The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-10-30

hundred dollars, or TO undergo an impris-
onment not eNceeCing one year, or either
or both, at the discretion of the court.
SEC. I. Ten days preceding every cleo
ton for electors for President and Vice
Pres ident of the United States, it shall be
the duty of the assessor to attend at the
place required by law for holding the cleo
ton in each election district, and then and
there hear all applications of persons
whose names have been omitted from the
list of assessed voters, who claimed the
right to vote, or whose rights have origin
ated since the same was made out, and
shall add the names Of such persons there
TO as shall show that they are entitled to
the right of suffrage in such district, on
the personal application of tho claimant
only. and forthwith assess them with the
proper tax. After completing the list,
copy thereof shall be placed on the door of
or on the house whore the election is to be
held, at least eight days before the election;
and at the election the same course shall
be pursued in all respects as is required
by this act and the acts to which this is
supplement, at the general election in Oc-
tober. The assessor shall also make the
same returns to the county commissioners
of all assessments made by virtue of this
section; and the county commissioners
shall furnish copies thereof to the election
officers in each district, in like Uanner, in
all respects, as is required at the general
election in October.
SEC. 8. The respective assessors, inspec-
tors and judges of the election shall each
have the power to administer oaths to any
person claiming the right to be assessed
or the right ofsuffrage, or in regard to any
other matter or thing required to be- done
or inquired into by any of said officers un-
der this act, and any wilful false swearing
by any person i'm relation to any matter
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interrogated by any of said officers, shall
be punished rs perjury.
SEC. 10. The assessors shall each receive
the same compensation for the time neces-
sariiy spent in performing their duties
hereby enio!ned as is provided uy law for
the performance of their other duties, to
be paid by the county commissioners as in
other cases; and it shall not be lawful for
any person to assess "A tax against any per-
son whatever within ten days next prece-
ding the election to be held on the second
Tuesday ofOctober, in any year, or within
ten days next before any election for cleo
tors OF President and Vice President of
the United States; any violation of this
provision shall be misdemeanor, and
subjocting the officers SO offending to Il fine
ON conviction not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or to imprisonment not exceeding
three months, or both, at the discretion OF
the court.
SIC. IL. On petition of five or moro cit
izen~ of the county, stating under oath that
they verify believe that frauds Will be
practiced at the election about to be held
in any district, it shall be the duty of the
Court of Common Pleas OF said county, If
in session, if not Il judge thereof in vaca-
ton, to appoint two iudicious, sober and
intelligent citizens OF the county to act as
overseers of said elections said overseers
shall be selected from different political
parties, where the inspectors belong to diff
ierent parties, and where both inspectors
belong to the same political party both OF
the oYerseers shall be taken from the OPP
posite political party; said overseers shall
have the right to he present with the Off
GERS of the election during the whole time
the same is held, the votes counted and the
returns made out and signed by the cleo
tion officers; 10 keep Il list OF the voters if
they see prop"r 10 challenge any person
offering to vote, and to interrogate him and
his witnesses, under oath, in regard To hls
right of suiir'ge at said election, and to
examine his papers prOduccG.; and the
officers of said election are required 40 AZ
ford to said oyerscers so selected and APP
pointed every convenience and facility for
the discharge of their duties: and if said
election officers shall refuse to permit said
OVerseers to be present and perform their
duties as Aforesaid, or if they shall be
driven away from the polls by violence or
intimidation, all the vote pOllcd at such
election district may be rejected, by any
tribunal trying contest under the sad
el ction: Provided, that no person signing
the petition shall be appointed au overscer
SIC. II. Ii any pr"thonotary, clerk, or
dcputy of either, or any other person shall
a1liN the seal of Office toany naturalization
paper, or permit the same to he affixed, or
gave out, or cause, or permit the same to
he given out, III blank, whereby it may be
iraudulently used or furnish natura.i2a-
ton paper to amy person who shall not
have been duly examined and sworn in
open court, in the presence OF some of the
judges thereof, according ia the act OF
Congress, or shall aid ia, or cOnnive at, or
in anv way permit the issue of any fraud
ule naturalization cert ltcatcs, he shall be
guilty of a high misdemCanor; or if any
one shall traudulently use any such certii-
icate of naturalization, Knowing that il was
traudulently issued, or shall vote or at
tempt to vote thereon, or If any one shall
vote or attempt to vote on any certificate
of naturaliZati n not issued 10 him, he
shall be guilty of high misdenpanur;
and either urany ofthe persons, their aid
crs or ahettOrS, ,sh"ll on conviction bc fined
in sum not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, and imprisonment in the proper pen
itenliary for period not exceeding three
years.
SEC Io' ANY person VINO, 0it oath or ar
trmation before any court of this State, or
officer authorized to administer oaths,
shall, to procure Il certificate OF naturaliZa-
tiun, for himself or any other person, will
ully depose or affirm any matter 10 be
facts, knowing the same to be true, shall
be guilty of PERJURY; and any certificate oi
naturalization ISSUED in puiSuauce Of any
such deposition, dee aratIon or ailirma ion
shall be null and void; and it shall be the
duty OF the court issuing the same. upon
proof being made before il that il was
obtained. to take immediate
measures for recalling the Same for can
cellationi and any person who shall vote
or attempt TO vote on any paper so OBJ
tanned, or shall any way aid IN, connive at
or have amy agency whatever IN the issue,
circulation or use Of any fraudulent natur>
aliza,iOn certificate, shall be deemed guilty
Of a misdemeauor, and upon conviction
thereof shall undergo imprisonment in the
penitentiary Tor not more than two years,
and pay fine Of not more tnan one thou
sand dollars, or either or both, at the dis
cretion Of the court.
SIC. Ii. ANY assessor, election officer or |
person appointed as an ovorscor VINO shall |
neglect or refuse to perform any duty tn |