The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-09-25

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ton, for himself or any other person, will
fully dcpose or affirm any matter to be
facts, knowing the same to be true, shall
be guilty of perjury; and any certificate Of
naturalization issued in pursuance of any
such deposition, declaration or atlirma ion
shall be null and void; and it shall be the
duty of the court issuing the same. upon
proof being made before it that it was
trauduleutly obtained to take immediate
measures for recalling the same for cam
collation.; and any person who shall vote
or attempt TO vote on any paper so OBJ
tained or shall any way aid in, connive ut
or have any agency whatever in the issue,
circulation or use of any fraudulent natur~
aliza.ion certificate, ,shallsbe deemed guilty
Of a misdemeanor, and upon convection
thereof shall undergo imprisonment in the
penitenuary for not more than two years,
and pay a fine Of not more than one thou
sand dollars, or either or both, at the dis
cretion of the court.
SEC. II. Any assessor, election officer or
person appointed as an overseer, who shall
neglect or refuse to perform any duty en-
Joined by this act, without legal cause,
shall be subject to q penalty of one hun
dred dollars, and If any assessor shall as
scsS any person rs voter who is not
qualified, or refuse to assess any one who
is qualified, he shall he deemed guilty ofa
misdemcanor in Office, and on conviction
! be punished by fine and Imprisonment,
and subject to an action for damage by the
| person aggrieVed, and If any person shall
| traudulently add TO, delace or destroy II
| list of voters made out as directed by this
| act, or tear down or remove the same from
! the place where it has been filed, with
| fraudulent or mischievous intent, or for
| any improper purpose, the person so of
Tending shall be guilty of a high misde-
| meanor and on conviction shall he pun
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dollars or imprisonment not exceeding
| two years, or both, at the discretion of the
court,
SEC. 10. All elections hereafter held, un-
| der the laws of this Commonwealth, the
polls shall be opened between the hours of
six and seven O'clock a. M, and closed at
seven o'clock p. IN.
SEC. Is. 1t shall be the duty of the Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth to prepare
forms for all the blanks made necessary
by this act, and furnish copies of the same
to all the county commissioners of the sew
eral counties of the Commonwealth and
the county commissioners of each county
| shall, as soon as necessary after the receipt
of the same, at the proper expense of the
county, procure and furnish to all the
election officers of the election districts of
their respective counties, copies Of such
blanks, in such quantities as may be rem
dered necessary tor the discharge of their
duties under this act.
SEC. II. That citizens of this State tenn
porarily in the service of the State or the
UnitOd States Government, on clerical or
other duty, and who do not vote where
thus employed, shall not be deprived
thereby of the right to vote in their several
election districts if otherwise duly quail
fed.
CHANGE IN THE MODE OF VOTING.
As therein directed, | also give off
cial notice Of the following provisions
of an act approved the 30th of March,
1866, entitled can Act regulating the
mode OF voting at all the elections in
this Commonwealth" "
; SEC. l. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met, and it is here
by enacted by the Authority of the
same, That the qualified voters of the
r several counties of this Commonwealth,
, at all general, township, borough and
I special elections are hereby hereafter
T. authorized and required to vote by
,, tickets printed or written, or partly
,, printed and partly written, severally
= classified as follows: One ticket shall
I embrace the names of all judges of
! courts voted for, and lie labeled 'iudi-
e ciary," one ticket shall embrace the
/ names of all the State officers voted
+ for and be labeled "State," one ticket
shall embrace the names of all the
county officers voted for, including
: office Of Senator and Member of AS
i sembly, if voted for, and member o!
G Congress, if voted for, and be labeled
County" one ticket shall embrace the
1 names Of all the township officers voted
$ for, and be labeled Township" one
! ticket shall embrace the names of all
I: the borough officers voted for, and be
5 labeled Borough" and each elias,
! shall be deposited in separate ballot
i boxes.
p Pursuant to the provisions contain,
e ed in the 10Th section Of the act first
: aforesaid, the judges of the aforesaid
If districts shall representatively take
charge Of the certificates of return o
5 the election Of their respective districts
o and produce them at a meeting of on,
e Judge from each district, at the Bor
: ough Of Tionesta, on the 81 day after
r the election, being FRIDAY THE
q 1lTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1872
n then and there to perform the duties
C required by law of said judges.
r. Also, that where a judge, by sick
" " ness or unavoidable accident, is un
d able to attend such meeting of judges
g then the certificate of return shal
r. be taken charge Of by one of the
Il inspectors or clerks Of election of tho
n district, who shall do and perform tn,
% duties Of said judge unable to attend
e j.. l.. DAVIS, Sheriff.