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

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Oards, and whether naturalZed or de-
signing TO be, marking in all such cases
| the letters opposite the name IN" or "D.
| ~ as the case may be; If the person
| claiming to be assessed be naturalized he
| shall exhibit to the assessor his certificate
! of naturalization and If he claims that he
designs To he naturalized before the next
ensuing election, he sha exhibit mis- Ger
titicate of declaration of intenGGnS; in all
cases where any ward, borough, township
or election district is divided into two "r
| more precincts, the assessor shall note i'm
! all his assessments the election precinct in
! which each elector resides. and shall make
a separate return for each TO the county
| commissioners i'm all cases in which re-
| turn is required of MIN by the provisions
| ofthis act and the county commissioners
in making duplicate copies of the names
! of the vOLers in each precinct separately,
and 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 til first day of August in each
year, shall be placed on the door of or on
the election place in each of sail precincts.
SEC. After the assessments shall have
been completed on the tenth day prece-
ding the second Tuesday of October in
each year, 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 be made by him by the
second section Of this act, noting opposite
each name the observations and eXplana-
tions required to he noted as aforesaid, and
the county commissioners shall thereupon
cause the same to be added TO the returns
required by the second section of this act,
and full and correct copy to be made,
containing the names Of all persons so re
turned As resident taX1bles in said ward,
borough, townshsp or precinct, and fur
nish the same together with the necessary
election blanks to the officers of the elec-
ton in said ward, borough, township or
precinct, on or before six o'clock on the
morning Oft the 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.
SEC. 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 witness to the residence
of the claimant i'll the district in which he
claims to be a voter for period of at least
ten days next preceding said election,
which witness shall take and subscribe
written, or partly written and partly
printed affidavit. to the facts stated by 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
to written, or partly written an partly
printed affidavit, stating that to the best OF
his knowledge and belief wien and where
he was born; that he is Il citizen of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of
the United States that he has resided in
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 in to the district for
the purpose of voting therein; that he nas
PAID State or county tax within two years
which was assessed at least ten days before
said election and, If natuI Allied citizen,
also state when, where and " what court
he was naiuralized, and shall also produce
his ceruicate OF naturalization for eX9mi-
nation; the said affidavit shall also state
when and where the tax claimed To be paid
by the alldaYit was assessed, and when,
where, and to whom paid, and the tax re-
ceipt therefor Shall he produced for exam
lnation, unless the ailiant shall state in his
affidavit that it 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 affidavit that he is
native born citizen of the United States,
or ii born elsewhere, shall state that fact in
his affidavit, or shall produce evidence
that he has been naturaliZed or that he is
entitled to citizenship by reason of Ills
fathers naturalization T; and shall further
state in his affidavit that he is, al the time
OF taking the affidavit, between the age of
twenty-one and twenty-five years that lie
has resided in the State one year and in
the district ten days preceding such cleo
ton, he shall be entitled to vote, although
he shall not have paid taxes the said aft
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 to be
filed by the return judges with the pro-
thonotary, and shall remain on file there
with at the prothOnotary's Office, subject
sf ffVn
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 he added TO the list of taxa
bies by the the election officers the word
tax 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 vo-
ting at such elections.
SEC, 5. 1t shall be lawful for any quail
fled citizen Of the district, Notwithstanding
the name of the proposed voter is con-
tanned on the list of resident taXables, to
challenge the vote of such person, where
upon the same proof Of right of suffrage as
Is now required by law shall be publicly
| made and acted upon by the election board
and the vote admitted or rejected, accord
ing to the evidence; every person claiming
to produce his naturalization certificate at
the election before voting, except he has
been for ten years consecutively Il voter in
the distrit in which lac offers his votc and
ON the vote of such person being received
it shall be the duty Of the election officers
| to write or stamp on such certificate the
word voted 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
where sons are entitled to vote by the nat
uraiization of their fathers, they and the
person who shall offer such a second vote,
upon so offending shall be deemed guilty
OF nigh mlsdencanor, an ON conviction
thereof be fined and imprisoned, or both,
at the discretion of the court, but the fine
shall not exceed one hundred dollars in
each case or the imprisonment ono year;
the like punishment shall be inflicted, on
conviction, ON the officers OF election who
shall neglect or refuse to make, or cause 10
| be made, the endorsement required as