The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-10-22

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the evidence; every per>on claiming TO be
naturaized citizen shall be required to pro
duce his naturalization cerli6cte at the elec-
u ion before voting, except where he has been
| for ten years, consecutively, a voter in the
| district in which he offers his vote and on
the vote of such person being received, IL
shall be the duty of the election officers 10
write or stamp on such certificate the word
voted with the month and year ; and ~
any election officer or officers shall receive
second vote on the same day, by virtue o.
thu same certificate. excepting where sons
are entitled to vote by virtue of the nal urai-
iza'ion of their fathers, they and the person
whn shall offer such second vote, upon so Of
| Tending shall be guilty of high mlsdemean-
or, and OH conviction thereof, be fined or
! imprisoned, or both, al the discretion of the
court; bot the fine shall not exceed one hum
dred dollars in each case, nor the lmprison-
meni one year, the like punishment shall
he inflicted on conviction, on the officers OF
election who shall neglect or refuse to make,
or cause to be made, the Endorsement requir.
ed as aforesaid on said naturalization ceGtIt-
icale.
IF any election officer shall refuse
or neglect to reqnire 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 offering to vote whose name Is
not on the list of assessed voters, or whose
right 10 vote is challenged by any qualified
voter present, aud shall admit such person
10 vote without requiring snch proof, every
person offending, shall upon conviction,
be sentenced, for every such offence, to pay
a fine mol exceeding five hundred dollars, OF
10 undergo an imprisonment mol more than
one year, or either or both, ut the discretion
of The court.
"As soon as the polls shall close, the officers
of election shall proceed to count all the votes
cast for each candidate voted for, and make a
full return of the same in tripiicate, with a
return sheet in addition, in all of which the
votes received by each can ndidate shall be given
after his or her name, first in words and again
in figures, and shall be signed by all of said
officers and certified by overseers, if any, or il
! not certified, the overseers and other officers
refusing to sign or certify. or either of them,
shall write upon each or the returns his of their
reasons for not signing or certifying them. The
vote, as soon counted, shall also be publicly
and fully declared 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 soon
! as the vote is counted, and tie same shall be
Immediately posted upon the door Of the eec-
, ton house for information Of the public. The
riplicate returns shall be enclosed in envelopes
2 and sealed in the presence Of the officers and
! one envelope, with unseaied return sheet given
I to the Judge, which shall contain ore list ot
voters, tally y-paper and oaths of officers, and
another of the said envelopes shall he given to
5 the minority Inspector. All judges living with
r in twelve miles Of the prothonoars's Office, or
within twenty -four miles, if their residence be
, in town, village or city upon the line of a
J railroad leading to the county seat, shall be.
fore two o'clock post meridian of the day after
t the election, and all other judges shall before
twelve o'clock meridian of the second day after
the election, deliver said return, together with
e return sheet to the prothonotary Of the cour
r of common pleas of the county, which saic
!, return sheet shall be filed, and the day anC
hour of fling marked thereon, and shall be
E preserved by the prothonotary for public inspec
ton and the other of said triplicate returns
b, shall be placed in the box and sealed up with
f! the ballots. All officers provided for by thi,
f act shall he compensated like officers are
, paid by existing laws. Whenever a place has
!, been or shall be provided by the authorities o
, any city, county, township or borough, for the
safe keeping of the ballot boxes, the Judge anc
minority inspector shall, after the election shall
be finished, and the ballot boxes or boxes con
tanning the tickets, list of voters and Other
t papers, have been securely bound with tape
s and sealed, and the signatures of the Judge ant
inspectors affixed thereto, forthwith deliver the
! same, together with the remaining boxes, tC
y the mayor and recorder of such cities, or il
counties, townships or boroughs, to such persor
: or persons as the court of common pleas of the
. proper county NAV designate, at the place
provided as aforesaid, who shall then deposi
!, the said boxes and keep the same to answer
; the call of any court or tribunal authorized tC
e try the merits of such election. Whenever tn,
a election officers of any election district shal
require the election boxes of such district, t.
hold any election, which, by law, they are o.
! shall be required to hold, they shall keep The
same securely in their possession without open
ing, until the morning of such election, anc
until they shall sevcrailv be sworn or affirmed
not to disc!ose how any eleCtor shall have voted
and after being so sworn affirmed they shal
2 open the said boxes and burn and total,
i destroy all the ballots and other papers which
X they shall find therein, before proceeding t.
I hold such election.
b The respective assessors, in
| spectors and Judges Of The elections sha |
} each have the power 10 administer oaths Il
4 any persons claiming the right 10 be as
e sessed or the right of suffrage, or in regarc
To any other matter or thing required to b,
done or inquired into by any Of said officer,
r under this act; and any willfnl false swear
ing by any person in relation 10 any matter
or hing concerning which they shall bt
! law wfully interrogat"d by any OF sid officers
or oyersecrS shall be perjury.
D Any assessor, election officer or person
appointed as an overreer, who shall neglec
! or refuse 20 perform any duty enjoned by
this act without reasonable or legal cause
| shall be subject to a penalty Of one hundred
dollars, and If an assessor shall knowingly
= assess any person Il voter who s not quail If
! ed ; or shall refuse TO assess any one who il
) qualif he shaI be guilty ofa msdemeanoI
. III Office, and on convection be punished by
(; fine or Imprisonment and also be subject tc
AT action for damages by the party sggrev.
2 ed ; and if any person shall frsudulently
! alter, add to, Geace or destroy any list o
voters made out as directed by ihis act, o
tear down or remove the same from The plac,
| where il has been fixed, with fraudulent o
t mIschievous intent, or for any improper pur