The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-09-07

house in hts district and make careful in
quiry II any person whose name IL on bis
list has died or removed from the district.
and IL 30. TO take the ssme tberefrom. or
whether any qualified voter resides therein |
whose name Is not on the list, and II 80, 10
add the same thereto and IN all cases
where O name Is added 10 the list. n tax
shall forthwith be assessed against the
person and the assessor shall In all csses
ascertain, by inquiry, upon what ground
the person so assessed claims TO be n voter
Upon the completion Of this work, II shall be
the duty OF each assessor as aforesaid TO proceed
to make out list, In alphabetical order, OF the
white free men, above twenty -ono years Of aye
claiming to be quallhed voters In tho ward Dor.
Oush, townst ~ or district oi which he II the ~
SCISSOR, and opposite each OF said names state
whether said freeman IL or Il not housekee
aud n lie Il the number OF his residence, In TOW
where the same are numbered. with the street,
Alley or court In whice situated AMI ~ in n
town where there are no numbers, the name Of
tie street alley or court on which said house
fronts ais. the occupation OF tho person and
where he l. not Lou cktcpct, the cup,,ion or
plecc Of ,Rrdug. ard witt whom, aud Il wor.
king Tor an ther, the name of the employer,
snd write o. y site each Of said names the word,
voter ; whetc any person claim, to vote by rea.
son Of nlturuliynti n he shall exhibit his Ger
tihcatc thereof t. the assessor unless he has
been for hVc consecutive years next prercditg
voter in snii district AMI In all csses where
the person has been nnturallycd, the name shall
be markell with tho 10 tor ~ = where the nor
son has merely declared his Intentions 10 he
,ume q citizen aud desigts to be ra'ura'i o. he.
fore the next election, the name shall be mark
ed I'D. l." where the claim l. to voto By rca
son Of being between the ages Of twenty one
and tsonty two ~ provided by law, tho word
age shall bc entered and n the person hns
mn, ell into tn, election district tn reside since
tic last general e'octlon, tho lettrr n" shall
lie placed opposite the same. II shall be the
the ,ompl,t tlo1 y the duties hc'cin Imposed, 10
make oIta seI artte list o, all new R.s ssmcnt.
made by him, nnl thn amount assessed upon
each. and iufnish tho same i'm 10 lately t. the
county commits s,ipnars. who Sian Immediately
add thcntncs g. the tax dupllc ,tc pf tlo ward
lorurgh. town'hip or distfictt 10 which taey have
SucrlnN . on tho list beinv completed and
the assessments made ne Hiutcsnd the same
shall iorthwith be returned ~ the county com
mlssioncts, who shalt c1usc duplicate copies of
/ said lists with the observations ami eNulana
| ton required 10 be noted NJ afnrcsi IT, e. bc
made out n soon ~ practicable and placed IN
the hands Oi the assessor, who shall PRIOR to the
1t Oi August In each year. Put one copy thereof
on the duur of, or on the house whore tile election
Of tho respective districts Il re- tuiroi To- be held
and retain tho other In his pusscsi n, for the in
snr"tlon free Of charge. Of any tetspn testIent
IN the sail election district vhp srali de.irc 1,
see the same ani It shall bc the duty OF the sal
nsse' spr to add, from time tN time, on the per
sonal application oi any ouc claiminS the right
to- vote name Of such claimant. AMI mark uppu.
site the name g. v, and Immediately as,ess
him with tax noting, as In all other cise., his
occupation, residence, whether "a bpardet or \
housekceper II n border. with whom he boards
and whether naturalized or designing To hc,
marking In all such tsos the letters opp ositr the
person claiming t. be asscs.el be nituruliEci.
he shall exhibit to the assess r his.cortihclto ot
naturalization and II he claim. that he designs
to he naturhliled before tho newt ensuing eler.
ton, no shall oyu bt the certificate OF his dccla
ration Of intention, In all cases whcro any ward
borough, township or election district is divided
into two or more precincts. tho assessor shall
note In all his assessments tho election precinct
In which each eloctor resides aud shall make u
sl6ucrs, IN Nil cases IN which n return IL rc.
quirod from him by tho prnyslurs OF this act
and the county commissioners, In making du.
plicate copies OF all .u'h reform shall make dn
pllcate copi ut tho names Of h. voters In eari.
precinct, separately, and shall furnish the same
10 the assessor and the c'pics rc1ulrei by tho
act To be psccd n the doors ot, ~ on election
places, on or before the lat of August in each
year, shallbc placed on the dor OF, or on the
election pl ce In each OF said precinct.
~ECrIoN, 8 Alter the assessments have been
complct cd on the tenth day ptece ling: ne second
Tue5day In October, OF each year, the as.cssoi
shell on the Monday Immediately following
make return t. the county commissioners, nj
the names otall pcr.ons assessed BY him nee
the return required tn be made by him by the
"a section OF this ac,' noting opposite each an'
the observations and explanations re- u rod [, b,
|notci a. Aforesaid and the county cummis sion
ersshall thefeupon cause the same To- h1 addef
to tho return required BY the ~ section oi thii
act, and u full and correct copy thereof 10 b,
made, containing the names Of oil persons sp fc
turned as resident taxables In said ward, boTo
township or precinct, and furnish the same, a.
urihcr with the necessary election blanks 10 IN,
officers OF the elcctinus,ln said ward. borough
township or precinct, At or before six ocloca II
the morning ui the ~ Tuesday Of October snl
no man shall be permitted u vote at the election
on that day whose name Is not On tue list, un
less he shah make proof ot his right to vote a,
hereinafter provided.
SECTION 1. On the day Of election any pcrsoi
whose name Il not on the said list, and clliminl
the right to vote at said election shall produce
nt least one qualified voter oftle dIufict as
HfaHU
district In which ho claims tJ he voter, tor III,
: period Of At least ten days neat preceding sli'
. election, which witness shall take and suhscrih
- written ur partly printel AitlaVit TO the iict
stated by him, wuich athiayit shall define clear
'ly where he r",ilcu"e l. pi the person - claim
ting TO be voter and tue person so claiming tn
Tight to vote shhll also take aud subscribe
, written, or partly written and partly prlnte
> affidavit, stating To- the heat Of his knJwlciv
J and belief, where and when he was born, that
he Is a citizen OF the commonwealth Of Pcnnsy |
yuulA and Of the United States, that he has 70
sided In tho commonwealth one year or Il ior
morly a citizen therein, uui Ia. moved there
from ia At lac has resided therein six month
next preceding said election that lie has no
moved into the district Tor the purpose Of voiing
tLercir, that hs ha. paid state or County IA
4 within two years, which was assessed nt lea-
, ten days before said election .anJ II a uIturalil
: citizen shall also state when, where and by Wht
] court he vas naturaliZed aud shall also pro
: duce his certificate II naturalization Dp exam
, iuatiou the said AFFIDAVIT shall alsl state who
v and where the tax claimed To Dc paid by the ain
7 e4,
4 paid, ana tho tx receipt therefor shall Do ptu
.. duccd tor examination, unless the aillIut shl
state ia his alhltyit that II has bcad lost or lie
struyed, or that he never received any, but II IA
person 20 claiming the risht t. vote shall taA
and subscriuo au affidavit, that he isa natiy
born clti2nn ut the United states, tor II bur
elsewhere state that hct In his affidavit, IN
. shall ptOuuce eyiicncc that lie has been natura
lgcd OF that he L. entitled e. citizenship b. rel
sou Of his fathers naturallyltipr) aud shall IA
G thcr state la his affidavit that he l., AZ the tim
4. tai. INIT la a =
~ one aud twenty two years til Il he has re-li
oil lb the state one year and In the election dis
Q trIct ten days next preceding such election, h
A shall Oe entitled TO vote although he shall NJ
: have paid taxes the said ahliavits II nll pc
u sons making such claims, ana the nihdayits
Y the witnesses To their residence, shall he prese
. we'd by the election board, and at the close OF a
election they shall he enclosed with the list
voters, tally list and other pipers required /
l. law to he hled by the return Judge with the pr
# thouotary, aud sha!l rsmain ou NE herewith Il
- the prothdnotarys office, subject to eNaminl
tIon, as other election papers are II tho e'uo
q oiiicer shalt nnd that the apple Mt VI Apphcdn
r. possess ali the legal qualifications OF voters,
or they shall be permitted 10 vote, aud the nam
u or names shall be ADDED 10 the list Of tlxab
d by the election officers the word tax beins ~
N ded where tho claimant claims 10 vote on IA
. and the word age where he elai ms 20 vote
e age the same " 'rds being added by the clerl
lr Ia each case pecuNely on the lists ui perso
A yotlhg at such election.
" SEcTIos o. II shall be lawful for any quail
y cd citizen ot the district, notwithstanding q
ID name Oi the proposed voter u contained ON q
, list Of resident taxable, to chaliango the vote
such person whereupon the same proof Of q
right OF suffrage as Is now required by law shs
Ie Je public made and acted on by the electiI
n, board Ond the vote admitted OF rejected, accor
= ing to the evidence every person claiming TO
U naturaliEed citizen shan Do required to pr0du
,L his naturalization certificate at the election b
tore voting, except where he has been tor u
. wears consecutiNely, n voter IN the district
- which ho offers to vote and on the vote Of su
person being received, IL shall be the duty OF q
election Oiilcer 10 write or siam ON such cert
, ieats the word 'yoted,' with the moutA aud ye