The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-10-23

hundred dollars, or to undergo an impris-
onment not exceeding one year, or either |
or both, at the discretion of the court.
SEC. Z. Ten days preceding every cleo |
ton for electors for President and Vice |
Pres ident of the United States, 1t 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
10 as shall show that they are entitled to
the right of suffrage in such district. on
the personal application of the 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 where 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 Gets TO which this is a
supplement, at the general election in Oc-
toher. 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 pranner, 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, arJ any wiitul false swearing
by any person in relation to any matter
concerning which they shall be lawfully
N tnI hyra Of nffi hal
be punished as perjury.
SEC. 10. The assessors shall each receive
the same compensation for the time neces-
sarily spent in performing their duties
hereby eniolned as is provided by 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
anv person to assess tax against any per-
son wbataver 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 eiectlon ior elec-
tors of President and Vice president OF
the United States any violation OF TINS
provision shall be misdemeanor, ana
subiecting the officers so offending to fine
on conviction not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or to imprisonment not exceeding
three months, or both, at the discretion of
the court.
SEC. IL. On petition of five or more 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 a judge thereof in Vaca-
tion, to appoint two judicious, sober and
intelligent citizens of the county to act as
OVerseers of said election said overseers
shall be selected from different political
parties, where the inspectors belong to diff
ierent parties, and where both inspectors
Ill, 70 fhag Nart,- hnfl, ~
the overseers shall be taken from the op-
| posite political party said oYerseers shall
| have the right to be present with the Off
! GERS &C the election during the whole time
I tho :, me is held, the votes counted and the
returns ma,i, ont and signed by the cleo
ton officers to keep 49, - 'ne No'eis IL
they see proper; to challenge any person
Offering TO vote, and to interrogate him and
his witnesses, under oath, in regard to his
right of suffrage at said election, and TO
examine his papers produced; and the
officers of said election are required to ai-
ford to said OVerseers so selected and APP
pointed every convenience and facility for
the discharge of their duties and il 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 tho vote polled at such
election district may be rejected, by any
election: Provided, that no person signing
: the petition shall be appointed an overseer.
SEC. II. If any prothonotary, clerk, or
deputy of either, or any other person shall
affix the seal ofotice toany naturalization
| paper, or permit the same to be affixed, or
| give out, or cause, or permit the same to
| be given out, in blank, whereby it may be
| fraudulently used, or furnish naturaiiza-
ton paper to any person who shall not
| have been duly examined and sworn in
| open court, in the presence of some of the
! Judges thereof, according to the act of
| Congress, or shall aid in, or connive at, or
in anv way permit the issue OF any fraud
| ule naturalization certificates, he shall be
| guilty of a high misdemeanOr or if any
| one shall fraudulently use any such certif-
| icate of naturalization, knowing that it was
| fraudulently issued, or shall vote or at
| tempt to vote thereon, or If any one shall
| vote or attempt to vote on any certificate
| of naturalization not issued 10 him, he
shall be guilty of high misdemeanor
| and either or any ofthe psrsons, their aid
ers or abettors, shall on conviction be fined
| in a sum not exceeding one thousand DOL
| lars, and Imprisonment in the proper PEN
itentiary for period not exceeding three
| years.
SEC. 10. Any person who. on oath or af-
! firmation before any court of this State, or
| officer authorized TO administer Oaths,
| shall. 10 procure a certificate of naturaliza-
tiGn, for himself or any other person, will
! fully depose 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 aflirma ion
shall be null and void; and il shall be the
| duty of the court issuing the same. upon
| proof being made before it that il was
! traudulently obtained. to take immediate
measures for recalling the Same ior can
: collation.; and any person who shall vote
| or attempt to vote ON any paper so OBJ
| tanned, or shall any way aid in, oonnive at
or have any agency whatever in the issue,
| circulation or use OF any fraudulent natur~
alization certificate, shall be deemed guilty
| of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
/ thereof shall undergo Imprisonment in the
| penitentiary for not more than two years,
and pay fine of not more than one thou
sand dollars, or either or both, at the dis
erection of the court.
SEC. II. Any assessor, election officer or
| pei son appointed as an overseer, who shall
neglect or refuse to perform any duty en-
| Joined by this act, without legal cause,