Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-11
NEW SERIES--VOL. Is, NO. I

withstanding the name Of the pro
posed yoteris contained on the list OF
resident taxables, TO challenge the
vote of such person, whereupon the
same proof of the right of suffrage as
now required by law shall be publicly
made, and acted on by the Election
Board, and tho vote admitted or re-
jected according to the evidence. Eve
ry person claiming to be naturalized
citizen shall be required to produce
his naturalization certificate at the
election before voting except where
he bas been for five years consecutive
ly voter in the district in which he
offers his vote, and on the vote of such
person being received 1t shall be the
duty Of tho election officers to write
or stamp on such certificate tho word
"voted," with, the day, month and
year. and If any election officer or of.
ficers shall receive a second vote on
the same day BY virtue Of the same
certificate, except where sons are en-
titled to vote becanse of the naturali-
cation of their fathers, they and the
person who shall offer such second
vote shall be guilty OF msdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof be fined or
imprisoned, or both at the discretion
of the court, bot the fine shall not
exceed five hundred dollars in each
case, nor the Imprisonment one year.
The like punishment shall be inflicted
on conviction of the officers of cleo
tion who shall neglect or refuse to
make or cause to be made the endorse
ment required as aforesaid on said
naturalization certificate. ~
NEGLECT OF DUTY OF ELECTION oFPI-
GERS.
SEC. 12 If any election officer shall
refuse or neglect to require such proof
of the right of suffrage as is prescribed
by this law, or the laws to which this
is a supplement, from any person Of
fcring To vote whose name is not on
the list OF assessed voters, or whose
right to vote is challenged by any
qualified voter present, and shall ad-
NIT such person TO vote without re-
quiring such proof, every person so Of
Tending shall upon conviction be guilty
of misdemeanor, aud shall be SEN
fenced for every such offence to pay a
fine not exceeding FIVE hundred dol
lars, or 10 undergo an Imprisonment
not more than one year or both al
the discretion al the court. aH
CANVASS OF THE VOTES BY THE COURT,
SEC l3. AS soon as the polls shall
close the officers OF election shall pro,
ceed TO count all the votes cast for
each candidate voted for, ard make
out full return of tho same in trip
licate, with a return sheet in addition
in all of which the votes received
by each candidate shall be given aftel
his or her name, first in words nnc
again in figures. and shall be signet
by all OF said ofiicers, and certified 10y
ovesseers II any, or if not 80 certified
the overseers and any officer refnsin,
to sign or certify or either of them
shall write upon each of the return
his or their reasons for not signing ol
certifying them. The vote as soon a
counted shall also be publicly and fol
ly declared from tho window to th,
citizens present, and brief state
ment showing the votes received by
I each candidate shall be made an,
signed by the election officers as sool
~ the vote is counted, aud tho sam,
shall be Immediately posted up ol
the door of the election house fof in
formation of the public. The tripli
cate returns shall be enclosed in en-
velopes and be sealed in the presenc,
of the officers, and one envelope will
the unsealed return sheet given TO III,
Judge, which shall contain one list O
voters, tally-paper, and oaths of off
GERS, and another Of said envelope
, shall be given to the minority iuspec
tor. All judges living within twelv
, miles of the prothonotary's office, O
within twenty.four miles, if their res
idence be in town, village or cit,
upon the line OF railroad leading 4
tho county seat, shall before tw,
o clock, post meridian, of the day al
tor the election, and all othe
judges shall before twelve o'clocl
!, meridian Of the second day al
ter the election, deliver said return
together with return sheet, 10 thcprc
thcnotary OF the court of common
!, pleas of the county, which said re
= turn sheet shalt be filed, and tho da
! and hour of filing marked Thereon
and shall bo preserved by The 2rothor
, otary for pubic Inspections At twelv
, o'clock on the said second day follow
! ing any election, the prothonotary Q
. the court of common pleas shall pr,
1 sent the said returns 10 the said cour
: in counties where there is no residen
president judge, the associate Judge
shall perform the duties imposed upo
!, tho court of common pleas, whic
shall convene for said purpose tn
!, returns presented by the prothon,
q tary shall be opened by said cour
:, and computed by such ofits officers, an
: such sworn assistants as the coul
! shall appoint, in the presence of II
q Judge or judges Of said court, and II
n returns certified aud certificates 9,
!, election issued under the seal of u
4 court, as is now required 10 be dor
q by the return judges, and-the vote ;
{ SO computed and certified shall |
made matter of record In said cour
a The sessions of said court shall
= open to the public, and 10 case the r
II turn Of any election district shall |
u missing when the returns are presen
I; ed, or in case of complaint Of qua
!, fed elector under oath charging pa
j pablo fraud or mistake, and partic
( larly specifying the alleged fraud
! mistake, or where fraud or mistake
. apparent on the return, tho court sh,
examine the return, and ii in Il
h judgment Of the court Il shall be ne
. = cssary to a just return said court shi
q issue summnry process ngainst Il
a election officers, and overscors II an
a Of the election district complained {
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