Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-06

therein slN months neNt proceeding snid
eloction, that ho has not moved into tht
district Ter the purpose of voting lhcroln
thai ho has paid State ar county tax with
in two years. which was assessed at least
ten days before said election and. ifa nat.
uralized citizen shalt also state when,
where and hy what court ho was natural.
izrd and shall also produce a certificate OF
naturalization fer examination tho said
affidavit shall also state when aud whore
the tax claimed a. be paid by the afianl
was assessed aud when, whore and a.
whom paid. aud the tax receipt therefor,
shall bo produced for examination, unless
tho ait,anI shall state la hts affidavit that ii
has been lost ur destroyed, or that ho never
received any, bat Il the person su claiming
tho right 10 vote shall take and subscFib,
an affidavit. that he b "a native born elth
zvn of the United States Tor II born else
whore. shall state that fact in his affidavit
and shall produce evidence that he ha,
hcen natumliEed, or that he entitled % cit
izeaship by reason of his fathers naturail
zatian n aud shall further state in his all
daVit that be- Il, al the time 0f taking th,
affidavit between the ago % twenty on,
und twenty-five years thai lac has resided
in she State one yoay aud Ia the oleetlbt
district ten days next preceding such elec
AfNMs MF hNAtA hf 1AAtakNNAt ~ hNktf AttINAEt
he shall not have paid taxes the said aili
dayits the said atlidayits Of an person.
making such claims, aud the ailldayits o
the witnesses 20 their residence, shall b,
preserved by the election board aud al ia,
close of the election they shall he enclosed
with the list of voters, tally list and Other
papers required bY law to he filed by n,
return Judge With the prolhouotaFy, aut
shall remain ON nle Herewith in the pro-
office, subject % examination
as other election papers arr II the election
officers shall lind that the applicants pos
srss all the legal qualifications Of voters
he or they shall be permitted 20 vote and
tha name or names shall be- added to III,
li,t of taxables ~ the election officers, th,
word tax being added where the claim
ant claims 10 vote on tax, aud the wofo
age where he claims 20 vote on age IA,
Same words being added By the clerks il
each ease respectively on the lists Of per
sons voting al such election.
Sgc. 8 Ii shall be lawful Tor any quail
fed citizen OF the district, nntwithslnndine
the name af the proposed voter i contained
on the list Of resident taxables, 10 challenge
the vote of such persons; whereupon ia,
same proof Of the right % suffrage as Is nov
required hy law shall be publicly mad,
and acted on by the election board, aud
the vote admitted or rejected, according a
the evidence every pUrson claiming 10 b,
!. naturaliEed c.iiEen shall be required q
bruduco his nAturaEatlOn certificate a. the
election before voting except whore he ha.
bcen for ten years consequently n voter ia
he district in which he offers his vote and
on the vote 0f such person being received
II shall be tho duty OF the election officers
ta write oF stamp on such certificate the
word voted, With thc month and Year
and II any election officer or officers shall
receive a second vote on The same day. by
virtue ~ the same certificate, excepting
NJ hero sons are entitled Ia vote by virtue
M the naturalization of their father they
ana ,he persons who shall offer such second
vote. upon 90 offending shall DC guilty of q
high mtsdemeanog. aud on cpng lction there
I'D be fined or imprisoned or both, az the
discretion ut' the court, hGt the tnc shall
aot exceed ono hundred dollars IN each
-sse. nor tho Imprisonment one year; the
'ike punishment shall be inflicted. GA con-
yictian. Oh the officers uf election who
shall neglect oG refuse 10 make, or cause 30
mako. or cause ~ bU made, the in10rse-
mont required m aforesaid ou said natural
.sation cei.fcate.
Sc. 4. Ifany election officer shalt refuse
,y neglect 10 require such proof OF the right
N suffrage a. j. prescribed by this law. or
the law 10 which this Is a supplement-, from
.ny person offering 70 vote whose name j.
not un the list % assessed voters, or whose
right a. vote challecgcd hy any qualified
voter present and shall admit such persons
10 vote without requiring such proof, every
person 50 offending shall. unou conviction.
be guilty of high msdomcanor, and shall
hc sentcacrd for every tWch oGonsr, % paA
"A a AaeHs4HH..sa Ia
ar 10 undergo m imprisonment not more
than one year or either, OF uuth, At the
discretion IL the court
SEc Ten days preceding every vlec-
tian far election nf President aud Aice
President ~ the United States, IL shall bc
the luty of the assessor 90 attend ai the
place d1cd hY Law for holding tho election
in each ulcc.iun district, ahd ihvu and
,hcre hear an applications ~ pvrsun whose
names have been omitted from the iist a
as,cs.ed voters, and who claim the right Il.
vote or whose rights have originated since
the satre was made out, and shall add The
names ofsuch persons therein ~ shall show
that they aye entitled 60 the right of snh-
rage IN each district, on the personal ap-
pliration 81 the claimant only, aud forth
with assess thcm with the proper tax AZ.
ter completing the lis, a copy therrpi shail
Do placed on the door ui ng ON tbs house
where the election is a. De hpli. gi ls.Ai
sigkt d.Fg before tao Qlrcu0l ard al the
clee,ion Tie myne course shall be pursued.
In Hll respects a. Is required by this act and
the acts 10 which il Is supplement, ~ the
general elections In October The assessor
hall also make tho returns 20 the county
ot all assessments made by
yirtur ur this section and the county com.
missi0ucrs shall furnish copies thereof io
he election officers IL cnph district in likt
manuel la an respects, as j. requitsl ai Iht
general elections in October.
Sgc. & The same rules and regulation
shall apply al every spoglal clueiion, and
al every separate city, borough or ward
Ia all sespocis ~ az the general IN
elections In October.
SEc The respective assessors, inspect
nrs and judges 0f the elections shsil each
have the power 10 administer oath % any
persons claiming the rghilo bc assessed OF
The right uf suffrage ~ ~ flgsFd 30 aay
other matter or thing to DO demo or m
qulred into by any uf said officers under
this act; and any willful false swearing by
any person in relation 20 any matter oT
thing concerning which they shall be law
fully inierrogaied BY any ol said officers
shall be punished as perjury.
SO ln Tho assessors skall receive the
same compensatians for the time ucccsg a.
rily spert in performing the duties hereby
as i provided by law FOR the per.
furmAnce OF their ether duties to be paid
hy the county commissioners as Il shalt not
ho lawful Cor any assessor 70 assess a tax
against any person whatever within ten
days next preceding the election 60 be
held on the second Tuesday Of October, m
any near. or within ten days neat leiare
any cltatiGE Rlr electors uf President
ana Vice President Of the United States
and violations of this provision shall be a
aud subject the officers 80
offending to q fine, on conviction not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollors, or 10 impris-
onmcnt not exceeding three months, or
both At the diseFetion OF the court
SEU. IT,. On the petition o! ilvc or more
citizens Of tho county. stating under oath
that they verify believe that frauds will
be practiced at the election about TO be
held in any district, u shall be the duty OF
the court Of common pleas Of said county,
Il in session or ifnoi Judge therpof Ia aoa,
ton, ia appoint Two Iudicious. sober and
intelligent citizens Of the county To act as
ovorseers ai said election; said oyerseers
shall be selected from different political
parties, where inspectors belong 10 diiier
INT parties, and where both Of said inspec-
tors belong 20 the same political party, both
Of the oyersccrs shall be taken from the op-
posito political party said oYerseors shall
have the right 60 be present with officers OF
The election, during the whole time the
same is held, the votes counted ana the re-
.nrns made ont aud signed by the election
Dtlicors TO keep list, Of voters, If they see
proper 90 challenge any person offering
10 vote, and interrogatc him and his wit
ness under oath, In regard to his right OF
suffrage at said said election, and 10 exam
inc his papers produced aud the officers
Of said election are required 10 afford to
said ovcrsoers SO selected aud appointed
evory convenience and facility for the
discharge Of their duties and II said cleo
e.. ..alnnr. .hnll rrfilan 70 nnrInil enid