The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-10-20
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oughs, to such person or persons as the
court of common pleas of the proper
county may designate, at the place pro-
vided, as Aforesaid, who shall then deposit
the said boxes and Aeep the same to an
swer the call of any court or tribunal au-
thOrized to try the merits of such election.
Whenever the election officers of
any election district shall require
the election boxes of such district to
hold any election which, by law, they
are or shall be required to hold, they shall
keep the same securely in their possess
sion without opening, until the morning
OF such election, and until they shall be
severally sworn or affirmed not to disclose
how any elector shall nave voted, and af-
ter being 50 sworn or affirmed, they shall
open the said b )Xes and burn and totally
destroy all the ballots and other papers
whic they shall find therein before pro-
ceeding to hold such election.
SEC. Ia. That from and imm ediately Hf
| ter the passage of this act, the court of
! common pleas in the proper county in
| election districts wherein assessors have
| not heretofore been elected, shall appoint
| one reputable person i'm each election dis
( trict to be the assessor thereof who shall
| perform ali the duties relating to elections
| now required to be performed by asses
| sors un ter the provisions of this act. Such
| assessors shall be appointed nearly as
can be ascertained from the party having
majority of the votes in their respective
districts.
SIC. 10. That in the election to be hold
on the third Tuesday of February next,
! and at the election annually thereafter,
| there shall be elected IN each election dis
| trIct in the state, as well in those wherein
! the registration of voters has heretofore
| beeu made by officers appointed, and not
chosen by the people to perform the duty
| as in all others, one person as judge and
/ two inspectors, in conformity with the gem
eral laws of the commonwealth, to conduct
| the elections for one year, and also an as
| SCISSOR who shall perform the duties Incl
dent to elections as required by the pro-
| visions of this act.
Sic. l6. That the assessors appointed
under the fourteenth section of this act
shall, within i've days after their appoint
ment, proceed to make out lists of tho
electors of their respective election dis
tricts, and deliver the same to the commits
sioners, who shall transmit certified copy
of the same to the Judge of each election
district, at least f rsy-eight hours before
the election to be held, said assessors shall
also post ten copies thereof in conspicuous
places in each election district at least ten
days before said election. And the lists so
made by the assessors during the two sec
ular days preceding the day of the delive-
nv thereof to the commissioner, (of which
, days public notice shall be given by hand
, | bill throughout the districtl shall be open
for inspection apd correction in the custo-
, dy OF said assessor from ten a. m. TO three
f p. IN, and from six p. IN. to nine p. m. of
q each of said days, in the manner provided
. in section second OF this act; and all of the
remedies, privileges and powers secured
and provided thereby are hereby made
, applicable to the lists herein named.
SEC. II. The respective assess RS, in
- spectors and judges of the elections shall
!. each have the power to administer oaths To
a any person claiming the right to be asses.
sed, or the right OF suffrage, or in regard to
4 any other matter or thing required to be
! done or inquired into by any of said otfi-
I GERS under this act and any willful- false
swearing by any person i'll relation TO any
:, matter or thing concerning which they
4 shall be lawfully interrogated by any OF
II said officers or oVersecrs, shall be perjury.
= SEC. lS. The assessors shall each receive
- the Same compensation for the time neces-
y sarily spent IN performing the duties here
y ! by onioined as is provided by law to as
n SCISSORS making valuations, to be paid by
a the county commissioners as in other
:, cases and it shall not be lawful for any
assessor to assess q tax against any person
q whatever within sixtv-one days next pre-
!, ceding the annual election in November
y any violation of this provision shall be a
NJ IN misdemeanor, and subject the officer so
q offending To a fine, ON conviction, not ex-
,a ceeding one hundred dollars or to impris-
10 onment not exceeding three months, OF
,o both, at the discretion of the court.
II SEC. 10. Any assessor election officer OF
"a person appointed as overseer, who shall
=, neglect or refuse to perform any duty en-
to legal cause, shall be subject to a penalty
m of one hundred dollars; and if any asses
Nv sor shall knowingly assess any person al
h n voter who rs not qualified, or shall will
IN fully refuse to assess anv ono who is quail
as flied. he shall be guilty of misdemeanol
of in Office, and on conviction be punished by
,o fine not exceeding one thousand dollars
O. or imprisonment not exceeding two years
If or BOTH mt the discretion of the court, anC
n also to be subject To an action for damage,
Nv "a nd /
= shall traudulently alter, add to, deface ol
i'm destroy any list of voters made out as dt
m rected by this act, or tear down or remove
- the same from the place where it has beer
= fixed, with fraudulent or mischleVious in
nt tent, or for any improper purpose, the per
in son SO offending shall be guilty of misde
nj meanor, and on conviction shall be pun
err ished by a fine not exceeding five hundrc'
rd dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding
20 two years. or both, at the discretion of tn
mn court and if any person shall, by Violenc
he or intimidation, drive, or attempt To drlN
as from the polls any person or persons ap
IS pointed by the court to act AS nVerseer {
id am election, or in any way wilfully pre-
cb / vent said oVerseers from pertoi ming an
nv of the duties imposed upon them by tn
ch act such person shall be guilty OF mi,
'cr deneanor, and upon conviction theret
ms shall be punished by ilne not eNceedln
he one thousand dollars, or by lmprisonnel
on not exceeding two years, or Doth, at Tn
nd discretion on the court. Any person VIII
~ shall, on the day OF any election, visit
'oe polling place i'm any election district i
of which nc is not entitled TO vote and sha
-es use any intimidation or violence for IN
av purpose of pi evening any officer of ele'
~ ton from performing the duties reduire
re- OF nm ny law, or loi te PURPOSE oi pr
ire venting any quallheu Notel oI such .is'Iu SUI
or. exercising his right to vote, or from exc
m, cising his right 10 challenge any person o
ne fering TO vote, such person shall be deem
Ite ed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upO
All conviction thereof shall DO puhlsheu oy