The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-10-21

election cthcerS shall ma that the ap-
plicaut possesses all the legal quaiica.
tions Of a voter he shall be permitted to
vote, and his name shall be added to
the list of taxabes by the election off.
GERS, the word "tax," being added
where the claimant claims to vote on
tax, and the word "age," where he
claims to vote on age; the same words
being added by the clerks iu each case,
respectively, on the lists of persons vot.
ing at such election.
SECTION IL. 1t shall be lawful for
any qualified citizen of the district not
withstanding the name of the proposed
voter is contained on the list OF resident
taxables, to challenge the vote of such
person, whereupon the same proof of the
right of suffrage as is now required by
laS shall be publicly made and acted OF
by the election board, ano the vote ad-
mitted or rejected, according to the evi-.
dence. Every person claiming to be a
uaturalized citizen shall be required to
produce his naturalization certificate at
the election before voting, except where
he has been for five years consecutiv ely
a voter in the district in which he offers
his vote; and on the vote of such person
being received, it shall be the duty Of
the election officers to write or stamp
on such certificate the word "voted,"
with the day. month and year; and if
any election officer or officers shall re
ceve second vote on the same day, BY
virture of the same certificate, excepting
where sous are entitled to vote, because
of the naturalization of their fathers,
they and the person who shall offer
such second vote, shall be guilty OF a
misdcmeanor. and or conviction thereof
shall be fined or imprisoned, Or both, at
the discretion of the court; but the fine
shall not exceed Eve 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 neglect or refuse to
make, or cause to be made the endorse
ment required as aforesaid on said
naturalization certificate.
SECTION II. The respective asses
sors, inspectors and judges of election
shall each have the power to adm mister
oaths to any person claiming the right to
be assessed, 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 officers under this act; and
wilIul false swearing by any person in
relation TO any matter or thing, concern
ing which they shall be lawfully inter
rogated By auy of said officers or over
seers, shall be perjury.
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PART OF SECTION 10. Any person
who shall, on the day of any election,
visit polling place ia any election dis
tlict at which be is not entitled to vote,
aad shall use any Intimidation or yio-
ence Tor the purpos, of preventing any
officer of election from performing the
duties required OF him by law, or for
the purpose Of preventing any qualified
voter of such district from exercising his
right to vote, or from exercising his
right to challenge any person offering
to vote, such person shall be deemed
guilty Of Il misdemeauor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished bv a
fine not xceedng one thousand dollars,
or by imprisonment not exceeding two
years. or both, at the discretion of the
court.
SEcrIoN u Any person who, on
oath or aEirmation, 10 or before any
court Ia this state, or officer authorized
to administer oaths, shall, to procure a
certificate of naturalization fer himself
or any other person wiItnily dcpose, de-
clare or affirm any natt,r to be fact
knowing the same to be false, or shall
in like manner deny any matter to be
tact, Knowug the same to be true, shall
be deemed guilty OF PERJURY; and any
certificate OF naturalization issued in
pursuance of any such deposition, Ge.
claration or affirmation, shall be null
and void, and it shall be the duty of tic
court issuing the same, upon proof be.
ing made before it that it was traudu
lently obtained, to take immediate meas
ures for recalling the same for canella
ton; and any person who shall vote ol
attempt to vote on any paper so obtained
or who shall in any way aid In, connivt
at, or have any agency whatever in the
issue, circulation or use of any traudu
lent naturalization certificate, shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemcanor, anc
upon conviction thereof shall undergo
an Imprisonment in the peDitentiary toI
not more than two years and pay a fine
of not more than one thousand dollars, tol
every sulh otfense, or either or both, a
the discretion of the court.
Pursuant to the provisions contained
iu the thirteeth section of the act las
aforesaid, the judges of the aforcsaiC
disticts living within twelve miles o
the prothonotary's Office, or within
twenty four miles, if their residence b.
in a town, village or city upon the line
of a railroad leading to the county sea
shall, before two o'clock past meridian
of the day alter the election, and al
other judges shall, before twelve o'clocl
meridian of the second day after elec
ton, deliver said return, together will
return sheet, to the prothouotary Of tht
court Of common pleas o! Elk county a
Ridgway.
Given under my hand at Ridgway
the 4th day of October, in the year o
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
aud seventy-fve. and of the indepen