The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-10-10

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allied citizen. whether on the registry list
or producing afidavits as aforesaid, shall
| be required TO produce his naturalization
certificate at the election before voting, ex-
ceptwhere he has been for ten years cousecu-
lively voter in the district whore he offers
to vote; and on the vote of such person
| being received, the election officers are to
write or stamp the word voted on his GER
tiicate with the month and year, and no
other vote can be cast that day in virtue of
said certificate except where some are en-
titled TO vote upon the naturalization OF
their father.
O. If the person claiming To vote who is
not registered shall make an affidavit that
he is native born citizen of the United
States, or If born elsewhere, shall produce
evidence of his naturalization, or that he
Is entitled to citizenship by the reason of
his fathers naturalization, and further,
that he is between 2I and % wears of age.
and has resided in the State one year, and
in the election district ten days next pre-
ceding the election, he shall be entitled to
| vote though he shall not have paid taxes. :"
| Every person qualified as aforesaid,
and who shall make due proof of his resi-
dcnce and payment of taxes aforesaid.
shall be admitted to vote in the township,
ward or district in which he shall reside.
"If any person shall prevent or attempt
| to prevent any officer of election under
this act from holding such election; or
use or threaten any violence to any such
officer and shall interrupt or improperly
interfere with him in the execution of his
duty, shall block up the window or ave-
nue. TO any window where the same may
| be holden, or shall riotously disturb the
peace of such election, or shall use or prac-
| tice intimidation, threats, force or violence,
with the design to Influence unduly or
oveTawe any elector, or prevent him from
voting, er restrain the freedom of choice,
| such persons on conviction shall be fined
in any sum not exceeding $500, to be i'm
prisoned for any time not less than one
nor more than twelve months, and if it
shall be shown to the court where the trial
of such offence shall be had, that the per-
son so offending was not a resident of the
city, ward or district where the said offence
was committed, and not, entitled to vote
therein, on conviction, he shall be sem
fenced to pay fine not less than 800 nor
more than $1,000, and be imprisoned not
less than six months nor more than two
years.
"If any porssfi or persons shall make
any bet or wager upon the result of any
election within the Commonwealth, or
shall offer TO make any such bet or wager
either by verbal proclamation thereof, or
by any written or printed advertisement,
or invite any person to make such bet or
wager, upon conviction thereof he or they
| shall forfeit and pay three times the
| amount so bet or offered to bet.
And the election laws of the Common
| wealth further provide that "The Inspec-
tors, Judges and clerks shall, before en-
tering on the duties of their offices, sew
orally take and subscribe the oath or af-
hrmation hereinafter directed. which shall
be administered to them by any Judge,
alderman or justice of the peace, but if no
such magistratate be present, one of the
inspectors OF the election shall administer
the oath or affirmation to the other judge
I,.x \ Al. A.
qualified shall administer the oath or af-
tirmation to him.
1.-The inspectors, judges and clerks re-
quired by law to hold township and gen.
eral elections, shall take and subscribe the
several oaths and atfirmations required by
the 10th, 10th and 2lst sections OF
the act of the I'd day of July 1889. entitled
Commonwealth which oaths or affirma-
tions shall be prepared and adminstrated
in the manner prescribed in the 18th and
I'D sections of said act, and in addition to
the power conferred by the 18th section OF
said act the judge, or either of the inspec-
tors, shall have power to administer the
oaths prescribed by said act, to any
clerk Of general. special or township
election.
"The following shall be the form of the
oath or affirmation to be taken by each in
spector, viz: i "a, b., do - that /
will attend to the ensuing election during
the continuance thereof, as an inspector,
and that will not RECEIVE any ticket or
vote from any person, or other than such
as shall firmly believe TO be, accrding TO
the provisions of the constitution and the
laws of this Commonwealth, entitled to
vote at such election, without requiring
such evidence of the right to vote as is di-
rected by law, nor will vexatiously delay
or refuse TO receive any vote from any per-
son who l shall believe entitled TO vote as
aforesaid, but that will i'm all things truly,
impartially and faithfully perform my du-
ty therein, to the best of my judgement
and abilities, and that am not directly
nor indirectly interested in any bet or wa
ger on the result of this election
"The following shall be the oath or af-
firInation of each judge, viz: Il "a. b.
do - that win as judge duly attend
the ensuing election during tho continu-
ance thereof, and faithfully assist the in
spectors in carrying on the same; that
will not give my consent that any vote OF
ticket shall be received from any person
other than such as firmly believe to be
according TO to the provisions Of the con-
stltution and laws of this Commonwealth
entitled to vote at such election, without
requiring such evidence of tine right "a
, vote as Is directed by law. and that l will
use my best endeavors TO prevent any
fraud, deceit or abuse, i'm carrying on the
same by citizens qualified to vote, or 9TH
| ers, and that Will max sure and per-
feet return of the said election, and will in
all things truly, impartially and faithfully
, perform my duty respecting tho same, tc
, the best of my judgement and abilities
, and that am not directly orindireetly in
terested in any bet or wager on the result
of this election
! "rhe following shall be the form of the
oath or affirmation to he taken by eacl
I clerk, viz; Il "a. b. do - that will
impartially and truly write down the name
of each elector who shall vote at the ensu-
ing election, which shall be given me in
charge, and also the name of the township
ward or district wherein such electOr re
/, sides, and carefully and truly write dow
! the number of votes that shall be giveT
for each candidate at the election, as Otter
as his name shall be read 10 me by the in
spectors thereof, and in all things truly
! and faithfully perform my duty respecting
, the same to the best of my judgement anC
! ! ability, and that am noJ directly or indi'
rectly interested in any bet or wager OF
; the result of this election
/, The qualified electors win take motto,
4 | of the following act of Assembly, approx
ed 18th day of March, 1895: An Act, Regu
: lating the mode of voting at ali elections
! i'm the several counties Of this Common
4 | wealth.
I Sec /. BE it enacted by the Senate an'
/ House of Representatives of the Common
/ wealth of Pennsylvaniai in Gene al Assem-
I bly, met, and It Is hereby enacted by tn
{ | authority of the same, \ nat the qualities