The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-10-03


: any term not exceeding three months.
; Pursuan mt to the provision contained in iht
9Th section of the act aforesaid the Judge,
) of the aforesaid district shall take charge o.
the certificate or return of the election o
their respective Districts and produce them a
meeting of the judges from each district a,
the Court House in The Borough of S,rouds
burg, on the third day after the day of elec
tion, being for the present year on FRIDA y
the llth day of OCTOBER next, then and
there to do and perform the duties required
by law of said judges. Also, that where a
Judge by sickness or unavoidable circumstan-
ces, is unable to attend said meeting of ofJudges
then the certificate or return as aforesaid
shall be taken charge of by one of the ln.
rtictors 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 ass essments have
been completed on the tenth day preceding
the second Tuesday in October of each year,
the assessor shall, on the Monday immediat te-
ly following, make return TO the county
Commissioners of the names of all persons
assessed by him since the return required
TO be made by him by the second section of
this act, noting opposite each name the OBJ
serva:ions and explanations required to be
noted as aforesaid; and the county Commits
sloners shall ihereupon 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
taxa bles 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 DC.
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 a voter, for the period Of at lea st
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 :he residence is
of the person so claimining TO be voter and
the person so claiming the right to vote shall
also take and subscribe a 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 commonwealth one year, or if
| formerly a citizen therein and has moved
therefiom, 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 a
state or county tax within two years, which
| was assessed at least Ten days before said
election and, if naturalized citizen, sha II
| also state when. where and by what court
he was naturaized, and shall also produce
his certificate of naturalization, for examin-
alton the said affidavit sha also state when
and where the tax claimed to be paid by the
affianl was assessed, and when, where and
to whom paid and the tax receipt therefor
shall be produced for examination, unless the
affiant shall state in his affidavit that il has
been lost or destyed, or that he never re-
ceived any; but If the person SO claiming
the right 10 vote shall take and subscribe an
affidavit, that lie is native born citizen oi
the United States (or If born elsewhere,
shall state that fact in his ffidavit, and shall
produce evidence that he has been atural-
lied, or that he is entitled TO citizenship by
reason of his fathers natura liZatIon 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 sa i'd afidavts of all persons making such
ella ms, and the affidavits Of the witnesses to
their residence. shall be preserved by the
election board, and at the close of The elec-
ton they shall be enclosed with the list o.
voters, tally list and other papers required
| by law to be flied by the return Judge with
the proihonotary, and shall remain on file
| Herewith in the prothonotory's office, sub
ject 10 examination, as other election apcrs
are !; if the election officers shall find that
the applicant or applicants possess all the
| legal qualifications of voters, he or they shal
be permitted to vote. and the name or names
shall be added 10 the list of ia axables by The
election officers, the word "tax" being added
where the claimant cloims Ia 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 any
qualified citizen of the district, moi withstand
ing the name of the proposed voter is con
tanned on the list of resident taxables. to
challenge the vote OF each person; where
upon the same propf Of the right of suffrage
as is now required by law shall be publicly
made and acted 90 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 10 pro
duce his naturalization certificate at the elec-
ton before voting, except where he has been
for ten years. consecutlvely, voter IN the
district in which he offers his vote; and on
the vote of such person being received, IT
shall be the duty OF the election officers to