Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-09-26


witness shall take and subscribe written or
partly written and partly printed affidavit to the
fact stated by him, which affidavit shall define
clearly where the residence is of the person SO
claiming to be q voter, and the person so claim.
ing the right to vote shall also take aud subscribe
written partly written and partly printed
affidavit, stating to the best of his knowledge and
belief, where and when he was born that he is
q citizen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and of the United States that he has resided in
the Commonwealth one year. or If formerly c-
tizen therein, and has moved therefrom, that he
has resided therein six months preceding said
election /; that he has not moved into the district
for the purpose Of voting therein that he has
paid State or county tax within two years,
which was assessed Mt least ten days before said
election and, IL naturalized citizen. shall also
state when, where and by what court he was ma
turalized, and also produce his certificate of nat
uralization for examination the said affidavit
shall also state when and where the tax claimed
to be paid by the affidavit was assessed, and
when, where and to whom paid. and the tax re-
ceipt therefor shall be produced for examination,
unless the atiant shall state on his affidavit that
IL has been lost destroyed, or that he never re-
ceved any, but If the person SO claiming the
right to vote shall take and subscribe an affida
W.T. that he is native born citizen of the United
States. or if born elsewhere, shall state the fact
In his affidavit. and shall produce evidence that
he has been naturalized, or that he is entitled to
citizenship by reason of his fathers natnraliza-
tion and shall further state In his affidavit that
he is at the time of taking the affidavit, between
the ages of twenty-one and twenty-five years
that he has resided in the State one year and in
the election district ten days next preceding such
election, he shall be allowed to vote, although he
shall not have paid taxes the said atiidavits of
all persons making such claims, and the atlida-
Wits OF the witnesses to their residence, shall be
preserved by the election board, and at the close
of the election 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 pro-
thonotary, and shall remain on file Herewith in
the prothonotarys office, subject to examination,
other election papers are; If the election ofli
GERS shall find that the applicant or applicants
possess all the legal qualifications of voters, he
or they shall be permitted to vote, and the name
or names shall be added to the list OF taxabcs by
the election officers, the word "taX" being added
where the claimant votes on age, the same words
being added by the clerks in each case respective
ly on the list of persons voting at such election.
1t shall be lawful for any qualified citizen of
the district, notwithstanding the name of the pro-
posed voter is contained on the list of resident
taxables, to challenge the veto of such person ;
whereupon the same proof of the right of suf-
frage as is now required by law shall be publicly
made and acted on BY the election board and the
vote admitted or rejected, according to the evil
dencc every person claiming to be anaturalized
citizen shall be required to produce his natural
zation certificate at the cle1ion before voting ex
cept where he has been for ten years consecutive
vote and on the vote of such persons being re-
celved, It shall be the duty of the election Off
GERS to write or stamp on such certificate the
word ''voted," with the month and year and if
any election officer or officers shall receive Sc
cond vote on the same day by virtue of the same
certificate, excepting where sons are entitled to
vote by virtue of the naturalization of their Ia
| theirs, they and the person who shall offer such
second vote, upon so offending shall be guilty of
high misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof,
hn Ann nd inn, al hnfl fha tt,p
of the court but the fine shall not exceed one
| hundred dollars in each case. nor the imprison-
| ment one year the like punishment shall be in
ficted. on conviction, on the officers of election
who shall neglect or refuse to make, or cause to
| be made, the Endorsement required aforesaid
! on said naturalization certificate.
IL any election officer shall refuse neglect to
| require such proof of the right of suffrage as is
prescribed by this law, or the laws to which this
! s a supplement, from any person offering to vote
whose name is not on the list of assessed voters,
or whose right TO vote Is challenged by any quail
| ifed voter present, and shall admit such person
to vote without requiring such proof, every per-
son so offending shall, upon conviction, be guilty
| of high misdemeanor, and shall be sentenced,
for every such offence, to pay a fine not exceed
ing one hundred dollars, or TO undergo an mpri-
sonmenl not more than one year, or either, or
both, at the discretion of the court.
Ten days preceding every election for electors
| for President and Vice President of the United
States 1t shall be the duty of the assessor to at
tend at the place fixed by law for holding the
election IN each election district, and then and
| there hear all applications of persons whose
names have been oipitted from the list of assess
| ed voters, and who claim the right to vote, Or
| whose rights have originated since the same was
made out, and shall add the names of such per.
sons thereto, as shall show that they are entitled
to the right OF suffrage in such district, on the
personal application of the claimant only, and
forthwith assess them with the proper tax. AZ
ter completing the list, copy thereof shall be
placed on the door of, or on the house where the
election Is TO be held, at least eight days before
the election and at the election the same course
! shall be pursued, In all respects, as is required
by this act and the acts to which II is n scpple.
ment, at the general elections in October. The
assessor shall also make the same returns to the
county commissioners of all assessments made by
virtue of this section and the county commits
sioners shall furnish copies thereof to the elcc
ton officers in each district, in like manner, IN
all respects, as is required at the general election
! In October.
The same rules and regulations shall apply al
every special election, and every separate city,
| borough or ward election, In all respects al
the general election in October.
The respective assessois inspectors and Judges
Of the elections shall each have the power to al
minister oaths to any persons claiming the right
to be assessed or the right of suffrage or in re-
gard to any other matter or thing required to be
done or inquired into by any OF said officers un-
der this act and any wilful false swearing by
any person in relation to any matter or thing
concerning which they shall be lawfully interro
gated by any of said officers shall be punished a,
perjury.
The assessors shall each receive the same com
pensation for the time necessarily spent in per
forming the duties hereby enjoined, rs is provided
by law for the performance of their other duties
to be paid by the county commissioners as in othc
cases aud II shall not be lawful for any assessor
to assess a tax against any person whatever
within ten days next preceding the election to be
held OH the second Tuesday in October in any
year. or within ten days next before any election
for electors of President and Vice President o
the United States any violation of this proyi
sion stall be n misdemeanor, and subject the
officers so offending to fine, on conviction, not
exceeding one hundred dollars, or to imprison
ment not exceeding three months, or both, n
the discretion of the court. ID.
On the petition Of five more citizens of thi
county, stating under oath that they verify be
lieve that frauds will be practced ut the election
about to be held in any district, 1t shall be tn
duty of the court of common pleas of said county
IL in session, or II not, a judge thereof in vaca
tion, to appoint two judcious, sober and intelli
gent citizens of the county TO act as overseer
who shall be selected from different politiea
parties, where the inspectors belong to diflcren
parties and where both of said insDectors helon