The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-09-18
ACT, AprilI7 1869

Section B. After the ass essmen,s b.re
been completed on The tenth dsy precedino
the second Tuesday in October of each ye,r
the assessor shall, on the Monda ' immediate.
ly following, make a return 10 he county
commissioners of the names of all nsr.ons
assessed by him since the return reou;red
to be made by him by the second section 81
the act noting opposite each name the oh.
servasIons and explanations required IN h.
noted as aforesaid and the county Comm;o.
sioners shall thereupon cause the same to ba
added to the return required by the second
section Of this act, and full and CORRECT
copy thereof to be made, containing the
names of all persons so returned as resident
taxab bles in said ward, borough, township or
precinct, and furnish the same toeether with
tue necessary election blanks, 10 the officers
OF the election in said wurd, borough town.
sniP or precinct, on or before six o'clock in
.ne morning of the second Tuesday of Oc.
oooer ana no man shall be permitted to vol,
al the election on that dsy whose name il
not on the list, unless he sb,Il make proof
OF MS right TO vote, as hereinafter REQUIRED.
Seet'on a. On the day of election any
person whose name is not on the list. and
claiming the right to vote at said election.
shall produce at least one qualified vo,er of
the district as witness 10 the residence of
the claimant in the district in which bo
claims 10 be voter, for the period OF at le, s,
ten days next preceding said election, which
witness shall lake and subscribe written.
or partly written and partly printed, atfhla vii
10 the facts stated by him, which affidavit
shall define clearly where ,he residence is
of the person 80 claiming TO be a voter. and
the person SO claiming the rig ht to vote -ha Il
also take and subscribe written, or partly
written and partly printed affidavit, stating,
10 the best of his knowledge and belief.
where and when he was born; that he is \
citizen OF the commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MIA and OF the United Stales; that he has re-
sided IN the commonwealth one year. or if
formerly citizen therein aud has moved
therefrom, tina, he has resided therein six
months next preceding said election that he
has not moved into the district for the pur
pose OF voting therein that he has paid
state or county tax within tao years, which
was assessed at least Ten days before said
election; and. if naturalzed citizen, shall
also state when, where and by what court
he was naturalized, and shall also produce
his certificate of naturalization, for examin-
alton the said affidavit shall also state when
and where the tax claimed to be paid by the
attant was assessed, and when, where and
to whom paid and the tax receipt there lor
shall he produced for examinal ion. unless the
afhani shall state in his affidavit that il has
been lost or destroyed, or that he never re-
ceIved any; but if The person so Claiming
the right TO vote shall lake and subscribe an
affidavit, that he is native born citizen of
the United States, Cor if horn elsewhere,
shall state that fact in his ffidavit, and shall
produce evidence that he has been natural
lied, or that he is entitled TO citizenship by
reason of his fathers natura ralizatton y and
shall further stale in his affidavit that he is
at the time Of taking the affidavit, between
the uges oflwenty. one and twenty-five O years;
that he has resided in the state one year and
in the election district ten days next prece-
ding such election, he shall be entitled 10
vote, although he shall not have paid taxes ::
the sa i'd affidavits Of all persons making such
claims, and the affidavits of the witnesses to
their residence. shall be preserved by the
election bnard, and at the close of the elec>
ion they shall be enclosed with the list of
voters, tally list and other papers required
by law to be filed by the return judge with
the prothonotary, and shall remain on file
Herewith in The pruthonotory's office, sub
ject 10 examination. as other election pa pers
are; If the election officers shall find that
the applicant or applicants possess all the
legal qualifications ofvoters, he or they shall
be permitted to vote, and the name or names
shall be added 10 the list of taxables bY he
election officers, the word "tax" being added
where the claimant claims 10 vote on tax,
and the word "age" where be claims to vot e
on age !; the same words being added by The
clerks in each case respectively, on the lists
of persons voting at such election.
Section S. 1t shall be lawful for anv
ing the name of the proposed voter is con-
tanned on the list of resident taxables, to
challenge the vote OF each person; where.
upon the same proof of the right of suffrage
as is now required by law shall be publicly
made and acted on by the election board, and
The vote sdmitted or rejected, according TO
the evidence; every person claiming to be a
naturalIzed citizen shall be required to pro-
duce his naturalization certi6cte at The elec-
,ion before voting, except where he has been
tor ten years, consecutiyely, a voter in the
district in which he offers his vote; and on
he vote OF such person being received, il
shall be the duty of the election officers TO
voted" with the month and year and il
any election officer or officers shall receive a
second vote on the same day, by virtue Of
the same certificate. excepting where sons
are entitled to vote by virtue of the natural
izalio Of their fathers, they and the person
who shall offer such second vote, upon so Of
Tending shall be guilty Of high mlsdemean-
or, and on conviction thereof, be fined or
imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the
court; but the fine shall not exceed one hum
dred dollars in each case, nor the imprIson-
ment one year; the like punishment shall
he inflicted on conviction, on the officers OF
election who shall neglect or refuse to make,
or cause to be made, the Endorsement requir.
ed as aforesaid on said naturalization certi-
ficaie.
Sec. g Ifany election officer shall refuse
or neglect to reanire such proof of the right
Of suffrage as is prescribed by this law, or
the laws to which his is supplement-, from
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