Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28
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that he has been q citizen Of tho United States
ono month"; aud has resided 10 the state one year
or " a nntivc-b0rn cltixen of the state, anu ~
moved therefrom and returned, that he has 70
sided therein six months next preceding said
election, aud In the election district two months
immediately preceding ,.sh s,s',on, Az, ns 'na, na,
be entitled 10 vote although be rhni no,
have paid taxes. li Tho mid afidayits Of
All pctsons msking such claims aud the afdnvit'
of the witnesses to their residence shall bo pre-
served by the election board, and ht tho close OF
the election they shall be enclosed with the ist oi
votors. tally list, and other papers required by
law To- be filed by the return Judge with the pro-
ihonoiary, aud shall remain on hle Herewith IN
the prothonotary's Office, subject TO examination
a other election papers are. II the election oin :
ecr. shall end that the applicant possesses all the
legal qualifications u a voter he shall be permit
t.d 10 vote, and his name shall be added to the
li,t Of taxablcs by the election officers, the word
"tax" being added where the claimant claims 10
vote on tss, and the word "nge' where he claims
TO vote on age, the same words being added by
the clerks 10 each case respectively On the lists OF
perions voting at such election.
CHALLENGE or REGISTERED VOTERS.
SEC. II. It shall be lawiul for any qualle d
citizen Of the district, notwiihs standing the name
Of the proposed voter Is contained on the list OF
resident tsxables, to challenge the vote Of such
person, whereupon the same proof Of the right OF
suffrage as now required by law shall be publicly
made, and acted on by the election board, and the
vote admitted or rejected according TO the esi-
dence. Every person claiming TO be naturalsed
citizen shall be required to produce his natural
zation certificate At the election beore yoting ex-
cept where ac has been for hye years consecutive
] ly u voter In the district in which be offers his
vote, and on the vote Of such person being re-
ceiyed it shall be the duty Of the election ofeer.
10 write or stamp on such certificate the word
"yoted," with the day. month and year, rnd "
any election officer or officers shall receive sec
oud vote on the same day by virtue Of the same
\ certificate, except where sons entitled 20 vote
because Of the naturalization of their fathers,
they and The person who shall offer such second
vote shall be guilty Of a misiemcanor, and on
conviction thereof be nned or ipmrisonsd, or both
at The discretion Of the court, but the tine shall
not exceed fve hundred dollars In each case, nor
the imprisonment one year. The like punishment
shall be inflicted conviction Of the officers Of
election who shall neglect or refuse to make or
cause to bc made the endorsement required a.
aforesaid on said naturalization certificate.
sEGLEcr OF purY oF ELECTION orricrns.
sfc ~. II any election officer shall refuse or
neglect TO require such proof OF the right Of sul.
frage as Is prescribed BY this law, he laws "a
which this Is a supplement, from any person Of
foring to vote whose name l. not On the list Of
assessed yoiers, or whose right 10 vote Is chal-
lcnged by any qualified voter present, and shall
admit Snch person TO vote without iequirng such
proof, every person 20 offending shall u ,on con-
= yie,ion be guilty Of a nisdemeanor and shall be
: sentenced ior every such offence to pay hne not
exceeding eve hundred doilars, OF 70 undergo an
. imprisonment not more than one year, or both at
= The discretion Of the court.
cASyAss OF TgE vOTEs BY rnE COURT.
r SIC l3. As soon a. the polls shall closc the Of
. bce.s Of the election shall proceed to count all
the votes east for each candidate voted for, and
= make out full return Of the same in triplieae,
' with q return sheet in addition, 10 all Of which
the voies received by each candidate shall be Civ
eH after his or her name, first Ia words and again
in figures, and shall be signed by all Of said Of
hccrs, ane certified by oyerreers II any, or II not
10 certified the 0verseors aud any officer reius ng
10 sign OF certify or either Of them, shall wnte
upon each Of the returns his or their reasons Tor
not signing certifying them. The rois as soon
a. coanfed shall also BE- pHbiicy and Jiiy declared
1, from the riHdO,e TO Ae eii'ius pieseHf. oHd a
Lrsf staiemeRi sAoEiag the roies rsceired by each
candidate shall Be made aHd signed BY the election
egfcos os soon az the cote fs eouHfed md he saHs
shall Be Immediately posted up on he door If NE
election house for Information Of fhe pabic. Tie
triphcate returns shall be enclosed Ia envelopes
and be sealed In the presence Of the ufhcers,
aud oss envelope with the uDsealed 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 mi.
noriiy inspector. All judges living within twelve
miles Of the pIOthonoiarys Office, or within
twenty -four miles, II their resilence be in town
village city upon the line Of a railroad leading
/, 10 the county scat shall before two o'clock, post
meridian, of the day after the election and all
other judges shall before twelve O'Clock meridaa
Of the second day alter the election, deliver said
: return, together with return sheet, to the pro.
} thonotary Of the court Of common pleas Of the
county, which said return sheet shall be hled and
! the day aud hour Of hling marked thereon, and
: shall be preserved BY the prohono,ary for public
inspection. At twelve O'Clock on the said second
day following any election, the prothonotary Of
the court OF common pleas shall present the said
returns to the said court 10 counties where there
is no resident president judge, the associate ndg
es shall perform the duties imposed upon the
court Of common pleas, which shall convene for
, said purpose the returns presented by the pro.
: thon0tary shall be opened by said court aud com
, puted by such Of its officers and such sworn as.
sisiants as the court shall appoint, in the pres.
ence Of the Judge OF judges Of said court, and
the returns ecrtined aud certificates Of election Is
: sucd under the seal Of the court, as Is nov re-
quirec to be done by the return judges, and the
|. vote as 30 computed and certified shall be made
q matter Of record in said court The sessions Of
said court shall be open to thepublic, and in case
the return Of any election district shall be
missing when the returns are presented, or in
ease Of complaint Of qualified elcctor under
oath charging palpable fraud or mistake, and
| particularly specifying the alleged mistake or
fraud, or where frand or mistake is apparent on
the return, the court shall examine the return,
and If In the judgment Of the court Il shall be
necessary to a just return said court shall issue
summary process against the election officers,
aud overseers il any, Of the election district CON.
planned Of, TO bring them forthwith into court,
with all election papers in their possession, and
II palpable mistake or fraud shall be discovered,
II shall upon such hearing as may be deemed
necessary TO enlighten the court, aud he
corrected BY the court, and 50 certified but
] all allegations Of psipsbis fraud or mistake
shah be decided by the said court within three
days after the day the returns are brought into
court Tor computation, and the said inquiry shall
be directed only to palpable fraud or mistake,
and shall not be deemed judicial adjudication
10 conclude any contest now or hereafter TO be
provided by law, and the other Of said tfiplicate
returns shall be placed IN the box aud scaled up
with the ballots. Nothing in this act shall re-
quire the returns Of election of borough or town
ship officers to he made to the court as directed
In this section, but all the returns Of the election
Of township and borough officers shall be en-
closed in sealed cover, directed to the prothono.
tary ot the court Of common pleas Of the proper
county, and shail by somc one Of them be leiiy.
cred INTO his Office within three days after every
such election and filed therein. In counties
where there are three or more judges Of said
court. learned in the law, at least two judges
shan ~ 70 compute and certify returns unless
unav voiiably prevented. II any Of the said judg-
IS shall himself be a candidate for any Office at
any election he shall not sit with .he court OF
act IN counting the returns Of such election, and
10 such case the other judges, II any. shall act,
and u In any county there shall be no judge quail
lied 70 hold the said court under the provisions
OF this act present and able to act, theh and 10
every such case, the register Of wills, the sheriff
and county commissioners Of the proper county
shall be aud constitute Board, who, or major.
ity OF whom shall have and exercise all the pow
crs, and perform all the duties vested ia or re-
quired to be performed by the court Of common
pleas Of such county, by and under the ?rovi-
sions Of this section; but none Of the said OH.
GERS shall act as a member Of such Board when
himself candidate for any Office at the election,
the returns OF which the said Board is required
to coun, under the provisions Of this section.
Sac. g. In all elections hereafter the certificate
81 naturalization, " genuine, shall be conclusive
evidence OF the facts mentioned thorcia, and where
the person offering 10 vote claims the right on
the payment Of tax, the receipt for such 'ax, u
signed by the proper officer, shall be the idencc
'neFsoi u sueh person does not produce such re.
eeipt then the payment Of the tax may be proved
by the oath Of such person, or other evidence,
stating when, where and TO whom such tag was
paid. =
Notice Is further hereby given THAT
all persons except Justices Of the Peace, who
shall held an otAce OF appointment Of trust under
the government Of the United States, or Of this
State. CT Of any incorporated district, whethers
commissioned officer or Otherwise, q subordinate
cfhter or agent, who Is or shall be employed un.
der the Legislative. Executive or Judicial do.
partments Of this State or Of the United States,
or any city or incorporated district. and also
that every member Of Congress. OF Of the State
Legislature, or Of the common or select council
o. any city. or commissioner Of any 10 Incorporated
district. are by law incapable Of holding or
exercising, 1.-THE same time. the once or up.
Pcintment Of Judge. Inspector or Cl,rk Of any
election of this Commonwealth. GOOD
OF ELECTION OFFICERS.
In case the person who shall have rec.ivel tho