The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-01

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 bo held
in any district, it shall be the duty of the
Court Of Common Pleas of said county, If
in session, if not a Judge thereof i'm vaca-
ton, to appoint two judicious, sober and
intelligent citizens of the county TO act as
overseers of said election; said overseers
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 op-
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 il held, the votes counted and the
returns made out and signed by the elec-
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 the
officers of said election are required 10 af-
ford to said overseers so selected and ap-
pointed every convenience and facility for
the discharge of thoir 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 oyerseor.
SEC. Il. II 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 aft 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-
tien 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 the issue of any fraud
ulent naturalization certificates, he shall be
guilty of high misdemeamor or if any
one shall ffaudulently use any such certif-
icate of naturalization, knowing that it was
fraudulently 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 a sum not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, and imprisonment in the proper pen
itentiary for period not exceeding three
years. .a fi
| SEC. IL. Any person who, on oath or af-
! firmation before any court of this Stale, or
officer authorized to administer oaths,
shall, to procurea q certificate of naturaliza-
ton, for himself or any other person, will
| fully depose or affirm any matterto be facts,
knowing the same to be untrue, shall be
guilty of perjury and any certificate of
naturalizatioAissued in pursuance of any
such deposition, declaration or affirmation
shall be null and void and it 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 shall vote
or attempt TO vote on any paper so OBJ
tanned, or shall any way aid in, connive st
or have any agency whatever in the issue,
circulation or use of any fraudulent natur-
alization certificate, shall be deemed guilty
| of misdem meandor, and upon conviction
| thereof shall undergo imprisonment in the
| penitentiary for not more than two years,
and pay a fine of not more than one thou
! sand dollars, or either or both, at the dis
cretion of the court.
| SEC. II. 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 il 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,
|
| person aggrieved, and if anv 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 filled, with
fraudulent or mischiovous intent, or for
| any improper purpose, the person so Of
Tending shall be guilty of a high misde-
mea1or, and on conviction shall be pun
| ished by a fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars or imprisonment not exceeding
two years, or both, at the discretion of the
| court.
SEC. Is. All 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, 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 tho Commonwea alth and
the county commissioners of each county
| shall, as soon as necessary after the receipt
of the same, at the proper expense of tho
county, procure and furnish TO all tn,
election officers of the election districts o
their respective counties, copies of sucl
blanks, in such quantities as may be rem
dered necessary for the discharge OF thei
duties under this act.
SEC. II. That citizens of this State tenn
porarily in the service of the State or tn
United States Government, on clerical o
other duty, and who do not vote wher
thus employed, shall not be deprive'
thereby of the right TO vote i'm their severa
election districts if otherwise duly quail
fed.
CHANGE IN THE MODE OF VOTING
As therein disrected, also give ofIicia
notice Of the following provisions of a
act approved the Both of March, 1896, en-
titled "An Act regulating the mode ofyoi
ing At all the ELECTIONS in this Common
wealth."
SEC. l. BE it enacted by the Senate an
J House of Representatives of the Common
r wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assem-
bly, met, and il is hereby enacted by th