The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-09-17


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SEC. IL. On petition of five or more citi-
zens Of the county, stating under oath that
they verify believe that frauds will be
practiced at the election about to be held
| in any district, IL shall be the duty of the
Court of Common Pleas of said county, if
in session, If not judge thereof in vaca-
| ton, to appoint two iudicious, sober and
intelligent citizens of the county to act as
overseers of said election; said overs GERS
shall be selected from different political
parties, where the inspectors belong to diff
ferent parties, and where both inspectors
| belong to the same political party both of
the overseers shall be taken from the on
posite political party; said overseers shall
have the right TO be present with the Off
GERS OF the election during the whole time
the same is held the votes counted and the
returns made out and signed by the cleo
| ton officers to Keep list of the voters if
they see proper; to challenge any person
offering to vote, and to interrogate him and
his witnesses, under oath, in regard to his
right of suffrage at said election, and to
examine his papers produced and tho
officers of said election are required to af-
| ford to said oversoors SO selected and ap-
| pointed every convenience and facility for
the discharge of their duties; and if said
| election officers shall refuse TO permit said
everseers to be present and perform their
! duties as aforesaid, or if they shall be
| driven away from the polls by violence or
intimidation, all the vote polled at such
election district may be rejected, by any
| tribunal trying a contest under the said
election: Provided, that no person signing
the petition shall be appointed an overseer.
SEC. IL. If any prothonotary, clerk, or
deputy of either, or any other person shall
affix the seal of Office to any naturalization
paper, or permit the same to be affi xed, or
| give out, or cause, or permit the same to
be given out, in blank, whereby it may be
fraudulently used, or furnish nauraliza-
| ten paper to any person who shall not
have been duly examined and sworn in
open court, in the presence of some of the
| Judges thereof according to the act of
Congress, or shall aid in or connive at, or
in any way permit tho issue of any fraud
ulent naturalization certificates, he shall be
guilty of high misdemeamor or if any
one shall fraudulently use any such certif-
icate of naturalization knowing that it was
fraudulenty issued, or shall vote or at
tempt to vote thereon, or if any one shall
vote or attempt to vote on any certificate
| of naturalization not issued to him, he
shall be guilty of high misdemeanor;
and either or any of the persons, their aid
ers or abettors, shall on conviction be fined
in sum not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, and Imprisonment in the proper pen
itentiary for a period not exceeding three
years.
SEC. 13. Any person who, on oath or af-
firmation before any court of this State, or
shall, to procure a certificate of naturaliZa-
ton, for himself or any other person, will
fully ydepose or affirm any matter to be facts,
knowing the same to be untrue, shall be
guilty of perjury; and any certificate of
naturalization issued in pursuance of any
such deposition, declration or afli rmation
shall be null and void aud il shall he the
duty of the court issuing the same, upon
proof being made before it that it was
fraudulently obtained, TO take immediate
measures for recalling the same for can
collation.; and any person who shalt vote
or attempt to vote on any paper SO oh
tanned, or shall any way aid in, connive at
or have any agency whatever in the issue,
circulation or use of any fraudulent natur-
alization certificate, shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeandor, and upon conviction
thereof shall undergo imprisonment in the
penitentiary for not more than two years,
and pay fine of not more than one thou
sand dollars, or either or both, at the dis
cretion of the court.
SEC. IA. ANY assessor, election officer or
person appointed as an overseer, who shall
neglect or refuse to perform any duty en-
joined by this act, without legal cause,
shall be subject to a penalty of one hun
dred dollars, and il any assessor shall as
sess any person as a voter who is not
qualified, or refuse to dssess any one who
is qualified, he shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeander in office, and on conviction
be punished by fine and imprisonment,
and subject to an action for damage bv the
person aggrieved, and if any person shall
fraudulently add to, deface or DESTROY a
list of voters made out as directed by this
act, or tear down or remove the same from
the place where it has been filed, with
fraudulent or mischievoGs intent, or for
} any improper purpose, the person so Of
} Tending shall be guilty of high misde-
} meanor, and on conviction shall be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding five hundred
| innri1nnnlant nty
! two years, or both, at the discretion of the
, court.
, SEC. 15. All elections hereafter held, un-
der the laws of this Commonwealth, the
polls shall be opened between the hours oi
six and seven o'clock a. M, and closed at
} seven o'clock p. m.
SEC. IL. 1t shall be the duty of the Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth to prepare
} forms for all the blanks made necessary
by this act, and furnish copies Of the same
to all the county commissioners of the sew.
, eral counties of the Commonwealth and
the county commissioners of each county
shall, as soon as necessary after the receipt
of the same, at the proper expense of thu
! county, procure and furnish TO all thu
election officers of the election districts 0
, their respective counties, copies OF sucl
! blanks, in such quantities rs may bo rem
dered necessary for the discharge OF thei
duties under this act.
J SEC. IL. That citizens of this State tenn
| porarily in the servics OF the State or Tia
United States Government, on clerical o
: other duty, and who do not vote Mher
! thus employed, shall not be deprive
Z thereby OF the right 10 voto in their severs
I election districts il otherwise duly quail
Y fed.
: CHANGE IN THE MODE OF VOTING
g As therein disrected, also give officis
r notice of the following provisions Of a
Y act approved the Both of March, 1886, en-
u titled "An Act regulating the mode ofVo
@ wealth"
: SEC. 1. BE il enacted by the Senate an