The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-09-17

IlKHJ W NOIt snail also Iake ana SuDStTlDe
TO written, or partly written and partly
printed affidavit, stating that to the best of
his knowledge and belief when and where
he was born; that he is a citizen of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of
the United States; that he has resided i'm
the Commonwealth one year, or if former
ly citizen therein, and has moved there
from six months preca ding such election;
that he has not moved 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
said election and, if a naturalized citizen,
also state when, where and by what court
he was naturalized, and shall also produce
his certificate of naturalization for exami-
nation: the said affidavit shall also state
when and where the tax claimed to be paid
by the affidavit was assessed, and when,
where, and to whom paid, and the tax re-
ceipt therefor shall be produced for exam
ination, unless the affiant shall state in his
affidavit that it has been lost or destroyed,
or that he never received any, but if the
person so claiming the right TO vote shall
take and subscribe an affidavit that he is
native born citizen of the United States,
or If born elsewhere, shall state that fact in
his affidavit, or shall produce evidence
that he has been naturalized or that he is
entitled TO citizenship by reason of his
fathers naturalization and shall further
state in his affidavit that he is, at the time
of taking the affidavit, between the age of
twenty-one and twenty-five years that he
has resided in the State one year and in
the district ten days preceding such cleo
ton, he shall be entitled to vote, although
he shall not have paid taxes the said affi-
davits of the witnesses to their residence
shall be preserved by the election board,
and at the close of the election they shall
be enclosed with the list of voters, tally
list and other papers required by law to be
filed by the return judges with the pro-
thonotary, and shall remain on file there
with at the prothonotary's office, subject
TO examination as other election papers
are; if the election officers shall find that
the applicant or applicants possess all the
legal qualifications of voters, he or they
shall be permitted to vote, and the name
or names shall be added to the list of taxa
bles by the the election officers, the word
"tax" being added when the claimant
claims to vote on tax, and the word "age'
when he claims to vote on age, the same
words being added by the clerks in each
case respectively on the list OF persons vo-
ting at such elections.
SEC, 8. 1t shall be lawful for any quail
fled citizen of the district Notwithstanding
the name of the proposed voter is con-
tanned on the list of resident taxables, TO
challenge the vote of such person, where
upon the same proof of right Of suffrage as
is now required by law shall be publicly
made and acted upon by the election board
and the vote admitted or rejected, accord
ing to the evidence; every person claiming
to be a naturalized citizen shall be required
to produce his naturalization certificate al
the election before voting, except he has
been for ten years consecutively a voter in
the district in which he offers his vote and
on the vote of such person being received
it shall be the duty of the election officers
to write or stamp on such certificate the
UrOrA ttUnta1 ~ with fltn month and
and if any election officer or officers shall
receive a second vote on the same day, by
virtue of the same certificate, excepting
where sons are entitled to vote by the nat
uraliZation of their fathers, they and the
person who shall offer such a second vote
upon so offending shall be deemed guilty
of high miSdefneanor, an on conviction
| thereofbe fined and imprisoned, or both
at the discretion of the court, but the tine
shall not exceed one hundred dollars In
| each case or the Imprisonment one year
| the like punishment shall be inflicted, on
conviction, on the officers of election who
| shall neglect or refuse to make, or cause tC
| be made, the endorsement required as
aforesaid on said naturalization certificates
SEC. 6. If any election officer shall re-
| fuse or neglect to require such proof of the
| right of suffrage as is required by this law
or the laws TO which this is supplement
from any person offering to vote whose
name Is NOT Oh tne liSt Oh dSSesSeu VOTERS
or whose right to vote is challenged by
any qualified voter requiring such proof
every person so offending shall upon con
yietion be deemed guilty of high misde'
meanor, and shall be sentenced, for every
/ offense, to pay fine not exceeding one
| hundred dollars, or to undergo an impris
| onment not exceeding one year, or either
or both, at the discretion of the court.
SEC. z. Ten days preceding every cleo
J ton for electors for President and Vice
President of the United States, it shall be-
| the duty OF the assessor to attend at the
place required by law for holding the elec
| tion Isl. each election district, and then anC
there hear all applications of persons
whose names have boon omitted from the
| list of assessed voters, who claimed thu
| right to vote, or whose rights have origin
| ated since the same was made out, anC
shall add the names of such persons there
| 10 as shall show that1Ahey are entitled {,
| the right of suffrage in such district, OF
| the personal application of the claiman
only, and forthwith assess them with th'
proper tax. After completing the list, 1
| COPY thereof shall be placed on the door o
| or on the house where the election is to b'
held, at least eight days before the election
and TT the election the same course shal
/ be pursued in all respects as is required
by this act and the acts TO which this is {
supplement, at the general election in DC
| tober. The assessor shall also make tn
same returns to the county commissioner
| of all assessments made by Yirtue of thi
| section; and the county commissioner
shall furnish copies thereof to the election
officers in each district, in like p'anner, il
ali respects, as is required at the genera
election in October.
SEC. 0. The respective assessors, inspec
tors and judges OF the election shall eacl
have the power TO administers oaths 10 an,
person claiming the right 70 be assesse'
or the right of suffrage, or in regard TO an.
other matter or thing required to be don
or inquired into by any Of said officers un
der this act, and any willful false swearin
by any person in relation TO any MATTE
concerning which they shall be lawful
interrogated by any of said officers, sha
be punished as perjury.
SEC. 10. The ASSESSORS shall each reoeiV
the same compensation for that time nece'