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

one hundred dollars or to imprisonment no
exceeding three months, or both, mt tho dsore
| ton of the court.
SEC. II. on the petition OF five or moro ciil
Zens Of the county, stating un1er bpth thn
they verify believe that fraud viii be practice,
81 the election about to be held In any district
| u shall be the duty Of the Court OF Common
Pleas Of = iil county, II In session, or II not
! Judge thereofin vacation, to appoint two jn1i
cons, sober aud intelligent citizens OF tho coun.
" TO act as oversecrs at said election said over
| seers snail be selected from different poitica
| parties where the inspectors belong To dilfers M
parties AMI where both OF said inspectors belouf
% inc same political party, both Of the overseer
| sid uVerSeers sh1ll have tho right TO he prcsen
WIN ihe officers Of the election during the Who'll.
elh rlne lhe same is held, ihe votes counted and the
| GERS to keep list OF voters n they see proper
,o ocnamenge any person offering TO vote, and in
glrd To his right of su iragc Of said election nd
y, rs papers proiucel; aud the OIL
| uVcrscers so selected aud appointed every con.
| S.ml,hca and ia1lliiy FOR tie discharge Of their
Iutit5 ana said election officers shall refuse
| 20 permit said Overseers to be present and per-
ril nril tHr dulles as aforesaid, or ifthey shaft be
uauon, az the votes p)!lel ut such election dis.
, I'LL may %, rtJcaiel by any tribunal trying n
contest under soid election: Tr0ruiai TInf NO
Uverseer, ii''i'''' an
SEC, ~ Il any prota1notary, clerk, or the
l ugl,sS @ {" el,mer or any other person, shall aliix
permit the same tn b. nfiixej or giva, pIt OF OF
EtusH oL, permit The sane 90 be given out ia
nlHhK, WhcrcDy II may be friuducntly used on
furnish naturalization certificate to any person
VINO sh5li NOT have been examined and sworn i'm
'HYTeol, nccordng TO the act OF Congress or shall
N,d va IN, c9nnivo 90, or many way permit the is
ne shall be guilty Of high inisdein ea dor: or III
my ono snail i!audulcntly use any such ccrtil-
QUO OF naturalization, knowing that ID wns
irbu3ulcnty issued, or shall vote or ntfpn1pt In
No'G' on any cartAca,c Of naturalization not X.
manor nni either or any Of the persons. their
ldels or ahcttois, guilty Of either of the fnlsde
inVohofs @ aforesaid. shall, on conviction be fined
'i SuiH Hot exceeding ono thousand dolars
ana imprisonment IN tie proper pen nitentiary for
period not exceeding three year..
SIC. l3. Amy person who on oath or arirrno.
non, m or before any court in the state or OH
Ger AUTHORIZE to Udinlnlster onths shnil 4, nT.,
aaIe II GeIlclte OF naturalization. Tor himself or
any Othcr person, Wilully dcp1sa. declare ar
ahfm any matter TO be flci, knowing Inc sarne
70 ne ldise, o. shall IN lilto manner deny nny
sna.l be deemed guilty Of perjury; and any Ger
llhrnte OF naturalization issued in pursuanre of
Wy Sucp deposition declaration or affirmation
shall bonull and void; aud IL shall Hc fhe dutv
OF thc court Issuing the same, upon proof being
naie before 1t that it was irauinlently obtained
=, , ,.',' lnin'eIitte measures for recalling the
atihe Ior cancellation, and any person VINO shall
vote or attempt to vote, on any pa ,er so obtain.
ca, OF VINO snail in any way aid IN. connive at or
nave any agency Whatever In the issue rircule-
i9 t9h or use Of any h9uluent naturalization Ger
uuVato' aIali Je Etlllly Of mi,demeauor, and
upon conviction thereof shall undergo an i'm
trIsohmeht IN the pcnltentiary for not NOR.
lhth Two years and pay q fine, not moo tbnu
enc thousand donrs for every such Offences or
eltler Or both, at the discretion of the court
SEC. II. ANY assessor, election officer nr rer
sou appointed as an oversccr, who shall neglect
or rtlnhe TO perform any duty ehj.ined by Tins
Syi s @ @W.ttoUt Le9sohgDle or legal cause, shall be
any assessor shall assess any person rs n voter
Miiu ~ uot qtailed or shall refuse to assess any
person VINO Is qualinod he shall he guilty of IA
inlsdtlh, nor la Office, and on cOnvI9tioc be
puhlsned by line or Imprisonment. and also be
aysrieVcdi and ifauy person shall fraudulrutiy
i'eT, aud TO, dence or destroy any list of voters
niue ont rs directed by this act, or tear down o.
remove the same from the place where IL has
been affixed, with fraudulent or mischicyous In
offending shall De guilty OF a high ,nisdemeanor'
anu on conviction, shall be punished by n fne
not exceeding five hundred dollars. or imiprison-
discretion o. tIe court.
SEC. 49, A ali clucliors hereafter held under
ihc laWs OF this commonwealth, the polls shall
be open between the hours of six and seven
ociock,a m, aad closed AZ seven o'clock, p. m
SIC IL. II snail be the duty of the SECRETARY
OF the commonwealth TO prepare forms for nh
ihe blanks made necessary by this act and iurn-
lsh copies of the same to the county com mis-
slonets o I the several counties OF the common
wealth; and the cornty commissioners Of each
county shall, as 500 as may b. npCrssarv n r,er
the receipt OF the sai ie ut the propcr cXnSuse of
thc county, procure and furnish to all the cleo
pectlvc counties copies of such blanks in such
quantities a' may be rendered necessary fJr the
DISCHARGE OF their duties under thi, act.
SIC. ~ That citizens ofthis State temporarily
IN lhc service OF the state or Tie United states
governments, on clerical or other duty, and who
10 not vote where thus employed, shall not be
thereby deprived OF the r'yhG t. vote in Their
fled. ' i'
SEC. ~, Tho act entitled "A further supple
'ment TO the act relating to the elections OF This
cominnnwenlth.' approved April the fourth
Ammo llDmlhl one thousand eight hundred M ii
sixty eight, and all other laws altered or sun
plied by this act, be and the same are hereby re-
pcaled.
CHANGEIN THE MODE OF VOTING.
An ACr regulating tho mode of voting Mt al
cectlpnS IN the several counties OF this COM
mOnwcalth.
SEC | be il enacted Ly the Senate ana House NJ
NtPrcSthtuhrcS Of me Commonwealth NJ IcinSyIrd.
"i1 ma, ~ t'cnet@ 4SSenibW met aHd ishcreby eI1ct-
"a ~ me authority qJ ne same, That the qinIifled
voters Of the several counties of this c6mmOn-
wealth., at all general, township. borough and
Hpeffml eiectlohS, are hereby hereafter author
IH1u ana required 10 vote by tickets printed or
written, or partly printed and partly written.
scNerally classified aS follows;
one tlcket shall enclose the names ofnIl iudpes
oi courts voted Tor, ana to be labelled outside
'yudiciary;" one ticket shall embrace the names
Oi all state officers voted for, and be lnbeIlpI
H1te one Ticket shall embrace the names of
an county officers voted for, including otfcers Of
otnh,c, mcmncr and members OF Assembly If
Vnteu l9r, and members of Congress, If voted tor
una pc labelled County - one ticket shall en-
prdce the uamcS of all township officers voted
for and be labelled. "Iownship." i" one ticIfct
nll''I embrace lhr names Of all borough officers
FHttd IoI ana D" labelled thorough - and each
c",sa t,Nl, ID, deposited .u separate ballot boxes
ana |le JCd+,s s Ct tat Respective Districts
Aforesaid are Hy the said net required to meet nj
.lr tHti Ii us ia Tie Town OF bloomsbury on
US ,IntI IlF alter t"e said day OF election, being
b% l"|. N'''
GoG s..rc the Commonwealth.
m ~ AAhDN SMITH, Sheriff.
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