Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-10-03

clearly wnere tne reb1ueDce Is oil the person
claiming to be voter, and the person SO claim.
ing the right to vote shall seo take and subscribe
a written or partly writer and partly printed
affidavit, stating to the best Of his knowledge and
belief, where and when he vas born that he is
a citizen of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and of the United States hat he has resided In
the Commonwealth one yea. or II formerly ci-
tizen therein, and has novel thercfrom, that he
has resided therein six maiths preceding said
election that he has not m'yed into the district
for the purpose Of voting therein that he has
paid State or county tai within two years,
which was assessed at leasttcn days before said
election and. II naturallad citizen. shall also
state when, where and by wlnt court he was ma
tnralizea, and also produce Via certificate of nat
uralizat'on for examinations the said affidavit
shall also state when and were the tax claimed
TO be paid by the affidavit was assessed, and
when, where and to whom nid, and the tax re-
ceipt therefor shall be profited for examination
unless the aiant shall safe on his affidavit that
II has been lost or destroyed or that he never re.
ceivei any, but If the ,erson so claiming the |
right to vote shall take md subscribe an nfilda- |
Wit, that he is native born citizen oc th. rr,~a
States, If born elsewhere, hall state the TACT
in his affidavit, and shall produse evidence that
he has been naturalzcd, or that he ia entitled TO
citizenship by reason of his fathers Iatnraliza-
ton 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 vot, although he
shalt not have paid taxes; the saa afiidaVits OF
all persons making such claims, md the atida-
Wits of the witnesses to their residence, shall be
preserved by the election board, and at the close
of the election they shall be embossed with the list
of voters tally list. and other 1apers required by
law TO be filed by the return Judge with the pro-
thonotary, and shall remain On file Herewith in
the prothouotary's office, subject to examination,
as other election papers are If the election Off
ccrs shall find that the applicant or applicants
possess all the legal qua iacitions of voters, he
or they shall be permitted to vote, and the name
or names shall be added to the list OF taNabes by
the election officers, the word ''tax" being added
where the claimant votes or age, the same words
being added by the clerks ineach case respective
ly on the list of persons voting at such election.
1t shall be lawful for an, qualified citizen OF
the district, notwithstanding the name OF tho pro-
posed voter is contained m the list of resident
taxables. to challenge the ete of such person
whereupon the same prod of the right OF suf-
frage as Is now required by law shall be publicly
made and acted on by the dection board and the
vote admitted or rejected, according to the evil
dence every person claiming TO be naturalized
citizen shall be required TO produce his naturali
zaton certificate at the cledion before voting, ,ex-
cept where he has been for zen years consecutive
ly q voter in the district IN which he offers his
vote and on the vote of such persons being re-
ceiyed, shall be the duty of the election OIL
GERS to write or stamp on snch certificate the
word "voted," with the month and year and if
any election officer or officers shall receive
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
q high misdemeanor. and on conviction thereof,
be fined or imprisoned, or both. at the discretion
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 he in
fiicted. on conviction, on the officers of election
who shall neglect or refuse to make, or cause to
be made the Endorsement required rs aforesaid
on said naturalization certificate.
If any election officer shall rerue, ,,ouoot
require such proof of the right of suffrage as is
prescribed by this law, or the laws TO which this
! is 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
| tiled voter present, and shall admit such person
! to vote without rcquiriDr such proof, every per-
son offending shall, upon conviction. be guilty
| of high misGeIasanor, and shall be sentenced,
! for every such offence t. pay Il fine not Pvoer'i-
! ing one hugfrad dollars, or to undergo an impri-
sonmenl not more than one year, or eHher, or
| both, at the discretion Of the court
Ten d3 ys proceeding every election Tor electors
! for President and Vice President ni the United
sfaLes It shall be the duty of the assessor 10 at
! tend at the l,Iace fixed Oy law for holding the
| election in each cI.ctiOn district, and then and
! there hear all applications of persons whose
uamcs have ben omitted from the list of assess
cd "a
whose rirh,, have originated since the same was
| r,,ae o,,- aud shall add the names of such per.
sons hereto, as shall show that they are entitled
the right of suffrage in such district on the
personal application of the claimant only, and
forthwith assess them with the proper tax. AT
| ter completing the list, n 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
/ q ut nd fha nptg ufhf oh iG mil
| ment. ut the general elections in October. The
| assessor shall also make the same returns to the
! county commissioners ofall assessments made by
virtue of this section and the county commits
sioners shall furnish copies thereof to the elec
j tion officers in each district, in like manner, in
NIL 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 ward election, In all respects as al
| the general election in October.
The respective assessors, inspectors and Judge.
of the elections shall each have the power To al
minister oaths to amy persons claiming the right
to be assessed or the right of suffrage, or in re-
gard to any other matter or thing required to bC
done or inquired into by any of said officers un.
der this act and any wiliful false swearing by
any person in relation to any matter or thing
concerning which they shall be lawfully nterro
gated by any of said Officers shall be punished a,
PERJURY.
lne assessors Shall taci receive Inc same com
pensation for the time necessarily spent in per
forming the duties hereby enjoined as is provided
by law for the performance of their other duties
TO be paid by the county commissioners as in othe
cases and it shall net be lawful for any assessor
to assess a tax against any person whatever
within ten days next preceding the election to be
held ou the second Tuesday in October in an,
year, or within ten days EeXt before any election
for electors of President and Vice President o
the United States any violation of this provi
sion sEail be misdemeLnor, and subject tht
officers offending TO a fine, on conviction, no
exceeding one hundred dollars, or to imprison
ment not exceeding three mouths, or both, u
the discretion of the court.
On the petition of five or more citizens of th
county, stating under oath that they verify be
lieve that frauds will be praeticed at the election
about to be held IN any district, 1t sball be tn
duty of the court of common pleas Of said county
if in session, or If not, n judge thereof in vaca
tion, to appoint two judicious, sober and intelli
gent citizens of the county to act as overseer
who shall be selected from different pOlitica
parties, where the inspectors belong To diffaren
parties, and where both of said inspectors helon
to the same political party, both of the overseer
shall be taken from the opposite political party
said overseers shall have the right TO be presen
with the officers OF the election during the Who'll
time the same rs held, the votes counted and tn