The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-11-05

hundred dollars, or to undergo an impris-
onment not exceeding one year, or either
or both, at the discretion of the court.
SEC. Z. Ten days preceding every cleo
ton for electors for President and Vice
President of the United States, it shall be
the duty of the assessor to attend at the
place required by law for holding the cleo
ton in each election district, and then and
there hear all applications of persons
whose names have been omitted from the
list of assessed voters, who claimed the
right to vote, or whose rights have origin
ated since the same was made out, and
shall add the names of such persons there
TO as shall show that they are entitled to
the right of suffrage in such district, on
the personal application of the claimant
only, and forthwith assess them with the
proper, tax. After completing the list, a
copy thereof shall be placed on the door OF
or on the house where the election Is to be
held, at leas eight days before the election;
and at the election the same course shall
be pursued in all respects as is required
by this act and the acts to which this is q
supplement, at the general election in Oc-
tober. The assessor shall also make the
same returns to the county commissioners
of all assessments made by virtue of this
section; and the county commissioners
shall furnish copies thereof to the election
officers in each district, in like D'anner, in
all respects, as is required at the general
election in October.
SEC. 9. The respective assessors, inspec-
tors and judges of the election shall each
have the power to administer oaths to any
person claiming the right to be assessed
or the right ofsuffrage, or in regard to any
other matter or thing required to be done
or inquired into by any of said officers un-
der this act, and any wilful false swearing
by any person in relation to any matter
concerning which they shall be lawfully
Intercepted by any of said officers, shall
be punished as perjury.
SEC. 10. The assessors shall each receive
the same compensation for the time neces-
sarily spent in performing their duties
hereby enjolned as is provided by law for
the performance of their other duties, to
be paid by the county commissioners as in
other cases and it shall not be lawful for
any person to assess tax against any per-
son whatever within ten days next prece-
ding the election to be held on the second
Tuesday of October, in any year, or within
ten days next before any election for cleo
tors of President and Vice President of
the United States; any violation of this
provision shall be a misdemeanor, and
subjecting the officers so offending to fine
on conviction not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or to imprisonment not exceeding
three months, or both, at the discretion OF
the court.
izen- of the county, stating under oath that
they verify believe that frauds will be
practiced at the election about to be held
in any district, it shall be the duty of the
Court of Common Pleas of said county, if
in session, if not a judge thereof in vaca-
ton, to appoint two judicious, sober and
intelligent citizens of the county to act as
overseers of said election; said overseers
shall be selected from different political
parties where the inspectors belong to diff
terent parties, and where both inspectors
belong to the same political party both of
the overseers shall be taken from the op-
posite political party said overseers shall
have the right to be present with the Off
GERS of the election during the whole time
the same is held, the votes counted and the
returns made out and signed by the cleo
ton officers to keep list of the voters if
they see proper; to challenge any person
offering to vote, and to interrogate him and
his witnesses, under oath, in regard to his
right of suffrage at said election, and to
examine his papers produced; and the
officers of said election are required to af-
ford to said overseers so selected and ap-
pointed every convenience and facility for
the discharge of their duties: and if said
election officers shall refuse to permit said
overseers to be present and perform their
duties as aforesaid, or if they shall be
driven away from the polls by violence or
intimidation, all the vote polled at such
election district may be rejected, by any
tribunal trying n contest under the said
election: Provided, that no person signing
the petition shall be appointed an overseer.
SEC. y. If any protiionotary, c.elS, OF
deputy of either, or any other person shall
affiX the seal ofoffice to any naturalization
paper, or permit the same to be affixed, or
give out, or cause, or permit the same to
be given out, in blank, whereby it may be
fraudulently used or furnish Il naturaliza-
ton paper to any person who shall not
have been duly examined and sworn in
open court, i'll the presence of some of the
judges thereof, according to the act of
Congress, or shall aid in, or connive at, or
in anv way permit the issue of any fraud
ulent naturalization certificates, he shall be
guilty of high misdemeanor or if any
one shall fraudulently use any such certif-
icate of naturalization, knowing that il was
fraudulently issued, or shall vote or at
tempt to vote thereon, or if any one shall
vote or attempt to vote on any certificate
of naturalization not issued TO him, he
shall be guilty of high misdemeanor
and either or any ofthe persons, their aid
ers or abettors, shall on conviction be fined
in a sum not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, and Imprisonment in the proper pen
itentiary for period not exceeding three
years.
SEC. 10. Any person who, on oath or af-
hrmation before any court of this State, or
officer authorized to administer oaths,
shall. to procure certificate of naturaliza-
ton, for himself or any other person, will
fully depOse or affirm any matter to be
facts, knowing the same to be true, shall
be guilty of perjuryi and any certificate of
naturalization issued in pursuance of any
such deposition, declaration or afiirma ion
shall be null and void; and it shall be the
duty of the court issuing the same. upon
proof being made before it that IL was
fraudulently obtained, to take immediate
measures for recalling the same for can
collation.; and any person who shall vote
or attempt to vote on any paper so OBJ
tanned, or shall any way aid in, oonnive at
or have any agency whatever i'm the issue,
circulation or use of any fraudulent natur~
alizaiion certificate, shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall undergo prisonment in the
penitentiary for not more than two years,
and pay fine of not more than one thou
sand dollars, or either or both, at the dis
cretion of the court.
SEC. ii. Any assessor, election officer or
person appointed as an overseer, who shall
neglect or refuse TO perform any duty en-
iOined bV this act without laral pauSa