The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-12-10

| OF this WORK ~ snail ne tne uuty OF eacn aS~
SCISSOR as aforesaid TO proceed to make out
/ list In alphabetical order OF the freemen
above twenty-one years of age claiming
| 70 be qualified voters in the yard. borough,
| township or district ~ which ne is ssseas-
or, and opposite to eech of Aaid Names stake
whether said freemsn IL ~ " not . house,
keeper, and If he Il, the namber ef his res
/ idence, in towns where the same are mum
/ berel, with the street, alley nF court ia
/ which situate. aud II in town where there
are no numbers, the name of the street, al
| ley or court on which said house Fronts
/ also the occupation of the persoi, aud
whore he is not housek eaper, the occupa-
| tion, place of boarding and with whom. and
\ II working for another, the name OF em-
| ployer, and write opposite each of said
\ names the word "voter." and where any
person claims to vote by reason of natur-
alization he shall exhibit his certificate
thereof 10 the assessor, unless he has been
! for five consecutive years next preceding
1 a voter in said district and in all cases
| where the person has been naturalized. the
! name shall be marked with the letter "N."
Where the person has merely declared his
| intention to become a itizen aud designs
/ to be naturSlized before the next election,
the name shall be marked I'D. l." Where
/ the claim to vote Is by reason of being be-
| tween tho ages of twenty-one and twenty
two, as provided by law, the word "Sge"
shall he entered, and it the person has
since the last general election the lettor
"B." shall be placed opposite the name
! 1t shall be tho further duty of each ASSESS
| or rs aforesaid. upon the completion of the
| duties herein imposed, to make a separate
| list of all new assessments made by him
and the amounts assessed upon each, and
| furnish the same Immediately to the COM
| lnissioners, who shall immediately add
the names to the tax duplicates and the
wards. township, borough or district in
which they have been assessed.
SEC. .. 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 to be noted as afore-
| said, to bo mas out as soon as practicable
and placed in the hands of tho assessor,
! who shall prior to the first of August in
| each year put one copy thereof on tho
! house where the election of the respective
! district is required to he 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 see the same, and it shalt be the du-
| ty Of the Same assessor to add, from time
! To time" on Tic personal application of any
1 one claiming the right to vote tho name of
| such claimant, and mark opposite tho
name an. l. and Immediately assess him
with tax, noting in all cases, his occupa-
! tion, residence, whether Il boardcr or
| house-keepcr, if a boarder with whom he
/ boards, and whether naturaliZed or dc
signing to be, marking in all such cases
! the letters opposite the name IN oI 80.
! IT, as the case may he; if the person
claiming to be assessed be naturalizcu. he
| shall exhibit to the assessor his certificate
| of naturalization and il ho claims that he
/ designs to bc naturaliZed before the next
! ensuing election, he shall exhibit his Ger
e Il
| cases where any ward, boroI gh, township
| or election district is divided into two ar
more precincts, the assessor shall note in
all his assessments the election precinct in
| which each elcctor resides and shall max q
a separate return for each to the county
commissioners i'm all eases in which n 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 tn the assessor,
and the copies required by this act to bc
placed on tho door of or ON election places
on or before th 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 preco-
ding the second Tuesday of October in
each year, the assessor shall, on the Mon
day Immediately following, make return
of all persons assessed by him since tho
return required to be made by him lay the
second section of this act, noting opposite
each name the observations and cXplana-
tions required to he noted as aforesaid and
. tho county commissioners shall thereupOn
cause the same to be added to the returns
required by the second section of this act,
and Il full and correct COPY to be made,
containing tho names of all persons so re-
turned as resident taXables in said ward,
borough, townshsp or precinct, and fur
nish the same together with the necessary
election blanks to the officers of the elec-
ton in said ward, borough, township or
precinct, on or before six o'clock on the
morning of the first Tuesday of November,
and no man shall be permitted to vote ut
the election on that day whose name is not
r on said list, unless he shall make proof ot
his right to vote, as hereinafter required.
Sic. On the day OF election any person
whose name is not on the said list, and
claiming the right to vote at said election
shall produce at least one qualified voter
ofthe district as witness to the residence
of the claimant in the district in which he
claims to he voter, for period of at least
ten days next preceding said election
which witness shall take and subscribe q
; written, or partly written and partly
printed affidavit. tot the facts stated By him
which affidavit shall clearly define where
the residence is of the person so claimina
, to be voter, and the person claiming tho
, right to vote shall also take and subscri be
f to written, or partly written and partly
: printed affidavit, stating that to tho best o.
his knowledge and belief when and where
he was born; that no is a citizen of tho
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and o
the United States that he has resided n
the Commonwealth one year, or if former,
ly citizen therein, and has moved there
I from six months prec' ding such election
that he has not moved into the district fni
) the purpose Of voting therein; that he ha.
paid State or county tax within two wear,
! which was assessed at least ten days before
= said election; and, if II naturaliZed citizen
e also state when, where and by what cour
. he was naturalzed, and shall also produce
= his certificate of naturalization for exami
. nation; the said affidavit shall also stat,
o MLen and Nhcrn die LaN nlaLn.n .nl m. Ln no !.