The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-17

| "' "a NC Sidi De dumitted 10 his vote
| oy reason OF such age, and in such case The
name snail be called to the clerks who shall
make the like notes in the list of voters ken,
by them.
!" In all cases where the name of a person
| Claiming 10 vote is found on the list furnish.
| ed by The Commissioners and Assessors. or his
| right to vote whether thereon or not IA oh.
Jected to by any qualified citizen it shall he
the duty OF the inspector to examine sucb
person on oath as to his qualifications. and il
ne Claims to have resided within the district
ior one year or more his oath shall be suffi-
eient proof thereof, but he shall make proofat
ieast oy one competent witness who shall be
quallhed eleclor that he has resided within
tne District for more than ten days next pre-
cedlng such election and shall also himself
swear, that his bona fde residence in pur-
suahee OF his lawful calling is within the
district, and that ne did not remove In said
district Tor the purpose of voting therein.
Every person qualified as aforesaid, and
VINO shall make due proof, if required of his
residence and payment of taxes aforesaid,
shall be admitted to vote in the township.
ward or district in which he shall reside.
1t any person shall prevent or attempt to
prevent any officer of any election under
this act from holding such election or use
or threaten any violence 10 any such officer
or snail interrupt or improperly interfere
win him In the execution of his duty, or
shai! block up the window or avenue to any
WINDOW where the same may be holding, or
snail rlotousy disturb the peace at such
eiection, or shall use or practice any intimi-
dating threats force or violence, with design
10 influence undUly or overawe any eleclor
or to prevent him from voting or restra in the
freedom OF choice, such persons, on convic-
tlon snail be hned IN any sum not less than
i've hundred dollars and be imprisoned for
any time not less than three nor more than
twelve months, and if ii shall be shown to
the Court where the trial of such offence
snail be had that the person so offending was
not resident of the city, ward, district or
township where the said offence was CON-
mltied and not entitled to vote therein. then
on conviction he shall be sentenced to paw
fine OF not less than one hundred or more
than on. thousand dollars, and be imprisoned
not less than six months, nor more than two
years.
If any person not by law qualified shall
irauduientIy vote at any election in this
commonwealth, or being otherwise qualified,
shall vote out or his proper district, or if any
tperson knowing the want of such qualifica-
ton, shall aid or procure such person to vote,
the person offending shal on conviction, be
fined IN any sum not exceeding two hundred
dollars, and be imprisoned for any term not
exceeding three months.
Il any person shall vote at more than one
election district or otherwise frauduentiy
vote more than once on the same day, or
shall frauduIenily fold and deliver 10 the in-
Spector two tickets together with the intent
Illegally to vote or advise and procure an
other so to do, he or they so offending shall
on conviction, be fined IN any sum not less
ihIn fifty nor more Than FIVE hundred dol
lars, and be imprisoned for any term not less
than three nor more than twelve months
"If any person moi qualified 10 vote in this
Commonwealth, agreeably to law except the
sous ofqua!lfied citzens), shall appear at any
place OF election for the purpose of issuing
tickets or influencing the citizens qualified
to vote, he shall on conviction forfeit and paw
any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars,
for every such offence, and be imprisoned for
any term not exceeding three months.
ACT, April II, 1862
Section 3. After the ass essments have
been completed on The tenth day preceding
the second Tuesday in October of each year,
the assessor shall, or the Monday immedia te-
ly Glowing, ma ke n return 10 The county
Commissioners of the names of all persons
assessed by him since the return required
to be made by him by The second section of
this act. noting opposite each Name the OBJ
serva:ions and explanations required 10 be
noted as aforesaid; and the county Commits
sloners shall ihereupon cause the same to be
added to The return required by the second
section of this act, and full and correct
copy thereof to be made, containing the
names of all persons SO returned as resident
taxables in said ward, borough, township or
precinct. and furnish the same together with
the necessary election blanks, 10 the officers
Of the election in said ward borough, town
ship or precinct, on or before six o'clock in
the morning of the second Tuesday of Oc-
tober; and no man shall be permitted to vote
at the election on that day whose name is
not on the list, unless he shall make proof
of his right TO vote, as hereinafter required
Section 4. On the day Of election any
person whose name is not on the list, and
claiming the right to vote at said election,
shall produce at least one qualified voter of
the district as a witness 10 the residence of
the claimant in the district in which he |
claims 10 be voier, for the period of at least
ten days next preceding said election, which
witness shall take and subscribe a written,
or partly written and partly printed, affidavit
TO the facts stated by him, which affidavit
shall define clearly where The residence is |
of the person 80 claimining TO be voter .and
the person so claiming the right to vote shall
a. Iso Ike and subscribe written, or partly |
written and partly printed affidavit. stating.
10 the best of his knowledge and belief.
where and when he was born; that he is
citizen OF the commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MIA and of the United States; that he has re-
sided in the commonwealth one year, or if
citizen therein and has moved
therefrom, that he has resided therein six
months next preceding said election that he