessed against the person anu the ass UsSo, i
eromnd the nerson SO assessed claims to be a
voter. Upon the completion of this work, II
shall be the duty of each assessor as aforesaid tu
proceed to make out list in alphabetical oruer
of the white frecmen above twenty-one years O
age claiming to be qualified voters IN tho MtIu ,b,
assessor, and opposite each OF saiu names sttte
whether said freeman is or is not house, Keep
err: and IL he Is the number OF MS residence, ~
the towns where the same is numbered, with
the street. alley or court in which situated ahu
If in a town where there are no numbers, thI
no nf tho street nllpy court on WnlCn shlu
house fronts also, the occupation OF the person
and where he Is not housekeeper, me ocoui,,ti-
tlon place of boarding and with whon anu !
working for another, the name OF the enpioyci
| aud write opposite each of said namcs the wor.
reason of naturalization, he shall exhibit hi
certificate thereof to the assessor, unless ne ma
voter in said district, and in all cases where IN
| person has been nnturallzed the name shaIl D
| marked with the letter at :" where the perSOl
| has merely declared his intentions to become
| citizen and designs to be natuIa lied before ~ M
| next election, the name shnll be markeJf a., ~
| ing between the ages of twenty-one and twenty
| two, az provided by law, the word "ase, shal
| be entered; and If the person has moved lnl'
the election district to reside since the last gen
eral election, the letter "R." shall be placed op
| posite the name 1t shall bo tho further duty o
| each assessor as aforesaid, upon the completion
| of the duties herein Imposed. to make out sep
arate list of all new assessments made by nm I'm
and the amounts assessed upon each, ana lur
| nish the same Immediately 10 the county com
| missioners, who shall immedi ttely add IN
| names Dtne llN uupllc'llt bl lut Wulu,
township or district In which they nave bee
SEC .. on the list being completed. and the as
| SeSsmcnts made rs Aforesaid, the same sua
forthwith be returned to the county comniSs
toner's who shall cause duplicate copies OF sal
lists with the observation and explanations re
uuired to he noted as aforesaid, to be made on
as soon rs practicable and placed in the hand
| of the assessor, who shall prior to the first
August In each year, put one copy thereof on III
door of or on the house where the election of IN
respective district is required to be held and re
Lit tlNaa lHs
tion free OF charge Of any person resident |
the said election district who shall desire to So
| the same; and II shall be the duty of the sal
assessor to- add from time To time, on the pei
sOnal apple alton of any one claiming the rigl
to vote the name Of such claimant, and mar
assess him with n tax. noting as in all otht
cases, his occupation, residencs, whether boai
der, or a housekeeperi If a boarde., with whol
ng to Ge he haRng na Il gu @ sneh eases the be iesl
naturalized, he shall exhibit to the assessor hi
certificate Of naturalization and II he claim
ensuing election, lie shall exhibit the ccrtificat
of his declaration of intention; IN all case
whore any ward, borough. township or electio
district is divided into two or more precincts
the assessor shall note in all his assessments tn
| election precinct in which each elector resides
and shall make separate return for each to tn
county commissioners in all cases in which
: return is required from him by the provisions
. this act and the county commissioners, /
, making duplicate copies of all such return,
shall make duplicate copies of the names of tn
voters IN each precinct, separately, aud sha
| furnish the same to the assessor; and the oopie
required by this act to be placed on the doors
or ON election places on or before the first of Al
gust in each year, shall be placed on the door
or on the election place of said precincts.
| SEC, .. After the assessments have been com
pleted on the tenth day preceding the secon
| Tuesday IN October of each year, tho nsSessC
shall, on tho Monday Immediately following
make n return 60 the county commiss ioneI
OF the names OF all persons assessed by hill
since the return required to be made by him b
the second section OF this act, noting opposit
each name the observations and explanation
required to be noted as aforesaid and the couu
ty commissioners shall thereupon cause tn
same to be added TO the return required by tn
second section of this act, and a full and correG
| copy thereof TO be made containing the ma me
of all persons so returned ns resident taxable
IN said ward, borough, township or precinct, an
furnish the same. together with the necessar
election blanks to the officers OF the election 1
said ward borough, township or precinct, on Q
before six O'Clock in the morning of the secon
Tuesday OF October; and no man shall be pei
mitted to vote at the election on that day who's
proof of his right to vote, as hereinafter rt
qured.
whose name is not on the said list. and claimin
the right to vote at said election, shall produC
at least one qualified voter Of the district as
witness to the residence OF the claimant in I'll
district IN which he claims to be a voter, for TN
period Of at least ten days next preceding sal
election, which witness shall take and subsCrib
written or partly written ana partly prlnte
affidavit 70 the facts stated by him. which AIN
| dhNlt snail uenne clearly Wneic the residence
| OF the person so claiming To be II voter; and tn
| person SO claiming the right to vote shall ais
| take ana subscribe n written or partly writer
| and partly printed affidavit, stating to the be 5
| of his knowledge and ballet whore and when Ii
| was born that he is a citizen of the common
| wealth of Pennsylvapa anu the United States
that he has resided In the commonwea ealth on
year, or II formerly citizen therein and ha
moved thererrom, that he has resided therein
| six months next preceding said election; tha
he has not moved into the district for the pur
pose of voting therein; that he has paid Slate
| sessed at least ten days before said elect ON anu
| If a naturalized citizen. shall also state when
| where and by what court he was naturalized
and shall also produce his certificate of natural.
| lzatlon for examination; the said certificate
| shall also state when and whore the tax claimed
| TO be paid by theafiiant was assessed, and when
where and to whom paid, and the tax receipt
| therefor shall be produced for examinat ion, un-
less the aiant shall state ia his affidavit that II
| mas been lost or destroyed, or that he never re
| celved any, but II the person so claiming the
right 10 vote shall take and subscribe an atii
davit, that lie Is u native born citizen of tn,
uplled states, (or II born elsewhere, shall stat,
The fact In his aililaYit, and shall produce eYi
dence that hehas been. naturaliZei, or that he IL
| entitled to citizenship by reason of his father
| naturallZationGand shall further state In his all
daylt that he is at the time OF taking the alllla
| Nltbetween the ages of twenty-one ana twenty
| two years that lie has resided in the State one
year,and IN the election district ten days preced.
Ing such election he shall be entitled to Vote, al
thong he shall not have paid taxes; the said AM
dayit Of all persons making such claims, and til,