The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-10-06

anu suDScrlDeu Dy election OfncerS, they
shall severally be sworn or affirmed moi
TO disclose how any elector shall have vo
ted. unless required TO do so as witnesses
in Judicial proceeding. All Judges, in
spectors, clerks and overseers of any elec-
ton held under this act shall, before en-
tering upon their duties, be duly sworn OF
aihrmed in the presence of each other.
The Judge shall be sworn by the minority
Inspector, II there shall be such minority
inspector, and in case there be no minori-
ty inspector, then by justice of the peace
or alderman, and the inspectors, overseers
and clerks shall be sworn by The Judge.
Certificates of such swearing or affirming
shall be duly made out and signed by the
officers so sworn, and attested by the offi-
Ger who administered the oath. If any
Judge or minority inspector refuses or
fails to swear the officers of election in the
maReer required by this act, or If any Of
ficerof election shall act without being
first duly sworn, or if any officer of elec-
uon shall sign the form of oath without
being duly sworn, or II any Judge or mi
nority inspector shall certify that any Off
Ger was sworn when he was not, IL shall
be deemed misdemeanor, and upon con-
vietion, the officer or officers so offending
shall be fined not exceeding one thousand
dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding one
year, or both in the discretion of the
court.
SEC. 10. On the day of election any per-
son whose name shall not appear on the
registry of voters, and who claims the
right to vote at said election, shall pro-
duce at least one qualified voter or the dis
trict as a witness TO the residence of the
claimant in the district in which he claims
to be.a voter, for the period of at least two
months Immediately preceding said cleo
tonNwhich witness shall be sworn OF af-
firm n and subscribe written or partly
written and partly printed affidavit TO the
facts stated by him, which affidavit shall
define clearly where the residence is of
the person so claiming to be voter and
the person so claiming the right to vote
shall also take and subscribe written or
partly written and partly printed affidavit
stating, TO the best of his knowledge and
belief, when and where he was born that
he has been citizen of the United States
for one month, and of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania; that he has resided i'm
the commonwealth one year, or, if former
ly qualified elector or native born citi-
zen thereof, ana has removed therefrom
and returned, that he has resided therein
SIX monthS.pext preceding said election !;
thathe has resided in the district in which
he claims to be voter for the period of at
least two months imme diately preceding
said election /; that he has not moved into
the district for thepurpose of voting there
in; that he has, If TWENTY-FIVE years of
age or upwards, paid a state OF county tax
within two years, which was assessed at
least two months and paid at least one
month before the election. The said affi-
davit shall also state when and where the
tax claimed TO be paid by the affiant was
assessed, and when and where and To
whom paid; and the tax receipt therefor
shall be produced for examination, unless
the affiant shall state in his affidavit that
it has been lost or destroyed, or that he
never received any; and if a naturalized
citizen, shall also state when, where and
by what court he was naturalized, and
shall also produce his certificate of natu-
ralization for examination. But if the
person so claiming the right to vote shall
take and subscribe an affidavit that he is
a native born citizen of the United States,
or, il born elsewhere, shall state the fact
in his affidavit, and shall produce evidence
that he has been naturalized or that he is
entitled TO citizenship by reason of his
fathers naturalization, and shall further
state In bis affidavit that he is, at the time
of making the affidavit, of the age O, twen-
ty-ope and under the age of twc.,ty-two
years that he has been a citizty. of the
United States one month, and mas resided
i'm the state one year; or, if t.ative born
citizen OF the state and removed there
from and returned, that he has rasideu six
next preceding said election. and
in the election district two months imme-
diately preceding such election, he shall
be entitled to vote, although he shall not
have paid taxes. The said affidavits OF all
persons making such claims, and the affi-
davits of the witnesses to their residence
shall be preserved by the election board,
and at the close of the election they slall
be enclosed with the list of voters, tally list
and other papers required by law TO be
fled by the return judge with the prothon-
Dtary, and shall remain on file Herewith
in the prothonotary's Office, subject to eS-
mi N afinn AZ Othar QlaQtinfa no Nar
he election officers shall find that the ap-
plicant possesses all the legal qualifications
)f q voter he shall be permitted TO vote,
md his name shall be added TO the list of
axables by tho election officers, the word
'IaX" being added where the claimant
claims to vote on tax, and the word 'age,"
where he claims to vote on age; the same
words being added by the clerks in each
,ase, respectively, on the list of persons
7oting at such election.
SEC. IL. 1t shall be lawful for any auali-
iad citizen of the district, notwithstand-
ng the name of the proposed voter is
in the list of taxables, to chal-
enge the vote of such person, whereupon
he same proof of the right of suffrage as
$ now required by law shall be publicly |
made and acted on by the election board !
md the vote admitted or rejected accord !
n : to the evidence. Every person claim !
ng to be a naturalized citizen shall be re- |
luired To produce his naturalization GER |
ificate at the election before voting, ex-
ept where he has been for five years con-
ecutively voter in the district in which |
Ie offers his vote ana on the vote of such |
person being received, II shall he the duty |
Il the election officers to wEite or stamp |
he word "voted," with the day. month |
nd year and il any election officer or |
Ulcers shall receive a second vote on the |
anne day, by virtue of the same certif- |
ate, excepting where sons are entitled to /
'ote, because of the naturalization. of |
heir fathers, they and the person who |
hall offer such second vote shall be gull |
y of a misdemeanor, and on conviction |
hereof shall be fined or imprisoned, or /
9th, ut the discretion of the court but |
he fine shall not exceed five hundred |
ollars in each case, nor the imprisOn-
aent one year. The like punishment |