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


SIC. 10. On the day of election
any person whose name shall not ap,
pear on the registry of voters, and
who claims the right to vote at said
election. shall produce at least one
qualified voter Of the district as s
! witness to the residence OF the claim
ant in the district in which lie claims
10 he 4 voter for the period of at
least two months Immediately pre-
cedinG said election, which witness
shall be sworn or affirmed, and sub
scribe written, or partly written
and partly printed affidavit to the
facts stated by him, which affidavit
shall define clearly where the resi-
dence is of the person 50 claiming to
be voter. and the person so claim
inc the right to vote shall also take
and subscribe written, or partly
written and partly printed, affidavit
stating TO the best of his knowledge
and belief when and where he was
born: that he has been a citizen OF
the United States for one month, and
Of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylva-
mia. that he has resided in the Com
monwpalth one year, or if formerly
qualified elcctor or natlvc-horn cit
izen thereof, aud has removed there
from and returned; that he has resi-
dpd threin six months next preceding
said election; that he has resided in
the district in which he claims to he
voter for :he period of at least two
months Immediately preceding said
election; that he has not moved into
the district for the purpose OF voting
therein; that he Las. if twenty-five
years of age or upwards, paid State
or county tax within two years, which
W assessed at least two months
and paid at least one month before
the election. The said affidavit shall
also state when and where the tax
claimed to be paid by the afliant
was assessed, and when and where
and TO whom paid. and the tax re-
ccpt therefor shall be produced for
examination unless the alli1nt shall
state in his affidavit that it has been
lost or DESTROYED. or that lie never re-
ceived any. and. if Il naturalized citi-
zen, shall also state when, where ard
by what court lie was naturalized,
and shall also produce his certificate
of naturalization fOr examination :
but If the person )" claiming the right
to vote shall take and subscribe an
affidavit that he Is a native born citi-
zen Of the United States, or if born
elsewhere shall state the fact i'll his
affidavit, and pIoddcc evidence that
he has been natnralized, or is entitled
to citizenship by reason OF his fathers
naturalization. and shall further state
in his affidavit that he is at the time
of making the affidavit of the age Of
twcnty-one and under twenty-five
years; that he has been citizen of
the United States one month, and
has resided in the State one year; or,
if nativc-born citizen of the State.
and removed thereirom and returned. {.
that he has resided therein six
months next preceding said election,
and in the election district two
months Immediately preceding such
election, he shall bc entitled to vote,
although he shall not have paid tax
es The said afiidavits of all per-
sons making such claims and the afll-
davits Of the witnesses to their resi-
dencc shall be preserved by the cleo
tion board, and st the close of the
election they shall be enclosed with
the list of voters, tally list, and other
papers required by law to be filed by
the return judge with the prothono-
tary, and shall remain on file there
with in The prothonotary's office, sub
iect to examination as other election
papers are. Ii the election officers
shall find that the applicant posses
es all the legal qualifications Of a vot-