The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10
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when, where and by what court he was natural
lied, and shall also produce his certificates of
naturalization for examination; but II the person
so claiming the right to vote shall take and sub
scribe an afidavit that he Is a native born citizen
Of the United States, or II born elsewhere shall
state the fact in his affidavit and shall produce
evidence that he has been naturallzed, or that he
is entitled to citizenship by reason OF his fathers
naturalization, and shall further state In his afi
davt that he is at the time OF making the afdavlt
OF the age OF twenty.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, il natve-born citizen of the State
and removed therefrom and returned that he has
resided therein six months next preceding said
election, and in the election district two months
Immediately preceding said election he shall be
entitled to vote, although he shall not have paid
taxes. The said afHdavits of all persons making
such claims and the afidavlts OF the witnesses to
their residence shall be preserved by the election
board, and at the close Of 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 prothonotary, and shall remain on
file Herewith in the prOthonotary's Office, sub
iect TO examination as other election papers are.
II the election officers shall find that the app.
cant possesses all the legal qualifications Of vO
ter he shall be permitted to vote, and his name
shall be added to the list of taxables by the eec-
tion officers, the word "tax" being added where
the claimant claims to vote on age, the same
words being added by the clerks in each case re-
spectively on the lists OF persons voting at such
election.
Challenge Of Registered Voters.
Sec. II. 1t shall be lawful for any qualified ctl-
zen of the district, Notwithstanding the name of
the proposed voter is contained on the list Of resi-
denttaxabes, to challenge the vote of such per-
sons, whereupOn the same proof OF the right Of
suffrage as is now required by law shall be public
| ly made, and acted on by the Election Board and
the vote admitted or rejected according to the
evidence. Every person claiming to be natu-
rallied citizen shall be required to produce his
naturalization certificate at the election before
voting, except where he has been for five years
| consecutively voter in the district in which he
offers his vote, and on the vote OF such person be-
ing received it shall be the duty Of the election Of
| itceTs to write or stamp on such certificate the
word voted" with the day, month and year,
and IL any election officer or officers shall receive
| a second vote on the same day by virtue of the
same certificate, excepting where sons are entl-
tied to vote because of the naturalization Of their
fathers they and the person who shall offer such
second vote shall be guilty OF misdemeanOr, and
both at the discretion of the court but the fine
shall not exceed five hundred dollars in each case
mort the imprisonment one year. The like pun
punishment shall be inflicted on conviction OF the
officers of election who shall neglect or refuse to
| make or cause to be made the endorsement re-
quired as aforesaid on said naturalization certi
| ilcate.
Neglect Of duty Of Election officers.
Sec r. II any election officer shall refuse OF
neglect to require such proof of the right OF suf
| frage as is prescribed by this law, or the laws to
which this is a supplement, from any person Of
ferng to vote whose name is not on the list OF
sessed voters 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 of mlsdemeanOr, and shall be sentenced
for every such offence to pay a line not exceeding
five hundred dollars, or to undergo an imprlsOn-
ment not more than one year or both at the dis
cretion Ofthe court.
| Closing the PoUs-Ret,,rns hOtC lEdoe-Duttes Of
| CburtS-Not TO Apply TO February Elections.
Sec 10. AS soon as the polls shall close the Off
GERS of election shall proceed to count all the
votes cast for each candidate voted for and make
out a full return of the same in trlpllcate 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 fig
uTes and shall be signed by all of said officers,
and certified by Overseers II any, or If not so GER
| titled, the overseers and any officer refusing to
sign 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 de-
cared from the window to the citizens present,
and brief statement showing the votes received
| by each candidate shall be made and signed by
the election officers the vote is counted
and the same shall be Immediately posted up on
the door OF the election house for information OF
the public. The trlplicate returns shall be en-.
closed in envelopes and be sealed in presence OF
the officers and one envelope with the unsealed
return sheet given to the Judge, which shall con
tain 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 twenty-four miles II their residence be
in town, village or city or upon the line of a rail
road leading to the county seat shall, before two
o'clock past meridian of the day after the election
and all other judges shal, before twelve o'clock
meridian OF the second day after the election, de-
liver said return, together with return sheet, to
the prOthonotary of the court OF common pleas OF
the county, which said return shall be filed, and
the day and hour of filing marked thereon, and
shall be preserved by the prothonotary 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 re-
turns to the said court. In counties where there
is no resident president judge the associate Indges
shall perform the duties imposed upon the court
OF common pleas which shall convene for said
purpose. The returns presented by the prothono-
tary shall be opened by said court and computed