Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-10-13

liri Of taNhbics by the election nfccrs, the word
i'i,x' being added where the claimant claims 10
vote on taA, and the word rage" where be claim.
10 vote on age, the same words being added by
the clerks In each respectively on the list. Of
persons voting at such election.
CHALLENGE OF ngeIsrEnrb VOTERS.
sEc. II. It shall be lawful for any qualified
citizen Of the district, Notwithstanding the name
Of the proposed voter Is contained on the liz, Of
resident tSxabics, to challenge the vote Of such
person, whereupon the same proof Of the right Of
suffrage as now required by law shall be- publicly
made, and acted on by the election board, and the
dencr Every person claiming to be naturalized
citizen shall be required to produce hi. natural.
iEation certificate at the election before voting
cept where ho has been for iSe years consecutive.
~ n voter in the district in which he offers biz
vote, and on the vote Of such psrson being re-
ecived II shall be the duty Of the election officers
to write or stamp on such certificate The word
'voted. With the day, month aud year, and II
any election officer Or officers shall receive sec
ond vote on the same day b. virtue sf the same
eariihcate. except where svns arc sniitlri 10 vote
becaasc Of The uatunhration of their father,
they and the person who shall offer such second
vote shall be guilty Of misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof be anei or ipmrisoned or both
at the discretion Of the court bat the hne shall
not exceed Eve hundred dollars in each case. nor
the imprisonment one year. The like punishmeut
shalt be inflicted on cougietiou of the officers Of
election who shall neglect ot refuse to make OF
cause 70 he made the endorsement required a.
nforesaid on said Naturalization certihcaie.
sEeLEcr ~ ptri or kLEorIoS oFricrns.
Sue. ~ If any election officer shall refuse or
nrglcet TO require such proof OF the right of sul
fragc as is prescribed by this Law, or the laws to
which this is supplement, from any person Of.
fcring 10 vote whose name is no, on the list II
assessed voters, or whose right TO vote l. ehal
lenged by any qualified voter present, ani shall
admit such person 10 vote without requiring sush
proof, every person 20 offending shall ,on con.
vietion be guilty OF a niisdcmeanor, and shall be
sentenced for every such offence TO pay a fine not
exceeding Ave hundred doIlars, or 10 undergo as
imprisonment not more than one year. or both a.
the discretion Of the court.
CANVASS or rnE vorrs Br ras corr.
sEc. 10. As soon as the polls shall close the 81
hters Of the election shall prOseeI 10 count all
the votes cast for each candidate voted for. AMI
make out a fall return Of the same ia tripict,e
with return sheet In alditiOu, ia all Of which
the votes received by each ca.iiii.e shall 9 civ.
en- after his ar her name, first 10 uorlsand as.ip
10 figures, and shall be signed By al Of sid Of
hcers, and certified by overseers II any, or Il NJ,
80 certified the overscers anil any oi scr refusing
10 sign or certify or either Of ticm, shah write
upon each of the return, hi. " their reas,ns Tor
not signing ar certifying them. TLs rsi. y. sss.
esHsiei shaH alec Be patiieiy oad f.ay declared
Jros The ni"der 10 me cifirsHs prese~i. aad Z,
briJ siaiemsHi sAoUiag ne cote. rscsircd ly .rel
candidate ssah be mode sHa .iyasd By hs sisoiisa
efsoees az sooa The cois is eosHis3 ard tls slss
shau Be 'asafsfiaiefy posted up o. fle d,sr NJ 10.
sissfioa Aoass for isJors,aiion Of tie pablo. Tns
triplicste returns shall be encll,c Ia enysIoo,i
AMI be sealed in the presence Of n, o.Hsifi.
and one rnvelope with the unscaiel reta.a sheet
given 10 the judge, which shah contain oae lia
Of voters, tally paper, and ea,hs Of oai,,rs. aal
another Of said envelopes shall be given u ths mi
nariy inspector. alljddges living withia twelve
miles Of the prothonotarys Off 81 o. With
tweniy-fou miles, IL their resii ne, b. ia town,
village or city On the line OF riilsatl lellil.
to the county seat. shall before two siluil, pi.i
meridi,u, Of the day after th ele siiol, an ali
other judges shall before twelve o'clock IN sri ia
OF the second day after the election, diliyer sail
return, together with return sheet, 10 tn pro.
thonotary Of the coart Of c5mnbn plets Of IA,
county, which said return sheet shah BE- de 1, ail
the day and hour Of aling marked thereon, ual
shall be preserved by the prothon1.iry 70. pass,
inspection. At twelve O'Clock On ia, sail ss,ltl
day following any election, the pro;h in1,i.y oil
the court Of common pleas shall present tha sdl
returns to the said court Ia counties where ih,-e
is no resident president ju ige, the as,o ,as li,
es shall perform the duties im3,i,i ppii tie
court Of comm pleas. wiieh shah c,i'ear Il.
said purpose the returns prssslisI ~ 81, -.
thonotary shall be openci by saia coat, "A IN.
putel by such OF it, officers, aud su,h swofn as
sistAnts as the court shall appoint, 10 tn, pre-.
enee of the judge or JUICES Of al | c,uf,, anl
the returns certified aud certificates Of eestoa IT,
sued under the ssh Of ths court. ~ is ms 70.
quirel to be done by the return ju .cs. al Ia,
vote as 50 computed and certifel shaa b,mali
matter OF record 10 said court Toe sssa1a. Ut
said coir, shah be open to the public al in cas-,
the retan Of any election district sadl ia
missing when the returns are presented, OF IN
case OF complaint Of qualified ele,;of ~ iif
oath charging palpabe frau | or mistake, anl
parliculsrly spesifyins the alleged mistaks OF
fraui. or where fraai or mistake is apDlreal ua
the return, the court shall examine tho re;ura,
and If In the ju lgmsnt Of the coirt It shan b,
necessary to Just return sill elart si,ll is.ui
summary prose,s against the eiestioa yai,v.
and overseers IL any, Of the eie,ti1a district cDn
planned Of to bring them forth with int e,ufi,
with AL election papers in their p,ssi.si, "a, aai
" paipable mistake or fraud shall be dis,lrsfel,
Il shail, upon such hearing a. MY bi detnsl
necessary 10 enlighten the coud, aul b.
corrected by the court, AMI So ccrtih Il ba'
all allegations of palpable fraai OF mistake
shall be deai led by the sail csart within thrsi
days after the day the returns are brought into
court Tor computitien, AMI the said inquiry shall
be directed oaly to papable fraud or mistake,
and shall not be deeuied Judicial aljulieatoa
10 conclude any contest now or hereafter 70 b,
provided by Law, an a the other Of sail triplic.s
returns shah be phase in the box sul ssale ~
VITA the ballots. thing 10 this at .aiil %.
quirc the returns Of election OF blroush o. tosi.
ship oficsrs TO be made to the coufi a. dircsiet
In this section, bat all the rctufns Of thi els,ti,n
OF towaship and borough Off ser. AL be e..
closed Ia sealed cIyer, directed to the pfiihiii
tars OF the court oi com n,a pleas OF ths psipi.
coan'y, aad shall by some ons Of th,n b, ,l,ig.
cred into his ohcs within three J,ys atsr esefs
sush election nnI flied therein. ia coia,e.
where there are tarcs or IN ,re julgss of sill
court learnel Ia the law, at lsia to- jll,"
shall sit to compate aai crtif, rs,ifn., ailea
nnavoidaby prevented. II any fiji, sal ial,.
es shall himself be a oindiiate fir aly ofi,s At
any election he shall not Il, with tbs eiaa ur
act In cslntiny the returns OF ush elsitiin, AnI
IN sash ease tbs other !mlgss, 1t aiy, sh,u ast,
aud II Ia any county there saali rs 10 ju lse qaL
ihei to hold the said calrt un lsr the pfsyisi,ai
OF this act present aud able to a,t, thsa aal ia
every such ease, the register Of wills, ih- sh,Sid
and county commissioncrs Of ths proper cialty
"""' w "ht eVattlhutN u boAtlf Nlts or mNlFH
iy OF whom shall have AMI exercise all To-, pls.
ers. and psricrn all the datiss vestsl ia o. r.
quirei to be performed by the c,dri oi eimaia
pleas OF such csaniy. by aal N iaf ,hs pf,gi.
s,ous Of this srciion; but nonc ol the sail on
GERS shall ac, ~ a mNmbcr Of sash Dllri whsn
himself candidate foe ANY of % a. ths els,ipa,
the returns Of whici ths said Bs,l u filllrst
TO count uades ,hs provisions Of this .siii,i.
Sac. 3. In all elections here sftos th, csriiasa.s
Of naturalization, Il gsniine, sh vi b. cJaslasvs
evidence oftho iasis m sAtione th raia, AL wlsrt
the persaa odsriny 10 vote elaine tbs ught oa
the paymsnt Of tax, thi re,sip' VI saia tlS, if
sgnel BY the proper oi i,f, n ~ he tas e,tsn'e
there,f; II sueh person does not proiu,s sa,hrs
3 'iri, then the prymsni Of the tax may be proved
BY the oath OF sush persoa, e. othsr esiaea,s,
stating when, where anl to wlom sasi tax vas
paid. f Tu
Notice l. farther hereby given, rlat
all persons except Jastces Of tho pele, wh0
'hali bold an ofi,a or appointmsnt Of traa ualW
The government Of the uniiei State. or Of thH
State, or Of any Incorporated district whether
oil ief or othersi-e, a snborlinfe
phrer or agent, who l. or shall BE- cmpioyel N
ier the Legislative, Executive or Jalieal de-
pafinents Of this State or Of III, unitsl 3n'eh
1r any city or ius,rppra,sl disr,,t AL an
hat every msmber Of Congress, or Of the stat,
y or OF the common or select eoiaeu
y any city or commissioner Of any iacorpofal'l
district, are by Law incapiblc Of holding Or
ikercising, NJ the sans TIM, tho odi,e uf aP'
pcin,nent Of Juisc, Inspector or Clerk of any
election Of this Commonwealth.
ELECTION OFFICERS.
In case the person who shall have rcs,iscl As
econ highest npnbrr of,otcs for Inspector, shall
rot attend on the day Of sle,tion, then II, peroa
Who shall have resolved II, ses)a hisb'u naa'
,ef Of votes for Judge AZ the paxt pres, liag cleo
ton, shall net as inspector in his place aad u
'a'e the person who shall have received the high
~ numbef Of vcteI for Inspector shall n9talisai
he person elected Judge, shall appoiut an ia'Pse.
or IN his place, and In case the person elected
udsc shall not attend. then the Inspector who ~
eivei the highest number Of votes, shall appoint
jqise In he place; o. Il auy vase4ncy shall eoa
lnue in the board for the space Of orc hoaf NlG
he tine hSci by Law for the opening Of the ee''
iuu, tho QunliNrI votsra n fha Ia hin. WsTiW