The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-10-13

to be written thereon, and attested bv a
citizen OF the district. In addition TO the
oath now prescribed by law to be taken
and subscribed by election officers, they
shall spverally be sworn or affirmed not
to disclose how any elector shall have vo
ted. unless required TO do so as witnesses
in judicial proceeding. All Judges, in
fpectors, clerks and overseers of any elec-
ton held under this act shall, before en- %
tering upon their-aities, he duly sworn or
affirmed in the presence of each other.
The Judge shall be sworn by the minority
inspector, If 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 OH
Ger who administered the oath. III any
Judge or minority inspector refuses or
fails to swear the officers of election i'm the
manner required by this act, or if any Of
ficer of election shall act without being
first duly sworn, or If any officer of elec-
ton shall sign tho form of oath without
befag duly sworn, or if any Judge or mi
nority inspector shall certify that any ofli-
Ger was sworn when he was not, il shall
be deemed misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction, the officer or officers so offending
shall be fined not exceeding one Thousand
hOlldibs VI lDilSOutu lOb CNCetUln1 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 ciains the
right to vote at said election, shall pro-
duce ut least one qualified voter o. the dis
trict as witness to the residence of the
claimant in the district in which he claims
to be voter, for the periol of at least two
months Immediately preceding said elec-
ton, which witness shall be sworn OF af-
firiued and subscribe written or partly
written and partly printed affidavit TO the
facts stated by him, which affidavit shall
define clearly where the residANp is of
the person so claiming to be a 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 a citizen of the United States
for one month, and of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania; that he has resided in
the commonwealth one year, or, If former
ly a qualified elector or a native born citi-
zen thereof, and has removed therefram
and returned, that he has resided therein
six mont his next preceding said election ;
that he has resided in dhe district in which
he claims to be voter for the period of at
least two months immt diately 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 state OF county tax
within two years, which was assessed at
least two months and paid ut least one
month before the election. The said affi-
davit shall also state when and where the
tax claimed 10 be paid by the afliant was
assessed, and when and where and to
whom paid and the tax receipt therefor
shah bo produced for examination, un ess
the affiant shall state in his affidavit that
il has been lost or destroyed, or that he
never received any; and if naturalized
citizen, shall also state when, where and
by what court he was naturaized, and
shall also produce his certificate of natu-
ralzation for examination. But if the
person so claiming the right TO vote shall
take and subscribe an affidavit that he is
native born citizen of the United States,
or, If 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 his atlidavt that he is, at the time
of making the affidavit, of the age of twen-
ty-one and 6nder the age of twenty-five
years; that he has been a citizen of the
United States one month, and has resided
in the state one year; or, If native born
citizen of the state and removed there
from and returned, that he has 'reSideu six
months 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 ailidavits Of all
person making such claims, and the affi-
davts of the witnesse to their residence
shall be preserved by tho election board,
and al the close of the election they slall
be enclosed with the list of voters, tally list
and other papers required by law TO be
filed by the return judge with the proth0n-
otary and shall remain on file Herewith
i'm the parliamentary office, subject to eX
animation as other election papers are. II
the election officers shall find that the ap-
plicant possesses all the legal qualification
of a voter he shall be permitted 20 vote,
and his name shall be added TO the list OF
taXables by the 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 heing added by the clerks in each
case, respectively, ON the list of persons
voting at such election.
SEC. IL. It shall be lawful for any quail
fed citizen of the district, notwithstand-
ing the name of the proposed voter is
contained in the list Of taXabes to chal-
lenge tha vote of such perso , whereupOn
the same proof of the right of suffrage rs
is now required by law shall be publicly
made and acted on by the election board
and the vote admitted or rejected accord
in TO the evidence. Every person claim
ing 60 be naturalized citizen shall be re-
quired to produce his naturalization GER
tlficate at the election before voting, eX
cept where he has been for tive years con
secutivelY voter in the district i'm which
he offers his vote; ana on the vote of such
persnn being received, it shall be the duty
of the election officers to write or STAMP
the word voted" with the day. month
and year; and il any election officer Ol
officers shall receive a second vote ON the
same day, by virtue of the same certifi-
cate, excepting where sons are entltled t'
vote, because of the naturalization O
their fathers, they aud the person who
shall offer such second vote shall be guil-
ty of a misdemeanor, and ON conviction
thereof shall he fined or imprisoned. OF
both, at the discretion of the court bu
l Ihn Gnn. shall mot nNnanl nun -LnnaraL