The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-12-03

sor shall in all cases ascertain by inquiry
| upon what ground the person so assessed
claims to be n voter, Upon the completion
of this work il shall be The duty of each as
SCISSOR as aforesaid to proceed to make out
a list In alphabetical order Of the freemen
above twenty-one years Of age claiming
/ TO be qualified voters in the ward borough
township or district of which he is ASSESS
| or, and opposite TO each of said names state
| whether said freeman Is or is not house,
| keeper, and if he is, the number of his res.
! idencc, i'm towns where the same are num-
bered, with the street, alley or court in
which situate, and If in town where there
are no numbers, the name of the street, al
ley or court on which said house fronts I:
also the occupation of the person, and
where he is not housekeeper, the occupa-
ton, place of boarding and with whom, and
If working for another, the name of en-
ployer. and write opposite each of said
names the word "VotcrT and where any
person claims to vote by reason of uatur-
alization ho shall exhibit his certificate
thereof 10 the assessor, unless he has been
for five consecutive years next preceding
n voter i'm said district and in all cases
where the person has beet, uaturalized, the
name shall bc marked with tine letter"N."
Where the person has merely declared his
intention to become itizen and designs
to be naturalizcd before the next election,
the name shall be marked 'D. L. Where
tween the ages of tvcnty-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 he placed opposite the name
II shall be the further duty of each aSsess-
or rs aforesaid, upon the completion of the
duties herein imposed, to make n separate
list of all new assessments made by him
and the amounts assessed upon each, and
furnish the same Immediately to the COM
missioners, who shall immediately add
the names 10 the tax duplicates and the
wards. township, borough or district in
which they have bccu assessed.
SEC. 2. On the list being completed and
the assessment made as aforesaid the same
shall he forthwith returned to the county
commissioners, who shall duplicate copies
of said lists, with the observations and cx-
plantations required to he noted as afore-
said, 10 be mane out as soon US practicable
and placed i'll 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 he held, and retain
the other in his possession for the inspec-
ton, free of charge, of any person residing
in the said election district who shall de-
sire To sec the same, and it shall he the du-
ty of the same assessor to add, from time
one claiming the right to vote, the name of
such claimant, and mark opposite the
name ~. l. and Immediately assess him
with Il tax, noting in alt eases, his occupa-
ton, residence, whether boarder or
housc-kecper, if a bOardcr with whom he
boards, and whether naturalized or do
signing to be, marking in all such cases
the letters opposite the name IN" oI 80.
l." as the case may be; if the person
claiming to be assessed bc naturalizeu he
shall exhibit to the assessor his certificate
of naturalization and ii he claims that he
designs to be naturalized before the next
ensuing election, he shal exhibit his Ger
tifcate III 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
Il separate return for each to the county
commissioners in all eases 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 volcrs 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 th 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 3 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 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 cXplana-
| tons 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 ofthe first Tuesday of November,
and no man shall he 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.
Sic. 1 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 rs Il witness to the residence
of the claimant in tic district in which he
| claims to he 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 I; that he is citizen of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and OF
the United States that nc has resided i'm
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 for
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