The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-10-09
ACT, April II. ls69.

Oeen completed on The tenth dav precedino
the second Tuesday in October of each yea r.
the assessor shall, on the Monday immediat 70.
y following, make Il return to The comfy
Commissioners of the names of all persons
assessed by him since the return renuired
10 be made by him by the second section OF
hrs act. noting opposite each name the oh
serya.Ions and explanations required 10 b..
noled as aforesaid; and the county CommiS.
sioners shall thereupon cause the same to be
added To The return required by the second
section of this act, and a full and correct
copy thereof to be made, conia ming the
names of all persons so returned as resident
taxlbles in sa id ward, borough, township OF
precinct, and furnish the same together with
tn" necessary election blanks, 10 the officers
OF the election in said ward, borough, town.
shlP or precinct, on or tefore six o'clock in
the morning of the second Tuesday of Oc.
tober; and no man shall be uer,n,tted to vote
al the election on that day whose name Is
not on the list, unless he sb III make PROC;
OF his right TO vote, as hereinafter required
Section 4. On the day of election any
person whose name is not on the list. and
claiming the right to vote at said election
shall produce at least one qualified vo,cr Of
the district as a witness 10 the residence of
the claimant in the district in which he
claims 10 be voter, for the period OF at least
ten days next preceding said election, which
witness shall take and subscribe written,
or partly written and partly printed, uffidav il
10 the facts stated by him. which affidavit
shall define clearly where :he residence is
of The person so claiming 10 be voter. and
The person so ella aiming the right to vote shall
also take and subscribe a written, or partly
written and partly printed affidavit, stating.
10 the best of his knowledge and belief,
where and when he was born; that he is a
citizen of the commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MIA and OF the United States; that he has re-
sided IN the commonw ealjh one year, or if
formerly citizen therein and has moved
therefrom, that he has resided therein six
months next preceding sa id election that he
has not moved inio the district for the pur
pose of voting therein /; that he has paid a
state or county Tax within tao years, which
was assessed at least len days before said
election; and, if naturalzed citizen, shal
also state when, where ani by whit court
he was naturalized, and shall also produce
his certificate of naturalization. for examin-
alton the SAID affidavit shall also state when
and where the tax claimed TO be pail by the
affiant was assessed, and when, where and
to whom paid and the tax receipt there or
shall be produced for examinations unIcs, the
affian shall state in his affidavit that il has
been lost or destroyed, or that he never re-
celved any; but if the person So claiming
the right TO vote shall axe and subscribe an
affidavit, that he is native born citizen OF
the United States, Cor if horn elsewhere,
shall state that fact in his lfldavit, ana Ella y
produce evidence that he has been natural
iZed, or that he is entitled to citizenship by
reason of his fathers naturaliza ton y and
shall further state in his affidavit tn t ne is
at the time of taking the affidavit, between,
the ges oftwenty. one and twenty. two years:
that he has resided in the state one year and
in the election district Ten days next prece-
ding such election, he shall be entitled 10
vote, although he shall not have paid taxes
the said affidavits Of al persons making such
claims, and The affidavits of the Witnesses 10
their residence, shall be preserved by The
election beard, and at the close Of the elec,
ion they shall be enclosed with the list OF
voters, tally list and other papers required
by law to be filed by the return Judge with
the prothonotary, and shall remain on file
herewith in the prothonotorys Office, sub.
lect 10 examination, as other election papers
are; if the election officers shall find that
the applicant or applicants possess all the
legal qualifica tons of voters, he or ihcv shal
be permitted tn vote. and the name or names
silaI be added 10 the list of taxables by The
election officers, the word tax" being added
where the claimant claims To vote on TAX
and the word "age" where he claims to vote
on age the same words being added by The
clerks in each case respectively, on the Iisis
of persons voting at such election.
Section 5. 1t shall be lawful for any
qualified citizen ofthe district, nolwiIhstand-
ing the name of the proposed voter is con-
tanned on the list of resident taxubles, to
challenge the vote OF each person; where
upon the same pronf of the right of suffrage
as is now required by law shall be publicly
made and acted on by the election board. and
rhe vote admitted or rejected, according to
the evidence; every person claiming to be a
hturahzed citizen shall be required to pro
duce his naturalization certiicte at The elec.
ion before voting, except where he has been
for ten years. consecutively. voter in the
district in which he offers his vote; and on
The vote Of snch person being received, il
shall be the duty of the election officers 10
write or stamp on such certificate the word
voted" with the month and year; and il
any election officer or officers shall receive a
second vote on the same day, by virtue o.
the same certificate. excepting where sons
are entitled to vote by virtue of The natural
isa,ion Of their fathers, they and the person
who shall offer such second vote, upon so Of
Tending shall be guilty OF ii high Insdemean-
or and on conviction thereof, he fined or
imprisoned, or ,th, al the discretion of the
court; but the fine shall not exceed one hun
dred dollars in each case, nor the imprlSon-
menl one year; the like Punishment shall
he inflicted on conviction, on the officers OF
election who shall neglect or refuse to make,
or cause to be made, the Endorsement requir-
ed as aforesaid on said naturalization certl-
ficate.
Sec, g. Ifanv election officer shall refuse
or neglect to reqnire such proof OF the right
of suffrage as is prescribed by This law, ol
The ws to which this is a supplement-, from
any person offering to vote whose uame Is