The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-10-23
TIONESTA, PA, WEDNESDAY,, OCTOBER %, 1879.

such claimant, and mark opposite the
name "p. l." and Immediately assess him
with tax, noting I'm all cases, his occupa-
tion, residence, whether n boarder or
" boarder with whom he
boards, and whether naturalized or de
signing 20 be, marking In all such cases
the letters opposite the name ~" or "D.
l." "a the case may be; IL the person
claiming 10 be assessed be naturaliZed. he
shall exhibit TO the assessor his certificate
Of naturalization and II he claims that he
designs to be naturalzed before the next
ensuing election, he sha exhibit his Ger
tiiicate Of declaration of intentions; in all
cases where any ward, borough, township
or election district II divided into two or
more precincts, the assessor shall note in
all his assessments the election precinct in
which each olector resides. and shall make
r 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 voters In each precinct separately,
aud 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 th first day of August in each
year, shall be placed on the door of or on
the election place In each Of sal precincts.
SIC. Afer the assessments shall have
been completed on the tenth day prece-
ding the second Tuesday of October in
each wear, the assessor shall, on the Mon
day Immediately following, make n return
TO the county commissioners of the names
of all persons assessed by him since the
return required To he made by him by the
second section of this act, noting opposite
each name the observations and eXplana-
tons required 10 be noted as aforesaid and
the county commissioners snaii thercupon
cause the same 30 be added to the returns
ranFIfFgf hkr tho zngnnn gas4fnp al flnla OF
and n full aud correct copy To be made
.1nta ming the names of all persons so re-
turnoo - re-ident taxables In said ward
borough tovu,hsp or precinct, and fur
nisb the same togethe, VIII the necessary
election blanks To the officers o. the eiec-
tion i'm said ward, borough, township or
precinct, on or before six o'clock on ti@
morning oftho first Tuesday of November,
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. 4 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 "a witness 10 the residence
of the claimant in the district in which he
claims TO he voter, for period of at least
ten DAYS next preceding said election,
which witness shall take and subscribe "A
written, or partly written and partly
printed affidavit. 10 the facts stated 10y 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
10 "A 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 "A citizen of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of
h. gA1 faf not Ia rnGlnnn
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 dis.rict ior
the purpose of voting therein; that lie mas
paid State or county tax within two years
which was assessed at least ten DAYS before
said election and, If a naturalized citizen,
also state when, where and by what court
he was naturalized, and shall also produce
his certificate of naturalization for eXEmi-
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-
ceipt therefor shall be produced for exam
ination, unless the athant shall state in his
affidavit that il 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 afIidavit that he IL
a native born citizen OF the United Stgtes,
OF II DOrn elSeWnerc, sllill Slslle ln0l laCl IN
/ his affidavit, or shall produce evidence
/ that he has been naturalized or that he is
entitled to citizenship by reason of his
| fathers naturalization and shall further
! state in his affidavit that Inc i3, at the time
of taking the afhdaVit, between the age OF
/ twenty-one and twenty-five years that he
has resided i'm the State one year aud in
the district ten days preceding such elec-
( ton, he shall be entitled to vote, although
/ he shall not have paid taxes the said afii-
/ davitS OF the witnesses to 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 10 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, he or they
shall be permitted to vote, and the name
or names shall be added to the list of taxa
bles by the the election officers, the word
/ "taN" being added when the claimant
claims to vote on tax, and the word "age''
when he claims to vote on age, the same
words being added by the clerks in each
case respectively on the list of persons yo-
ting at such elections,
SEC. 5. 1t shall be lawful for any quaIi.
/
| the name of the proposed voter is con-
tanned on the list of resident taNables, "a
| challenge the vote of such ;,rrson. whore.
| upon the same proof Of right of suffrage as
! Is nUw required by law shall be publicly
made and acted upon by the election board
and the vote admitted or rejected, accord,
ing 10 the evidence; every person claiming
TO be nGtuyalized citizen shall be required
TO produce his naturalization certificate AT
| the election before voting, except no has
| been for ten years consccuiiyely voter iu
the district i'm which he offers his vote: and
on tho vote of such person being received
Il shall be the duty of the election officer.
! 70 write or stamp ON such certificate the
word "yOted," with the month and year
and If any election officer or officers shall
| receive a second vote on the same day, by
virtue Of the same certificate, excepting
| whore sons are entitled 10 vote by the nat
uralization Of their fathers, they aud tho
| person who shall offer such second vote,
upon so offending shall be deemed guilty
OF high misdemeanor, an on conviction
thereofb be fined and imprisoned, or both.
| at the discretion of the court, but the line
| Shall mot aNgagI gna hundred flu1tnra fr