The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-09-25

etter ~" Where the person has merely
declared his intention to become a citizen
and designs TO he naturalized before the
next election, the name shall be marked
Il u. l." Where the claim TO vote is by |
reason of being between the ages of twen-
tv-one and twenty two, as provided by |
law, the word age shall be entered, and |
if the person has moved into the election |
district to reside since the last general |
election the letter "B" shall be placed op- |
posite the name. 1t shall be the further |
duty of each assessor as aforesaid, upon |
the completion of the duties herein i'm |
posed, TO make a separate list Of all now |
made by him and the amounts |
assessed upon each, and furnish the same |
to the commissioners, who !
shall Immediately add the names to the
tax duplicates and the wards, township.
borough or district in which they have
been assessed.
SEc. 2. On the list being completed and
the assessment made as aforesaid the same
shall be forthwith returned to the county
commissioners, who shall duplicate copies
Of said lists, with the observations and cX-
plantations required to be noted as aiore-
said TO be made out as soon rs practicable
and placed in the hands of the assessor,
who shall prior to the first of August in
each year put one copy thereof on the
house where the election of the respective
district is required to be held, and retain
the other III his possession for the inspec-
ton. free of charge, of any person residing
in the said election district who shall de-
sire to see the same, and it shall be the du-
ty of the same assessor to add, from time
to time, on the personal application of any
one claiming the right TO vote, the name of
such claimant, and mark opposite the
name "p. t. and Immediately assess him
with a tax, noting in all cases, his occupa-
ton, residence, whether Il 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 I'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 be naturalized before the next
ensuing election, he Sha | exhibit his Ger
tiiicate of declaration Of intentions; i'll all
cases where any ward, borough, township
or election district is divided into two or
more precincts, the assessor shall note III
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 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
| wear, shall be placed ON the door of or on
| the election place i'll each of said precincts.
SEC. 3 After 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 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 taNahles 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 ol
precinct, on or before six o'clock ON the
morning of the second Tuesday of October
and no man shall be permitted to vote at
I the election on that day whose name is not
on said list, unless he shall make proof o.
his right To vote, as hereinafter required
SEC. On the day of election any person
| whose name is not on the said list, and
I 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 hC
claims to be Il voter, for a period of at leas
ten days next preceding said election
| which witness shall take and subscribe /
written, or partly written and partly
printed affidavit, the facts stated by him
which affidavit shall clearly define wher,
the residence is of the person SO claiming
to be Il voter, and the person claiming the
right to vote shall also take and subscribe
to a written or partly written and partlS y
printed affidavit, stating that to the best o
his knowledge aud belief when and whcr,
he was born; that he is q citizen of The
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and o
the United States that he has resided il
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 district 70
the purpose of voting therein; that he ma
paid a State or county tax within two year
| which was assessed at least ten days boiOr
said election; and, il naturalized citizen
also state when, whore and by what cOur
he was naturalzed, and shall also prOduc
his certificate Of naturalization for eNaml
. nation; the said affidavit shall also stat
, when and where the tax claimed to be pait
, bv the affidavit was assessed, and when
, where, and 10 whom paid, and the tax nc
ceipt therefor shall be produced for exam
ination, unless the altiant shall state in hl
affidavit that il has been lost or destroyed
or that he never received any, but II tn
, person so claiming the right to vote shal
take and subscribe an affidavit that he /
, a native born citizen of the United States
or if born elsewhere, shall state that fact u
his affidavit, or shall produce eyidenc
, that he has been naturalized or that he j
, entitled TO citizenship by reason of hi
fathers naturalization and shall iurthc
, state in his affidavit that he is, at the tim
. OF taking the affidavit, between the age q
] twenty-oue and twenty-five years that il
I has resided i'm the State one year and il
the district ten days preceding such eleC
, ton, he shall be entitled to vote, althoug
! he shall not have paid taxes tho said ain
! davits of the witnesses TO their resldenc
, shall be preserved by the election board
! and at the close of tie election they shaI
be enclosed with the list of voters, tail
list and other papers required by law 70 b
filed by the return judges with the pro
! | thonOtary, and shall remain on file there
) with at the prOthUnotary's Office, subje,
, 10 examination as other election paper
e are; if the election officers shall find thi
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