The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-11
NEW ELECTION LAW.
Fuil Text Of the Act as passed b!
Legislature and signed By
tie Governor.
R.aIsrGArloN or yorras By ASSES

sons X JUNE OF EVERY YEAR.
\ further supplement to the ac
regulating elections in this CommoH
wealth.
! SECTION ]. BE it enacted, &c
! That it shall he the duly Of each O
I.he assessors who are required +,
perform any duties incident to Tia
holding Of elections and The registra
ton Of voters in the different coun
ties or cities Of this Commonwealth
on the first Monday of June Of cacl
ear. 10 take up the transcript OF th,
next preceding assessment rs trans
mitted 80 them by the city or county
commissioners, and proceed to th'
revision Of the same, and ior TIL.
purpose he shall visit every dwelling
! house in this district, and make care
ful inquiry if any person whose naml
/ is on his list has died or removed
/ from tie district, and lfso to erase
the same thcrefrom ; or whether any
Qualified voter resides therein whose
name is not on his list, and II 50 to
add the same thereto, and IN alicascs
where name is added 10 the list the
person shall forthwith he assessed,
and the assessor shall in all cases AS
CERTAIN by inquiry upon what ground
the person 80 assessed claims TO lee
voter. Upon the completion oi
this work it shall be the duty OF each
assessor as aforesaid to proceed to
make out q lit, IN alphabetical order,
of the male citizens twenty one years
Of ane and upwards claiming to be
qualified voters in the election dis
trict # which lie is the assessor, and
opuosite each Of said names state
whether said citizen is O! is not a
housekecper, and if he is. the num-
her of his residence in towns where
the same are numbered, with the
street. alley or court in which silna-
ted. and if in town where thcre are
no numbers, the name Of the street.
alley or court on which said house
fronts, also the occupation OF the per,
son. and where he is not a house
keeper the occupation, place orboard-
inr. and with whom, and. il working
fnT another. the name Of the employ
er. and write opposite each OF SAID
names the word ''votcr.' Where any
nerson claims 10 vote by reason of
naturalization hc shall exhibit his
certificate thereof to the Assessor
unlcss he has been for two consecu-
tive years next preceding voter III
said district; and in all cases where
the person has been naturalized the
name shall he marked with the letter
"N.n Where the person has merely
declared his intentions 10 become a
citizen and designs to be naturalized
before the next election he shall eX-
hib;t the certificate of his declaration
Of intention ami the name shall he
marked "D | = and where the per-
son shall bc entitled by existing laws
to he naturalized without making a
declaration of his intention TO be
na,uralizei. and intends to he na;u-
ralized at least one month before The
next general elect on, tie name OF
such person shall be a5dcd TO the
list. and the name Of such persons
shall be marked II ~" Where the
claim is to vote by reason Of being of
the age Of twenty-onc and under
TWENTY-FIVE rs provided by law, the
word sage shall he entered; ; and il
the uersou has moved into the cleo
tioa district to reside since the last
general election, the letter "R shall!
be placed opposite the name. 1t
shall be the further duty of each AS
s. ssor. as aforesaid, upon the com
p!etion Oft duties herein imposed
to make out a separate list Of all ncw
assessments made Ivy him. On the
list being completed and the assess
ments made as aforesaid the same
shall forthwith be returned to the
County Commissioners.
carnEcrroy or REGIsTRArIoN-NEG
LEcr OF DUTY EY ASSESSORS.
SHc. ,. Tire county commission
ers shall immediately add the names
on the list Of new assessments to the
tax duplicate Of the ward, borough.
township or district in which they
have been assessed. and cause dupli-
cate comics of the other lit. with the
observations and explanations re-
ouired t. he noted rs aforesaid 70 be
made out as soon rs practicable. aud
placed in the hands OF the assessors,
who shall. prior to the first Monday
of August in each year, put one copy
thereof on the door Of or Oh the house
where the election ofthc respective
district is required 10 be held. and
retain the other IN his possession for
the inspection, free Of charge, Of any
person resident in the said election
district who shall desire to see the
same; and it shall be the duty Of the
said assessor to add from time to time,
on the personal application of any
one claiming the right TO vote, the
name OF such claimant, and mark
opposite the name sc. V" and inme-
diately assess him, noting rs in all
Other cases his occupation, residence,
whether q hOardcr or housckecper: if
boarder with whom he boards, and
whether naturalized or designing to
be, marking ia all eases opposite the
name the letters IN" J." or Il
"" as the ease may hc. If the per-
son claiming to be assessed be natu-
rallied. he shall exhibit TO tie asses
sor his certificate of naturalization,
and if he claims that he designs to be
nnturalized before the next ensuing
election he shall exhibit the certiii-