Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-14
altw Advertisements.

he Is AZ the time Of making the afidAvit Of tho
age bf twenty ono aud under twenty-two years
that he has bcon citizen Of tho United siates
one month. aud has resided 10 the state one year.
or, II a native born citizen Of the State, and re-
moved therefIoin aud returned. that be has re-
sided therein six months next preceding said
election, and In the election district two months
preceding such eleetions he shall
bo entitled 10 vote although hc shall not
have paid taxes. The said afidasiis OF
all persons ms King such claims and the aildasiu
Of the Witnesses 10 their resldeucc shall DO pre-
served by the election board, and at the close OF
The election they shall be enclosed with the list Of
voters, tally list, and other papers required by
Law to be hled by the return Judge with the pro
thonoiary, aud shall remain on hlo Herewith In
the prothonotarys Office, subject TO examination
as other election papers are. II the election Off
shall end that the applicant possesses all the
legal qualifications of voter be shall be permit
tod to vote, and his name shall be added to the
list " taxables by the election officers, the word
"tax" being added where The claimant claims To
vote on tax, and the void "age" whore be claims
10 vote on age, tho same words being added by
the clerks In each respectively on the lists Of
pcfsons voting nj such election.
onALLESog or nEcisrsngb VOTERS.
Sac. "A. IL shall be lawful for any qualified
citizen Of the district notwith standing the name
Of the proposed voter Is contained on the list Of
resident isxables, TO challenge the vote Of such
person, whcseupon the same proof Of the right Of
sulIfage as new required by law shall be publicly
made, and acted on by the election board and the
vete admitted or rejected according TO the csi-
denee. Every person claiming to be a naturalircd
citizen shall bo required to produce his natural
ration eort1 cato nt the election before voting ex
cept where he has been for lve years consecutive
ly q voter In the district In which be offers his
vote, and on the vote Of such ptrson being re.
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to write or stamp on such certificate the word
"yoicd," with the day, month aud year, and II
any election officer or officers shall receive Sec
ond vote On .the same day by virtue OF the satne
certificate, except where sons are entitled 10 vote
because Of the naturalization Of their fathers,
they and the person who shall Offer such second
vote shall be guilty Of a lnisdeneanor, and on
cony cion thereof be nned n ipmrisoned, or both
at the discretion Of the court, bu, the hne shall
not exceed ave hundred dollars In each case, nor
the imprisonment one year. The like punishment
shall be inflicted on conviction Of the officers u
election Who shall neglect or refuse TO make or
cause to bo made the cndorsemeht required as
aioresaid On said naturalization certificate.
sEGLEor or purr oT ELEcrios OFFICERS.
SIC. ~. II amy election officer shall refuse or
neglect to require such proof OF the right Of sui.
frage as is prescribed by this Law, or the laws to
which this is supplement, FROM any person Of
assessed voters, OF whose right to vote is chal.
lenged by any qualified voter present., and shall
admit such person 70 vote without requiring such
proof, every person 70 offending shall upon con.
yiciion 10 guilty Of a misdemean6r, and shall be
lentenccd Tor every such offence to pay lne not
exceeding eve hundred dollars, or to undergo an
imprisonment not more than one yeaf, or both At
the discretion Of tue court
CANVASS oF TIE voTEs BY rnE COURT
sKc. IS. As soon as the polls shall close tie u
foeFs of the election shall proseed to count all
the votes cast tor each candidate voted for, and
make out full return Of the sane in triplieaie,
with a return sheet IN addition, Ia all Of which
the votes received By each candidate shall he Civ
en- aiier his or her name, hrst Ia words and again
in figures, aud shall be signed by all Of said Of.
hcers, and certified by Ovenecrs II any, or IL not
50 certified the oyefscers and any officer refusing
to sign or certify or either Of them, shall write
upon each OF The returns his or their reasons Tor
not signing or certifying them. The rote a. .son
counted shall aiso BE- paJiieiy and Jiiy declared
from The riHdow 10 he eiiifens present, ond
brief saiemeaf sLyring he peies rsceired by eeeL
candidate sLaHbe made and signed Jy he election
qficsrF a. soon The rofe is eoahfed, and the same
shall te imBiediafety posted gp on ike door o( he
election koHse for Information Of the public. The
triplIcate returns shall be enclosed Ia envelopes
and be sealed In the prestnee Of the oficeu,
given 10 the judge, which shall contain one list
Of ve,efs, tally paper, and oaths Of officers, and
another Of sai envelopes shall be given to the mi.
nority inspector. Al Judges living within twelve
miles OF the piCth0notary's office, or within
twenty four miles, II their residence be 10 town,
village os city upoa the linz Of railroad leading
TO the county seat, shall before two o'clock, post
meridian, Of the day after the election, and all
other judges shall before twelve o'clock meridian
Of la nd ait ~ a.
rsturn. together With return sheet, to the pro.
thonolary Of the court Of common pleas Of the
county. which said return sheet shall hc hled, and
the day aud hour Of filing marked thereon, aud
shall be preserved BY the proiLobotary for public
inspection. At twelve o'clock 90 the said second
day following any election, the prothonoiary Of
the eour. OF common pleas shall present the said
returns 10 the said court in counties where there
Is no resident president Judge the associate jndg-
es shall perform the duties imposed upon the
court Of eouinon pleas, which shall convene lot
said purpose the returns presented by the pro-
thon0tary shall be opened by said court, and CON-
puted by such Of its ulcers, and such sworn as.
ssisnis as the coutt shau appoint, in the pres.
ence Of the Juige OF judges ef said court, and
the returns certified and certificates Of election is.
sued under the seal Of the court, as Ia now re-
quired to be done by the return judges, aud The
vote as so computed and certified shall be made
a matter OF record In said court. The sessions Of
said court shall be open to epublic, and In case
the return Of any election district shall be
missing when the returns are presented, or 10
case Of complaint Of qualified ccctor under
oath charging palpable fraud or mistake and
particularly specifying the alleged mistake or
fraud, or where fraud er mistake Is apparent on
the return, the court shall examine the return,
and II In the judgment of the court II shall be
necessary 10 just return said court shall issue
summary process against tho election officers,
and oversecfs II any Of the election district ecm-
planned Of, 10 bring them forthwith into court,
with al election papers in their possession, and
II palpable mistake OF fraud shah be discovered,
u shall, upon such hearing as may be deemed
necessary TO cnlighien the court, aud be
corrected by the court, and go certified but
all allegations of palpsble fraud or mistake
shall be decided by the said court within three
days after the day the returns are brought into
court for computation, and the said inquiry shall
be directed only to palpable fraud or mistake,
and shah not be deemed a judicial adjudication
to conclude any eonios, now or hereafter TO be
provided BY law, and the other Of said iripIicais
returns shall be placed in the box and sealed up
with the ballots. Nothing In this act shall re.
quirc the returns Of election Of borough or town
ship officers to be made to the court as directed
Ia this section, but all the returns Of the election
Of towuship and borough officers shall be en-
closed In scaled cover, directed 20 the prothono.
tary Of the court Of common pleas Of the proper
county, and shall BY sofne one Of them be deliv.
cred into his Office within three days after every
such election and fled therein. In counties
whero there are three or more judges Of said
court learned 10 the law, at least two judges
shall 81, to compute and certify returns. unle.
unavoidably prevented. IL any Of the said judg-
cs shall himself be candidate for any office at
any election he shall mot sit with the court or
act in counting the returns Of sach electioa, AMI
in such case the other Judges u any. shall act,
and II In any county thsro shall be no judge quail
lied to hold the said court under the provisions
OF this act present and able TO nct then and 10
every such casc, The register Of Wills. the sheriff
and county commissioners Of the proper eounty
shall be and constitute Board, who, or major.
ny OF whom shall have aud exercise all the pow.
crs, aud perform al the duties vested 10 OF re.
quired TO be performed by tho court Of common
pleas Of such county, BY and under the PROV.
sions 81 this scction but none Of the said Cd.
GERS shall act as n member Of such Board when
himself candidate for any ofics at the election,
the returns OF which the taid Board Is required
to count under the provisions Of this section.
sto =. In all elections hereafter the certificate
of naturalization, II genuine, shall be conclusive
evidence Of the facts mentioned therein, and where
the person Offering 10 vote claims the right On
the payment Of tax, the receipt for such 'ax. II
signed BY the proper officer, shall be the evidence
thereof; II such 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, whore and 10 whom such Tux was
paid.
Notice Is further hereby given, That
all persons exeept Justices Of the Peace, who
shall held an ofiee or appointment Of trust under
the government Of the United States, er of thh
State, CT Of any incorporated district, whe,hers
commissioned cficer " Otherwise, a subordinate
otheer Or agent, who Il OF shall be employed IN.
der the Legislative, Executive or Judicial de-
partments Of this Slate or Of the United States
OF any city or incorporated district, and also
that every msmber Of Congress, or Of the State
Legislature, or ofthc common or select council
Of any city. or commissioner ofany Incorporated
district, areb law Incapable ~ holding or
exercising, at che came time, the oiice OF %.
poip,ment Of Judge, Ipspeetoro Or Clerk Of any