Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-07
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deues that he has Leen ustursisci. sr u sntitici
to citizenship by r-aisn Of his ithrf'r nstnraii-
nation. and fhali further stat. ~ hs afissh that
As Is At the time cf making tls aihiavit 81 ths
age Of twenty -oho and under tvrnty tive ycars
that be hss been aeItlrcn Of The Unliei Siaiss
one mourh, aud has resided ln the STATE year
or, Il a native born citizen of the State, and re-
moved tAercfiom And returned. that he has re
sided therein six menths next preceding said
eleeiian, and In the election district Two months
Immediately preceding such election, he shall
be entitled 10 vote although be shall not
have paid isxes. The said afhdasiis OF
ali person, making such claims aud the aihdasiu
Of tho witnesses "a their rsslieges shall 30 pro.
served by the election board, and At the close OF
the election they shall be enelosei with the list II
voter, tally list, aud other papers required by
Law TO be hled by the return juags with the pro-
tLonofary, aud shall remain on hle thercwiih ip
the prothonotary's othce, subject "a sxaulnAtion
10 other election papefs are. II tue election on
Ger, shall end that The applicant possesses all the
legal qualifications ef yoser be shall be perlnii
ted to vote, and his name shall hc added 10 the
list of taxables by the election etcers, the word
"iax" being added where the claimant claims to
vote on tax, and tie word cage where be claims
to vote On age, The 'ar'e words being added BY
the clerks In each case rcspe st,ely Oh the lists of
persons voting st such election.
cnAllrssE or nroIsiEusn yorKRs.
Sac. n. II shall be la~fd for any qualified
etiren VI thu district, mol outstanding the laine
Of the proposed voter l. contained on the lisl Of
resident tsxables, to challenge the vote Of fueh
person, whsreupon the 'ams proof Of the right Of
suiraya ~ now requred by Law shall he publicly
made, and acted on by the election hoard, and the
yste admitted Vr ruiected according to the ovi-
dsnee. Every person claiming 10 be q uaturslited
citizen shall be required to produc7 his natural
irstion certificate vt the election before voting
cept where he has bccu Tor ave years consecutive
ly q voter In The district 10 which be offers his
vote, and On The vote Of such person being re.
cei,ed II shall be the duty Of the dection officers
10 write or stamp On such ecrti6cAte tho word
"rolcd," With the day. month aud year, snd u
any election officer ofieers shall receive DOC
ond vote on the same day BY virtue u The sane
certificate, except whore sons are entitled 10 vote
because II the naspfr lisstion sf their fathers,
they and the person Nho shah oncr such second
vote shall be guilty OF misietneanoF, and on
eons ietion thereof b. an.d or ipurisoaei. both
As the discretion Of tito court bat the hne shall
not exceed ave hundred dollars 10 each case, nor
the mpriss nnentone year. The like punishmeut
shall be indicted ON eonsietion of the officers o.
sieetion who shall nsgloct or refuse 10 make %
cause to 10 made the sadorscment rrquifed rs
Aforesaid on said naturalization certificate.
sroLkcr or Durt % KLEcriss orficEns.
src. ". n sny election officer shan refuse or
neglect ~ require such proof Of the right Of sui-
faEe as is prescribed i'y this law or the laws to
which this 10 a supplement, from any persou Of.
fering TO vote whose name Is not on the list Of
assessed votsrr, or whose right TO vote Is chal-
Ienged by any qualified voter present, and shall
admit such person TO vote without requiring such
proof, every person 20 offending shall upon con
sieiion be guilty Of usisdemuanor, and shah be
sentenced for every such oisncs 10 pay hne not
exceeding tive hundred dollars, vr 10 nndurgO an
imprisonment not more than one yeai Vt both al
the discretion Of the court.
CANVASS ~ fnE VOTES ~ IHk cOumr.
sEc. 10. Az soon a. the polls shall close the OF
decrs " the sleution shall proaeei 10 count all
the voted east Tor each candidate voted Tor, aud
mako out a fall return Of the same 10 tfipiicate,
with a return sheet in additisn. 10 all of which
the votes received BY each candidate shah be CIV
en- aler his cr her name. drst Ia words and again
in figures, aud shail'be fgned by all VI said of-
hecrs and certified by ossrseers IL any, VI if not
certified the orsfseors aud any oifieer refusing
to sisn OF e,rtify or either Of ihom, shall write
upon each Of the rsturns his VI their raasons Tor
not signing OF certifying them. Tie rofs as soun
eoHHfsd skaf also be pHbiieiy aHd folly declared
)no@ the riadolc 10 he eiissas pftssW, and ~
brsf statement shsuiAy The roiss receired by each
eandidpis .hau Je made ond sigmsd BY iAs sieciion
eeieess as ds cote ia eosnfsd, snd nc some
shall be iAmediaisiy posted pp oa hs door u he
election AoHsc for Information Of The public The
triplicatc returns shall be enclosed In envelopes
aud be sealed In the prestnee Of the otlcen,
and one envelope with the unscaled return sheet
given to the judge, which shall contain one list
VI voters, tally paper, and oaths VI officers, and
another VI said envelopes shall be given TO the mi
noriiy inspector Al judges living within twelve
miles Of the piothonotary's Office. or within
twenty -four iniies. u their residence be la town.
village Or city upon the line Of railroad leading
10 the county seat, shall before two o'clock, post
meridian, of the day nfer the election. and oil
other judges shall beiorc twelve o'clock meriiiaa
Of the second day after be election, deliver said
return, iogethor with return sheet, 10 the pro.
thonotary of ths court Of common pleas OF the
county, which said retnra shest shall be hied,nud
the day aud hour Of hling marked thereon, and
shall be preserved BY the protLonotary for public
Inspection. At twelve O'Clock on the said second
day following any election, the prothonotary VI
the court Of common pleas shall present the said
returns " the said court In counties whore thcre
Il no resident prcsideat judge, the associate ndg
Q. shall perform The duties Imposed upon tue
court Of common pleas, which shall convene lor
said pnrposc The returns presented by tho pfo.
thonotary shall bs opened by said court add com
putsd by such Of it- on.ccrr, and such sworn ns.
sisiant as the court shall appoint, in the pres
enee Of the judge or judges of said couri, aud
the returns certified aud certificates Of election is
sued under the seal Of the court, as Is nov re-
quiret to be done by the return Judges, and the
vote as 50 computed and certified shall be made
q matter u record In said court The sessions Of
said court shall be open ~ thepeblic, and in case
the return Of any election district shall be
missing when the returns are presented, or 10
ease Of complaint Of a qualified clectof under
oath charging palpabIe fraud or mistake, and
particularly specifying the alleged mistake or
fraud, OF where fraud Of inistakc-is spPsrent on
the return, the court shall examine the return,
and II in the judgment OF the court II shall be
necessary 10 a just return said court shall issue
summary process against The election officers,
and overseers " any, OF the election district com
planned Of, TO bring them forthwith into court,
with all election papers In their possession, and
u pAipAble mistake VI fraud shah be discovered.
u shall, upon such hearing as may be deemed
necessary 10 enlightcn the court, aud be
corrected by the court, and 20 certified but
all allegations Of palpabs fraud OF mistake
shall be decided by the said court within three
days after the day the returns are brought into
court for computation, aud the said inquiry shall
be directed only to paipable fraud or mistake,
aud shall not be decued Judicial adjudication
10 conclude any contest nov or hereafter to be
provided BY law, aud the other Of said triplicate
retains shall be placed in the box and sealed NJ
with the ballots. Nothing in this act shall re-.
quire the returns Of election of borough or town
ship ohcer 10 be made to the court az directed
IN this section, but all the returns Of the election
Of township and borough officers shall be en-
closed In scaled cover, directed to the pro,hono.
tafy Of tho court Of common pleas Of the proper
county, aud shall BY some one Of them be doiir- I
cred into his otice within three days after every
such election and filed therein. 10 counties
where there are three or more judges of said
court. learned In the law, At least two jnis..
shall sit TO compate and certify returns. unles.
unavoidably prevented. II any Of the saii juis. |
cs shall himself be a candidate for any ofh,e Al
any election he shall not sit with the court Or
act In counting the returns Of sach eieetion, AMI
10 sueh ease the other judges. u any. shall net,
and II In any county there shall be no iadv, anal
lied TO hold the said court under the provision,
Of this act present and abete act. then and ia |
every saoh ease, the register Of wils, the sheriff
and county commissioners Of the proper county |
shall be aud constitute a Board, who, or n major
ny OF whom shall have aud exercise all the now. l
'rs, aud perform all the duties vested in or rc. |
laired TO be performed by the court Of common
pleas o. such county, BY and under the ,roy, /
''ons of this section hut none o. the said on |
'srs shall act as member of such Board when
a'mseii acAndidsie for any onioe at the risciion,
The returns Of which the said Board Is reaurcJ
10 count under the prov isious Of this section,
skc. J. In all elections hereafter the certificate
. naturalization, " gsnuins, shall b. conclusive
'sidsncs Of the facts mentioned therein and where
ne person Offering TO vote claims the right ep
ne payment Of tax, the receipt for such iax. II
'ispcd BY the proper cicer, rhsii be the evidence
hereof " such person does not produce such re.
'e'Pi, then the payment Of the ,as may be proved
y 'he oath o. such person. or other evidencs,