The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-08

mouwealth, on the first Monday Of June
of each year, to take up tho transcript he
has received from the county commission
ers under the eighth section of the act OF
10Th of April, 1884, aud proceed to nn i'm
mediate revision OF the same by striking
therefrom the name of every person whois
known by him to have died or removed
since the last previous assessment from the
district Of which he is the assessor, or
whose death or removal shall be made
known to him. and TO add TO the same the
namo of any qualified voter who shall be
made known to him, to have removed into
the district since the last previous ASSESS
ment, or whose removal into the same
shall be or shall have been made known to
him, and also the names of all who make
claim to him to be qualified voters therein.
As soon as this revision is completed he
shall visit every dwelling house in his dis
trict and make careful inquiry il any per-
son whose name is on his list has died or
removed from the district, and if so, to
take the same therefron, or whether any
qualified voter resides therein whose name
Is not on the list, and if 50, 10 add the same
thereto, and in all cases where a name is
added to the list tax shall forthwith be
assessed against the person, and the asses
sor shall in all cases ascertain by inquiry
upon what ground the person so assessed
claims to be IA voter. Upon the completion
of this work it shall be the duty of each ass
SCISSOR as aforesaid TO proceed TO make ont
list in alphabetical order of the freemen
above twenty-one years of age claiming
to be qualified voters i'm the ward, borough,
township or district of which he is assess
or, and opposite To each of said name state
whether said freeman is or is not house,
keeper, and If he is, the number of his res
idence, in towns where the same are num-
"ered, with the street, alley or court in
Z" situate, and if in town where there
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re = 'ourt IN which said house fronts /;
ICY or - .,natio.'n of the person, and
n.so tlio 10 80, ~ housekeeper, the occupa-
~ ';o,, yiaca Of boardir,- and 'Vlth whon,and
II worlsin0 for another. u maze Oh en-,
ployer. and Write opposite fach oi 9aiu
names the word "voter," and Wis an
person claims to vote by reason of nat,-
alization he shall exhibit his certificate
thereof to the assessor, unless he has been
for five consecutive years next preceding
q voter in said district and in all cases
where the person has been naturallzed, the
name shall be marked with TIE letter ~.
Where the person has merely declared his
inteiftion to become a sitiZen aud designs
to be naturalized before the next election,
the name shall be marked sd. l." Where
the claim to vote is by reason of being be-
tween the ages of twenty-one and twenty
two, as provided by law, the word "age
Niltll Db ttltCItl, anu II INC POiSN' iiet'
moved into the election district to reside
since the last general election the letter
" b." shall he placed opposite the namc.-
1t shall be tha further duty of each assess
or rs aforesaid, upon the completion of the
duties herein imposed, to mako separate
list of all new assessments made by him
and the amounts assessed upon each, and
furnish the same Immediately to the COM
missioners, who shall Immediately add
the names TO the tax duplicates and the
wards. township, borough or district in
which they have been assessed.
SEC. 2. On the list being completed and
the assessment made as aforesaid the same
shall be forthwith returned to the county
commissioners, who shall duplicate copies
of said lists, with the observations and ex-
plantations required 10 be noted as afore-
said, to be made out as soon as practicable
and placed in the hands of the assessor,
who shall prior to the first of August in
each year put one copy thereof on the
house where the election of the respective
district is required to be held, and retain
the other in his possession for the inspec-
ton, free of charge, of any person residing
in the said election district who shall de-
sire TO sac the same, and il shall be the du-
ty of the same assessor to add, from time
to timo, on he personal application of any
one claiming the right TO vote, the name of
such claimant, and mark opposite the
name "p. l. and Immediately assess him
with tax. noting in all cases, his occupa-
tiOn; residence, whether bOarder or
house-keeper if a boarder with whom he
boards, and whether naturalized or de-
signing to be, marking in all such cases
the letters opposite the name IN" oI 80.
l." as the case may be; if tho person
claiming to be assessed be naturalizeu, he
shall exhibit to the assessor his certificate
of naturalization and if he claims that he
designs to be naturalized before the next
ensuing election, he shall exhibit his GER
tiflcate of declaration of intentions; in all
cases where any ward, borough, township
or election district is divided into two or
more precincts, the assessor shall note in
all his assessments the election precinct in
which each electOr resides, and shall make
separate return for each to the county
commissioners in all cases i'll which re-
turn is required of him by the provisions
of this act and the county commissioners
in making duplicate copies of the names
of the voters in each precinct separately,
and shall furnish the same to the assessor,
and the copies required by this act to be
placed on the door of or on election places
on or before tha first day of August in each
year. shall be placed on the door OF or on
the election place in each of said precincts
SEC. 3 After the assessments shall have
been completed on the tenth day prece-
ding the second Tuesday of October in
| each year, the assessor shall, on the Mon
! daV Immediately following, make a return
| to the county commissioners of the names
| of all persons assessed by him since the
return required to be made by him by the
second section of this act, noting opposite
each name the observations and eXplana'
| tions required 10 he noted as aforesaid ,ano
/ the county commissioners shall thereupor
| cause the same TO be added to the returns
required by the second section of this act
and full and correct copy to be made
/ containing the names of all persons so re
| turned as resident taXables in said ward
| borough, townshsp or precinct, and fur
nlsh the same together with the necessary
election blanks to the officers of the elcc
| ton in said ward, borough, township ol
precinct, on or before six o'clock on th'
| morning of the first Tuesday of November
and no man shall be permitted TO vote a
the election on that day whose name isno
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