The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-10-02

! Of DEMONSTRATION for examination the said
ain iavlt shall also state when AUD where tne "a
! aud when, where, and 20 whom paid. an the tsS
rsreipt therefor shall bo proiucei examination,
anlo q th, nant ssa s,s.I as sps se newer 'p ps
ceived any, but " tho person so claiming thc
rIght TO vote shall TAX, and subscribe an ah "a.
viz that he T. catiye born cnison oi tns Unit
the afndsvit and siall pro luce evidence that h
has been naturslErd, OF that h1 " entitled TO
ctlsensn 6s rsas9n o, h,s ~, aarIt Nv
he IT, at tho time Of taking the ahdavit' between
tho agos OF twenty one and twenty two years
thrt he has silei in tho state one year and IN
In elerti,, dis' rict ten days ncVt preceding
su "a Gle ton, he shall bc entitled TO vote al
| though ho shan not have raid taxos; tho -nii
/ andnyits Of ali such persons mixing such
clnims aui the ar,laylts Of tho witnesses to
| th.ir rc1id nee. shall he preserved by the
election board, aud nt the clpse OF tho -lecticr
they shalt he enclosed with the list OF voters, u!
In iist and other papers required by law to DO NJ
ed by tho raturn Judges with tho prothonotary,
and shalt rcmnn on fle herewith In tho Pro,
| thouotary's once. subie,t t. oxAmination, as
o,hsr election papors are; " the el .tion otlcer
shall mud that the applicant OF applicant' pos
scss all the legal publications Of voters, he or
thny shall b. permitted {, vote, aud tho name or
/ names snail be added to tho ii-t Of tarnbles b.
! the election oin era tho word tax hrini aided
whore the claimant claims to vote on tax,!ani
| tho word tage whore ho claims TO vote on aye:
| tho same words being aided by the clerks IN
each case 50 sctivcly on the ISIS OF persons Vo-
| ting nj such election.
| SEc 3 10 shall be LAWFUL for any qialficl CIT.
iz,r of tho district, nO,withsianiing tho uanc Of
/ the proposed voter is contained on tho list OF
| resident taxtbl,s, {, challenge tho vote nf such
porson, whereup,n the sam, proof OF the riiht OF
suffrage ~ Is now rel llrcl BY law hall b. pub.
", made and acted on by the election hoard an \
nito admitted or rejected. according TO tho eyi-
lcnrc; eve persia ciaiuiDg u he natural.
iyeI citizen shat ha required - pr0du @ his nat
u-alizatlou certificate ~ the occti m otiro y,-
ting, except where hc has been inr tn years
! 60, secutiycly, n voter In tho district In Will he
offers 70 vote; an on ho vote Of such person b..
ing received, It shall h' the duty Of thc election
! on or 20 write or stamp on such crrlihcat, th'
| word vote y with tho m'n'h aud year and u an
election onrci or officers shall rccc ys second
vote on tho siltc day by virtue Ot the same Cog
tihcate, excepting where sous are cniiilrd TO
| vote by virtue OF the naturalization OF their IA
thor. they and tn person VINO shall oier ~ Il =
! second yo'n upou often iiug shali b. guilty "
n high misle neIuor aui o. conviction tie .oof
be- nued or Imprisoned or buth, at the discretion
| OF the court, but tho nne shall not eNccd o."
hundred doll RS in each case. nor the impri'on-
ment one year; the like punishment shall be inN
icted, on cnnvi 'tion, on the oinc'rs Of elo'tion
who shall ne 'lect or refuse to make or cause u
/ 10 m do, tho endorsement required as Aforesaid
o1 said naturalization certlh'at,.
| SEC o. Ifauy election officer shall refuse or
neglect to require sucb proof OF the riihi Of suii-
RAGE as Is prescribed by this law, or the hwi to
which this Is supplement-, IRON any por.on OF
scssei yoters or whose right 10 vote Is challenged
by any qualified voter pre- ent, shall admit
such person T. vo,o without r,qnlring such proof
be- guilty u u hish mi'demcanor, ana shall be
4 sentenced, for every such oi"nrc, TO pay hne
n II exceeding one hundred dlllars, or to un lc.
40 an imprisonment not more than ono year or
either or both al the discretion OF the court
$50. The same ru;ci aud regulations shan
apply at every special election, IN AZ every sep
ara Q city, borough OF wari cle'tion, H. all res
poets as at the genera ecction- in October
| sEc. y The respective assessors, Inspectors
ana ludgel of the election shall each have the
| ~. Uar ~ II mi = al tn-
ing tie right to bc assessed or the right u sui
| rag, or in r gard 10 any Other matter or thing
sall Officers und,r this act; and any wtlful falls
| swearing by any person In relation to any mat.
t-r n thing conc5sning which they shall be law.
fully lnterrlgated boy auy OF said officers shall
Sro. TO- The a.soss,r, shall each receive the
same compensation for the tilno necessarily
spent in performing the duttes horeby enloined
as is provided fer by the law for tho performance
of their othor dnte, T. be paid bs the clnuty
comm sloners a. In other case; AMI Il shall not
be awful for any assessor % ,s,esrs "a. 'aaa;anst ms
| cellng the election 20 b. held on tho "a Tuesday
of October. ia any y0ar, or Within ten days next
before any ole't,on f9r electors OF pre,iIen, and
Of this u -oylslon shalt be . misdemeanor and
subject the officers so encnding u nne on
CONVICTION not eNcvding one hundrcd dollars or
to imprisonment not exceeding three months or
both at the discretion OF tho court
SEc. IL. ON the petition Of nve or more citizens
nf the county ,tating under oath that they veTi,
election about 10 be held In any district II sh,il
DO the duty OF the court ni common pleas ot s'li
county, II In session. or u not ia lgc tht reni In
vacati N, to appoint TO lulicions so1er, AMI in-
tell gent citizens ot tho county tla asoN rse ts
at aid cle cton; said oversoors shi be selected
from iiferent pollu al paruSs, ani whsre 1,tn
of siii M, ectors belong TO the same political
party, both Of the oyersrers shall be TAX n IRON
the opposite party; said oyersears shall have the
right To be pres mt With the ON rrs OF the elas
"a aur M. ~ a
votes couutei and the returns made uu' ana
signed by the election officers, TO keep list OF
voters, u tney see prop n :. ehai.elge any rsr
witness under oath In regard 20 MS right ofslh'
rage at said election. AMI TO examine his papers
produced, and the officers OF sii election arc 70.
quired afford to said ovcrse r. 90 leeied or
appointe every convenience anu tlcility for
the 4 lschargc OF tho duties and u said el ciion
0liters shall refuse to permit said oyerseers TO
TO present and p,rformthelr duties as Aforesaid
Nor II they shall be driven away fion the polls by
violence or intimidation, all the votes polied at
such election district may tsst under said lie.
tion. Provided, That no person signing the 20
tion shall b. appointed an oyerseer:
Sac. II. IL any proth notary, clerk, or the dep,
u,y oteiteer or any pers N, sAai amy the seAi o.
same 10 be glyen out, Ia bla0k whereby 1t NAV
bs frauduicutly used, or flrnish natur tliIat.on
certificate to any person who shall 40. have 10 II
duly examined and sworn IN op'u court In th
PR, an, OF some OF the ~ lsos thereof a'e lsing
TO the act Of Congress- os shall aid Ia o1nnive a.,
or IN any way permit the issue o, aly iraHualeAt
high misdeneanor, OF II any one shall trauid'
lenily uso any ~ h certincaio ot nNuralliition,
knowing that hwasf sudnleety issued,or shal,
vote or atiemp to vote thereon, or taoy one
shall yuts W attempt TO vote, on any cortias atr.
Of nuturaliEatipn not Issued 20 him he shill lie
guilty ola hugh ulislomeanor, and either o. ANY
of tho n srsons, their ailors or abstsrs, guilty ui
either ol the misiomeauors atogssid shal', on
conviction be tned In sum not exeeedirs one
thousand dollars aud Imprisoned Ia tue proper
auis tnr A
$50. rs. Any person who on oath or sitsina'
ton, In bsilre any court Of TINS In THIS STATE.
or oinrers authorized To adminlster oaths shall,
10 procure certificate OF natural tation, for
himsolf or any other person. whfaliy deRose,
declare or afhcm any matter = DO a iaet, know
tug tho samo u DO true, shall b. deouel guilty
Of pernry, aud any certificate OF naturalization
sued IN pursuance OF any such deposition, de
claration or Affirmation, shan 10 nuii aud ,oidi
aud it shall DO tbs duty OF tho court issuing the
sams upon proof bang made beofe Il that IL was
frauiuientiy Obtained take immediste measure
fnr reoilltng tne same Tor oanoellauoni aud any
narsr 50 obtained or Who shall in any way aid
In, einnisc at or have any aseney whateNer IN
ats sue, cir culaiion er use my fraialcet natur-
iE,tian oer,iacaie, >hau be deemel gatity OF
n,ls,ieaeanor and upon conviction thereof, Oh ali
undergo an imprgsonuient In tho ponitentary
for more than than two years, aud pay nne oi
such offence or either OF oo.h Al tho disSreion oi
Sac. H. Any assessor election olness orpers
son appointai As an oyVrsecr, who shalt nogleet
OF reil.e TO psslorm any day eaJoiuei ey this
act without reasonable or legal cause, shan 30
subject toa penAily of one haadiet doiarsi and
who L nos qaslihed, shall reIasc 20 assess any
ane who Is qual.Isd he sasit ha guilty ofa iais'
demeanor IN osnoe, AMI % eonsie,ioa ee punish
oil by nne or tnprisonmcnt Aud also ee s0elees
" action for danaase- BY the party aggrlesed,
and II any persnn shall traudalentiy altor, add
70, dstAss or destroy any list Of vo'srs maas ea.