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


ty of each of the assessors Of this Com
monwealth, on the first Monday of June
of each year, to take up tho transcript he
has received from tho county commission
ers under the eighth section of the act of
18th of April, 1894, and proceed 10 an inn
mediate revision of the same by striking
therefrom the name of every person WHO'S
known by him to have died or removed
since the last previous assessment from the
district of which he is the assessor, or
whose death or removal shall be made
known to him. and to add TO the same the
name of any qualified voter who shall be
/ made known to him, TO have removed into
/ the district since the last previous assess
, ment, or whose removal into the same
shall be or shall have been made known to
him, and also the names of all who make
claim to him TO be qualified voters therein.
| As soon as this revision is completed he
shall visit every dwelling house in his dis
trict and make careful inquiry II any per-
son whose name is on his list has died or
removed from the district and If so, to
take the same therefrom, or whether any
| qualified voter resides therein whose name
| is not on the list, and if so, TO add the same
| thereto, and in all cases where name is
added to the list a tax shall forthwith be
assessed against the person, and the asses
| sor shall in all cases ascertain by inquiry
upon what ground the person so assessed
| claims to be q voter. Upon the completion
| of this work it shall be the duty of each as
SCISSOR as aforesaid to proceed to make out
| a list in alphabetical order of the freemen
| above twenty-one years of age claiming
to be qualified voters in the ward, borough,
township or district of which he is assess
or, and opposite to each of said nam es state
whether said freeman is or is not house
keeper, and If he Ia, the number of his res
idence, in towns where the same are num-
| bered, with the street, alley or court in
which situate, and If in town whore there
are no numbers, tho name of the street, al
| ley or court on which said house fronts (;
also tho occupation of the person, and
where he is not housekeeper, the occupa-
ton, place of boarding and with whom,and
| If working for another, the namo of en-
ployer, and write opposite eacA of said
names The word "voter," and where any
person claims to vote by reason of natur
alization he shall exhibit his certificate
thereof to the assessor, unless he has been
for five consecutive years next preceding
q voter in said district and in all cases
where the person has been naturalized, the
name shall'be marked with the letter"N."
| Where the person has merely declared his
intention to become citizen and designs
to be naturalizod before the next election,
the name shall be marked sd. l." Where
the claim 10 vote is by reason of being be-
tween the ages of twenty-one and twenty
two, as provided by law, the word "age"
shall be entered, and If the person has
moved into the election district to reside
since the last general election the letter
"B." shall be placed opposite the name.--
1t shall be tho further duty of each assess
or rs aforesaid, upon the completion of the
duties herein imposed, TO make a separate
list of oil new assessments made by him
and the amounts assessed upon each, and
furnish the same Immediately to the COM
missioners, who shall Immediately add
the names TO the tax duplicates and the
wards, township, borough or district in
which they have been assessed.
SEC. 2. On the list being completed and
the assessment made as aforesaid the same
shall be forthwith returned to the county
commissioners, who shall duplicate copies
of said lists, with the observations and ex-
plantations required to be noted as afore-
said, to be made out as soon as practicable
and placed in the hands of the assessor,
who shall prior to the first of August in
each year put one copy thereof on the
house where the election of the respective
district is required to be held, and retain
the other in his possession for the inspec-
ton, free of charge, of any person residing
in the said election district who shall de-
sire to see the same, and it shall be the du-
ty of tho same assessor to add, from time
! TO time, on the personal application of any
one claiming the right to vote, the name OF
r such claimant, and mark opposite the
name "p. l." and Immediately assess him
with tax, noting in all cases, his oceupa-
ton, residence, whether a boarder or
|
boards, and whether naturalized or de-
signing to be, marking i'll all such eases
the letters opposite the name IN" or I'D.
l." as tho case may be; If tho person
, claiming to be assessed be naturaliZed, he
I shall exhibit to the assessor his certificate
. of naturalization and if he claims that he
designs to be naturalized before the next
, ensuing election, he shall exhibit his GER
titicate of declaration of intentions; i'll all
cases where any ward, borough, township
u ii
more precincts, the assessor shall note in
all his assessments the election precinct in
which each elector resides, and shall make
a separate return for each to the county
commissioners in all cases in which re-
turn is required of him by the provisions
of this act and the county commissioners
in making duplicate copies of the names
CT the voters in each precinct separately,
= and shall furnish the same TO the assessor,
, and the copies required by this act TO be
. placed ON the door of on ON election places
on oV before the first day OF August in each
! year, shall be placed on the door of or on
, the election place in each of said precincts.
! SEC. After the assessments shall have
, been completed ON the tonth day prece-
: ding tho second Tuesdayof October in
, each year, the assessor shall, on the Mon
day Immediately following, make return
! TO the county commissioners of the names
; of all persons assessed by him since the
! 1 return required TO be made by him by the
+ second section of this act noting opposite
! each name the observations and eXplana-
tions required 10 be noted as aforesaid, and
, the county commissioners shall thereupOn
! cause the same 10 be added TO the returns
! required by the second section of this act
! and a full and correct copy 70 be made
4 containing the names of all persons SO re-
turned as resident taXables in said ward
. borough, tOwnshsp or precinct; and fur
nish the same together with tine necessary
] election blanks to the officers of the eiec'
! ton in said ward, borough, township OF
= precinct, on or before six o'clock on the
/. morning of the first Tuesday of November
q and no man shall be permitted to vote at
q the election ON that day whose name is no