The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-11

G er he shall be permitted TO vote, ant
t his name shall be added to the list o
taxables by the election of officers
/ the word ''tax" being added wher,
, the claimant claims to vote on tax
and the word "age" where lie claim
to vote on age, the same words bein;
added by the clerks in each case re
spectively on the lists Of persons yo
ting at such election.
: CHALLENGE or REGISTERED VOTERS.
SEC. II. IL shall be lawful for AM
qualified citizen Of the district, not
withstandlDg the name Of the propos
ed voter is contained on the list o
resident taxables, to challenge th'
vote of such persons, whereupon th'
same proof of the right of suffrage a!
is now required by law shall be pub
licly made, and acted on by the Elec
ton Board. and the vote admitted
or rejected according TO the evidence
Every person claiming to be q natur
allied citizen shall be required t.
produce his naturalization certificate
at the election before voting excep
where he has been for five years con
secutively voter in the district ii
which lie offers his vote, and on thC
vote Of such person being received il
shall be the duty of the election Off
GERS to write or stamp on such certlf
icate the word "voted," with the day
lmonthsand year, and if any election
foiiicer or officers shall receive q sec
ond vote on the same day by virtue
Of the same certificate excepting
where sons are entitled to vote be-
cause of tie naturalization of their
fathers. they and the person who
slial offer such second vote shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and oil CON
viction thereof be fined or imprison-
ed, or both at the discretion Of the
court, bet the fine shall not exceed
five hundred dollars in each case, nor
the Imprisonment one year. The like
punishment shall be afflicted on con-
viction Of the officers Of election who
shall neglect or refuse to make or
cause to be made the endorsement
required as aforesaid on said natur-
alization certificate.
NEGLECT OF DUTY OF ELECTION Off
GERS.
SEC. -. If any election officer
shall refuse or neglect to require
such proof of the right Of suffrage as
prescribed by law, or the laws to
which this is supplement, from any
person Offering to vote whose name is
not on the dist of assessed voters, or
whose right to vote is challenged by
any qualified voter present, and shall
admit such person to vote, without
requiring such proof, every person
so offending shall upon conviction,
be guilty If misdemeanor, and shall
be sentenced for every such Offense
to pay q fine not exceeding five hun
dred dollars, or to undergo an nimpris-
onment not more than one year, or
both, at the discretion of the court.
CANVASS OF THE VOTES BY THE COURT.
SEC. Is. As soon as the polls
shall close, the officers Of election
shall proceed to count all the votes
cast for each candidate voted for,
and make out q full return of the
same in tripiicate, with return sheet
in addition, in all of which the votes
received by each candidate shall be
given, after his or her name, first in
words and again in figures, and shall
be signed by all of said officers, and
certified by overseers, if any, or if
not SO certified, the overseers and
any officer refusing to sign or certify,
or either of them, shall write upon
each of the returns his or their rea-
sons for not signing or certifying
them The vote, as soon as counted,
shall also be publicly and fully de-
clared, from the window, to the cit
izens present, and briet statement,
showing the votes received by each
candidate, shall be made and signed
by the election officers as soon as the
vote is counted. and the same shal,
be Immediately posted up on the door
of the election house for information
of the public. The triplicate retuTos
shall be enclosed in envelopes, and
be sealed ia presence of the officers,
and one envelope, with the unsealed
return sheet, given to the judge,
which shall contain one list of voters,
tally paper and oaths of officers, and
another of said envelopes shall be
given to the minority inspector All
judges living within twelve miles of
the prothonotary's Office, or within
twentv-four miles if their residence
be in a town, village or city upon
the line Of a railroad leading to the
county seat, shall, before two O'Clock
post meridian of the day after the
election, and all other judges shall,
before twelve O'Clock meridian of the
second day after the election, deliver
said return, together with return
sheet, to the prothonotary of the
court of common pleas of the county,
which said return sheet shall be filed,
and the day and hour of fling mark
ed thereon, and shall be preserved
by the prothonotary for public in
spection. At twelve O'Clock on the
sand second day following any cleo
ton, the prothonotary of the court
of common pleas shall present the
said returns to said court; in coun-
ties where there is no resident presi-
dent judge, the associate judges shall
perform the duties imposed upon the
court of common pleas, which shall
convene for said purpose; the returns
presented by the prothonotary shall
be opened by said court, and compu-
ted by such of its officers and such
sworn assistants as the court shall
appoint, in the presence of the iuage
or judges of said court, and the re-
turns certified and certificates of elec-
ton issued under the seal of the
court, as is now required to be done
by return judges; and the vote as
SO computed and certified shall be