The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-09-26


tickets or influencing the citizens qualities
; to vote, he shall on conviction forfeit and pa
s any sum not exceeding one hundred doila rs
# for every such offence, and be imprisoned 70
e any term not exceeding three moaths
s Pursuant to the provision contained in III,
9th section of The act aforesaid. the Judge
e OF the aforesaid district shall take charge O
: the certificate or return of the election O
their respective districts and produce them a
a meeting of the judges from each district a
: The Court House in the Borough of Slrouds
, burg, on the third day after the day Of elec
ton, being for the present year on FRIDA
; the llth day of OCTOBER next, then anC
there to do. and perform the duties required
: by law of said judges Also, that where a
Judge by sickness or unavoidable crcumstan.
ces, is unable to attend said meeting of Judges
! then the certificate or return as aforesaid
shall be taken charge Of by one Of the In
rtlctors or clerks of the election of said dis
spec', who shall do and perform the duties
required OF said judge unable to attend.
ACT, April II, 1869.
Section 3. After the assessments have
been completed on the tenth day preceding
the second Tuesday in October of each year,
the assessor shall, on the Monday Immediate
| ly following, make return 10 the county
Commissioners of the names of all 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 lions and explanations required to be
noted as aforesaid and the county Commits
sIoners shall thereupon 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 witness 10 The residence of
the claimant in the district in which he
claims 10 be voter, for the period Of at least
ten days next preceding said election, which
witness shall take and subscribe written,
or partly written and partly printed, affidavit
10 the facts stated by him, which affidavit
shall define clearly where The residence is
of the person so claiminlng 10 be a voter and
the person so claiming the right to vote shall
also take 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 a
citizen OF the commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MIA and of the United States; that he has re-
sided in the commonwe ealth one year, or if
formerly citizen therein and has moved
therefrom, 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 two years, which
was assessed at least ten days before said
election; and, if a naturalized citizen, shall
also state when, where and by what court
he was naturalized, and shall also produce
his certificate of naturalization, for examin-
alton the said affidavit shall also state when
and where the tax claimed to be paid by the
affiant was assessed, and when, where and
to whom paid !; and the tax receipt therefor
shall be produced for examination, unless the
affiani shall state in his affidavit that ii has
been lost or deslyed, or that he never re-
ceived any; but if the person so claiming
the right 10 vote shall take and subscribe an
affidavit, that he is native born citizen of
the United States, Cor if born elsewhere,
shall state that fact in his affidavit, and shall
produce evidence that he has been natural
lied, or that he is entitled to citizenship by
reason of his fathers uraliZation y and
shall further state in his affidavit that he is
at the time of taking the affidavit, between
the ages oftwenty one and twenty-five years;
that he has resided in the state one year and
in the election district ten days next prece-
ding such election, he shall be entitled to
vote, although he shall not have paid taxes :;
the said affidayits of all persons moking such
claims, and the affidavits of the witnesses to
their residence, shall be preserved by the
election board, and at the close of the cleo
tion they shall be enclosed with the list of
voters, tally list and other papers required
by law to be filed by the return Judge with
the prothonotary, and shall remain on file
Herewith in the prothonotory's office, sub.
ject 10 exa animation, as other election pa apers
are; if the election officers shall find that
the applicant or applicants possess all thel
legal qualifications ofvoters, he or they sha Il
be permitted to vote, and the name or names
shall be added 10 the 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 to vote
on age; the same words being added by the |
clerks in each case respectively, on the lists
of persons voting at such election.
Section 5. 1t shall be lawful for anv
qualified citizen of the district notwithstand- |
ing the name of the proposed voter is con
tanned on the list of resident taxabeS, to
challenge the vote OF each person; where
upon the same proof of the right of suffrage
as is now required by law shall be publicly
made and acted on by the election board, and
the vote admitted or rejected, according to
the evidence every person claiming to be a
naturalized citizen shall be required TO pro
duce his naturalization certificate at the cleo