The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-10-01

him. which aildaylt shall deine clearly where thG
residence Is of the person 50 claiming TO be voter;
| take and subscribe written partly written and
partly printed andavit stating to tie best Of his
that he has been citizen OF the United states for
| one month"; and OF the commonwealth OF pCnnsyl-
Nania; tat he has resided in the CONNIE nwCath one
year, or II formerly qualified cector or a native
born citizen thereof, and has removed thercfrom and
next preceding said election; that he has resided In
the district IA which he claims TO be voter for the
| said election; that he has not moved Into the
district Tor the purpose Of voting therein that he
state or county tax within two years. which was as
sessed qt least two months and paid at least one
| also state when and whore the tax claimed to be
| PAID by the aiilant was assessed and when and
| FOR shall be produced for examination unless the
nflant shall state In his alldavit that II has been
lost or destroyed, or that he never received any and
If naturazed citizen, shall also state whcn where
and 10y what court he was naturplZcd and shall also
produce his certificate Of naturalization FOR eXamtna-
tCn. But II the person SO claiming the RIGHT To vote
SHAH take and subscribe an ailldoVit that he IS ma
elsewhere, stall state the fact in his adlyt. and
shall produce evidence that he has been naturalizcl
or that he Is entitled to citizenship 10y reason Of his
fathers naturalization and shall further state In his
alldavt that he IS, at the time OF making the aiida-
vat, ol inc age ol twCntSOnc and under twenty 1.-TWO
| years; that he has been citizen of the United
states one month"; ana has resided IN the state one
years Or II II native born citizen Of the state and
removed herefrom and returned, that he has resided
therein SLY months next preceding said election and
W lt fl'NiloH ulNlllcl lliliCulaltA TWO months
cruing SuCh election he shall be entitled 10 vote,
| although he shall not have paid taxes The said
nu1aVltS OF all persons making such claims and the
alildavisq the WY SSes TO their residence shall be
preserved by the election board, and at the close Of
the election they shall be enclosed with the list uf
,ot,is lII llst ana othcr papers required 10y law TO
be filed by the return Judge with the prothOnutury
and shall remain ON tlC herewith I'm the proth0no-
tlN Ollce subject to examination as other election
papers are. II the election officers shan find that
6hS applicant possesses al the legal qualifications Of
a voter nc snail be permitted to vote, and his name
snail be added to the list OF taXables by the election
officers, the word tax being added whore the
claimant claims to vote on tax and the word "age,"
where he claims to vote age; the same words
being added by the clerks in each case, respectively
ON the lists OF persons voting AZ such election.
SECTION II. II shall be lawful for any qualified ci-
zen of the district, Notwithstanding the name Of the
| taNables, to challenge the vote OF such person,
whereupon the same proof Of the right Of suffrage
as Is now required by law shall he publicly made and
acted ON by the election board and the vote admitted
or rejected, according to the evidence Every person
claiming 10 ne naturaliled dizcn shall be required
TO produce his naturalization certificate at the cleo
ton before voting, except whore he has been for five
years conSecutivcy voter in the district In which
he offers his vote; and on the vote OF such person
being received IL shall be the duty Of the election
officers 10 write or stamp on such certificate the
word 'voted," with the dag, month and wear and if
any election officer or officers shall receive a second
vote on the same day by virtue of the same Certl-
cate excepting where sons entitled to vote, be-
cause OF the naturalization of their fathers they and
the person who shall offer such second vote shall he
guilty OF misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof
SHAH be lined or Imprisoned or both at the discre-
llOn OF the COURT but the fine shall not exceed five
| hundred dollars in each case nor the Imprisonment
| one year. The like punishment shall be inflicted on
conviction on the officers of election who shall neg
ect or refuse to make cause to be made the ell
dOrsement required as aforesaid on sid naturallza-
| tiOn certificate.
SECTION 49, II any election officer shall refuse or
neglect to require such proof Of the right OF suffrage
as Is prescribed by this law or the laws TO which this
| Is a supplement, from any person Offering TO vote
whose name IS not ON the list OF assessed voters or
whose right to vote Is challenged by any qualified
without recurring such proof every person offend
ing shall upon conviction, be guilty of nsde-
| IL tpb Of
fence to pay fine not exceeding tlve hundred dol
lars, or to undergo an imprisonment not more than
one year, or both at the discretion Of the court.
SECTION I. The respective assessors inspectors and
judges OF the elections shall each have tile power o
administer oatS TO any person claiming the right tC
be assessed the right OF suffrage, or in regard o
any other matter or thing required to be done or
and any wfui false swearing by any person in reia
tion to any matter or thing concerning which they
| or overseers shall be punished as perjury.
SECTION IS. The assessors shall each receive the
same compensation for the time necessarily spent IN
performing the duties hereby enjoned, Is provided
by law to assessoss making valuations To be paid by
the county commissioners as In other cases, and II
shall not be lawful for any assessor to assess tax
against any person whatever within siXty-one days
| next preceding the annual election In November
any violation OF this provision shall be msdemean-
or ana subject the officer SO offending to a line, on
conviction, not exceeding hundred dollars or tC
| imprisonment not exceeding three months, or both
| at the discretion OF the court.
| SECTION t. on the petition Of five or more citizens
Of any election district, setting forth that the pa
pontment OF oversecrs is a reasonable preCautiUn tC
secure the purity and fairness OF the election I'm said
district i shall be the duty Of the court OF common
pleas Of the proper county, all the law judges Of the
said court able to act at the time concurrng, to ap
the said district belonging TO different political par.
ties oyerseers OF election to supervise the proceed
ings OF election officers thereof, and to make report
| OF the same as they may be required by such court
SAID overSeers shall be persons qualified to serve
upon electen boards and shall have the right to be
present with the officers OF such election during the
whole time the same Is held the votes counted, and
the returns made out and signed by the election OIL
GERS; 10 keep list OF voters, II they proper; tC
challenge any person Offering to vote, and intcrro-
gate him and his witnesses under oath, In regard tC
MS right or suffrage at said election, and to examine
his papers produced; and the officers OF said elec-
ton are required to afford to said Overseers so select
ed ana appointed every convenience and facility for
the discharge OF their duties; and If said election
officers sUa refuse TO permit said overSeers to be
present, and perform their duties as aforesaid. such
officer or officers shall be guilty OF msdemeanOr
ing one thousand dollars, or Imprisonment not eX-
ceeding one year. or both, In the discretion of the
cOurt or If the Uyerseers shall be driven away from
the polls by violence or lntmldatlOn All the votes
pollcd In such election district may be rejected by
jhe proper tribunal trying contest under said elcc
On. or part or portion OF such votes aforesaid may
be counted, 0s such tribunal may deem necessary tC
| a just and proper disposition Of the case
SECTION 10. ANY assessor, election officer or person
appointed as an oyerseer who SHAH neglect or REFUSE
| to perform any duty enJoined by this act, without
atty OF one hundred dollars; and II any assessor
snail knowingly assess any person as voter who Is
not Qualified or snail wlfuliy refuse to assess any
one who Is qualified, he shall be guilty OF a misdG
meanOr IN Office, and on conviction be punished by
fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, impris
onnNnJ not exceeding two years, BOTH at the dis
ceton Of the court and also be subject an action
4 ford damages by the party aggricyed and II any per
son shall ifluduleny alter add to, delace DESTROY
any list Of voters made out directed by this act
or tear down Or remove the same from the place
where II has been lNed with fraudulent or miSchiev
Gus Intent, or for amy Improper purpose, the person
| so offending shall be guilty of misdemean0r, and
on conviction shall be punished by line not exceed
Ing hve hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceed
ing two years, or BOTH at the discretion Of the court
and If any person SHALL by violence or intimidation
drive or attempt to drive from the polls any person
or persons appointed by the court To act Overseers
| Of an election, or In any way wilfuy prevent said
overseers from performing the duties enjoined upon
them by thlS act, such person shall De guilty Of
Inlsdenieanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by tlne not exceeding one thousand dol
lars or by imprisonment not exceeding two years.
both, at the discretion OF the court Any person whC
SHALL on the day OF any election, visit polling place
In any election district at which he Is not entitled
| the purpose OF preventing any officer OF election
| from performing the duties required Of him by law
or ior thG purpose OF preventing any quallled yoel
exercising his right 70 challenge any person Offering
TO vote, such person shall be deemed guilty OF mis-
demeanOr, and upon conviction thereof shall be pun
| lshed by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars
or by imprisonment not exceeding two years, or both
or election oicer who shah disclose how any elcctol
shall have voted unless required 20 do so as a Wit
demcanOr and upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ishcd by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars
| or by Imprisonment not exceeding two years, OF
| both, IN the discretion Of the court.
In obedience TO the requirement OF the Governor
| Of the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania l hereby
publish the Fifteenth Amendment Of the ConstitU
ton OF tne United states, the Act OF Congress en-.
forcing the same, and the Act OF Assembly relative
The Fifteenth Amendment OF the Constitution OF
| the United states Is as follows;
| "SECTIoN l. The right OF citizens OF the United
States TO- vote shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by 9ny state on account OF race
| "SECllON 2 The Congress shall have power 10 en-
force ths article by appropriate legislation
ed states 10 vote IN the several states Of this Union