The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-10-02

lenge lhe vote OF such person; whereupon
the same proof of right of suffrage as is
now required by law shall be publicly
made and acted upon bv the election board
and the vote admitted or rejected, accord
ing to the evidence; every person claim
ing to be naturalized citizen shall he re-
qlured to produce his naturalization GER
uficate at the election before VOTING. ex-
cept he has been for ten years consecu-
lively voter in the district in which nc
oilers his vote; and on the vote of such
person being received it shall be the duty
of the election officers to write or stamn
on such certificate the word voted, with
the month and year, and if any election
officer or officers shall receive a second
vote on the same day, by virtue of tho
same certificate, excepting whore sons arc
entitled to vote by the naturalization of
their fathers, they and the person who
shall offer such n second vote. upon So of.
Tending shall he deemed guilty of hiph
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
be fined or imprisoned, or both, at the
discretion of the court, but the fine shall
not exceed one hundred dollars i'm each
case or the imprisonment one year; the
liz e punishment shall be inflicted. on con
victlon, on the officers of election who
shall neglect or refuse to make, r-causo
to be made, the endorsement required as
aforesaid on said naturalization certificates.
SEC. 6. If any election officer shall re-
fuse or neglect to require such proof of the
right of suffrage as is required by this law.
or the laws to which this is a supplement,
from any person Offering to vote whose
name is not on the list Of assessed voters.
or whose right to vote is challenged bV
any qualified voter requiring such proof.
every person so offending shall upon con
viction be deemed guilty of a high misde-
meanor, and shall be sentenced. for every
oflense, to pay fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars, or to undergo an impris-
onnent not exceeding one year, or either
or both, at the discretion of the court.
SEC. I. Ten days preceding every cleo
ton for electors for President and Vice
President of the United States, it shall he
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 least eight days before the election:
and mt the election the same course shall
be pursued in all respects as is required
by this act and the acts to which this is a
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; aud ihe county commissioners
shall furnish copies thereof TO the election
officers in each district, in like uanner, in
election in October.
SEC. 8. The respective assessors, inspec-
tors and judges of the election shall each
have the power to administer oaths 10 anv
person claiming the right to be assessed
or the right of suffrage, 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 willul false swearing
by any person in relation TO any matter
concerning which they shall be lawfully
interrogated 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 i'm
other cases; and it shall not be lawful for
any person to assess a 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 PRECEDENT of
the United States; any violation of this
provision shall be a nlisdemeanor, and
Subjecting the officers so offending to n fine
on conviction not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or to Imprisonment not exceeding
three months, or both, at the discretion OF
the court.
SEC. IL. On petition of five or more cit
izen~ of the county, stating under oath that
they verify believe that frauds VIII be
practiced mt the election about to be held
in any district, it shall be the duty of tho
Court of Common Pleas of said county. if
in session, if not judge thereof i'm vaca-
t on, 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
ferent parties, and where both inspectors
belong To the same political party both of
the oVersoers shall be taken from the op-
positc 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 tho
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 lnterrOgate him and
his witnesses, under oath, i'm 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 Tor
the discharge Of their duties and if said
election officers shall refuse to permit said
to be present and perform their
duties as aforesaid, or If they shall be
driven away from the polls by violence or
all the vote polled at such
election district nav be rejected, by any
tribunal trying n contest undor the said
election: Provided, that no person signi:lg
the petition shall be appointed an overseer.
SEC. r. If any prothonotary, clerk, or
deputy of either, or any other person shall
afiiX the seal of office TO oanynaturalization
paper, or permit the same TO be affixed, or
give out, or cause, or permit the same 10
be given out, in blank, whereby il NAV be
used, or furnish a naturaiiza-
ton paper 10 any person who shall not
have been duly examined and sworn i'm
open court, i'm the presence of some of the
Judges thereof, according to the act of
Congress, or shall aid in, or cOnnive at, or
In any way permit the issue of any fraud
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