The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-10-20

in a judicial proceeding. All Judges, in
spectorS, clerks and overseers of any cleo |
ton held under this act shall, before en-
tering upon their duties, I've duly sworn or /
affirmed in the presence of each other.
The judge shall be sworn by the minority |
inspector, IL 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 aud signed by the |
officers 50 sworn, and attested by the oth- |
Ger who administered the oath. If any |
Judge or minority inspector refuses or |
fails to swear the officers of election i'm the |
manner required by this act or II any Of |
ficer of election shall act without being |
first duly sworn, or if any officer of elec-
ton shall sign the form of oath without
being duly sworn, or If any judge or mi |
nority inspector shall certify that any Off
Ger was sworn when he was not, it shall
be deemed misdemeanOr, and upon con-
viction, the officer or officers so offending
ehal 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 cIaims the
right to vote at said election, shall pro-
| duce at least one qualified voter OF the dis
/ trlcl as q Witness TO tDe reSluence OF tne
| claimant in the district in which 4 G claims
to be a voter, for the perio of at least two
months Immediately preceding said elec-
| ton, which witness shall be sworn OF af-
firmed and subscribe written or partly
written and partly printed affidavit To the
| facts stated by him, which affidavit shall>
define clearly where the rNsldence is of
the person 50 claiming to BNL 4oter; and
| the person so claiming the right to vote
shall also take and subscribe aYritten or
partly writtensfnd ~ Ras'l NJ affidavit,
stsSlDf' S IN N ~ vas 1TBs&nG bern th"t dna
he-has been a citizen of the United States
for one month, and of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania; that he has resided in
the commonwea one year, or, II former
| ly a qualified eley6or or "A native born citi-
zen thereof, and has removed thercfrom
/ and returned, that he has resided therein
psix months next preceding said election;
tmRnuhe. has resided in the district in which
he kims to be a voter for the period of at
least two months imm9iiately preceding
said election that he has not moved into
the district for the purpose of voting there
in; that he has, If TWENTY-FIVE years of
age or upwards, paid a state oI county tax
within two years, which was assessed at
least two months and paid mt least one
month before the election. The said affi-
davit shall also state when and where the
tax claimed 10 hn paid by the afiiant was
assessed, and when and where and to
whom paid and the tax receipt therefor
{ shall be produced for examination, un es~
the affiant shall state in his affidavit that
| it has been lost or destroyed, or that he
never received any; and if a natnralized
I citizen, shall also state when, where and
by what court he was naturalized, and
shall also produce his certificate of natu-
raliZatiOn tor examination. hut If the
3 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 if born elsewhere. shall state the fact
f in his affidavit. and shall produce evidence
\ that he has been naturalized or that he is
5 entitled to citizenship by reason of his
fathers NATURALIZATION, and shall flrthe,
@ state in his affidavit that he is, at the time
? of making the affidavit, of the age of twen-
: ty-one and under the age of twenty-five
{ wears that he has been citizen of the
e United States one month, and has resided
# in the state one year; or, If native borI
citizen OF the state and removed there
v from and returned, that he has resided sin
e months next preceding said election. anC
: in the election district two months imme
$ .diatelv preceding such election, he shal
3 be entitled to vote, although he shall no
@ have paid taxes. The said ailidavits of al
: person making such claims, and the af1i
O dayits of the witnosse to their residence
Vt shall be preserved by the election board
= and a. the close of the election they slal
II be enclosed with the list of voters, tally lis
q and other papers required by law to b
N filed by the return judge with the prothnn
v otarv, and shall remain on file therewiti
II i'm the prothonotary's office, subject to ex
II animation as other election papers are.
h the election officers shall find that the ap
d plit.ant possesses all the legal quail ificaiion
of a voter he shall be permitted TO vote
n and his name shall be added 10 the list @
l. taxables bv TIL election officers, tho wor
n ''rax' being added where the claiman
k claims to vote on tax and the word "age,
where he claims to vote on age; the sam
n words heing added hy the clerks in eac
= case, respectively, on the list of person
N voting at such election.
,r SEc. II. It shall be lawful for any quail
d, fed citizen of the district, nOtwithstand
l. ing the name of the proposed vo'er
m contained i'm the list Of taXables, 20 cha
e lenge tha vote Of such perso whereupo
ii the same proof of the right of SUFFRAGE 9
m is now required by law shall be pubiicl
l. made and acted on by the election boar,
ct and the vote admitted or rejected accord
al i'm to the evidence. Every person clain
in ing to be a uaturalized citizen shall be RI
IL quired to produce his naturalization ce
as tifcate at the election before voting. eN
r cept where he has been for five years COZ
g. secutively a voter in the district in whiC
OF he offers his vote ana ON the vote of sue
no person being received, il shall be the dut
:, of the election officers 10 write or STAN
c. the word "voted" i" with the day. mont
and year and il any election otlleer
n officers shall receive a second vote on u
of same day, by virtue of the same certii
in cate, excepting where sons are entitled
vote. because Of the naturalization
All their fathers, they and the person WI
he shall offer such second vote shall be gni
IS tv of a misdemeanor, and on convictic
rs, thereof shall he fined or imprisoned,
iy both. at the discretion of the court b
he the fine shall not exceed five hundr'
II dollars i'm each case, nor the imprisol
II raent one year. The like punishme
It's shall be inflicted, on conviction, on the {
" ficers of election who shall neglect or I
all fuse to make, or cause to be made, 4
be endorsement required as aforesaid on sa