The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-10-02

OF the voter. Any elector may write his uaIce
upon his ticket. or cause the same TO be writ
ten thereon, and attestcd by citizen of the
district In addition To the oath now prescri-
bed by law to be taken and subscribed u by
election officers, they shall seVeraily he sworn
or affirmed not 10 disclose how any. eiector
snail hsvc voted unless required to do so as
witnesses in a judicial proceeding. All judge.
{ on held under this Act, shall. before entering
upon their duties. be duly sworn or affirmed an
the presence OF each other. The judges shall
be sworn by the minority Inspector, and in
case there be no minority inspector. then by
a Justice Of the peace or alderman, aud the in
spectors. overscers and cler ks shall &c sworn
by the Judge. Certificates OF such swearing or
shal! be duly made ont and signed by
the ofic"rs go sworn, and attested by the Off
Ger who administered the oath. IL any judge
or minority INSPECTOR refuses or fails to swear
the offers of election in the manner required
by this Act. or if any officer of election shall
set without being first duiy sworn, or III ANY
offcer OF election shall sign the form Of oath
without being duly sworn. or if any judge q
minority inspector shall certify that any ofticor
was sworn when he was NOT it shslI be ,ieein-
ed n misdeueaner, and upnn conviction. the
officer or officers offending shall he fined no.
exceeding one thousand dollars. or Imprisoned
not exceeding cue year or both, in the disCro-
SEC. TO- on the day of election any person
whose name shull not appear on tho registry OF
voters. and who claims the right to vote at said
election shall prodsce al least one qualified
of the cia a;mant in the district in which he
claims to be voter, for the period of al lesSt
two months Immediately preceding said eiec-
ton, which witness shall he sworn or affirmed
and subscribe a written or partly written and
him, which affidavit shall define clearly where
the residence is of the person 50 claiming to
be a voter, and the person so claiming the right
20 vote shall also take and subscribe written
or partly written and partly printed efliaVit,
stating, to tho best of his knowledge and be-
lief. when ana " here he was born; that he has
been IA citizen OF the United States one month.
and that he has resided in the Commonwealth
one year, or, il formerly u qualified eiector
a, native born citizen thereof and has removed
tnereirom and returned, tnat he hGsi resided
therein SIX months next preceding said cleo
ton: that he has resided in the district in which
he claims to be voter for the period of at least
two months Immediately preceding said elec
ton; that he has not moved into the district for
the purpose of voting therein; that no has. if
twenty two years of age or upwards. paid
State or county tax within two years, which
was assessed at least two months and paid at
least oIe month before the election. The said
sfiidavit shall also state when and where the
tax claimed Ia be paid by the afrant was aSsces-
the tax receipt therefor shall bs produced for
examination, unless the affiJnt shall state in his
afFda Vit that il has been lost or destroyed. oC
that he has never received any; and il \ uatu-
rallied citizen, shall also state when, where and
Icy what court he was naturaized, and shall
also produce his certificate of naturalization
for examination. But if the person &c claim
ing the right vote shall take and subscribe
an affidavit that be is native born citizen OF
the United States. or, If born elsewhere. shall
state the fact in iIs affidavit ana shall produce
evidence that he has been naturaIlzed or that
he is entitled to citizenship by reason of his
fathers naturalization, and shall furthcr.state
in his affidavit that he is. At the time of making
the affidavit, of the age OF twenty one aud un-
of the United States one month, and has re-
sidcdsn the State one year; or, If a native born
citizen sf the state and removed tberefroIn
and return ed. that he has resided therein six
months next preceding said election, and in
the election district Immediately two months
proceeding such election, he shall he entitled
TO vote although he shall not have paid taxes.
The said afIi davits of all persons making such
claims, and the affidavits or such Witnesses to
their residence. shall he preserved by the cleo
tion board and at the close OF the eloctioI. they
shall lie enclosed with the list of voters, tally
list and other papers required by law to Se fl ed
by the return judge with the parliamentary,
and shall remain on nle Herewith In the pro-
tonotary's office, subject to examination as 9th
er election papers are. Ii the election officers
shall find that the applicant possesSes.all TN le-
ted to vote. and his ma me shall be add ID to the
list of taxables by the election officers. the
word tax" being added where the claimant
claims to vote on tax, and the word 'rge'
wbsn hs clairls TO vote on age; the same words
being added by the clerks i'm each case, respect
lively, on the lists OF persons voting at such
election.
citizen of tthe district. Notwithstanding the
name of the proposed voter Is contained on the
list of resident te1ablss. to challenge the vote
OF such perSon whereupnn the same PROOF OF
the right OF suffrage as is now required by law
shall 5e publicly made and acted upon ny the
election board and the vote admitted or re jcct-
ed. according 10 the evidence Every person
claiming to he a naturalized citizen shall he re-
qured TO produce hiS natu iiZatlon certiflnat Q
at the election before voting. except where ne
has been for five years consecutively voter in
the dist rct where he offers to vote; and on the
vote of such q person being received the cleo
tion officers are to write or stamp the word
voted" on his certificate with the day. month
and wear and il any election officer or officers
shall receiv q a second vote on the same day 10y
virtue of the same certificate except where
sons are entitled TO vote, because of the natu-
ralization of their father. they and the person
who shall offer such second vote. shall tie gull
ty OF misdemeanor, and on conviction there-
of shall he fined or imprisoned. or both at the
Ecaed ave- o bnnre8 oars in eseb case nor
the imprisonment one year. The like punish
ment shall he inflicted, on conviction, on the
faln x-t.faS Loot nETF
to make. or cause to be made the endnrseuen
required aforesaid on said naturalization
Sac. IL If any election officer shall refuse or
neglect to require such proof of the right of
suffrage is prescribed by this law, or the laws
to which this is a supplement, from any person
Offering TO vote whose name is not on the list
challenged by any qualified voter presen {, and
shall admit such person to vote without requI-
shall, upon conviction be guilty of misde
meanor. and shall he sentenced for every such
offence, to pay a fine not exceeding i've hum
dred dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment of
not more than one year, or both, at the oiscre-
fion of the Court.
SeC I3 AS soon as the polls shall close the
officers of election shall proceed to count all
the votes cast for each candidate voted Tor, anc
make q full return of the same in triplicstc,
with q return sheet in addition, IN all OF which
the votes received by each candidate shall be
given after his or her name, hrst In words snd
again in figures and shall be sig ned by all OF
ssid officers and certified by ovcrseers, if any,
or. if not certified. the oversoers and any Of
f,er refusing to sign or certify. or either of
them, shall write upon each of the returns his
or their reasons for not signing or certifying
them. The vote. As soon as counted, shall also
be publicly and fully declared from the win
dow to the citizens present. and orief state
ment showing the votes received by each can-
ddate shall be made and signed by the election
officers as soon the vote is counted aud the
same shall be immediately posted up on tho
door OF the election house for the Information
Of the public. The tripicate returns shall be
enclosed in envelopes and be sealed in presence
OF the officers, and one envelope, with the up-
scaled return sheet, given TO the judge. which
shall contain one list of voters tally paper, and
oat hs of officers, and another of said envelopes
shall be given to the minority Inspector All
Judges living within twelve miles OF the pro-
Office, or within twenty -four miles
il their residence be I'm town. yillsge or city
upon the line OF a railroad leading to the couu-
ty seat shall. before two O'Clock post n, eriGisn
of the day fter the election, and all other lud2-
es shall. before twelve O'Clock meridian OF the
second day after the election, deliver said re-
turn, together with the return sheet, to the
OF the court of common pleas OF
the county. which said return sheet shall be
filed, and the day and hour OF fling marked
thereon. and shall be preserved by the prothon-
otary 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.
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