The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-09-10


ty of each of the assessors of this Com
monwcalth, on the first Monday of June
OF each year, to take up the transcript he
has received from the county commission
ers under the eighth section of the act of
10Th of April, 1894, and proceed 10 an inn
mediate revision of the same by striking
therefrom the name ofevery 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
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 if any per-
son whose name Is ON his list has died or
removed from the district, and If so, to
take the same therefrom, or whether any
qualified voter resides therein whose name
is not on the list, and if so, to 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 voter. Upon the completion
of this work it shall be the duty of each as
SCISSOR as aforesaid to proceed TO make out
a list in alphabetical order of the freemen
above twenty-one years of age claiming
to be qualified voters in the ward, borough,
township or district of which he is ASSESS
or, and opposite to each of said nam es 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-
bered, with the street, alley or court in
which situate, and if in town where there
are no numbers, the name of the street. al
ley or court on which said house fronts
also tho occupation of the person, and
where he is not hOusekeeper, the occupa-
ton, place of boarding and with whom and
If working for another, the name of en-
ployer, and write opposite each of said
names the word "voter," and where any
person claims to vote by reason of natur-
ali2ation he shall exhibit his certificate
thereof to the assessor, unless he has been
for five consecutive years next preceding
a voter in said district and in all cases
where tine person has been nat2ralized, the
name shall be marked with the letter"N,"
Where the person has merely declared his
intention to become ,itzcn and designs
to be naturaliZed before the next election,
the name shall be marked I'D. 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"
shall be entered, and if tho person has
moved into the election district to reside
since the last general election the letter
/" h" shall be placed opposite the namc.-
1t shall be tn further duty of each nssess-
or as aforesaid, upon the completion of the
duties herein imposed, to make a separate
list of all new assessments made by hin
and the amounts assessed upon each, and
furnish tho 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 to be noted as afore-
said, to be mace 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, aud retain
the other i'll 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 shall be the du-
ty OF the same assessor to add, from time
to time, on the personal application of any
one claiming the right to vote, the name of
such claimant and mark opposite the
name "p. t. and Immediately assess him
with tax, noting in all cases, his occupa-
ton, 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" or "D.
H. as the case may be5 if the person
claiming to be assessed be naturalized, 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.
tificate 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
a separate return for each to the county
commissioners in all cases in 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 tn 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. 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
day 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 TO be noted as aforesaid, and
the county commissioners shall thereupon
cause the same TO be added to the returns
required by the second section of this act,
and a full and correct copy to be made,
containing the names of al persons so re-
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borough, townshsp or precinct, and fur
nish the same together with the necessary
election blanks to the officers of the cleo
ton in said ward, borough, township or
precinct, on or before six o'clock ON the
morning oftbe first Tuesday of November,
and no man shall be permitted 10 vote at
the election on that day whose name is not
ON enil list IInlnss he shall mAl, nrnnf Of