The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-20

he shall be sentenced TO pay fine ei not less
Ioiiars and be imprisoned not less than six
months nor more than two years.
any person m aov oy yseSapn sT of ths s
wealth, or otherwise qualified shall vote out OF
his proper district, or 4 any person knowing inc
want of such qualification, shall add or procure
such person to vote, the person offending shall
on conviction be fined in any sum not exe1Gedng 1 &C.,
two hundred dollars, and be imprisoned IN any
term not exceeding three months. ~
If any one shall vote ut more than one election
than ono once on the same day, or shall fraudulently
fold and deliver to the inspector two tickets TO-
getncr, with the intent Illegally 10 v3te or % VINO
ing shall, on conviction, be lined III any sum not
less than iftynor more than five hundred dollars
and be imprisoned for a term not less thln thrcc
nor more than twelve months. 49,
If any person not qualified to vote IN thls
sons ti of auaiiicd citizens3 shall appear 1T any
place of election for the purpose OF lnnuenclnB
The citizens quali1ed to vote, he shall on convle.
ton forfeit and pay sum not exceeding one
hundred dollars for every such offence and be
imprisoned for term not exceeding three
TIE REGISTRY LAW.
also gave official notice to the electors OF Col. @
9m6ia county that Py an het cnttGd ta ncS f6s
elections OF this Commonwealth, approved
April 18th, A. ID. 1869. 1t Is provided as follows
Bee. 3. After the assessments have DeCn com.
pctcd on the tenth day preceding the second
Tuesday in october of each year, the assessor
shall, on the Monday Immediately following,
make n return to the county commissioners OF
the names of all persons assessed by nun since
the return required to be made by nm ny thS
second section of this act, nothing opposite each
name the observations and explanations requlr
cd to be noted as aforesaid and the county com
missioncrs shall thcreupon cause the same TO DC
added to the return required by the second sec
tion of this act and full and correct copy there
of to be made, containing the names OF all per
sons so returned rs resident taxablcs in said
ward, borough township or precinct, ana furnish
fhe same the toge5er % Mth he in d
borough, township or precinct, on or before SLY
O'Clock in the morning of the second iuesuay ol
October and no man shall be permitted 10 vote
at the election on that day whose name Is not
on said list, unless he shall make PROOF oil his
right to vote Us 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 vetc at said election, shall produce
at least qualified voter of the district of wit
ness to the residence of the claimant in the dis
trict in which he claims to be voter for the
period of at least ten days next preceding % SAID
election, which witness shall take and subscribe
II written, or partly written and partly printed
affidavit to the fact stated by him, which aflida
Wit shall define clearly where the residence Is OF
the person so claiming to be n voter; ana the
person so claiming the rightto vote snail =. use
of his knowledge and belief, where ana when he
was born, that he is citizen OF the common
wealth OF Pennsylvania and ofthc United states
that he has resided in the Commonwealth one
year, or if formerly citizen therein, and has
moved thercfrom, that he has resided therein SIX
months next preceding said election that he has
not moved into the district for the purpose OF
IL
tv tax within two years, which was assessed at
least ten days before said election; and, II nat
uralized citizen, shall also state when, where and
by what court he was naturaliZed, anu snail also
produce his certificate of naturalization for cX
the said AFFIDAVIT shall also state
when and where the tax claimed to be paid by
the afliant was assessed, and when, where and
to whomc paid and the tax receipt therefor
shall be produced for examination, unless the
afiiaut shall state on his affidavit that IL has
been lost destroyed or that he never received
any. but if the person so claiming the right TO
Is native born citizen of the United States (or
If born elsewhere shall state the fact in his AMI
davit. and Shall produce evidence that he has
been naturalized, or that he is entitled to clti-
zenshtp by reason of his fathers naturalization0
and shall further state in his affidavit that he is
at the time of taking the affidavit between the
ages of twenty-one and twenty-five years that
hs has resided in the State one year and in the
sS1 hs Yen tx
shall not have paid taxes and the said ailldhVlts
OF all persons making such claims, and the aii-
davits of the witnesses to their residence. shal
be preserved by the election board, and 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
with the'prothonotary, and shall remain on file
herewith in the prothonotary's Office subject To-
as other election papers are If
the election officers shall find that the applicant
or applicants possess all the legal qualifications
and the name U or names shall be added to their
list of taxables by the election ofilcers the word
tax" being added where the claimant claims to
vote ON tax, and tho word "age" where he claims,
to vote on age; thesame words being added by
the clerks in each case respectively ON the llst
OF persons voting at such election
Sec. 8. 1t shall be lawful for any qualified citi-
zen of the district Notwithstanding the name OF
the proposed voter Is on the list OF res
ident Jaxables, to challenge the vote of such per-
son; whereupon the same proof of the right of
suffrage as is now required by law shall be pup.
licly made and acted on by the election boa rd
and the vote admitted or rejected. according to
the evidence: every person claiming To be nat
urall1ed citizen shall be required to produce has
N n 4 IL
voting, excepting where he has been for ten years
n voter in the districtin which he
ing received, IL shall be the duty of the eeotion
officers TO write or stamp on such certificate the
any election officer officers shall receive Sec
ond vote on the same day, by virtue OF the sam @
certificate excepting where sons are entitled to
vote by virtue OF the naturalization OF their Ia
thers they and the person who shall oifer such
second vote, upon so offending shall beguilty of
a high misdemeanor, and on convection thereof,
be fined imprisoned, or both, at the discretion
of the court but the fine shall not eXceei one
hundred dollars in each case. nor the imprson-
ment one year; the like punishment shall be
inflicted on conviction, on the OH ;ers ofelectlon
VINO shall neglect or refuse to make, or cause 10
be made, the Endorsement repaired on Aforesaid
certificate.
. See. o. If any election officer Shall refuse or
neglect TO require such proof OF the rsht OF sun
rage as is prescribed by this law, or the laws 20
which this Is II supplement, from any person Of
iering to vote whose name Is not on the list Of
lenged by any qualified voter present, and shall
admit such person 10 vote without requiring
such proof, every person SO offending snail, up
on conviction, be guilty of a high misdemeanOr,
and shall be sentenced for every such offence,
to pay tine not exceeding one hundred dollars
or 10 undergo an Imprisonment not more than
one year, or either or both, at the discretion OF
the court.
Sec. ]. The respective assessors; inspectors
and judges OF the elections slIall each have the
power to administer oaths to any person claiming
the rgut To be assessed or the right OF suffrage,
or IN regard TO any other matter or thing requir-
N ms n "a m n N n m
hcers under tins act; and any wiltul false
swearing by any person in relation to any mat
ter or thing concerning which they shall be
lawfully mIerrogated by auy of said Oil GERS
shall be punished as perjury.
Sec. TO- The assessors shall each receive the
same compensation Tor 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
mlssloners as IN other cases and IL shall not
be lawful for any assessor to assess tax against
any person whatever within ten days next pre-
eedlng the election To be held on the second
tuesday In October in any year, or within ten
days next before any election for electors OF
President and Vice-President of the United
States any violation of this provision shall be
q misdemeanor and subject tha officers SO Of
lending TO q hne not exceeding one hundred dol
lars, or to imprisonment not exceeding three
months, or both, at the discretion OF the court.
Sec. II. On tue petition OF ilve or more clti :
zens OF the county, stating under oath that they
the election about 10 be held IN any district, it
snail be the duty of the court OF common pleas
VI Stiiu couhly, ~ III heSSlOn, or II not u Judge
fhereoiln VACATION, 10 appoint two judcious, so
Der ana Intelligent citinens OF the county TO act
as overseers at said election said overseers
snail be selected from different political parties,
where the inspectors belong to different parties
ana where both OF said inspectors belong TO the
same political party, both OF tue overseers shall
be taken from the opposite political party said
oVerseers shall have the right TO be present with
the officers OF the election, during the whole
time the same Is held, the votes counted and the
returns made out and signed by the election ofli-
GERS 70 Keep list Of voters, If they see proper
u challenge any person Offering to vote, ana in
terroBate him and his witnesses under oath, IN
regard 10 his right OF suffrage at Isad election,
ana 10 examine his papers produced and the
oHcers OF SAID election ARE required To AFFORD 10
SAID oVerseers SO elected and appointed every
convenience and facility for the discharge OF their
duties and II said election officers shall refuse
TO permit said overseeIs to be present, and
perform their duties as aforesaid, or II they
shall be driven away from the polls by violence
and Intimidation, all the votes polled at such
election district may bo reJecled by any tribu-
nal trying q contest under said election IrOvid-
ed, That no person signing the petition shall be
an oyerseer.
SIC. Ia. Any assessor, election officer or person
appointed as an overseer, who snail neglect or
refuse TO perform any duty enJoined by this act
without reasonable or legal cause, shall be sub
ject to penalty OF one hundred dollars, aud II
any assessor shall assess any person as voter
who is not qualified. or shall refuse assess any
one who Is qualified, he shall be guilty of a mis-
IN Office, and ON conviction be pun
ished by fine or imprisonment. aud also be sub
ject 10 an action tor damages BY, the party ag-