Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-09-03
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and by what court he was naturalized. and
produce his certificate of naturalization
b. Every person claiming to be natural-
ized citizen, whether on the Registry List,
or producing affidavits as aforesaid, shall be
required to produce his naturalization Ger
tifcate ct the election before voting, except
where he has been for ten years consecu-
lively voter in the district where he offers
to vote /; and on the vote of such person
being received, the Election Officers are to
write or stamp the word ssvOted" on his
certificate with the month and year, and no
other vote can be cast that day in virtue Of
said certificate except where sons are enti-
tied to vote upon the naturalization of their
father
&. If the person claiming to vote who is
not Registered shall make an affidavit that
he is native born citizen OF the United
States. or, if born elsewhere, shall produce
evidence Of his naturalization, or that he is
entitled to citizenship by reason of his "a h
er's naturalization, and further, that he is
between q and % years of age. and has
resided in the State one year, and in the
election district ten days next preceding
the election, he shall be entitled to vote
though he shall not have paid taxes.
Z. If any election officer shall refuse or
neglect to require such proof OF the right OF
suffrage, as is described by this law or the
laws to which this is a supplement, from
any person offering to vote whose name is
not on the list of assessed voters, or whose
right to vote is challenged by any qualified
voter present, and shall admit such person
to vote without requiring such proof, every
person SC offending shall, upon conviction,
be guilty of high misdC meanor, and shall
be sentenced, for every such offence, to ay
a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars,
or to undergo an Imprisonment not more
than one year, or either or both, at the dis
cretion of the court.
8. Ten days preceding every election
for electo RS Of President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, it shall be the
duty of the Assessor to attend al the place
fixed by law for holding the election in each
election district, and then and there hear
all applications Of persons whose names
have been omitted from the list of assessed
voters, and who claim the right to vote, or
whose rights have originated since the same
was made out, and shall add the names OF
snch persons thereto as shall show that they
are entitled to the right of suffrage in such
claimant only, and forthwith assess them
with prOp-r tax After completing the
list, a copy thereof shall be placed on the
door of the house where the election is to
be held, at least eight days before the cleo
ton and at the election the same courss
shall be pursued, in all respects, as is re-
qulred by this act and the acts to which it
is supplement, at the general elections in
October. The Assessor shall also make
the same returns to the County Commits
sioners of all assessm 'nts made by virtue
of this section and the County Commits
sioners shall furnish copies thereof to the
election officers in each district, in like man-
ner as is required at the genera elections
in October.
Q. The same rules and regulations shall
apply at-every special election, and at every
separate city, borough or ward election, in
October.
10. The respective Assessors, Inspectors
and Judges of the elections shall each have
the power TO administer oaths to any per-
son claiming the right to be assessed or the
right of suffrage, or in regard to any of sald
officers under this act; any wilful false
swearing by any person in relation to any
matter or thing concerning which they shall
be lawfully interrogated by any of said OF
ficers, shall be punished as perjury.
IL. The Assessors shall receive the same
compensation for the time necessarily spent
in performing the duties hereby enioined as
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 any Assessor to as
tav vi hate
within ten days next preceding the election
to be held on the I'd Tuesday of October, in
any year, or within ten VS. next before any
election for electors of President or Vice
President of the United States; any viola
ton of this provision shall be misdemean
or, and subject the officers SO offending to
a fine, on convection, not exceeding one
hundred dollars, or to Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding three months, or both, at the dis
erection of the court.
And the Judges of the respective Dis
trcts aforesaid, are by the SAID act required
to meet at the Court House IN the Borough
O. Mitflintown, on the third day after the
said day OF Election, being FRIDAY, the
day of OCTOBER, then
and there to perform the things required of
them by law.
Pursuant to the provisions contained in
the 9th section of the Act first aforesaid,
the Judges of the aforesaid district shall re-
spectively take charge of the certificate of
return of the election of their respective
districts and produce them at meeting of
the Judges from each district, at the Court
House in the borough of Mifiintown, on the
third day after the day of election, being
the present year on Friday, the Sth day of
November, then and there to do and perform
the duties required by law of said judges.
Also, that where judge by sickness or un-
avoidable accident is unable to attend said
meeting of Judges, then the certificate of
return aforesaid, shall be taken charge of
by one of the inspectors or clerks OF the
election of said district, who shall do and
perform tine duties required of said judges
unable to attend.
SECTION l. Be it enacted, &C., That the
qualified voters Of this Commonwealth shall
choose by ball It, on she second Tuesday of
October, Ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and seventythr e, ard on the lay
Of the general election every second year
one person to ill the office of
State Treasurer, and until such officer is
elected and assumes the duties of his office.
to the provisions of this act, tn.
present incumbent, upon his renewing his
official bond, to be approved by the Goser-
Tor, not Later than the first Monday of May
iext, shall have all the powers and perform
Ill the duties Of State Treasurer.
SECTION =. Any person elected State
Treasurer in pursuance of the provisions of
his act, shall BE- commissioned by the Gov
,rnor of this Commonwealth, and assume
he duties of the Office on the first Monday
If May next succeeding his election, and
hall have and possess all the powers grant
d, perform all the duties and b. subject to
III the penalties imposed by existing laws of
he Commonwealth relating to State Treas
lrer and the management of the State treas
Try.
SscrIoN 3. The term of the office OF. State
treasurer shall BE- two years, from the first
londay ofMay next succeeding his election
lis salary shall be five thousand dollars per
nnum, payable quarterly, and no parsoA
hall be twice chosen in four years.
SECTION 4. The election laws now In force
or the choice of Governor of this Common
realth, shall regulate the election of Stat,
treasurer and in case of any vacancy oc-
urring in said office from death, resignation,
allure to qualify and assume the duties af-
er election or otherwise, the Governor shall
ppoint some proper person to I'LL such va