The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-09-24

SEC. IA. On petition of five or more citi-
zens of The county, stating under sath that
they verify believe that frauds will be
practiced at the election about to be held
in any district. it shall be tho duty of the
Court Of Common Pleas of said county, if
in session, If not n 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 whore 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 is held, the votes counted and the
returns made out and signed by the cleo
ton officers TO keep list Of the voters if
they see proper; to challenge any person
offering to vote, and to intorrogate 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 to af-
ford TO said oVerseers so selected and ap-
pointed every convenience and facility for
the discharge of their 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 he
driven away from the polls by violence or
Intimidation, all the vote polled at such
| election district may be rejected, by any
/ tribunal trying contest under the said
election: Provided, that no person signing
the petition shall be appointed an oversecr.
SEC II. If any prothonotary, clerk, or
deputy of either, or any other person shall
atliX the seal of office to any naturalization
paper, or permit the same to- be affi Xed, or
! give out, or cause, or permit the same to
be given out, in blank, whereby it may be
fraudulently used, or furnisha n nauraliZa-
/ shall
have heen 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 snail be
guilty of high misdemeamor or if any
/ one shall fraudulently use any such certif-
/ icato 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
! ilentiary for a period not exceeding three
| years.
SEC. ID. Any person who, on oath or af-
firmation before any court of this State, or
officer authorized to administer oaths
shall, TO procure a 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
naturalization issued 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
iraudulently 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
tained, or shall any way aid in, connive at
or have any agency whatever in the issue,
| circulation or use of any fraudulent natur-
alization certificate, shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeandor, 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
drod dollars, and If 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,
and subject to an action for damage Dv the
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 mischievoUs intent, or for
any improper purpose, the person so Of
Tending shall be guilty of high misde-
meanOr, and on conviction shall be pun
ished by fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars or Imprisonment not exceeding
two years, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
SEC. 10. 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. l6 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 ofthe sew
eral counties of the 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 the
county, procure and furnish to all thu
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. Il. That citizens of this State tenn
porarily i'm the service of tine 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 in their severa
election districts if otherwise duly quail
fed.
CHANGE IN THE MODE OF VOTING
! As therein disreeted, also give officis
notice of the following provisions of a
I act approved the 30th of March, 1866, er
titled IAN Act regulating the mode of vo
ing at all the elections IN this Common
wealth.
p SEC. l. BE it enacted by the Senate an
) House of Representatives of the Common
: wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assem-
} bly, met, and il is hereby enacted by II
] Authority of the same THAT The nnnlifin