The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-11-05

such claimant and mark opposite the
name "p l." and Immediately assess him
with tax, noting in all cases, his occupa-
ton, residence, whether a boarder or
house-keeper, if boarder with whom he
boards, and whether naturalized or de-
signing TO be, marking in all such cases
the letters opposite the name IN" or "D.
l." 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 be naturalized before the next
ensuing election, he shall exhibit his Ger.
tihcato of declaration of intentions in all
cases where any ward, borough township
or election district is divided into two or
more precincts, the assessor shall note in
all his assessments the election precinct in
which each electOr resides, and shall make
a separate return for each to the county
commissioners in all cases in which a 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,
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 tn first day of August in each
year, shall be placed on the door of or on
the election place in each of said precincts.
SEC. After the assessments shall have
been completed on the tenth day prece-
each year, the assessor shall, on the Mon
day Immediately following, make a 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 taxables in said ward,
borough, townshsp or precinct, and fur
nish the same together with the necessary
election blanks to the officers of the cleo
ton in said ward, borough, township or
precinct, on or before six o'clock on the
morning of 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. 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
of the district as a witness to the residence
of the claimant in the district in which he
claims TO be 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. 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 and partly
printed affidavit, stating that to the best of
his knowledge and belief when and where
he was born that he is citizen of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of
the United States; that he has resided in
the Commonwealth one year, or if former
ly a citizen therein, and has moved there
from six months prec ding such election;
that he has not moved into the district for
the purpose of voting therein; that he has
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 eXami-
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 atfiant 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 - vote shall
take and subscribe an affidavit that he is
a native born citizen of the United States,
or if 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 his
fathers naturalization and shall further
state in his affidavit that he is, at tho time
OF taking the affidavit, between the age of
twenty-one and twenty-five years that he
has resided in the State one wear and in
the district ten days preceding such cleo
tion, he shall be entitled to vote, although
he shall not have paid taxes the said affi-
naVltS of the wltnaSSag IN fhnir
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
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
tax" being added when the claimant
claims to vote on tax, and the word "age'i
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, 8. 1t shall be lawful for any quail
ned citizen of the district, Notwithstanding
the name of me 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 be naturalized citizen shall be required
TO produce his naturalization certificate at
the election before voting, except he has
been for ten years consecutively a voter i'm
the district in which he offers his vote; and
on the vote of such person being received
1t shall be the duty of the election officers
10 write or stamp on such certificate the
word "voted," with the month and year,
and if any election officer or officers shall
receive second vote on the same day, by
virtue of the same certificate, excepting |
where sons are entitled TO vote by the nat |
uralization of their fathers, they and the |
person who shall offer such second vote, |
upon so offending shall be deemed guilty |
OF high misdemeanor, an. on conviction |
thereofbe fined and imprisoned, or both, |
at the discretion of the court, but the fine |
shall not exceed one hundred dollars in |