The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-12-11

the day of election Before six o'clock in th
morning of the third Tuesday in Decembe
they are to receive from the County Commits
sloners the Registered List of Voters, and al
necessary blanks, and they are to permit NJ
: man to vote whose name is not on said lis
unless he shall make proof of his right to vott
as follows:
: 2. The person whose name is not on the list
claiming the right to vote must produce quail
fed voter of the district to swear in a writte,
or printed affidavit to the residence of the
claimant in the district for at least ten days next
preceding the election, defining clearly where
the residence of the person was
! 3. The party claiming the right to vote shall
also make an affidavit stating TO the best of his
knowledge and belief when and where he was
born. that he is citizen of Pennsyvania and
the United States, that he has resided in the
State one year, oRif formerly citizen therein
and removed therefrom, that he has resided
therein six months next preceding said cleo
ton, that he has not removed into the district
FOR the purpose of voting therein, that he has
paid state or county tax within two years,
which was assessed at least ten days before the
election, and the affidavI; shall state when and
where the tax was assessed and paid, and the
tax receipt must be produced unless the affiant
shall state that it has been lost or destroyed or
that he received no2e.
he must, in addition to the foregoing proofs
state in his affidavit, when, where, and in what
court he was naturalized, and produce his
certificate of naturalization.
D. Every person claiming to be naturalized
citizen, whether on the registry list cr produc-
ing afidavits as aforesaid shall be required to
produce his naturalized certificate at the cleo
ton before voting, except where he has been
for ten years consecutivly voter in the district
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person being received, the election officers are
to write or stamp the word voted" on his
certificate with the month and year, and no
other vote can be cast that day in virtue of said
certificate except where sons are entitled TO
vote upon the naturalization oftheir father.
g. If the person claiming to vote who is not
registered shall make an affidavit that he is
native born citizen of the United States, or
born elsewhere shall produce evidence of his
naturalization, or that he is entitled to citizen
slip by the reason of his fathers naturalization
ard further that he is beteween q and 90
years of age, and has resided in the State one
year, and in the election district ten days next
preceding the election, he shall be entitled to
vote though he shall not have paid taxes"
Every person qualified as aforesaid, and
who shall make due proof, if required of his
residence and payment uf taxes aforesaid,
shall be admitted to vote in the township,
ward or district in which he shall reside.
If any person shall prevent or attempt to
prevent any officer of any election under
this act from holding such election or use
or threaten any violence 10 any such officer
or shall interrupt or Improperly interfere
with him in the execution of his duty. or
shall block up The window or avenue to any
window where the same nay be holding. or
shall riutous'y disturb the peace at such
election, or shall use or practice any intimi-
dating threats force or violence, with design
to influence unduly or overawe any ele.:ior
or to prevent him from voting or restrain the
freedom of choice, such persons, on conviC-
tinn shall be fined III any sum not less than
five hundred dollars and be imprisoned for
any time not less than three nor more than
twelve months, and if it shall be shown to
the Court where the trial of such offence
shall be had that the person so offending was
not resident of the city, ward dislric, or
township where the said offence was COM
mitted nd not entitled to vote therein, then
on conviction he shall be sentenced to pay
fine of not less than one hundred or more
than on; thousand dollars, and be imprisoned
not less than SIX months, nor mere Than two
ye1rs.
II any person shall make any bet or wager
upon the result of any election IN this Com
monwealth. or shall offer to ma ke anv snch
bet or wager. either by verbal proclamation
thereof or by any written or printed adver-
ti-ement. or challenge or invite any persons
TO make such bet or wager, upon conviction
thereof he or they shall forfeit and pay three
times the amount so bet or 10 be he.
And the election laws of the Commonwealth
fntber provide that "The Inspectors, Judge and
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their Offices severally take and subscribe the
oath or affirmation hereinafter directed, which
shall be administered to them by any Judge
alderman or justice of the peace, but if not such
magistrate be present, one of the inspectors of
the election shall administer the oath of affirma-
ton to the other Judge or inspector, and the
one so qualified shall administer the oath or
affirmation to him.
"The inspectors, judge and clerks required
by law to hold township and general elections
shall take and subscribe the several oaths and
affirmations, required by the 10Th, Goth and Dist
sections of the act of I'd day of July, 1859. "An
act relating to elections ofthis Commonwealth" j."
which oaths or affirmations shall be prepared
and administered in the manner prescribed in
the 18th and 22d sections OF said act, and in
addition to the power conferred by the 18th
section of the said act, the judge or either OF
the inspectors shall have power to administer
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| general special or township election.
| The following shall be the form of the oath
or affirmation to be taken by each inspector
viz :"I A. B. ldo-thatI will duly attend tc
the ensuing election during the continuance
thereof as inspector, and that ] will not
receive ticket or vote from any person, Other
than such | firmly believe to be- according
! to the provision of the constitution and the law:
Of the Commonwealth, entitled to vote at such
election. without requiring such evidence of The
right to vote as is directed by law nor will
vexatiously delay or refuse TO receive any vote
from any person, who | shall believe to b'
entitled to as aforesaid, but that will in al
things truly and impartially and faithfully
perform my duty therein to the best of m,
judgment and abilities, and that / am not
directly or indirectly, interested in any bet o
wagers on the result of this election.
"The following shall be the oath or affirma
ton of each judge, viz. 81 A. b. do
that will as judge duly attend the ensuing
election during the continuance thereof anc
! faithfully assist the inspectors in carrying OF