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

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+" In all cases where the name ofa person
Claiming 10 vote is found on the list furnish
ed by The Commissioners and Assessors or hi.
| right to vote whether thereon or not j. oh.
Jected to by any qualified citizen it sba II he
the duty OF the inspector to examine sucb
person on oath as to his qualifications. and il
he Claims To have resided within the distric,
for one year or more his oath shall be sniff.
cIent proof thereof, but he shall make proofar
ieast oy one competent witness who shall be
quaiIled elecicr that he has resided within
the district for more than ten days next pre-
! cedlnS such election and shall also himself
swear, that his bona fde residence in pur-
suance of his lawful calling is within the
district, and that he did not remove In said
district for 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.
snail be admitted to vote in the township.
ward or district in which he shall reside.
| Ii 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 TO any such officer
or SHALL interrupt or improperly interfere
with him In the execution of his duty. or
shall block up the window or avenue to any
window where the same may be holding. or
shall riotous'y disturb the peace at such
election, or shall use or practice any intimi
dating threats force or violence, with design
to influence uuduly or overawe anv elector
or to prevent him from voting or restra in the
freedom OF choice, such persons, on convic-
ton shall be fined IN any sum not less than
live hundred dollars and be imprisoned for
any time not less than three nor more than
twelve months, and if it shall be shown to
the Court where the trial of such offence
shall be had that the person so offending was
not resident OF the city, ward, district or
township where the said offence was com.
mtled and not entitled to vote therein. then
on conviction he shall be sentenced to pay
fine OF npt less than one hundred or more
than on, housand dollars, and be imprisoned
not less than SIX months, nor more than two
years.
lfany person not by law qualified shall
fraudulentiy 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 qualifca-
ton, shall aid or procure such person to vnte
the person offending shall 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 fraudulentiy
Vote more than once on the same day. or
shall frauduenIly fold aud deliver TO the in-
spector two tickets together with the intent
Illegally 10 vote or advise and procure an-
other so to do, he or they so offending shall
on conviction, be fined ln any sum not less
Than 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 not qualified 10 vote in this
Commonwea agreeably to law except the
sons ofqualitied citlzens), 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 pay
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. Alter the osT sTessments have
been completed on The tenth day preceding
the second Tuesday in October of each year,
the assessor shall, on the Monday immediate
ly fpllowing. make return TO The county
SOuIiIiISSIUIcGS Ol tue DdiIlSS vi dJt persons
assessed by him since the return required
10 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
sioners shall ihereupon cause the same to be
added to The return required by the second
sc ction Of this act and full and correct
copy thereof TO be made, containing the
g. l..
taxables in said ward, borough, township or
precinct, and furnish the same together with
the necessary election blanks, 10 the officers
of the election iu said ward, borough, town
ship or precinct, on or before six o'clock ia
the morning of the second Tuesday Of Oc-
tober: and no man shaI be permitted to vol e
at the election on th.t day whose name ls
not on the list, unless he shs 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,
sIial produce at least one qualified voter Of
the district az a witness 10 The residence of
the claimant In the district in which he |
clams 10 he voter. for the period Of at least
ten days next preceding said election, which
witness shall lake and subscribe written,
or partly written and partly printed, affidavit
TO the facts stated by him, which affidavit
shall define clearly where :he residence is
of he person so ciaimning to be voter and
the person so aiming the right to vote shall
a Iso lake and subscribe written, or partly |
written and partly printed affidavit, stating,
TO the best of bis knowledge and beiiet,
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
formerly a citizen therein and has moved
that he has resided therein six
months next preceding said election that he
has not moved into the district for the pur.
pose of voting therein that he has paid
state or county tax within t~o years, which
was assessed at least len days before said