The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-09-10

| thrce months, or both nc the discretion oi
the court.
SIC. n. on petition OF five or more citi-
zcns of the county, stating under oath that
they verify believe that frauds will be
pfacticcd at the election about b. he held
In any district. it shall he the duty of the
Court OF Common Pleas OF said county, II
In session, NJ not a Judge thereof in Vara-
ton. 30 appoint two iudicious, sober and
intelligent citizens oi the county 10 act a.
oVersocrs of said election; said over. eara
shall be selected from different political
parties, where the inspectors belong odif-
ierent parties, and whore both inspectors
nelong 10 The Same political party both Of
the overseeu shall be taken from the on
posite political party; said overseers shall
have the right 10 be present with tire OH
| GERS OF the election during the whole time
! the same is held, the votes counted and the
returns made ont and signed by the eloo-
| ton officers to keep a list Of the voters Id
| they see proper; To challenge any person
/ Offering 10 Vutc,aiid TO int0rrurute him and
his witnesses, under oath, in REGARD 90 his
right of suffrage at said election. Lnd to
examine his papers produced; and the
officers of said election are required TO ar
ford TO said Overseers so selected aud app
( pointed every convenience and facility for
/ the discharge of thoir duties; and 81 said
election officers shall refuse 10 permit said
overseors to be present and perform their
/ duties as aforesaid, or IN thev shall no
intimidation, all the vote pollcd at such
election district may he rejected, by any
/ tribunal trying contest under the said
/ election: Provided, that no person signing
the petition shall be appointed an oversecr.
SEC. II. II any proihonotary, clork, or
deputy of either, or any other person shall
aifiX the seal of Office 10 any naturalization
I paper, or permit the same 10 he All xed, or
give out, or cause, or permit the same G.
/ be given out, in blank, whoreby Il may Doe
fraudulently used, or furnisha iauraii2n~
tion 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 10 the act OF
Congress, or shall aid in or connivc at, or
in any way permit the issue of any fraud
ulent naturalization certificates he shall be
I guilty OF high misdemeaNor or III any
one shall fraudulently use any such ccrtif-
icate of naturalization, knowing that e was
fraudulently issued, or shall vote or at
tempt TO vote thereon, or ii any one shall
vote or attempt 90 vote on any certificate
of naturalization not issued 70 him, he
1 shall be guilty Of n 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 period not exceeding three
/ years.
SEC. IS. Any person who. on oath or af-
/ firmation before any court OF this State. or
I officer authorized to administer oaths,
shall, to procurea a certificate of naluraliza.
! ton, for himself or any other person, will
! fullydepose or affirm any matterto 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, declralion or affirmation
shall be null and void ard il shall he the
| duty of the court issuing the same, upon
proof being made before it that il was.
V a tn toI- Is,,4,.
measures for recalling the same for can
| collation. and any person who shall vote
| or attempt to vote on any paper SO OBJ
tanned, or shall any way aid in, connive at
or have any agency whatever ia the issue,
circulation or use OF any fraudulent natur-
alization certificate, shall be deemed guilty
| OF misdemeandor, and upon conviction
| thereof shall undergo i'm prisonment i'm the
! penltentarJ 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 penalty of one hun
dred dollars, and if any assessor shall as
sess any person as "A voter who is not
| qualified, or refuse to assess 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 tho
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 mischievous 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 fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars or imprisonment not exceeding
two years, or both, at the discretion of tho
court.
SEC. 10. AN elections hereafter held un-
der the laws of this Commonwealth, the
polls shall be opened between the hours of
six and seven O'Clock a, NJ, and closed at
seven o clock p. IN.
SEC. l6. 1t shall be the duty of the Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth 10 prepare
forms orsall the blanks made necessary
by this act, and furnish copies of the same
to all the county commissioners ofthe sew
eral counties of the Commonwealth and
the county commissioners of each county
shall, as soon ms necessary after the receipt
OF the same, at the proper expense of the
county, procure and furnish to all the
election officers of the election districts of
their respective counties, copies of such
blanks, in such quantities as may be rem
dered necessary Tor the discharge OF their
duties under this act.
SEC. II. That citizens of this State tenn
polarily in the service of the State or the
United States Government, ON clerical or
other duty, and who do not vote where
thus employed, shall not be deprived
thereby of the right TO vote in their several
election districts il otherwise duly quail
fed.
CHANGE IN THE MODE OF ' oTING.
As therein disrected, also give official
notice of the following provisions OF an
act approved the 30th of March, 1866, en-
Titled IAN Act regulating the mode pivot
ing At all the elections in this Common
wealth"
SEC. l. BE it enacted by the Senate and