The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-22

make careful inquiry ifany person whose nam
! is on his list has died or Removed from the dis
trict and II so. to take the same therefrom, o.
whose name is hot On bs i ayd c So io o
ile same !hereto nnd In all cascs where u nam,
assossed "ed go un we We W. tax shrll i3ithwlth b,
U.s., Hssi,Seu ngtlhst the perSon and the asscssOi
shall IN all c0scI ascertain, byinquiry upon whaI
HI9und the person so nssesscd claims to be q
shall he the duty Of each assessor as afpres ia Il
proceed 7" make out n list, in alphabetical order
ngc, clainng to he qualified voter, in the ward
borough, township or district Of which he Is tho
whether said freeman Is or is not q house. Keep,
eri ana IL he H. the number Of his residence IN
| the street. alley or court in which situated; nnt
II IN town where there are no number5, TIA,
| no,se fronts; also, tho occupation of the person
| anu whore he IS not n hpusekccpcr, the uccupi-
| llon, pace ot boarding nnd with whom and 4
| W"Ik. ~ llf another, the name Of the employer
| hlu Wilic opposite each OF said names the word
voter where any person claims 10 vote by
| reason OF naiurallzpttOn, he shall exhibit his
ceftlhcote thereof TO the assessor, unless he hag
| neeh Inr hve consecutive years next preceding a
person has hccu untuHlznd, the rqmc shall be
marked with The letter "1 - where the person
| lli,s merely declared his Intentions TO become Il
ttizen and designs TO he naturalized before the
! rest election, tho rnme shall be marked "D.
!" Wh"fe the claim IL 70 vote by reason of be-
| Ing between the pgcs or twcnty.ofe and twontv.
| two, as provided by law, the word 'nce' shall
| he entered; nnd If the person has moved into
| eral election. tho letter "R" shnil be placed on
| pIstc the name. II shnll be tho f1rthcr tluty Of
| racl asses Sor as aforesaid, upon the completion
| OF the duties herein imposed, to make out sop
at,i( ,i iis' Oh ~ new assignments made By him,
| nlHh the same Immediately 10 the county COM
m,i'SSl2nelS, who shall Immediately add the
do" "nship or district IN which they have boen
SIC .. On tho list being completed, and the ns.
| scssmcnts madu as aforesaid, the same shall
in,,,r" "i.,i pe returned 70 t"e county cp'nlnlas,
| CURED to be noted as atprcsail, to be made out
| oS soon rs practicable and placed In the hands
| 1l lnr assessor, who shall prior to the first of
EUSust In each year, pm one copy thereof on the
| "o of or on the house where the election OF the
| ,r1ptGlFc district isItgHucd u be held and re-.
| inIn the other in his possession, for tie uspec
| .i"l' lT,e OF charge, ol my person r.@ dent III
IKE slid election di,tric shn shat desire to see
| tAe same; and Il shall Ne the duty Of the s1il
| 2sseS5or to add from time to tIma, On the per-
s2nHl apple alton OF any one claiming the rlght
| 10 vote tho name Of such cloiutJu' aud mark
| opposite the name ~. Co. and ILmgliutoly
assess him with a tax, noting MS in an other
| der or q h0uscliccpct; n a bpndcG with whom
| lac boards; aud whether naturu.izcd or design
IN, ,n IN. fSnrifir, in nj such rns.. ne laf,,rg
| opp, .ito the name ~ or "D. / - as the case
| tiy he. iithe nfI,ou claiGlug to be assessed he
| ce uhcate of natJ aiization; ana II hc claims
That .ie designs to be nhlHrtu@ed before the next
ensuing election, lac shall exhibit the certificate
| of his declaration of intention; in all Cuses
| where any ward, borough, township or election
the assessor shall note In all his assessments the
| election precinct in which each ClcctIr resides
and shall nuke separate return Tor each To the
county comm l7~IJhcts IA az C.t't' IN "llth n
return Is required IRON. INN by luc PROVISIONS Of
| this act; and the county commissioners, in
lnhkIhG duplicate coples O. ~! sUch returns,
| shall mako duplicate copies Of the names OF the
| NoicrS IN eaci precinct, separately ana shall
furnish the sine to the asSc sor; and the copies
required by THIS act to be placed oa the doors OF
or ON election places on or before the first of Au
gust in cach year, shall be placed ON the door of
or ON the election place of said precincts.
SEC, -. After the assessments have been COM
pleted on the tenth day preceding the second
Tuesday in October of each year, the assessor
shall, ON tie Monday Immediately follow ing
| mako n return 10 tie county conmiss loners
of the names OF all persons assessed by him
since the return required TO be made by him by
| the second section OF this ACT, noting opposite
o.ch name the observations and explanations
required to be noted as Aforesaid Hhd the coun-
" commissioners shall thereupon cause the
second section Oi this act, and full and correct
copy thereof to be made, containing the names
| IN said ward, borough, township or precinct, and
furnish the same together with the necessary
election blanks to tie officers of the election in
said ward, borough, township or precinct, ON or
before six OclOck IN the morning ol The second
Tuesday of October; and no man shall be per-
mtted to vote at the election ON that day whose
name Is not on said list, unless he shall make
p 'oof OF his right to vote, as hereinafter re-
SIC /. on the day of tho election any person
whose name Is no. on the said list, ond claiming
the right TO vote at said election, snail produce
at least one qualified voter Of the district rs II
witness to the residence oi tho claimant in the
district in which lie claims to ue Il voter, for the
period of at least ten days next preceding said
cion, which witness shall take and subscribe
Il written or partly written and partly printed
allluavit to The facts stated by him, which alli-
davlt shall define clearly where the residence is
of the person so claiming to be n voter and the
person 50 claiming tine right to vote shall also
tax ami subscribe Il written or partly written
and partly printed affidavit stating 10 the best
oil his knowledge and belief where and when he
was born that he is II citizen OF the common
wealth OF Pennsylvania and the United States :;
n n ~
| year, or II formerly Il citizen therein and has
moved thercflom, that he has resided therein
he has not moved into the district for the pur-
| pose of voting therein; that he has paid a state
OF county TAX within two years, which was as
sessed at least ten day before said elcci on and
| II a naturalized citizen. shall also state when,
where and by what court he was natural 2ed
and shall also produce his certificate Of natural
| iZalion for examinations; the said certificate
shall also state when and whore the tax claimed
10 DE lald by the ailiant was assessed, and when,
where and To- whom paid, and The tax receipt
less the aillan shan state IN his affidavit TINT it
has been lost or destroyed, o. that he never re.
celNei any, but II the pe-son so claiming the
rlght 70 vote hHall take anu subscribe an atn-
dhyit, that he Is n nativ1 born citizen Of the
United States, (or If born elsewhere, shall state
dencc that hchas been, naturaliaed, or that he is
entitled TO citizenship by reason Of his fathers
naturHilAatlonGal ld shall iurthe state in his alll-
daNit that he u, AT tAe time O1 taking the utlIa-
NitOetween the ages of twcnty.one ana twenty
two years; that he has resided in the state one
yc1rand in the election district ten days preced-
M Sucn election, he snail tc entitled to vote al
thuuS ne S!nIl not nave patt taxes the said aili-
ulNll ul an persons max INK SUCu claims, and the
idhNiS OF tne witness to their residence, shall
be preserved by the election board, ana at thp
c!psc oI the clccti on they shall be enclosed with
thr llst OF voters tally list anu other papers ra-
qulfel by law to be u,ci by tire Juugc with the
pruthunutary ana shall remain On file thercyIth
In the prothunotary's Office, subject TO cxamina-
ton, rs other election pgprI, are. if the sprtinn
olnttrS auall ma thal ine applicant or appiI-
S,,i'n @ l"SN. 'I lIc rNI Guhnu'.lt pnS OF vOt-
~ ~ Nor ne or lI.S ShAll DC isFmlilcl TO vote and
~, VI H'Hl,' s'lA' u' HU"td u the list OF
tNN''','i ~ .H- t''ct'"i o!!'erN' Tie word 'tlS'
m u"'HS HS ""t.' "h,ie me cIdillont claims to vote
uh uh VA an" a" Wnld age" where he claims to
NiptH "'i".. tIo same words being added bv the
ClsIhs Il ctcu c,t respectively on thf lists O!
t''SoH' N"ilhS al sucA election.
SEC. 3. II shall be- lawful for any gunliirl
CitiIel of tie district, u0twitllsfHndirt, ti,N
name Of the proposed voter is contained on ti'a
list of resident tHyabeS, to challenge the vote of
such prrsuu. Wltrrunuu tlr .,t,, uront ,y ~
right of suffrage uS is now REQUIRED iv INV .hlII
be publicly made ana acttd on bv the el,riirt'
board, and the vote admitted or rr i,ctcd accord
ting to the evidence every rs6n cllimlu,, 10
be a nHturaliZod citizen shail he REQUIRED 10 nrn
ducc his naturalization tiiicate al the ccci ION
,ueforc NOtlng. except where ne has been f,'tcu
years CunsccutiVcly,a Vo er in the district i'm
which hc Offers his vote: and on the vote of
such pcI,Ou ue ny receiVut. it shall he the dut,'
the cluc' ION u.lice to wit" or starnp ON Nuch
certificate the word "votc ." with the month an
year; and II any picctipu officer or officers ,bIlI