Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-09-29

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Capt. Dopp.
CHRRIFFs PROCLAMATION.
God save the Commonwealth.
AKaIsTRY Law.
| also give official notics 10 the elector
Of Centre county that by An act entities
'An Act further supplemental 10 the nc
relative 10 the elections Of this Common
wealth." approved April l.. \. Is. 1900
d provided AS follows;
SEcrIcN |. BE u enacted BY the AsHdt
and Houss Of RepFsScHtasiHss " the tbH
meineealih of PsHHsetpania 80 Geaerat 4s
,e,s,Blv Esxt aSld il IS hereby enacted by ~
aHtAortfg Of the same. That it shall be th'
duty of the n assessors, within this Common
wealth, on the first Monday OF June .
each year, % take up the transcript he hA
received from the county commissioner
under the eighth section OF the ntteenth o
ADril. eighteen hundred aud thiFty-four
ana proceed 10 an Immediate revision III,
same. by striking lheFefTom the name o
every person who is known by him 10 have
died or removed since the last previous AS
,essme,t from the district Of which he il
the assessor, or whose death or removal
from the same shall be made known u
him. and also the names Of all who shall
make claim 10 him ~ be qualified Noler'
therein. As soon as this rcvislOn Is com.
ploted he shalt visit every dwelling house
In this district aud make careful Inquiry Il
any person whose name Is ON the sisi has
died or removed from the district, aud u
SO. 10 take the same therefEom. or whether
any qualified voter resides therein whose
name Is nos on his list, and II 50, "a add the
namo thereto; and "a all eases where \
name Is added 10 the list tax shall forth
with be assessed against the person aud
the assessor shall in all cases ascertain by
inquiry. upon what ground the person 81
assessed claims TO be voter. Upon the
of this work Il shall be the duty
Of each assessor IA aforesaid 10 proceed O.
make out list, IN alphabetical order, oi
the white freemen above twenty-one year,
OF age, claiming 10 DO qualified voters In
the ward borough, township or district oi
which ho j. the assessor, aud opposite each
Of the said names state whether said free
man Is or Is NOT a house aeepeg; and II he
i. the number Of his residence. in town
where the same u numbered, with the
street, alley aud court in which situated
and ii in "A town where there are no mum.
bcrs, the name % IN" street, alley or cour'
on which said IF0nas also, the occupation
Of the person ana where he Is not house
keeper, the occupation, place of boarding,
and WIN Nhoni' ana il working for anoth'
or, the name oi lhe employer, and write
opposite eaeh OF said names the word ''vo'
Ter Nhe1H any person claims 10 vote by
reason oi haiata'i iEalion, he shall exhibit
ms Ger W. reof 10 the assessor, unless
he has oeeh 'oE Eve consecutive years next
proceeding Nu'er In said district, and ~
All cases Nhefo she person has been nAiur.
allEcd, the same shall be marked with the
letter Were the person has merely
declared MS htention % become q citizen,
and designs 20 be naturaliEcd before the
next election The name shall be marked
~ Mpvte tho claim Is to vote by rca'
son OF oeihs uetwecn the age oftWenty-
and twenty Two. rs provided BY law; tas
~ord age shall be entered and ifthe per
son mas ihoNod into the election district %
reside since the last general election the
me ie'ie. ~ shall be placed opposite the
name. IL sh all DC the future duty Of each
assessor - Aioresaid, upon the completion
d the dutlSs herein imposed. to make ou'
! separate u q OF all new assessments made
py hlhi, aud the amounts assessed upon
each ana ia rnish the same immediately "a
he county commissioners, who shall imme-
tiateiy add the names 20 the tax duplicate
d the ward, borough. township or district
- wblch they have been assessed.
SEa. 2 On the liss being completed and
he assessments be made h8 Hfor0sAid, the
,ame shall be forthwith returned to the
county commissioners, who shall eAuss q y
,licate copies Of said lists. with the ooaer-
rAtion. and explanations required to be
,otcd as aforesaid. TO be made out ~ soon
,s practicable, and placed in the hands OF
he assessor. who shall prior the frat Of Au-
,u.t in each year put one copy on the door
,r on the house whore the election OF the
DISTRICTS Is required to be held,
or the inspection, FREQ Qf charge, ~ any
,nrson resident In the said election district
yho shall desire 10 see the same; and "
hal be the duty Of the said assessor 10 add,
rom lime TO time, on the personal applica-
ION Of any one claiming the right TO vote,
he name Of such claimant. and mark op-
,osits the name sc w." and Immediately
Issoss him With Q tar noting, rs in all 9TH
r cases, h occupation, resideDee, shether
boarder. with whom he boards, or wheth-
r nnturalized or designing 20 be. marking
n all cases the letters opposite the name,
N !" or ID. l., as the case may be- u the
,crson claiming 10 be assessed be natural
zed he shall exhibit 20 the assessor his GER
ificate OF naturalization, and f he claims
hat he designs 20 be nRturaliZed before the
.ett ensuing election, he shall exhibit the
ertiGcetc OF his declaration Of intention; !;
n all cases whore any ward, borQug town
hip or election district is divided into two
o more precincts, the assessor shall note
n ali his assessments the election precinct
n which each elector resides, and shall
make a separate return for each 20 the
ounty commissioner in all cases in which
return Is required from him by the pro-
.isione of this act and the county COM
nissionors, IN making duplicate copies Of
m such returns, skall make duplicate cop
~ az the name OF the voters IN each pro-
.inct separately and shall furnish the same
q the assessor; aud the copies required by
his net 10 be placed on the doors Of or on
lection places or on before the first of Au-
,ust In each year, shall be placed on door
Il or on tho election place IN oaoh Of said
precincts.
SIC. 3. After the assessments have been
completed on the tenth day preceding the
eeond Tuesday in October Of each year,
he assessor shall on the Monday immcdi-
,tely following, make n return "a the coun-
y commissioners of the names Of all per-
.ons assessed by him since the return re-
luired 10 DO mado by him by the second
'ection of this act, noting opposite each
name the observation and explanation re-
,uired 10 be noted as aforesaid and the
sounty commissioner shall thoreupon
ranse The same TO be added 10 the return
required by the second section of this
ACT. and a full and correct copy thereof 90
be made, containing the names of all per-
sons so returned as resident taxables In
said ward, borough, township or precinct
and furnish, the samo, together with the
necessary election hlapks, 10 the
officers Of the election In said ward,
borough. township or precinct on
or before six o'clock in the morning oi
the second Tuesday OF October; and nc
man shall be permitted TO vote ut the cleo.
tion on that day whose name is not on said
list unless he shall make proof of his right
10 vote. as hereinafter required.
SIC, 4. On the day of election any per.
son whose name ID not on the said ! st and
claiming the right to vote IT said election,
shall produce at least one qLalihed voter oi
the district as witness 10 the residence OF
the claimant in the district In which he
claims to be voter, or the period OF al
least ten days next preceding said election,
which witness shall take and subscribe q
written or partly written and partly print
od affldayit 10 the facts stated by him,
which aaidqylt shall define plpse RheTe TIE
residence nf the person so claiming 70 be
a voter and the person 40 claiming the
right 10 vote shall also take and subscribe
n written and partly printed atiida-
Wit. stating TO the best Othis knowledge and
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