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

letter " NJ" where the person has merely
declared his intention 10 become n citizen
and designs to be naturalized before the
next election, the name shall be marked
I" ID. l." Where the claim to vote is by
reason of being between the ages of twen-
ty-one and twenty two. as provided by
law, the word 'age' shall be entered, and
fthe person has moved into the election
district to reside since the last general
election the letter "B." shall be placed on
posite the name. It shall be the further
duty of each assessor as aforesaid. upon
the completion of the duties herein i'm
posed, to make a separate list of all new
assessments made by him and the amounts
assessed upon each, and furnish the same
Immediately to the missioners, who
shall Immediately add the names to the
tax duplicates and the wards, township.
borough or district in which they have
been assessed.
SEC. 2 On the list being completed and
the assessment made as aforesaid the same
shall be forthwith returned to the county
commissioners, who shall duplicate copies
of said lists with the observations and ex-
plantations required TO be noted as afore-
said, to be mace out as soon as practicable
and placed in the hands OF the assessor,
who shall prior to the first of August in
each year put one copy thereof on the
house where the election of the respective
district is required to be held, and retain
the other in his possession for the insDee-
ton, free of charge, of any person residing
in the said election district who shall de-
sire to see the same, and it shall be the du-
ty of the same assessor to add, from time
to time, on The personal application of any
one claiming the right to vote, the name of
such claimant, and mark opposite the
name "n. l. and Immediately assess him
with a tax, noting in all cases, his occupa-
ton, residence, whether boarder or
house-keeper, if boarder with whom he
boards, and whether naturaized or de-
signing to be, marking in all such cases
the letters opposite the name IN" or sd.
l., as the case may be; if the person
claiming to be assessed be naturalized, he
shall exhibit to the assessor his certificate
of naturalization and if he claims that he
designs to be naturalized before the next
ensuing election, he sha / exhibit his Ger.
titicate of declaration of intentions in all
cases where any ward, borough, township
or election district is divided into two or
more precincts, the assessor shall note in
all his assessments the election precinct in
which each elector resides, and shall max e
a separate return for each to the county
commissioners in all cases in which re-
turn is required of him by the provisions
of this act; and the county commissioners
in making duplicate copies of the names
of the voIers i'll each precinct separately,
and shall furnish the same to the assessor,
and the copies required by this act to be
placed on the door of or on election places
on or before tn first day of August in each
year, shall be placed on the door of or on
the election place in each of said precincts.
SEC. 3 After the assessments shall have
been completed on the tenth day prece-
ding the second Tuesday of October in
each year, the assessor shall, on the Mon
day Immediately following, make return
to the county commissioners of the names
nf all nSGpgSn1 Inv him i,n Io
return required to be made by him by the
second section of this act, noting opposite
each name the observations and explana-
tions required to he noted as aforesaid and
the county commissioners shall thereupOn
cause the same to be added to the returns
required by the second section of this act,
and full and correct copy to be made,
containing the names of all persons so re-
turned as resident taxables in said ward.
borough, townshSp or precinct, and fur
nish the same together with the necessary
election blanks TO the officers of the cleo
ton in said ward, borough, township or
precinct, on or before six o'clock on the
morning of the second Tuesday of October,
and no man shall be permitted to vote at
the election on that day whose name is not
on said list, unless he shall make proof of
his right to vote, as hereinafter required.
SIC. On the day of election any person
whose name is not on the said list, and
claiming the right to vote at said election,
shall produce at least one qualified voter
ofthe district as witness to the residence
of the claimant in the district in which he
claims to be a voter, for period of at least
ten days next preceding said election,
which witness shall take and subscribe q
written, or partly written and partly
printed affidavit. the facts stated by him,
which affidavit shall clearly define where
the residence is Of the person so claiming
to be voter, and the person claiming the
right to vote shall also take and subscribe
to written, or partly written and partly
printed affidavit, stating that to the best OF
his knowledge and belief when and where
he was born that he is citizen of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of
the United States; that he has resided in
the Commonwealth one year, or if former
ly citizen therein, and has moved there
from six months prec ding such election;
that he has not moved into the district for
the purpose of voting therein; that he mas
paid State or county tax within two years
which was assessed at least ten days before
said election and, if u naturalized citizen,
also state when, where and by what court
he was naturalized, and shall also produce
his certificate of naturalization for eXami-
nation; the said affidavit shall also state
when and where the tax claimed to be paid
by the affidavit was assessed, and when,
where, and to whom paid and the tax re-
Celpl lHcreiOI Sidll nc produced lOf exam
ination, unless the ailiant shall state in his
affidavit that it has been lost or destroyed,
or that he never received any, but if the
person so claiming the right To vote shall
take and subscribe an affidavit that he is
native born citizen of the United States
or If born elsewhere, shall state that fact in
his affidavit, or shall produce evidence
that he has been natuTalized or that he is
entitled to citizenship by reason of his
fathers naturalization and shall further
state in his affidavit that he is, at the time
of taking the affidavit, between the age of
twenty-one and twenty-five years that he
has resided in the State one year and in
the district ten days preceding such cleo
ton, he shall be entitled to vote, although
he shall not have paid taxes; the said afii-
davits Of the witnesses 10 their residence
shall 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 required by law to be
filed by the return judges with the pro-
thonotary, and shall remain ON file there
with at the prOthonotary's Office, subject
TO examination as other election papers
are; if the election officers shall find that
the applicant or applicants possess all the
legal qualifications of voters, ne or they
shall be permitted 10 vote, and the name
or names shall be added 20 the list oftaxa-
bles by the election officers, the word tax
being added when the claimant claims 10