The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-10-27
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boxes, TO the mayor and recorder of such
city, or in counties, Townships or bor-
oughs, TO such person or persons as ,hc
court OF common pleas OF the proper
county may designate, at the place pro-
nIueu, as aforesaid, who shall then deposit
inc ss,ld boxes and \ eep the same to an
sYer the call of any court or tribunal au-
tnorlzed 10 try the merits of such election.
whenever the election officers OF
any election district shall reouire
.he election boxes of such district TO
hold any election which, by law. thew
are or shall be required to hold, they shall
keep the saine securely in their posses
SION without opening, until the mornin1
OF such election, and until they shall be
severalty sworn or affirmed not to sclose
how any elector shall nave voted. and AT
Ter belnS so-swprn or affirmed, they shall
open the said boxes and burn aud totally
destroy all the ballots and other papers
whlc they shall find therein before pro-
ceeding to hold such election.
SEC. IA. That from and Immediately af
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 in each election dis
trlct to be the assessor thereof, who shall
perform all the duties relating to elections
now required to be performed by asses
sors un Ter the provisions ofthis act: such
assessors shall be appointed as Anearlv as
can be ascertained from the party having
a majority of the votes In their respective
districts.
Sic. is. That in the election to be bold
on the third Tuesday of February ncxt.
and at the election annually thereafter.
there shall be elected in each election dis
trIct in the State, as we'll in those wherein
the registration of voters has heretofore
been made by officers appointed, and not
ah W hn Ia ffN, Al.
as in all others, one person as Judge and
two inspectors, i'll 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 rs required by the pro-
visions of this act. 1-.
Sic. 10. That the assessors appointed
under tho fourteenth section OF this act
shall, within tive days after their appoint
ment, proceed to make out lists of the
electors of their respective election dis
tricts, and deliver the same to the commis-
sioners, who shall transmits certified COPY
of the same to the judge of each election
district, at least f rty-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 deliye-
ry thereof to the mmissioner, (of which
days public notice shall be given by hand
bill throughout the districtl shall be open
for inspection apd correction in tho custo-
dy of said assessor from ten a. IN. to three
p. m, and from six p. m. to nine p. m. OF
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 10
any person claiming the right to be asses
sed, or the right OF suffrage, or in regard to
any other matter or thing required to be
done or inquired into by any of said ofti-
GERS under this act and any willful false
swearing by any person in relation to any
matter or thing concerning wnich they
shall be lawfully interrogated by any OF
said officers or oversecrs, shall be perjury.
SEC. Is. The assessors shall each receive
the same compensation for the time neces-
sarily spent in performing the duties here
by enjolned, as IL provided by law to as
SCISSORS making valuations, to be paid by
the county commissioners as in other
cases and it shall not be lawful for any
assessor to assess tax against any person
whatever within sixty-one days next pre-
ceding the annual election in November:
any violation of this provision shall be q
mlsdemeanor, and subject the officer 70
offending to fine, on conviction, not ex-
onment not exceeding three months, or
both, at the discretion of the court
SEC. 10. Any assessor. election officer or
person appointed as overseer, who shall
neglect or refuse to perform any duty en-
joined by this act, without reasonable or
legal cause, shall be subject to a penalty
of one hundred dollars; and If any asses
sor shall knowingly assess any person as
a voter who rs not qualified, or shall will
fully refuse to assess anv ono who is quail
flied. he shall be guilty of misdemeanor
in office, and on conviction be punished by
| u fine not exceeding one thousand dollars,
or Imprisonment not exceeding two years
or both, at the discretion of the court, and
also to be subject to an action for damages
by the party agrieved and ii any person
shall fraudulently alter, add To, deface or
destroy any list of voters made out as d.
| rected by this act, or tear down or remove
the same from the place where il has been
fixed, with fraudulent or mischIevious in
tent, or for any improper purpose, the por-
son so offending shall be guilty of q insdo-
meanor, and on conviction shall be pun
| ished by a fine not ex ceeding five hundrcd
| dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding
| two years, or both, at the discretion of The
| court; and il any person shall, by violence
| or intimidation, drive, or attempt tn drive
| from the polls any person or persons ap-
| pointed by the court to act as 1verseer Of
| All election, or in any way wilfully pre-
| vent said overseers from perfoI ming any
of the duties imposed upon them by this
act, such person shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanOr, and upon conviction thereof
| shall be punished by fine not exceeding
one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment
not exceeding two years, or bOth, al the
discretion oi the court. Any person who
shall, on the day OF any election, visit a
polling place in any election district in
which he is not entitled TO vote, and shall
use any intimidation or violence for The
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tion from performing the duties required
| of him by law, or for the purpose of pro-
venting any qualified voter of such district
exercising his right TO vote, or from sNoE-