The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-10-07

be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be fined not exceeding one thous-
and dallars, or imprisonment not exceeding
year, or both, in the discretion of the court
or if the overseers shall be driven away from
the polls by violence or intimidation, all the
votes polled in such election district may be
rejected by the proper tribunal trying a contest
under said election, or part or portion of
such votes aforesaid may be counted, such
tribunal may deem necessary to a just and
proper dispoition of the case.
"At all elections hereafter held under the
laws of this commonwealth, the polls shall be
opened at seven o'clock a. III. and closed at
seven o'clock, p. m.
"Whernever there shall be vacancy in an
election board on the morning of an election,
said vacancy shall be filled in conformity with
existing laws.
'At the opening of the polls at all elections
it shall be the duty OF the judges of election
for their respective districts To designate one
of the inspectors, whose duty it shall be 10
have in custody the registry of voters, and to
make the entries therein required by law; and
it shall be the duty of the other of said inspec-
tors to receive and number the ballots presented
at said election.
"All elections by the citizens shall be by
in the order in which it shall bereceived, and
the number recorded by the clerks on the list
of voters opposite the name of the elector from
whom received. And any voter voting two or
more tickets, the several tickets so voted shall
each be numbered with the number correspond
ing with the number TO the name OF the voter.
Any eector may write his name upon his ticket
or cause the same to be written thereon, and
attested by citizen of the district. In addition
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and subscribed by election officers, they snail
severally be sworn or affirmed not to disclose
how any elector shall have voted, unles re-
quired to do so as witnesses in judicial
proceeding. All Judges, inspectors, clerks, and
overseers of any election held under this act,
shall, before entering upon their duties, be duly
sworn or affirmed In the presence of each other.
The judge shall be sworn by the minority in
spector, if there shall be such minority inspec-
tor, and in case there be no minority inspector,
then by justice of the peace or alderman, and
the inspectors, overseers and clerks shall be
sworn by the judge. Certificates cf such
swearing or affirming shall be duly made out
and signed by the officers so sworn, and attested
by the officer who administered the oath. Ii
any judge or minority inspector refuses or fails
to swear the officers of election in the manner
required by this act, or if any officer of cleo
tion shall act without being first duly sworn,
or if any officer of election shall sign the form
of oath without being duly sworn, or if any
| judge or minority inspector shall certify that
any officer was sworn when he was not 1t shall
be deemed a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton, the officer or officers offending shall be
fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, or
imprisoned moi exceeding one year, or both,
in the discretion OF the court.
Goa the day of election any person whose
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claiming the right to vote at said election,
shall produce at least one qualified voter OF
the district as witness 10 The residence oi
the claimant in the district in which he
claims 10 be a voter, for the period OF at least
two months, Immediately preceding said
election, which witness shall be sworn
or affirmed and subscribe written or part
ly written aud partly printed affidavit
10 the facts stated by him, which affidavit
| shall define clearly where :he residence is
of the person 30 claiming 10 be a voter. and
The person so ella inning the right TO vote shall
also take and subscribe written, or partly
written and partly printed affidavit, stating
10 the best of his knowledge and belief
when and where he was born; that he been a
citizen OF the United States for one MONTH
and OF the commonwealth of Pennsylvania
year, or, if formerly qualified eleclor or Q
native born citizen thereof, and has remov
ed therefIom and retured. that he has resi-
ded therein six months next preceding saiC
election that he has resided in the district
in witch he claims 10 be voter for the Pc
| riod of at least two months Immediately pre-
ceding said election; that he has not movoC
into he district for the purpose of voting
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age or upwards, paid state or county ta1
within tao years, which was assessed al
least TWO months and paid at least one month
before the election. The said affidavit shal
also state when and where the tax claimed
10 be paid by the affiiant was assessed, anC
when and where and to whom paid; and the
tax receipt therefor shall be produced for ex
animal ion, unless the affiani shall state in hi:
affidavit that it has been lost or destroyed ,sol
that he never received any; and if a natur
allied citizen, shall also state when, where
and by what court he was natura'ized, anC
shall also produce his certificate of naturali
zation for examination. But if the person Sc
claiming the right 10 vote shall take and sub
scribe an affidavit, that he is a native borr
citizen of the u. States, or if born elsewhere
shall state the fact in his affidavit, and sha
produce evidence that he has been natural
ized, or that he is entitled to citizenship BY
reason of his fathers naturalization } anC
shall further state in his affidavit that he il
at the time Of making the affidavit, of the age
Of twenty one and under twenty-five years
that he has been citizen of the United
States one month, and has resided in the
State one year; or, if a native born citizer
of The state and removed thorefrom and re
returned, that he has resided therein 81,
months next preceding such election, lie shaI
be entitled tovote. although he shall no
have paid taxes. The said affidavits of tn,
witnesses to their residence. shall be preser
we'd by the election board, and at the close o
the election they shall be enclosed with thu
list of voters, tally list and other papers re
quircd by law to be filed by the return judge
with the prothonotary, and shall remain oil
! file Herewith in the prothOnotory's office