The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-13

not entitled to vote therein, then on conviction
| linn one hundred nor more than one thousand
dollars, md be imprisoned not less IMAM slN
If any pcrson, not by law Qualified shall fraud
| ulcntly vote Mt any election OF TINS common
wealth, or otherwise qualified shall vote out ,ti oi
want OF such qualification shall ad,l or proGurW9
such person to vote thc person nt xngcdns sn
| two hundred dollars, and be imprisoned in any
| term not exceeding three months . .,..,,.,,
| If any one shall vote Mt more than ono election
| district, or otherwise frnudulently vote more
than once on the same day, or shall irauunieniy
fold and deliver to the inspector two tickets TO-
gcther, with the intent illegally TO vote, orwho
shall procure another to DO So ne or they olenu, @
| ing SHALL conviction, be fined in any sum not
| less than fifty nor more han hVc hundreu uoilnrs
and be imprisoned for term not less than three
| nor more Than twelve months. ,
If any person not qualified TO vote IN TINS ms
Commonwealth agreeably TO law tgXcept @ the
sons of qualified citzcns) shall appear ut any
| place of election FOR the purpose OF influencing
the citizens qdali1cd to vote, he shall on convlc.
hundred dollars for every such offence and be
| imprisoned for II term not exceeding three
'"0"''''' THE REGISTRY LAW.
also gave Official notice to the electors OF Col
| further supplemental to the act relative to tho
| elections of this Commonwealth" approved
| Nee g. After the assessments have been com.
| pletcd on the tenth day preceding the second
| shall, on the Monday Immediately following,
make return to the county commissioners OF
|
the return required to be made by him by the
| second section of this act, nothing opposite each
name the observations and explanations rcqulr-
ed to be noted as aforesaid and the county com
Imissioners shall thcreupon cause the same 70 DC
added to the return required by the seconu sec
tion of this act and full and correct copy there.
of to be made containing the names Oh itll per,
| ward borough township or precinct, and furnish
| the same together with the necessary ciectlon
borough, township or precinct, on or before SIX
o'clock in the morning of the second Iucsuhy OF
ut the election on that day whose name is Is, not rot
on said list, unless he shall make PROOF Oh his
| right to vote, rs hereinafter required
| Sec. 4. On the day OF the election any person
whose name is not ON the said list, and claiming
the right to vote ut said election, shall produce
at least on quail voter OF tho district OF wit
ness to the residence of the claimant in the dis
trict in which he claims to be II voter for the
| period of ut least ten days next preceding said
election, which witness shall take and subscribe
II written, or partly written and parity printed
Wit shHI dene @ clearly Where S the residence is Of
the person so claiming to be voters ana the
person 50 claiming the right TO vot9 siinli nlso
and partly printed affidavit stating to the best
| of his knowledge and belief, where and when he
was born, that he Is IA citizen OF the Common
wealth OF Pennsylvania and the United states;
| that he has resided in the Commonwealth one
year, or If formerly II citizen therein, ana mas
moved therefrom that he has resided therein six
months next preceding said election that he has
not moved into the district for the purpose OF
voting therein; that he has paid state or coun-
tv tax within two years, which was assessed ut
uralized citizen, shall also state when, where and
| by what court he was naturalized and shall also
produce his certificate of naturalization for eN-
| animation; the said affidavit shall also state
when and where the tax claimed to be paid by
| the affant was assessed, and when, where ana
| to whomc paid, and the tax receipt therefor
| shall DC produced for examination, unless the
| afiiaut shall state on his affidavit that 1t has
| been lost destroyed, or that he never received
| any, but ii the person so claiming the right to
vote shall take and subscribe affidavit, that he
| Is anative born citizen of the United States (or
If born elsewhere shall state the fact in his aiii
! davit, and shall produce evidence that he has
been naturalized, or that he is entitled to 9th
zenship by reason of his fathers naturali2ation)
and shall further state ia his affidavit that he IS,
| at the time of taking the affidavit between the
ages of twenty-one and twenty 1.-TWO years that
| hs has resided in the State one year and In the
election district ten days next preceding sucn
election, he shall ba entitled to VOTE although he
shall not have paid taxes and the said ailllavits
| of all persons making such claims and the MI
davi,s OF the witnesses to their residence shai
| be preserved by the election board, ana at the
close of the election they shall be enclosed with
the list of voters tally list and other papers re-
| quired by law to be filed by the return Judge
therewii In the protRonotary 5 otiice subject To
| examination, as other election papers are II
siSGt0 oesrs shall ma that the ahpGan
of voters, he or they shall be permitted TO vote,
and the name or names shall be added to their
list of taXableS by the election officers, the word
| tax" being added where the claimant claims to
vote on tax. and the word "age' where he claims,
10 vote on age; the same words being added By
The clerks in each case respectively On the list
of persons voting at such election
Sec B. 1t shall be lawful for any qualified citi-
zen OF the district, notwithstanding the name of
the proposed voter is contained on the list of
ident rlxables to challenge the vote of such per-
son; where pom the same PROOF OF the rtghJ OF
suffrage as Is now required by law shall be puo-
| licly made and acted on ny the election board
and the vote admitted or rejected, according to
the evidence: every person claiming To be IA nat
| uralzed citizen shall be required to produce h,s
NATURALIZATION certificate at the election before
voting excepting where he has been for ten years,
consecutivey voter in the dis trict iu which he
offers Qs vote and on the vote fsuch person be-
ing received, ~ shall be the duty of the election
| officers to write or stamp on such certificate the
| word voted" with the month and year; and If
any election officer officers sh III receive
ond vote on the same day, by virtue of the same
certificate excepting where sons are entitled to
vote by virtue OF the naturaliz ttloa OF thsr IL.
| thcrs, they and the person Who shall otler such
second vote, upon so offending sh III guilty of
a high misdemeanor, and on conv viction thereof,
be fined or imprisoned, or both. at the discretion
of the court; but the line sh ali not eXceei oae
hundred dollars in each case. nor the inprlsou-
ment one year; the like punishment sntll be
VINO shall neglect or refuse to MAKE or ctuSe 10
be made, the Endorsement RED aired GA Aforesaid
naturalization certificate.
Sec. 9. II any election officer silil refuse on
neglect To require such proof vi the rignt OF ali.
rage as is prescribed by this law. or the laws 10
| iering to vote whose name Is not on tie list Of
assessed voters, or whose right 10 vote Is chal.
adt sosh peon 10 vote Ptao a
such proof, every person 50 Offending snail. up
and shall be sentenced, for every such offence
| TO pay Il line nog exceeding one hundred dollars
or 10 undergo un imprisonment not more imam
one year, or either or both, ut the discretion OF
the cOuIt.
Sec. ]. The respective assessors inspectors
and jud ses OF the elections sh Ill each have the
power to administer oaths TO any person claiming
the rlBat To be assessed or the right of suffrage,
or in regard TO any other mater or thing reutIr.
ed TO be done or inquired iuto by any OF said Of
hcers under thus act; and any wilful false
| swearing by any person In relation 10 any mat
ter or thing concerning which they shall be
lawfully interrosatei by aay OF SAIL oil GERS
shall be punished as perjury.
See. TO- The assessors shall each receive tho
same compensation for the time necessarily
spent In performing the duties thereby enjoin-
ed as Is provided by law for the performance of
their other duties to be paid by the county com.
! missioners as in other cases and 1t shall not
De lawful Tor any assessor 10 assess tax against
amy person Whatever within ten days next pre-
ceding the election TO be held on the second
| Tuesday In October in any year, or within ten
| President and Wee President of the United
states any violation of this provision shall bo
tending TO u line not exceeding one hundred dol
lars, or To imprisonment not exceeding three
mohths, or both, AZ the dscretian Of the court.
Sec. II. On Tue petition of fve or more citi
zens OF the county, stating under oath that they
verify believe that iraud viii be practiced at
the election about TO be held in any district, IL
| shall be the duty of the court OF common pleas
OF SAID county, II in session, or II not Judge
rhereoll IN vacation 10 appoint wo judicious 50.
Der ana Intelligent citi2ens OF the county To act
as oyerseers at said election said oversecIs
where the inspectors belong to different parties
anu where both of said inspectors belong 10 the
DC taken iIoui the opposite political party said
oVerseels hAall have The right To be present with
the oincers OF lho election, during the whole |
Time Tie Same Is held the votes counted and the
returns ma le out ana signed b. the election oiii
GERS 70 Keep list OF voters, If they prQpu VI
10 challenge any person Offering To vote, and in
terrogate hlm anu his Witnesses under oath, Ia |
regard 70 MS right al suffrage at isaid election
ana 10 examine his papers produced and the |
oHeers OF SAID election are required to afford TO
SAID overseers SO elected and appointed every
convenience and facility for the discharge OF their
duties ana II said election officers shall refuse
W permit sald oyerseerS ~ he present, and |
perform lnelr duties as aforesaid, or II they
shall De driven away from the polls by violence
ana Intimidation, all tho votes pollod NJ such
election district may be rejected by any tribu.
nal Trying "A contest under SAID election iTOVid-
ca That no person signing the petition shall be
appointed an oVerseer,
" o, Ii. Amy assessor, election officer or person
appointed as an oyerseer, who snail negleoLur
refuse TO perform any duty enjolned by this nct |
without reasonable or legal cause, shall bo sub
Ject To n penalty Of one hundred dollars, aud If
any assessor shall assess any person as n voter |
who is not quallned' or shall refuse to assess any