Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-09-12

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tioS wIaSnn, ,eonrln% sucS eyidcSeS Of tSs tiStt
70 vote a. dirertad he tow ana that viii nse INV
hest endeavora 10 ,,rovea, ,nv fraud aeceit nr
ebuaa in co rrv,n,s on Inc san,a hv oiti,ens onoi
aed 10 vo,c M others ana will make n true and
nerfect esnrn or ,ho III i.o,in,' anS viii l., ali
tbinvs t,n,v and imnn r,iai,s ond f.i,hfbliv per'
form m dntv resnecting ,be same ,a fhe hest of
nv iudgment and olili,i.s ava ,ho, a :, not al
rectiv or indirectIv intorost.d in - 10, Or wager
on ,Se resui, oS ,Iis o,oc,ion " ""' Wv W "sN
The foilowino sh.ij hs ,ha eor,, ,e ,,,h n- a.
ar,nat,on to ha talcn hv ..sh ciar, 81. u "a
n I do - tbot ,.ui ;mnar,jau. ,,r.ri,,
write down the name ~ each eicctoy ,Sho shoi,
vote at tho ensning election which sL.,i ho r;v.r
mo in cbarve uf lur me no mo ~ ~. ,o,vrsh,r
ward or district Wherein snch elector rcsidna y,
carefnllv and trnly write down the nnmber of
votes that sba,ls mo otvsr, FIR ondidote az
the election "a oten as his name sball be reod 10
me Inv Inc inspectors thereof and In ali things
trulv and raithfnjiv nerforno nv dntv resnooting
the same to The hest Of INV Judgment and abili.
tias nd that am not -directIv or jndirectlv in
teresicd in anv hat or wager m the result of this
cicction.
IN tbc dov of, election. onv pcrson whose name
;s not on the s,id list and ciaimjnu tho right to
vote at said election shall produce Mt least one
oualified voter Of the distrIct os vitpess In the
residences of tho claimant in the district of which
he claims to he voter for the period of Mt least
ten days next preceding said election which
witness shall take and subscribe n written or
urtly written and partly printed afidayit 10 the
fact stated hv him which affidavit shall define
clearly where the residence Is of the person so
claiming To he n voter and the person So claim.
ing the right to vote shall also take and subscribe
n written or partly written and partly prInted
affidavit stating 10 the best of his kno,siedre and
belief. where and when he was horn that he Ia
n citizen of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania
and of the United States that he has resided in
.he Comm on wealth one YEAR or II formerly n ci-
tiaSu therein and has moved therefrom, that he
has ,sided therein six months proceeding said
election that he has not moved into the district
for the purpose OF voting therein ; that he has
paid n State or county Tux within two wears
which was n assessed ot least ten davs before soid
election . and II n naturalIzed citizen shall also
state when, where and by what court he was ma
turalzed, and also produce his certificate Of nat
uralization for examination the said affidavit
shall also late when and where the TAX claimed
to be paid by the affidavit was ussessed and
when, where and TO whom paid, and the tax re-
ceipt therefor shall be produced for examination,
unless the atfant shall state on his affidavit that
II has been lost or destroyed or that he never re-
ceived any, but il the person SO claiming the
right TO vote shall take n nd subscribe an affida-
VII. that he is native born citizen of the United
States, or If born elsewhere shall state the fact
in his affidavit. and shall produce evidence that
he has been naturalzed or that he ia entitled to
citizenship by reason of his fatber,s natnraliza-
tion and shall further state In his affidavit that
he il mt the time of taking the affidavit. between
the ages of twenty.one and twenty.two wears /.
that he has resided In the State one wear and In
the election district ten days next preceding sucb
election he sbhi he allowed To vote although he
shall not have maid taxes the said affida Wits of
nll persons making such claims and the affida-
Wits 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 pa,,ers reouired by
law to be filed by the return Judge with the pro
thonotary and shall remain on file Herewith in
the prothonotnry's office subject to CT exnmination
rs other election papers are if the election off,
| GERS shall find that the applicant or applicants
possess all the legal qualifications of voters he
| or they shall he permitted to vote and the name
or names shall be added to the list of taxables by
the election officers the word sstax'' being added
where the claimant votes on age, the same words
being added by the clerks i'm each case respective.
ly on the list Of persons voting Mt such electiou
! II shall be lawful for any 0ualified citizen of
the district notwithstanding the name of the pro-
posed voter Is contained on the list of resident
taxables, to challenge the vcte of. such person ;
| whereupon the same proof of the right of suf-
| frage as is now required by law shall be publicly
! made and acted on by the election board and the
vote admitted or rejected, according to the evil
dencc every person claiming to be a nat turalized
citizen shall be required to produce his naturali.
zaton certificate at the election before votin ex-
cept where he has heen for ten years consecutive
ly n voter in the district In which he offers his
vote and ON the vote Of such persons being re-
ceived II shall be the duty of the c ction off.
GERS to write or stamp on such certificate the
word ''voted," with the month aud yelr and il
any election officer or officers shall receive Sc
cond vote on the same day by virtue of the same
! certificate. excepting where sons are EMIT ed TO
vote by virtue of the naturalization of their ia.
| theirs, they and the person who shall offer such
second vote, upon so offending shall be guilty OF
a high misdcmcanor. and on conviction thereof
be fined or imprisoned, or both, at the discretion
| of the conrt but the fine shall not exceed one
| hundred dollars in each case, nor the imprison-
ment one year the like punishment shall be in.
nicted. on conviction, on the officers of election
| who shall neglect or refuse to make, or cause tc
! be made, the Endorsement required as aforesaid
| on said noturaIizotion certificate. = -
| Ir - Ioo,;o,, ot,ioor III rssroo 90 ,,oo,,o, ,c
require such proof of the right of suffrage AS Is
prescribed by this law, or the laws to which this
is q 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 quail
lied voter presept, and shall admit such person
to vote without requiring such proof, every per
son so offending shall, upon convictioa, be guilty
nf !, higb misdemconor and shall he sentenced
for eweIv snch otrence 10 nav n sns not eyceeJ
inc ono bnndrod dollars or ~ undergo nm imnri
sonmonI not more ihon one vear or aithnr q,
both at tbc discretion of the conrt.
Ten days nreceeding every election for elector
for Presiient' and Wies Prcs;dent Of the iInitel